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MAR - 5 4973
TO: Mayor and Council DATE: March 2, 1973

FROM: Alderman Len Traboulay
Council S.P.C.A. Representative

A meeting was held with Mr. R. Hosegood and John Van Der Hoeven of the
S.P.C.A. Also in attendance were Alderman Traboulay; L.D. Pollock,
City Administrator and Ron Criggie, By-law Enforcement Ofticer. A number
of matters were discussed pertaining to the S.P.C.A. operation in Port

Coquitlam and the related City By-laws.

1. Manpower and the §.P.C.A. Contract

Mr. Hosegood reassured the Committee that there was adequate manpower in the

Coquitlam - Port Coquitlam - Port Moody area. At the present time there are

five inspectors and vehicles. One of these has been assigned exclusively to

Port Moody however there is another 1/3 man assigned to this area on a rotational

basis with other S$.P.C.A. units in the Lower Mainland.

Attached are some statistics submitted by Mr. Hosegood in support of his feeling
that. there was adequate manpower.

2. Dog Control By-law

The impounding fee of a flat $20.00 was discussed in view of the fact that a

number of complaints had been received on the fact that there is no differential
in pound fees for a licenced or unlicenced dog.
North Van.

The City of Port Coquitlam and
District are the only two municipalities without a differential (see
attached Summary Schedule B). The Committee recommend that the by-law be
altered to provide a $20.00 pound fee for unlicenced dogs and a $10.00 pound fee
for licenced dogs. The Committee realized that whether licenced or unlicenced
the owner of the dog is committing an offence by permitting his dog to run at
large however from the point of view of control and proper licencing of all dogs

the differential would provide incentive for dog owners to purchase a licence

in order to avoid the possibility of having to pay the $20.00 pound fee. At the

present time there is no such incentive. In addition the change would bring us

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