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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO CONSIDER
ADOPTION OF COUNTY ORDINANCE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN that on Wednesday, January 19, 2000,
at 3:00 PM at the Harvey Center - Truman School, 1200 Truman Avenue, Key West, Monroe
County, Florida, the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida, intends to
consider the adoption of the following County ordinance:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY,
FLORIDA, AMENDING SECTION 3-15(2}, MONROE COUNTY CODE, IN ORDER TO CLARIFY THAT
ANIMALS DETERMINED TO BE ADOPTABLE MAY BE KEPT AT THE SHELTER IN EXCESS OF FIVE
DAYS; PROVIDING HOWEVER THAT SUCH ANIMALS MUST BE NEUTERED AND THE FEE CHARGED
TO THE PERSON ADOPTING THE ANIMAL OR, IF ANIMAL'S OWNER CLAIMS IT AFTER FIVE DAYS
THEN THE OWNER WILL BE CHARGED THE NEUTERING FEE IN LIEU OF THE BOARDING FEES;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES
INCONSISTENT HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR INCORPORATION INTO THE MONROE COUNTY
CODE OF ORDINANCES; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Pursuant to Section 286.0105, Florida Statutes, notice is given that if a person decides to
appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at the
hearing, he will need a record of the proceedings, and that. for such purpose, he may need
to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the
testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.
Copies of the above-referenced ordinance are available for review at the various public
libraries in Monroe County, Florida.
Dated at Key West, Florida, this 10th day of December, 1999.
DANNY L. KOLHAGE. Clerk of the Circuit Court
and ex officio Clerk of the Board of County
Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida
(SEAL)
Publication dates
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ORDINANCE NO
- 2000
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE
COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING SECTION 3-15(2), MONROE COUNTY CODE,
IN ORDER TO CLARIFY THAT ANIMALS DETERMINED TO BE ADOPTABLE MAY
BE KEPT AT THE SHELTER IN EXCESS OF FIVE DAYS; PROVIDING HOWEVER
THAT SUCH ANIMALS MUST BE NEUTERED AND THE FEE CHARGED TO THE
PERSON ADOPTING THE ANIMAL OR, IF ANIMAL'S OWNER CLAIMS IT AFTER
FIVE DAYS THEN THE OWNER WILL BE CHARGED THE NEUTERING FEE IN LIEU
OF THE BOARDING FEES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR THE
REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR
INCORPORATION INTO THE MONROE COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. Sec. 3-15(2). MCC, is hereby amended to read:
(2) Disposal of Unredeemed Animals: Fees. After a period of
confinement of five (5) days. those animals not claimed may be disposed of
through approved humane agencies, or otherwise in an humane manner. or if
deemed adoptable by shelter personnel. kept at the shelter pendina
adoption. Animals kept for a period in excess of five days must be neutered.
The neuterina fee will be charoed to the person adoptina the animal or. if the
animal's owner claims the animal after five days then the fee will be charoed
to the owner in lieu of the otherwise applicable boardino fees. Animals shall
be released to owners on presentation of proof of ownership and after proper
inoculation, licensing and payment of fees, or if applicable, the neuterino fee
in lieu of boardina fees.
Section 2.
If any section, subsection, sentence. clause or provision of this ordinance
is held invalid, the remainder of this ordinance shall not be affected by such invalidity.
Section 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are
hereby repealed to the extent of said conflict.
Section 4. The provisions of this ordinance shall be included and incorporated in
the Code of Ordinances of the County of Monroe, Florida, as an addition or amendment
thereto, and shall be appropriately renumbered to conform to the uniform numbering
system of the Code.
Section 5. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon receipt of official
notice from the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Florida that this ordinance has
been filed with said Office.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County,
Florida, at a regular meeting of said Board held on the
day of
2000.
Mayor Shirley Freeman
Commissioner Wilhelmina Harvey
Commissioner George Neugent
Commissioner Mary Kay Reich
Commissioner Nora Williams
(SEAL)
Attest: DANNY L.KOLHAGE, Clerk
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
By
By
Deputy Clerk
Mayor/Chairman
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