NOTICES DEPARTMENT of • Materials for Building and Repair Projects; and • Purchases of Medication, Needles, Etc

5270 NOTICES DEPARTMENT OF • Materials for building and repair projects; and • Purchases of medication, needles, etc. AGRICULTURE iv. If for services, a description of the nature of the services and the dates upon which the services were Dog Control Facility Bill Reimbursement Grant rendered. Examples of services include the following: Program • Labor charges with respect to which the invoice The Department of Agriculture (Department) hereby details the exact service performed and the date of gives notice that it intends to award up to $750,000 in performance; grants under its Year 2008 Dog Control Facility Bill • Veterinarian services with respect to which the in- Reimbursement Program (Program). The Program will voice identifies the dog treated and the reason for the award bill reimbursement grants of up to $15,000-per- treatment. Veterinarian Services may not include spay/ recipient to humane societies or associations for the neuter services; and prevention of cruelty to animals that meet the guidelines • and conditions of this Program. The Program will be Cremation services with respect to which the invoice funded from the Dog Law Restricted Account, from funds either verifies that only dogs were cremated or—in the which are hereby declared to be ‘‘surplus’’ funds for the event that animals other than dogs were cremated— limited purposes set forth in the Dog Law (3 P. S. separates the dogs from those other animals and identi- § 459-1002(b)). fies a charge attributable to only the cremation of the dogs. A proposed version of these guidelines and conditions was published at 37 Pa.B. 29 (July 21, 2007). The v. If for utilities (such as electricity, water, sewer, waste Department invited public and legislative review of these disposal and similar purposes), a statement of the period proposed guidelines and conditions in accordance with 7 for which the utility, for which payment is sought, was Pa. Code § 23.4 (relating to guidelines and conditions). provided. The Department received two comments on the pro- vi. The name, address and telephone number of the posed guidelines and conditions suggesting that the eligi- entity issuing the invoice or receipt. bility criteria be based on factors other than the operating Humane society or association for the prevention of budget of the facility, including the number of animals cruelty to animals (SPCA)—A nonprofit society or associa- handled. While the Department declines to implement tion duly incorporated under 15 Pa.C.S. Chapter 53, this suggestion, it will reconsider its eligibility guidelines Subchapter A (relating to incorporation generally) for the for subsequent years. purpose of prevention of cruelty to animals, or as other- The guidelines and conditions for the Program are set wise defined in the Dog Law (3 P. S. § 459-102). forth below. Program—The Year 2008 Dog Control Facility Bill Guidelines and Conditions for the Year 2008 Reimbursement Program. Dog Control Facility Bill Reimbursement 2. Eligibility. Grant Program A humane society or association for the prevention of 1. Definitions. cruelty to animals is eligible to apply to receive a grant The following words and terms, when used in these under the Program if that humane society or association guidelines and conditions, have the following meanings: for the prevention of cruelty to animals: Department—The Department of Agriculture. a. Has been in operation for at least 1 year immediately preceding the application date. Dog control—The apprehending, holding and disposing of stray or unwanted dogs, or as otherwise defined in the b. Has performed dog control functions for at least 1 Dog Law (3 P. S. § 459-102). year immediately preceding the application date. Eligible Bill—A document seeking payment for materi- c. Has, in the performance of its dog control functions, als, services or utilities from a grant recipient, setting accepted at least 100 stray or unwanted dogs into its forth the following: facility within the year immediately preceding the application date. i. The date the document is issued. d. Is not a party to a contract with the Department ii. The name and address of the humane society or pursuant to which the Department pays that humane association for the prevention of cruelty to animals to society or association for the prevention of cruelty to which the bill is issued. animals for dog control activities performed in the year iii. If for materials, a description of the materials and 2008. the date of delivery. Invoices and/or receipts for materials e. Agrees—as a condition of receiving any grant money must set forth or be accompanied by a written description under the Program—to continue to perform dog control of the intended use of the material and the date the activities, and to accept stray or unwanted dogs from material is used. Materials may not include computers, PDA State Dog Wardens