Reading Time: 2 minutes Hastings District Council is in the doghouse with farmers over a 50% hike in fees for working dogs in the last six years. “In 2020/21 the council’s fee for a working dog was $48. The fee for the current year has just been set at $72,” Federated Farmers Hawke’s Bay president Anthea Yule says. “The charge for non-working dogs, now $144, has only increased 30% over the same period. “We think an unfair bite is being put on…
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