2011-2012 did not turn out to be so profitable
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I doubt 2011 or 2012 is going to be quite that profitable, a lot of people have moved away, some are not buying dog licenses anymore.
Even so, they will be showing a profit of some kind, which shouldn't happen.
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Do you see any revenue generated by cats? Not much. Like ZERO............!
The Dog Law provides the license fee may be set sufficient to cover the cost of administering the Dog Law as it pertains to dogs. This county is generating profit from dog licenses. That is wrong! and a violation of the dog law.
Our glorious sheriff says "may" means they may also charge more than what it costs to administer the dog law. He should really research that further. There is case law and attorney general opinions that do not support his position, even to the point of stating the dog license fee is not a revenue item.
2003 looks like big profit, but I don't have the treasurer's expense
2004 Big loss (as it should be) but doesn't appear as big a loss as 2003
2004 Budget cut reduced staff
2005 Doubled and Tripled dog license fee / now shows a profit (wrong)
2005 after assuring the increased license fees would go into the shelter (did not)
2006-2007 minor loss
2008 profit (wrong)
2009 minor loss
etc
There should always be a big loss as the animal control department handles ALL animal complaints.
Dog license fees are only legally designated to cover administering the dog law of 1919, which mostly covers rabies vaccination / licensing and livestock losses due to dog attacks (about zip these days).
There are other dog laws that cover other aspects.
