At $10 per year per dog
For 2006 revenue for animal control was $159,400
For 2007 it is projected to be $153,811
Maybe $10,000 of that is from other than individual dog licenses.
To consider a 3 year license, there needs to be some incentive for people to purchase the 3 year license and for that reason the 3 year is usually less than 3 times the 1 year amount. There are still great benefits to utilizing the 3 year option.
At spayed/neutered dogs for 3 years of $25 and unaltered dogs at $75-85.
That would provide incentive to purchase the 3 year license and a first year revenue of about $449,950. Nice little jolt there. That would be the 17,998 dogs licensed before March 31, at $25 for three years. Actually, maybe only 1/3 would be for three years and that would get you $270,000. Still a nice little jolt. There would be more throughout the rest of the year.
The second and third year’s would take care of the rest of the 3 year vaccinated dogs and get you maybe $120,000. The fourth year would, again, be considerably more with the first three year licenses coming up for renewal. Eventually it would level out to about the same each year, with dog licenses expiring throughout the year, and leveling the workload over the entire year.
Shiawassee County uses veterinarians, township treasurers and city treasurers or clerks to sell dog licenses up until March 31,
All must turn in by March 31 and by March 31 the majority of dog licenses have been sold. This year the March 31 Budgetary Status report shows revenue of $80,610. April 30, 2007 the income from dog licenses was $125,989.
I can’t quite swallow that all of that additional $45,379 was licenses purchased as delinquent in April. I must assume that the lion’s share of that was monies turned in by township treasurers, city clerks/treasurers or veterinarians too late to record in March books.
That would be the major portion of the dog license revenue. After March 31 licenses must be purchased through the county treasurer’s office. Even with the bulk of the licenses being sold prior to March 31, the treasurer seems compelled to grant the humane society the authority to sell licenses all year. State law has provided other alternatives to relieving the workload on the treasurer’s office.
Shiawassee County pays $3.00 per license to sell dog licenses. Considering most people spay/neuter and that license is $10 per year, that is a potential loss to the county’s revenue of $53,000 or so annually.
If the 3 year option is used, it really doesn’t take anymore time to issue a 3 year license than it does to issue a 1 year license. There shouldn’t be a need to raise that payment, should all desire to leave the selling as it is for this first year. That would still save the county considerable on that loss as approximately one third of the licenses issued would be for three years.
Or, better yet, the treasurer could be urged to take back his responsibility and sell all the dog licenses through his office. Thus preserving that revenue for the county. I think the county could use it and it appears to be more than enough to fund even a couple part time workers. The county doesn’t really need to donate to the humane society or the veterinarians.
That should also be more than enough to fund automating the license process such as is done in most other counties. Examples of Clinton County and Bay County enclosed. Clinton County provided me with the name of the software and contact information. Well worth checking into.
Bay County also licenses cats, the same as they do dogs. That would not work on a three year basis as the rabies vaccine in cats is only good for one year. The Shiawassee Animal Control Shelter activity (enclosed) report for 2006 listed the same number of cats taken in as dogs. If that is any indication of the number of cats in the county you could expect about the same amount of revenue from cat licenses as dogs. Somewhere around $130,000 to $140,000. There have been no cases of rabies reported in dogs (they get vaccinated and licensed) while there have been 3 cases of rabies reported in cats (most do not get vaccinated and none get licensed).
Ferrets should also be licensed and I’m guessing the rabies vaccine in ferrets is likely only good for one year. I have no idea how many ferrets there might be in the county. There are some and they bite people.
For 2006 revenue for animal control was $159,400
For 2007 it is projected to be $153,811
Maybe $10,000 of that is from other than individual dog licenses.
To consider a 3 year license, there needs to be some incentive for people to purchase the 3 year license and for that reason the 3 year is usually less than 3 times the 1 year amount. There are still great benefits to utilizing the 3 year option.
At spayed/neutered dogs for 3 years of $25 and unaltered dogs at $75-85.
That would provide incentive to purchase the 3 year license and a first year revenue of about $449,950. Nice little jolt there. That would be the 17,998 dogs licensed before March 31, at $25 for three years. Actually, maybe only 1/3 would be for three years and that would get you $270,000. Still a nice little jolt. There would be more throughout the rest of the year.
The second and third year’s would take care of the rest of the 3 year vaccinated dogs and get you maybe $120,000. The fourth year would, again, be considerably more with the first three year licenses coming up for renewal. Eventually it would level out to about the same each year, with dog licenses expiring throughout the year, and leveling the workload over the entire year.
Shiawassee County uses veterinarians, township treasurers and city treasurers or clerks to sell dog licenses up until March 31,
All must turn in by March 31 and by March 31 the majority of dog licenses have been sold. This year the March 31 Budgetary Status report shows revenue of $80,610. April 30, 2007 the income from dog licenses was $125,989.
I can’t quite swallow that all of that additional $45,379 was licenses purchased as delinquent in April. I must assume that the lion’s share of that was monies turned in by township treasurers, city clerks/treasurers or veterinarians too late to record in March books.
That would be the major portion of the dog license revenue. After March 31 licenses must be purchased through the county treasurer’s office. Even with the bulk of the licenses being sold prior to March 31, the treasurer seems compelled to grant the humane society the authority to sell licenses all year. State law has provided other alternatives to relieving the workload on the treasurer’s office.
Shiawassee County pays $3.00 per license to sell dog licenses. Considering most people spay/neuter and that license is $10 per year, that is a potential loss to the county’s revenue of $53,000 or so annually.
If the 3 year option is used, it really doesn’t take anymore time to issue a 3 year license than it does to issue a 1 year license. There shouldn’t be a need to raise that payment, should all desire to leave the selling as it is for this first year. That would still save the county considerable on that loss as approximately one third of the licenses issued would be for three years.
Or, better yet, the treasurer could be urged to take back his responsibility and sell all the dog licenses through his office. Thus preserving that revenue for the county. I think the county could use it and it appears to be more than enough to fund even a couple part time workers. The county doesn’t really need to donate to the humane society or the veterinarians.
That should also be more than enough to fund automating the license process such as is done in most other counties. Examples of Clinton County and Bay County enclosed. Clinton County provided me with the name of the software and contact information. Well worth checking into.
Bay County also licenses cats, the same as they do dogs. That would not work on a three year basis as the rabies vaccine in cats is only good for one year. The Shiawassee Animal Control Shelter activity (enclosed) report for 2006 listed the same number of cats taken in as dogs. If that is any indication of the number of cats in the county you could expect about the same amount of revenue from cat licenses as dogs. Somewhere around $130,000 to $140,000. There have been no cases of rabies reported in dogs (they get vaccinated and licensed) while there have been 3 cases of rabies reported in cats (most do not get vaccinated and none get licensed).
Ferrets should also be licensed and I’m guessing the rabies vaccine in ferrets is likely only good for one year. I have no idea how many ferrets there might be in the county. There are some and they bite people.
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