Agmt03 San Mateo, County of (Animal Control)

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determine the types of complaints which shall be routinely referred to mediation. 6. Shelter Staffing and Services. County Contractor shall provide Shelter Services including receiving and impounding animals, housing, redemption, treatment, adoption, spay/neuter, euthanasia and/or disposal of animals. Shelter Services shall maintain sufficient staff and/or volunteers necessary to provide the level of service guaranteed in the Agreement. County Contractor shall shelter and care for all animals received twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week. The County Contractor will provide services as required by Penal Code 597.1 and state laws governing shelters for animal care, treatment, holding periods, and placements and dispositions. Business Offices and the public access areas of the Animal Shelter shall be open to the public on a schedule designed to benefit the public and facilitate the services established in this Agreement, provided that hours and access shall be a minimum of 40 hours per week. County Contractor shall post and publicize public hours, and inform the County and cities of hours and of any changes in hours. County Contractor may subcontract, with prior written approval of the County, for the service of decapitation of animals for rabies testing, as long as such subcontract does not increase costs to County or Cities under this Agreement. 7. Treatment. Staffing and Services. County Contractor shall provide or arrange to have provided treatment to injured and sick animals in accordance with Section 597.1 of the State of California Penal Code and other relevant State law. Treatment Services shall maintain sufficient staff and/or volunteers necessary to provide the level of service guaranteed in the Agreement. Animal Control Officers will bring all injured or sick dogs and cats found without an owner in a public place or confined by a citizen directly to a veterinarian in the community or to the County Contractor's facility where it will be determined whether said animal should be immediately euthanized or be hospitalized under proper care and given emergency treatment. Injured or sick animals will only be transported to the County Contractor's facility if staff and/or volunteers are available to treat said animal. On holidays, weekends, and between 6:00pm and 8:00am Monday through Friday, and as may be otherwise needed on an emergency basis, all injured or sick animals may be taken to an emergency veterinarian clinic/hospital if County Contractor's staff and/or volunteers are unavailable to treat said 21 ._....., -r---