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Section 4-7. Agreement between County and humane society required.
<br /> An agreement containing, but not limited to, the extent of services rendered or to be rendered by the humane
<br /> society or animal care center and methods of reporting and accounting shall be entered into between the society or
<br /> the center and the County before any payments may be made to the society or the center under this chapter.
<br /> Section 4-8. Quarterly report required.
<br /> [The] Any humane society or animal care center with whom dte County has contracted for services,
<br /> individually, shall render a full report of its activities, budget, and operations relating to the impounding of stray
<br /> dogs, cats, and other stray domesticated animals to the mayor and council within one month after the end of each
<br /> quarter in each fiscal year.
<br /> Section 4-9. Control of pound by humane society or animal care center.
<br /> Any humane society or animal care center charged with the responsibility of operating a pound under a
<br /> contract with the County shall have full and complete control over the administration, maintenance and operation
<br /> of the pound, subject to the powers reserved to the County under any contract. Such society or center, or its
<br /> employees, officers, directors and agents, shall not be viewed as an agent or employee of the County due to the
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<br /> County's establishment and maintenance of controls to assure that public funds distributed to the society or center
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<br /> are being spent for public purposes.
<br /> Section 4-10. Transfer of facilities and equipment to societies; reversion.
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<br /> (a) The County administration is authorized to transfer facilities, equipment, and supplies, which were assigned
<br /> to pound operations, to the humane society or animal care center for use in pound functions in accordance
<br /> with section 6-33(k), Hawaii County Charter. The humane society or animal care center shall not sell,
<br /> exchange or dispose of the transferred facilities, equipment, and supplies without the written approval of the
<br /> council.
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<br /> (b) Should any humane society or animal care center cease to operate or use such facilities, equipment and
<br /> supplies for its intended purpose for a period of sixty days, such facilities, equipment and supplies
<br /> transferred by the County for operation of the animal pound shall revert to the ownership and control of the
<br /> County.
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<br /> (c) Should any humane society or animal care center terminate its contract for services with the County for any
<br /> reason, voluntarily or involuntarily, any equipment or supplies purchased by the society or center with
<br /> contract funds shall revert to the ownership and control of the County.
<br /> Section 4-ll. Indemnification to County.
<br /> The humane society or animal care center with whom the County has contracted for services shall undertake
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<br /> to indemnify the County, its officers, agents, employees, and successors, from any and all liabilities, losses or
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<br /> damages the County, its officers, agents, employees, and successors may suffer as a result of claims, demands,
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<br /> costs, or judgments against it arising out of the establishment, maintenance, and operation of the pound, or the
<br /> seizure, impoundment and disposition of dogs, cats and small domesticated animals, or any activity arising under
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<br /> the contract or this chapter.
<br /> Article 3. Dog License Fees.
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<br /> Section 4-12. Fees.
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<br /> (a) The following fees are hereby established as biennial license fees for the privilege of owning, harboring or
<br /> keeping of dogs in the County:
<br /> (1) Sterilized dog ...................._......_......................................................~~?00] $10
<br /> (2) Unsterilized dogs ...............................................................................[$6,00] 25
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<br /> (b) For purpose of this section a sterilized dog means a spayed female dog and a neutered male dog.
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<br /> (c) All monies received by the director of finance under this article shall be deposited into the spay-neuter
<br /> special fund pursuant to section 4-36 «"o ,.o...._..i a...a ,.c."., r~,.....«. ,.e u...,,,.::~
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