Town of Mechanic Falls Annual Report 2019-2020

Town of Mechanic Falls Annual Report 2019-2020

Animal Control

For over 26 years Robert Larrabee has been our Animal Control Officer. He has had a very busy year this year. State Law requires the licensing of all dogs, as you can imagine, this also creates the requirement for someone to enforce these laws. He generally visits the Town on a daily basis to check in, answer domestic animal complaints, and enforce dog licensing requirements.

Total # of complaints: 243

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21 Cat Complaints

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4 Animal Bites

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12 Animal Trespass

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15 Dog pick-ups

RABIES IS FATAL – PLEASE VACCINATE YOUR PETS!

All dogs MUST (by State Law) be licensed within the municipality of which their owner resides annually by December 31 st . Cost to license is $11 for unaltered and $6 if spayed/neutered. After January 31 st , a $25 late fee, per dog, is assessed. Service dogs, although they do not require the annual fee, must still be licensed by December 31 st and will still be assessed the late fee as applicable.

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