Osceola County new canine license renewal choices coincide with vaccines

The statute additionally requires a conversion for pricing in the course of the interval whereas switching over to the brand new system, she mentioned.

“There is a conversion for pricing in here that states how the community will be charged during the switch, and once that conversion is over, we will go back to our normal fee structure,” Hartline mentioned. “During the conversion, there has to be a chart set up — if the rabies vaccination expires in July and they only want to buy from July to January — that is what the conversion rate structure is for.”

The conversion charge construction for licensing is as follows:

• $1 monthly for a most of three years to coincide with the rabies vaccination for altered dogs;
• $2 monthly for a most of three years to coincide with the rabies vaccination for fertile dogs;
• Senor fee:  50 cents monthly for a most of three years to coincide with the rabies vaccination for altered dogs. (Senior fee solely applies to altered dogs, and to just one canine per family)

“We are not raising rates, we will just have a short period of conversion to switch to the new method,” Hartline mentioned. “In the new proposal, the rates will stay the same, but you will have a three-year option.”

Once the conversion interval is over, charges will return to the conventional charge schedule:

• $10 for a one-year license for altered dogs;
• $20 for a one-year license for fertile dogs;
• Senior fee: $5 for a one-year license for altered dogs and $20 for a one-year license for fertile dogs;
• $30 for a three-year license for altered dogs;
• $60 for a three-year license for fertile dogs;
• Senior fee: $15 for a three-year license for altered dogs and $60 for fertile dogs.

Township clerks and native veterinarians who’ve elected to promote licenses will proceed to function the identical manner, Hartline mentioned.

Dog license renewal functions for 2024 might be despatched out shortly, Hartline mentioned in a information launch. For extra data name the treasurer’s workplace at 231-832-6107. Dog licenses will be bought from 8:30 a.m. to five p.m. Monday by Friday on the treasurer’s workplace, 301 W. Upton Ave., Reed City.