Five million euros to Sicilian municipalities to cover the expenses incurred during 2023 for the prevention and interventions against stray dogs. The assignment decree was issued jointly between the regional councilor for local authorities and the regional councilor for the economy.
The intervention, introduced by regional law 15 of 2022, was financed by the current government. The sums disbursed were linked to the expenditure made in 2022, fall within the scope of the distribution of the Local Autonomy Fund and were assigned to the Municipalities as a share of the costs incurred for the hospitality of the canine population in shelter and custody facilities, both public and private affiliated companies, based on the certified data.
TO this link the list of Municipalities and the individual assignments.
The decree
There are three articles of the decree which assigns five million euros to Sicilian municipalities.
Art. 1 In implementation of paragraph 19 of the art. 3 of the regional law 22 February 2023, n. 2 as amended, the definitive distribution of the total sum of €5,000,000.00 due to the municipalities of the Island as part of the regional transfers for the year 2023 to be allocated to the purposes of the regional law of 3 August 2022, n. 15 and subsequent amendments.
Art. 2 In compliance with the provisions contained in the art. 68, paragraph 4, of the regional law of 12 August 2014, n. 21 and subsequent amendments, this decree will be published in full on the website of the Sicilian Region and, in extract, in the Official Journal of the Sicilian Region.
Art. 3 An appeal against this provision can be made to the TAR within 60 days or an extraordinary appeal to the President of the Sicilian Region within 120 days of its publication in the Official Journal of the Sicilian Region.