performing dog control functions, computer equipment or software. Examples of eligible through the year 2008. materials include the following: • Cleaning supplies; f. Has a valid Pennsylvania 2008 ‘‘Non-Profit’’ kennel license, and operates only a non-profit kennel at the • Office supplies—typical supplies used to carry on facility for which grant reimbursement is requested. daily office duties; Facilities which house kennel operations other than a PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN, VOL. 37, NO. 39, SEPTEMBER 29, 2007 NOTICES 5271 non-profit facility (that is, boarding kennel and/or com- iv. A description of the eligible bills for which the grant mercial kennel) at the same location are not eligible to applicant intends to seek reimbursement, including a participate in this program. description (and copies, if available) of bills received by g. If the Humane Society/SPCA has a total operating the applicant in 2007 for the same type of materials, budget of $350,000 or less for the 2008 calendar year or, services or utilities for which reimbursement will be if its budget is on a basis other than calendar year, has a sought under the grant agreement. total operating budget of $350,000 or less for each fiscal v. Verification that, in the event a grant is awarded, year comprising any portion of calendar year 2008, the the applicant will continue to perform dog control activi- maximum grant amount will not exceed $15,000. ties, and to accept stray or unwanted dogs from Depart- h. If the Humane Society/SPCA has a total operating ment’s State Dog Wardens performing dog control func- budget exceeding $350,000 for the 2008 calendar year or, tions, through the year 2008. if its budget is on a basis of other than calendar year, has vi. Other information as the Department might reason- a total operating budget over $350,000 for each fiscal year ably require. comprising any portion of calendar year 2008, the maximum grant amount will not exceed $10,000. 5. Review and approval of grant application. 3. Use of Grant Funds. a. Review and notification. The Department will review each timely grant application and provide the applicant The Department will allocate a specific maximum grant written notification of whether the Department awards amount to a successful grant applicant through a written the grant, denies the grant or awards a grant in some grant agreement. This maximum grant amount will be amount less than the applicant sought. This written specified in the grant agreement, and will not exceed notification will be mailed no later than 60 days from the $15,000 with respect to any application. date the Bureau of Dog Law Enforcement receives the The maximum grant amount will be retained by the grant application, to the address provided by the appli- Department and used to reimburse the grant recipient for cant on the grant application form. If an application is eligible bills the grant recipient has paid with respect to incomplete or the Department requires additional infor- materials, services or utilities provided to the grant mation or documentation in order to evaluate the grant recipient from January 1, 2008 through December 31, request, it will so advise the applicant within 60 days 2008. The total reimbursement the Department will pay a from the date it receives the grant application. grant recipient will not exceed the maximum grant b. Review criteria. The Department will consider the amount. Any money remaining in a grant allocation following, among other factors, in determining whether to beyond the termination date of the grant agreement will award a grant application: lapse into the Dog Law Restricted Account. If a bill covers materials, services or utilities provided, in whole or in i. The number of applications received and the avail- part, before January 1, 2008, or after December 31, 2008, ability of funds for the grants sought. that bill is not an eligible bill and will not be reimbursed ii. The relative contribution of the applicant to dog by the Department under the Program. The sole excep- control activities in the area it serves. tion to the prohibition set forth in the preceding sentence is as follows: If a bill covers materials, services or utilities iii. The relative contribution of the applicant to dog provided in part in 2007 and in part in 2008, and the control as compared to the relative contribution of other grant recipient was also a grant recipient under the Year applicants. 2007 Dog Control Facility Bill Reimbursement Program, iv. The relative importance of the grant to the contin- the Department may, at its discretion, consider the bill an ued operation of the applicant’s dog control facility. eligible bill. v. The expense or logistical difficulty the Department 4. Application Process. would encounter if the applicant’s dog control facility was a. Application required. A humane society or associa- no longer in operation.

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