§ 19A-68. Grants to counties and cities from Animal Shelter Support Fund.
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§ 19A-68. Grants to counties and cities from Animal Shelter Support Fund.
(a)Eligible Costs. - Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, governments eligible for distributions from the Animal Shelter Support Fund may receive funding only for the direct operational costs of the animal shelter following an event described in G.S. 19A-67(b). For purposes of this subsection, direct operational costs shall include veterinary services, sanitation services and needs, animal sustenance and supplies, and temporary housing and sheltering. Counties and cities shall not receive funding for administrative costs or capital expenditures for facilities and equipment, unless those costs are required to comply with the Animal Welfare Act or rules adopted by the Board of Agriculture implementing that Act.
(b)Repealed by Session Laws 2021-180, s. 10.5B, effective July 1, 2021.
(c)Application. - A county or city eligible for a grant from the Animal Shelter Support Fund shall apply to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The application shall be submitted in the form required by the Department and shall include an itemized listing of the costs for which funding is sought.
(d)Repealed by Session Laws 2021-180, s. 10.5B, effective July 1, 2021.
(e)Limitation. - Grants from the Animal Shelter Support Fund are limited to fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) per grantee in any fiscal year. (2015-241, s. 13.7(b); 2021-180, s. 10.5B.)