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i I Report of the Report of the Sealer of Weights and Measures Animal Control Officer To the Honorable Board of Selectmen To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, and the Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: Chief of Police Cooper and w the Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: ` I herewith submit my report as Sealer of Weights and Measures for the year 2001. My appointment It is with a great deal of pleasure that I submit my began on 19 July 2001. seventeenth annual report to the community. During the period of January 1, 2001 through December 31, Scales and Balances: 2001 this department provided the following services. 100-1,000 lbs Sealed 4 >10-<100 lbs Sealed 57 14,523 miles covered <10 lbs Sealed 15 92 dogs removed to the shelter Total Adjusted 39 122 feral and stray cats removed to the shelter Total Not Sealed 4 32 animal bites investigated Weights: (Sets) Sealed 2 87 dead animals and birds removed 200 lost animal reports recorded Taxi Meters: Sealed 2 48 barking complaints investigated 25 wild animals removed from domestic locations Linear Measuring Devices: 18 injured or sick animals and birds treated Tapes Sealed 2 34 citations issued Cordage Sealed 4 2 loose horses returned to owner I Liquid Measuring Devices: In January, the scheduled date for the annual Meter Inlet Dia. >1/2-<1" rabies and licensing clinic was cancelled due to snow. Gasoline &Diesel Sealed 61 A week later, the make-up clinic resulted in eighty- Total Adjusted 28 seven dog licenses issued. Total Condemned 1 In April, I participated in the PTO story time at Complaints: 2 the Kenneth C. Coombs School. Total Sealing Fees Collected: $1,900.00 In May, the department held its annual feline rabies clinic resulting in fourteen cats being inocu- I would like to thank Massachusetts State lated. During this month, I was a guest speaker at the Metrology Technician, Donald Smith, for providing a Massachusetts Audubon monthly meeting. At the State Standards Test Kit necessary to perform the May Annual Town Meeting, voters supported the work in Mashpee. funding of a part time position of Assistant Animal Control Officer. The permanent part time position is Respectfully submitted, 16 hours a week. . Ray E. Bowman In July, Paul Bartolomei was hired as Assistant Sealer of Weights & Measures Animal Control Officer. i In November, the department purchased a new 2002 Ford Econoline 150 van. The departments most unusual cases in 2001 involved a red-tailed hawk that could not fly after crashing into the back of a moving pick-up truck. The second case involved an extremely ill fox that was I : i 85 q,