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d. Animals picked up by CITIES and delivered to SHELTER will be held for the minimum time as allowed under state law, unless a longer period is recommended by COMMITTEE and approved by the OPERATOR. e. The OPERATOR will collect CITIES' dog license fees only for dogs redeemed or adopted from the SHELTER. Those fees will be remitted in full to CITIES. Dog license fees collected will not be considered SHELTER revenue for the purpose of calculating net operating cost. f. OPERATOR shall charge fees for SHELTER services in accordance with fee schedules apl~roved by PARTICIPATING ENTITIES. PARTICIPATING ENTITIES shall make an effort to establish uniform fees. OPERATOR may waive payment of such fees, only upon permission of the involved PARTICIPATING ENTITY. 2. Responsibilities of CITIES: a. When an animal is delivered to the SHELTER by CITIES' personnel for the specific purpose of euthanasia, the euthanasia fee shall be paid by CITY through their quarterly billing. b. Dead animals delivered by CITIES to SHELTER shall be placed in containers provided by OPERATOR and will not have collars, chains, bandages, flea/tick collars, etc. on the dead animals or be delivered for disposal within anything other than said container. Any exceptions to this policy must be approved by the OPERATOR. c. No sick or injured animal will be brought to SHELTER unless and until it has been examined, properly treated and released by a veterinarian. Animals deemed by OPERATOR personnel to need veterinary care shall not be received by OPERATOR without written veterinary clearance to hold them at SHELTER. d. Indigenous wild animals protected under State law picked up by CITIES must be turned over tO the State Department ofFish and Game by CITIES. e. CITIF~S agree to make all reasonable efforts to return licensed dogs and other animals, otherwise identified, to their owners before delivering such dogs or other animals to SHELTER. V. SHELTER OPERATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE 1. The Shelter Operations Advisory Committee (COMMITTEE) shall establish service standards, policy and practices for SHELTER on behalf of PARTICIPATING ENTITIES. In carrying out this responsibility, COMMITTEE shall review the general conditions of SHELTER and make recommendations to OPERATOR regarding SHELTER operations. COMMITTEE and OPERATOR shall meet at least quarterly and OPERATOR shall provide quarterly reports from SHELTER staff regarding operations, policies and procedures, financial operations, maintenance of the facility, and proposed budget items. COMMITTEE shall have access to all operating and financial records of SHELTER, and SHELTER staff shall provide information necessary to understand those matters within the purview of COMMITTEE.