Winnebago County, Illinois

Sec. 14-116. – Fee schedule.

The following fees and charges shall be paid prior to the rendition of services or release of the animal:

(1) Dog registration: …..

a. If the owner provides evidence that the dog has been spayed or neutered ¹ , or the dog is under one year of age, annually …..$ 30.00

b. If the dog is fertile, annually …..50.00

(2) Cat registration: …..

a. If the owner provides evidence that the cat has been spayed or neutered ¹ , or the cat is under one year of age, annually …..25.00

b. If the cat is fertile, annually …..40.00

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(7) Adoption: …..

a. Dogs: All dogs …..150.00

b. Cats: …..

Cats up to 1 year old …..85.00

Cats 1 year and older …..40.00

All dogs and cats shall be spayed or neutered, registered, vaccinated, and receive preventative health care before adoption.

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(13) 2nd offense owned running at large fees: …..

a. Spay of dog …..175.00

b. Neuter of dog …..145.00

(14) Low income onlyspay/neuter voucher …..20.00

Low income county residents who are eligible for the Food Stamp Program or Social Security Disability Benefits Program.

The chairman of the county board is authorized to enact a temporary registration fee reduction at his or her discretion, in order to promote compliance with sections 14-66 and 14-67 of this code, provided a) that any such reduction complies with Section 3 of the Illinois Animal Control Act (510 ILCS 5/3) as now enacted, or hereafter amended, including maintaining a minimum differential often $10.00 between altered and unaltered animals, with $10.00 of that differential to be deposited county animal population control fund or in the state’s pet population control fund and b) that any such reduction is enacted to assist low-income pet owners to become in compliance with sections 14-66 and 14-67 of this Code.

Sec. 14-117. – Spay/neuter program fund.

Ten dollars of the registration fees collected from owners of unaltered animals shall be segregated in the animal control fund in order to fund a spay/neuter program as determined by the county board.

Sec. 14-118. – Registration fee waiver.

The first year’s registration fee shall be waived, or refunded if already paid, with respect to any dog or cat which prior to attaining the age of six months is (i) spayed or neutered and (ii) implanted with an identification microchip. Further, the fees for registration in section 14-66 are waived for service dogs that are trained in obedience and task skills sufficient to assist the blind, hearing impaired, and physically disabled. Proof of the dog owner’s blindness, hearing impairment, or other physical disability, in addition to proof of the dog having successfully completed training in obedience and task skills sufficient to assist the blind, hearing impaired, and physically disabled, must be presented to the administrator for the waiver to be granted.