Item O3
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date:
February 16, 2000
Division:
County Attorney
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
Approval to advertise an ordinance amending Sec. 3-7(5) and Sec. 13.5-5, Monroe County
Code, in order to prohibit dogs 'from all Monroe County facilities, parks and beaches.
Seeing-eye dogs are exempt.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
Ordinance requested by Public Works Department.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Approval to advertise for public hearing for 3 PM on March 15, 2000 in Marathon.
TOTAL COST:
BUDGETED: Yes_ No_
Cost to County:
APPROVED BY:
County Attorney X OMB/Purchasing
DIVISION DIRECTOR~
DOCUMENTATION: Ine Ude~ .lL
Risk Management
To Follow
Not required
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ORDINANCE NO -2000
PUBLIC WORKS
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE
COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING SEC. 3-7(5) AND SEC. 13.5-5, MONROE COUNTY
CODE, IN ORDER TO PROHIBIT All JdOGS, EXCEPT SEEING-EYE DOGS, FROM All
MONROE COUNTY FACILITIES, PARKS AND BEACHES; 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
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. Sec. 3-7(5), Monroe County Code, is hereby amended to read as
follows:
(5) i9llt is unlawful for a dog owner or keeper to allow an unleashed
dog upon any county beach, park, or school grounds. It is unlawful for a dog
owner or keeper to permit the dog, either willfully or negligently, to defecate
upon:
ill (a) .^.ny public park or beach or school School ground~ other
than in an area designated for that purpose; or
1.21 fBt Any private property without the permission of the property
owner.
(b) Exceot for seeinc-eve docs, docs are orohibited from all county
facilities, oarks and beaches. No oerson may cause or allow anv doc - of
whatever size - to be broucht to, or remain on, any county facilitv. oark or
beach.
If this subsection (5) is violated, the department is authorized to remove the
dog or, in its discretion, to order the owner or keeper to do so. The owner or
keeper shall immediately remove any excrement deposited by the dog.
Failure to do so immediately shall constitute an additional violation of this
section.
Section 2. Sec. 13.5-5, Monroe County Code is hereby amended by the addition
of the following: -rl C".. , rl'~ \ S
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(I) Exceot for seeinc-eye docs, all ...doos are orohibited from all
county oarks. No oerson mav cause or allow, anv doc - of whatever size - to
be broucht to, or remain on, any county oark.
Section 3. 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 4. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are
hereby repealed to the extent of said conflict.
Section 5. 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 6. 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.
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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/Chairperson
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