I understand the concern over the doubling of the fee, but we are talking about ten cents more per license unless I’ve missed some other increase in the funding being requested from the State. Even if we only had 50 kennels in all of Lucas County, who only had five dogs each, that would increase the revenue to Lucas County by $6,250.00 which would more than make up for the ten cent increase in money the State wants per license.

It seems that most of those who own kennels are law abiding citizens, which go the extra length to remain in accordance of the city laws regarding dog ownership. The Dog Warden’s office is probably the most financially stable and lucrative department in the whole city and it seems as if this is another measure to secure more funding for other failings.

Sometimes you wonder if someone is sitting back concocting avenues to make life more difficult for those who chose to abide by laws. This increase is excessive. Modify the fees, however the percentage rate of increase is as ridiculous as the enormous interest pay day loans companies are charging.

it requires the owner of a kennel to register each dog that is two months of age or older as specified in the bill

Wow! That really increases fees for breeders, does it not? If you had a litter of 4 puppies, plus the mom, that would be $250 alone if you weren’t able to find homes for the puppies before the 2 month mark (which I thought was the exact point when they were old enough to leave their mother… what’s the grace period on this?)

Or, is the fee still $125 for kennel registration and each dog is $10 to register?

Of course, purebred dogs are already pretty pricey, so maybe you won’t care about the increased fees. Anyway, let’s think about the economy – it’s much cheaper to adopt a dog from a great establishment of “pre-owned” pets, such as the Toledo Animal Shelter… and you’d be doing a good deed.

The bill eliminates the procedures under which five dog registration tags are provided with each kennel registration and each additional tag is provided at $1. Instead it requires the owner of a kennel to register each dog that is two months of age or older as specified in the bill. This provision will result in significant revenue gains for counties.

TOM SKELDON FOR MAYOR !

While the bill would raise the statutory minimum fees for dog licenses and kennel registrations (from $2 to $10 and from $10 to $50, respectively), this would have no impact on the fees that Lucas County collects for the operation of our Dog Warden department. Those fees as of today are $25 for licenses and $125 for kennel registration.

At the same time, the bill would create new explicit and implicit responsibilities for the Dog Warden, primarily by creating a duty for all animals as the “Animal Control officer,” while only allowing the County to receive revenue from dogs.

In these incredibly difficult economic times, Lucas County does not want the self-supporting Dog Warden budget to start requiring general fund dollars, which would then negatively impact other key services the county is mandated to deliver.