Harris County Municipal Utility District 71

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Dangerous Dogs
February 28, 2010

Dogs that meet the following criteria may be declared dangerous:

A dog that makes an unprovoked attach on a person that occurred in a place other than an enclosure in which the dog was being kept, or
A dog that commits an unprovoked act in a place other than an enclosure in which the dog was being kept and that act would cause a person to reasonably believe that the dog will attack and cause bodily injury.

A person may report an incident which indicates a dog is dangerous as defined above. Requests for a dangerous dog declaration are filed at the local Justice of the Peace court by the individual. The court will notify the owner and Veterinary Public Health. Declaring a dog dangerous in Harris County is done by a duly elected Justice of the Peace.

The Process of Declaring a Dog Dangerous:

Step 1 - Person goes to their Justice of the Peace court and fills out the paperwork to begin the process. The paperwork will ask for the persons information, description of the dog, dog's owner (name and address), and a description of the incident that led that person to believe the dog is dangerous.
Step 2 - Justice of the Peace court gives owner notice of the complaint. The owner has 5 days to deliver the animal to HCPHES Veterinary Public Health were it will be held until the legal process is completed.
Step 3 - Justice of the Peace court sets a hearing not later than the 10th day after the dog is delivers to Veterinary Public Health. Owner and complainant are notified.
Step 4 - Hearing is held and Judge determines if dog is dangerous according to definition.
Step 5 - If the declaration of dangerous is made, the owner has 30 days to comply with the requirements for keeping a dangerous dog, which includes liability insurance and a secure enclosure inspected by Veterinary Public Health.

If the dog is not declared dangerous it is released back to the owner.

Harris County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 5, Place 2
Judge Bill Yeoman
16715 Clay Road, #4
Houston, Texas 77084
(281) 463-2341

Rate Increase
January 1, 2010

The West Harris County Regional Water Authority new fees will be effective January 1, 2010. The new pumpage fee is $1.25 per 1,000 pumped gallons of water and the surface water fee is $1.55 per 1,000 gallons of purchased water. This charge is reflected on your water bill as line item WHCRWA. For more information about the West Harris County Regional Water Authority, please see their website at www.WHCRWA.com.

911 Service Provider Change
January 1, 2010

Effective one minute after midnight on December 31, 2009, West I-10 Fire Department will be the new 911 EMS Provider. Please see the below document for more details:

Letter from West Harris County EMS - PDF

Regional Water Corporation

Contact Regional Water Corp at 281-897-9100 to report any water quality problems, water leaks, sewage problems or if you have a question about your water bill. Office Hours are 8am-4pm Monday thru Friday. Emergency personnel are available 24hrs/day for emergency water and sewer service.

REGIONAL WATER CORPORATION
19500 SH249 SUITE 210
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77070

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