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Extracted from Consolidated Report
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Yuba County Grand Jury
• 2008-2009
River Highlands Community Service District
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Findings 4 findings
F1
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The surgery and recovery room are not utilized as originally intended resulting in lost revenue to the county. In addition, not having a clinic in the county requires the community members to seek lower-cost services in overbooked out-of-county locations.
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Food and Agriculture Code § 31108 requires an extended holding period for animals, above and beyond the current county ordinance requirements, with exception in the case of increased business hours (e.g. 7:00 p.m. one weekday).
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In the last year there have been more animals found abandoned due to foreclosures in the area, as well as people not being able to afford continued care for their animals.
F4
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The county lost approximately $49,000 in dog licensing revenue due to nearly half of the pet owners not responding to the ACS’ letters.
Recommendations 3
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R1Page 23Establish a contract with a veterinarian to be put on retainer or hire part-time staff. This would generate revenue for the county by administering vaccines, spaying and neutering animals and meet the new requirements outlined in the “Hayden Law”.
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R2Page 23The hours need to be extended at least one weekday to 7:00 p.m. to meet the “Hayden Law’s” intent that “Shelters should be open during hours that permit working pet owners to redeem pets during nonworking hours”. Further research would be required in order to find the best solution to meet the intent of the law.
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R4Page 23Establish a procedure to increase the payments for dog licenses, including but not limited to, visits from officers to the homes. The collection of the fees would help in the funding of a staff position for ACS. PASSED and ADOPTED by the Yuba County Grand Jury on May 12, 2009