Ingham County Michigan Individual Dog Licenses - OUTLAWS
population 279,000 with 559 square miles
Located in the south central portion of Michigan's lower peninsula, Ingham County, the capital county of Michigan, is committed to assuring the identification and provision of services most important to its 279,000 citizens. ( their website January 2007).
Licensing Fees Effective January 1, 2007 Dog License Information (maybe that link works on a high speed line, didn't seem to on my dialup)
$40 a year for non-sterilized dogs.
The highest license fee in the state that I have found so far. Only two counties have that high a fee, Muskegan County is equal.
Located in the south central portion of Michigan's lower peninsula, Ingham County, the capital county of Michigan, is committed to assuring the identification and provision of services most important to its 279,000 citizens. ( their website January 2007).
Licensing Fees Effective January 1, 2007 Dog License Information (maybe that link works on a high speed line, didn't seem to on my dialup)
$40 a year for non-sterilized dogs.
The highest license fee in the state that I have found so far. Only two counties have that high a fee, Muskegan County is equal.
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For kennel licenses, there is another page for that.
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I sent a FOIA for their Budget and Shelter Reports. Wow, they are amazing. For 2006 they had a budget of $1.3 million. What on earth are they doing over there?
Department Generated Revenue was $435,000. They sold 21,894 dog licenses. That averages out to $19.87 per license. (But there could be other than dog license revenue in that figure.) I think the $40 per unaltered dog only went into effect in 2007. Previously it was $12 for altered dogs and $20 for unaltered.
Housing and care was $480,351. They took in 4902 animals, 2347 canines, 2553 felines and 2 ferrets. That means they spend $97.99 per animal. So why are they giving such great deals on their adoption fees?
I sent a FOIA for their Budget and Shelter Reports. Wow, they are amazing. For 2006 they had a budget of $1.3 million. What on earth are they doing over there?
Department Generated Revenue was $435,000. They sold 21,894 dog licenses. That averages out to $19.87 per license. (But there could be other than dog license revenue in that figure.) I think the $40 per unaltered dog only went into effect in 2007. Previously it was $12 for altered dogs and $20 for unaltered.
Housing and care was $480,351. They took in 4902 animals, 2347 canines, 2553 felines and 2 ferrets. That means they spend $97.99 per animal. So why are they giving such great deals on their adoption fees?
Ingham County Animal Control
Sometimes these people just boggle my mind.
Enforcement was $892,080, for an ‘estimated’ 7000 complaints, or $127.44 per complaint and 19 complaints per day, 365 days of the year. Well, I guess if they want to complain all that much, they have to pay for it, right? Seems to be excessive to me.
Then they have a $1,083,539 for ‘Personnel Services’. How many people is that? Is that ALL personnel? Enforcement and care?
These figures really don’t make very good sense. But that is what they provided me with.
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Their Animal Control Ordinance goes way beyond what the Dog Law of 1919 allows.
It has also been used as the model for several other counties, thus "perpetuating the lie".
Enforcement was $892,080, for an ‘estimated’ 7000 complaints, or $127.44 per complaint and 19 complaints per day, 365 days of the year. Well, I guess if they want to complain all that much, they have to pay for it, right? Seems to be excessive to me.
Then they have a $1,083,539 for ‘Personnel Services’. How many people is that? Is that ALL personnel? Enforcement and care?
These figures really don’t make very good sense. But that is what they provided me with.
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Their Animal Control Ordinance goes way beyond what the Dog Law of 1919 allows.
It has also been used as the model for several other counties, thus "perpetuating the lie".
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But that wasn't enough for them. They had to try this:
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