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tray canines on campus
could be cosily for owners
By JirsSt Uiterss his dog to ran loose. The maxima fine
Canines on campus may soon be con- is $25.
talned and their owners fined $50 if UNL "No one was really issuing tickets,"
approves a proposed city animal retrieval Grams said, "but now we have i specific
F&y. . program to take care of that."
Dennis Grams, assistant chief of the new He said police wrote a few citations in
city Environmental Health Division, said the past but thcir priority was protecting
state property is usually exempt from city , the public from criminals."
statutes, but if the university approves, the "We would just as soon not issue cita-
newh organized Animal Control Center tions," Gram said. Repeat offenders will be
will assign someone to go to the campus the main concern, he added,
and pick up stray dogs, Del Weed, environmentalist in the UNL
Stray dogs could cost their masters as Environmental Health Dept. said UNL does
much as $50 in pound and citation fees not have written policies concerning dogs oi
if the dog is picked up.for creating a nui- campus other than those used by the city,
sance and does not have a license. If a serious problem developed, he said
The center began operating Jan. 1. rules would be written.
. It handles licensing of dogs and cats and Teople usually don't react unless there
picks up stray animals. Any dog. kept in is a crisis," he said. He said he didnH be-
Lincbln more than 30 days, including those lieve there was any problem with dogs
owned by UNL students, must be licensed running loose on campus,
with the city, Grams said. "We dont want to become bureaucra-
He said the center operates 10 hours a tic above and beyond what we are," he
day, seven days a week. Any stray, licensed said. "We don't make rules unless we have
dog is returned to the owner for a $5 to."
delivery fee, he explained. Unlicensed dogs , Weed said UNL did not have an "en
are taken to the Humane Society where forceable policy" restricting dogs from
they are held for 72 hours. classrooms, but he recommended that dogs
If they are not claimed by that time, not go into buildings because of the custo
Grams said, the animals are either put dial problems they might leave ffehind,
up for adoption or disposed of. Dogs are restricted from food service
Besides paying pound fees ranging from production areas and from where food is
$10 to $25 to release his dog the owner served, such as residence halls and the Neb
also can be issued a citation for allowing raska Union, he added. .
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Animal Control Center officers if UNL approves a city animal retrieval proposal.
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