Subject:
Title
Resolution Establishing Application Fees for Animal Care Facilities
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Fiscal Impact:
None.
Dept/Office:
Brevard County Sheriff's Office - Animal Services
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested that the Board of County Commissioners establish an initial registration application fee of $200.00 to operate an animal care facility in Brevard County, and a re-application fee of $150.00 in the event of revocation of authorization for violation(s) of the Code.
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Summary Explanation and Background:
BCSO is respectfully requesting the Commission establish a fee to be collected by the Brevard County Sheriff's Office upon application to operate animal care facilities in Brevard County.
The Board of County Commissioners, in regular session on October 24, 2023, adopted amendments to Chapter 14, Article III, Section 14-116, and repealed Section 14-117, which required owners of animal care facilities to file renewal applications. The amendments transferred responsibility for registration and inspection of animal care facilities from the Department of Health to the Brevard County Sheriff's Office. Section 14-116(c) provides that "[a] fee, as established by the board of county commissioners from time to time, shall be required to accompany registration application to operate an animal care facility under the provisions of this article." At the time the Board adopted the amendments, no fee was established, and the last resolution establishing fees governing animal care facilities, establishes fees for the Brevard County Health Department. Bd. of County Comm'rs of Brevard County, Resolution 23-075 (August 22, 2023).
The existing fees for the Brevard County Health Department's administration of animal care facilities inspections and registration are as follows:
? Animal Care Facility permit fee $75.00
? Animal Shelter permit fee $75.00
? Re-Inspection fee (no charge for first re-inspection) $60.00
? Late fee for Animal Care Facility...
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