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Marion County Animal Services |
| Fines and Penalties |
Code Selection
|
Description
|
1st Citation
|
2nd**Citation and/or Subsequent |
3rd** Citation and/or Subsequent
|
4-7 |
Interference with an animal control officer
|
$250
|
Mandatory court * |
Mandatory court
|
4-7 |
Interference/removing animal from animal control authority vehicle
|
$250 |
Mandatory court |
Mandatory court |
4-7 |
Interference/removing animal from animal impoundment center |
$250 |
Mandatory court |
Mandatory court |
4-7 |
Harboring a dog under dangerous dog investigation | $250 | $500 | Mandatory court |
4-8
|
Failure to have license tag for dog/cat |
$ 50
|
$100
|
Mandatory court
|
4-8
|
Failure to have dog/cat wearing license tag |
$ 20 |
$ 40 |
$100 |
4-8
|
Removing license tag without owner's permission |
$200
|
$400
|
Mandatory court
|
4-9 (a)
|
Failure to have animal vaccinated against rabies
|
$ 50
|
$100
|
Mandatory court
|
4-9 (c)
|
Failure by vet to comply with reporting rabies vaccinations
|
$150
|
$300
|
Mandatory court
|
4-10 (a)
|
Failure to maintain direct control of animal on own property |
$100
|
$200
|
Mandatory court
|
4-10 (e)
|
Failure to maintain direct control of animal while off owner's property |
$100
|
$200
|
Mandatory court
|
4-10 (e)
|
Animal biting a human, when unprovoked |
$250
|
$500
|
Mandatory court
|
4-10 (e)
|
Animal severely injuring a human |
$500 |
Mandatory court |
Mandatory court
|
4-10 (e)
|
Animal biting or injuring another animal while off its property
|
$250
|
$500 |
Mandatory court
|
| 4-10 (f) | Failure to meet minimum livestock fencing requirements | $100 | $250 |
Mandatory court
|
4-11 |
Contributing to congregation of feral dogs/cats |
$200 |
$400 |
Mandatory court |
4-11 |
Failure to properly confine female dog/cat in heat |
$100
|
$200
|
Mandatory court
|
4-11
|
Failure to remove deposits of excreta |
$ 50 |
$100
|
Mandatory court
|
4-12
|
Animals creating a public nuisance |
$200
|
$400
|
Mandatory court
|
4-13
|
Failure to provide humane treatment |
$200
|
$400
|
Mandatory court
|
4-14
|
Failure to have microchip implanted after quarantine |
$ 25
|
$ 50
|
Mandatory court
|
4-14
|
Failure to report microchip ID to animal control authority |
$ 25
|
$ 50
|
Mandatory court
|
4-17
|
Enticing or luring animal off its property
|
$100
|
$200
|
Mandatory court
|
4-17
|
Teasing, molesting or assaulting an animal |
$100 | $200 |
Mandatory court |
4-18
|
Abandoning an animal |
$200 |
Mandatory court |
Mandatory court |
4-19
|
Violating any dangerous/vicious dog provision
|
$500
|
Mandatory court
|
Mandatory court |
4-24
|
Tampering with a trap or animal within a trap |
$250
|
$500
|
Mandatory court |
4-26
|
Improper disposal of carcass |
$ 50 | $100 |
$200 |
Any vioation not specifically listed here |
$ 50 | $100 |
$200 |
|
| * MCA - Mandatory Court Appearance ** Within 12 Months of the Prior Citation |