Friday, February 02, 2007

44) Shiawassee Twps Cities Villages

There are 5 cities in Shiawassee County: Corunna, Durand, Laingsburg, Owosso and Perry with a total population of about 26,000. Four of those have websites with dog ordinances quite similar to those of the city of Owosso. Perry’s ordinance does mention dog licenses. Most claim MCL 287.290 as their authority to adopt such an ordinance.
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There are 6 Villages In Shiawassee County: Bancroft, Byron, Lennon (partially), Morrice, New Lothrup, and Vernon with a total population of about 4000. I don’t know if they have a dog ordinance or not. The three who have websites do not have a dog ordinance on it.

So far I have only identified one township with a website and has a dog ordinance on it. I believe they also claim MCL 287.290 as their authority to adopt such an ordinance.
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MCL 287.290 Municipal animal control ordinances; ......... [M.S.A. 12.541 ] Sec. 30. A city, village or township by action of its governing body may adopt an animal control ordinance to regulate the licensing, payment of claims and providing for the enforcement thereof....
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Does not grant the authority to adopt ordinances such as these municipalities have adopted.
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The Shiawassee County Animal Control does not go into any of these municipalities. Their own police take care of any complaints. Or so I have been told by central dispatch.
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That is right around 34,000 people in a county with a population of around 72,000, roughly 47% of the population of Shiawassee County that is not being covered by the Shiawassee Animal Control department. Yet, all the money collected for dog licenses goes into the county general fund with 2007 animal control estimated revenues of $158,000, expenses $153,000.

My my my…………that is interesting.

How much do you suppose it costs the county to administer the Dog Law of 1919 in this township and these cities and villages? $5 per dog? $10? $20? $30

I just don’t see it costing the county much at all. If a person buys a dog license from a veterinarian, the county pays the vet $3.00 per license. So, I guess the county could claim that those licenses cost them $3.

You can also mail in for your license, then the county wouldn’t have to pay that $3.

The county also has to buy the license from the state. That can’t be much. $1.00 per license? The book the licenses are recorded in, I think is provided.

Doesn’t amount to much, does it? The Dog Law of 1919 and the Shiawassee County Animal Control Ordinance both allow the county to set the license fee at a level sufficient to cover the cost of administering the Dog Law of 1919.

I think they are way overcharging for dog licenses already, But this township, city and village thing is just way beyond even my idea of an overcharge! It is more like fraud. I think if I lived in this township, or a city or village I just wouldn’t buy a dog license.
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That would cost the county nothing.
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According to Central Dispatch the Shiawassee Animal Control officer does not go into Cities and villages, unless specifically requested to do so.
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Red highlighted have a "dog ordinance".
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WiKipedia Demographics WEBSITE/Municode

Cities
Corunna City of Corunna Corunna
Durand City of Durand Durand
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