dogs to pay $3.6 million ? animal services get the OK to use data from the DWP
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02-24-2010, 12:03 AM
dogs to pay $3.6 million ? animal services get the OK to use data from the DWP
Los Angeles animal services get the OK to use data from the Dept of Water & Power.
Canvassers ply L.A. streets seeking unlicensed dogs. An official says that if all canines had proper permits, city coffers could gain millions of dollars. The City Council approves a motion to have the DWP share its data on dogs with Animal Services.
Dogs don't make money. But the City Council is betting that going after their owners for license fees will help fill L.A.'s cash-starved coffers.
A license for a sterilized dog costs $15. An owner with an unaltered dog has to pay $100 -- plus possibly $120 more for the breeder's license technically required for unaltered dogs.
LA council President Eric Garcetti contends, roughly two-thirds of the city's dogs are not licensed, that could mean at least an additional $3.6 million in fees.
the council unanimously approved a motion to have the Department of Animal Services coordinate with the Department of Water and Power, which keeps a handy database from its meter readers of residences with dogs.
the Department of Animal Services, who roam the city looking for canines with no licenses or expired licenses.
They visit those homes as well as all the unlisted residences, searching for dogs that have never been registered. Common sense and observation skills hold them in good stead ferreting out dogs as well as staying clear of angry ones (and their irritated owners). Not all dogs bark, but there are other clues: chicken-wire grating on a fence, a water bowl.
Canvassers ply L.A. streets seeking unlicensed dogs. An official says that if all canines had proper permits, city coffers could gain millions of dollars. The City Council approves a motion to have the DWP share its data on dogs with Animal Services.
Dogs don't make money. But the City Council is betting that going after their owners for license fees will help fill L.A.'s cash-starved coffers.
A license for a sterilized dog costs $15. An owner with an unaltered dog has to pay $100 -- plus possibly $120 more for the breeder's license technically required for unaltered dogs.
LA council President Eric Garcetti contends, roughly two-thirds of the city's dogs are not licensed, that could mean at least an additional $3.6 million in fees.
the council unanimously approved a motion to have the Department of Animal Services coordinate with the Department of Water and Power, which keeps a handy database from its meter readers of residences with dogs.
the Department of Animal Services, who roam the city looking for canines with no licenses or expired licenses.
They visit those homes as well as all the unlisted residences, searching for dogs that have never been registered. Common sense and observation skills hold them in good stead ferreting out dogs as well as staying clear of angry ones (and their irritated owners). Not all dogs bark, but there are other clues: chicken-wire grating on a fence, a water bowl.
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