Descriptive Summary
Access
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Biography / Administrative History
Scope and Content of Collection
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Sacramento County (Calif.) Animal Control Office records
Dates: January 1972 - June 1979
Collection number: CNTY0001
Creator:
Sacramento County (Calif.) Animal Control Office
Collection Size:
.3 linear feet
(1 box)
Repository:
Center for Sacramento History
Sacramento, California 95811-0229
Abstract: The Sacramento County Animal Control Office records documenting the monthly activities of the office between 1972 and 1979.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Access
The collection is open for research use.
Publication Rights
All requests to publish or quote from private collections held by the Center for Sacramento History (CSH) must be submitted
in writing to csh@cityofsacramento.org. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Center for Sacramento History as
the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also
be obtained by the patron. No permission is necessary to publish or quote from public records.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], CNTY0001, Sacramento County (Calif.) Animal Control Office records, Center for Sacramento History.
Acquisition Information
Received from George Schreiner, Director of Sacramento County Animal Control in August 1979 by the Sacramento Museum & History
Department (Center for Sacramento History).
Biography / Administrative History
Sacramento County was chartered by the California State Legislature on Feb. 18, 1850 as one of ten chartered counties. Its
role was to carry out three major state programs: public assistance, public protection, and road construction and maintenance.
The Charter of 1933 gave the county "home-rule" status, granting it a greater role in planning, municipal service, and coordinating
functions of urbanized areas.
The county is governed by a five-member Board of Supervisors, elected from districts of equal population for four years. Duties
and responsibilities include: to enact regulatory ordinances and resolutions, to determine county policies, to approve all
formal contracts and agreements, to adopt an annual budget, to set tax rates, to approve personnel salaries, to approve all
zoning matters, and to appoint various county officials. The Board relies on an appointed County Executive to administer the
county.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection consists of one series containing Monthly Activity Reports. The statistical reports list types of animals received
by the animal control center, numbers of each type of animal; and numbers sold, redeemed, or disposed of.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.