Item P12
BOI\Rll OF COUNTY COMMISSION
AGEN DA JTE'" SUMMARY
r"1eding Date. ubi l 5/05 - r\.14rathon. . . ._.
Divis.ion (ounty Allomey' s Office
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AG f: NDA ITEM WOROING;
Approval to advertIs.e an Ordinance arn~ncling Section J -6( I) \1onroe County Code to provid~~ for a 3-
year dog li~~cnse instead Dr a I.ycar Hcens~.
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1 .icell~e~ (Ire generally issued at the wne or rab~cs vaccinations. Vctcrlnariant; nmv adm[ni~Hcr
vaecinalions witll a three-Yl~:n life.
PIU:VIOUS RELEVAN"r 1I0(:C ACTION:
Approval of dog liccusl: requirement,> in County Code.
COt\TRACT/.-\C REEM E~T CHANG f.S:
STAFF RECO M M ~: N IJA TIONS:
Approvallo advertise tor one puhliL h~jj['ing on July 10. ~0n) in Key West, Florida.
TOT~\L COST:
N/i\
BlJDGETED: Yes
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COST TO COlJNTY:
N/I_'\
SOl; RCE OF FC[\I)S~
REVEI\U[ PROl)rcrNG: Yes
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APPROVED BY: County Att}' V Oi\lli/Purchasing _ Risk Managemenl
nlVISION DIRECTOR APPROVAL:
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Com m issloner Speha r
ORDINANCE NO{ - 200S
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTYf FLORIDA, AMENDING SEC. 3-6{t), MONROE
COUNTY CODE, IN ORDER TO CHANGE THE LICENSING OF DOGS
FROM ON E YEAR TO THREE YEARS; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL Of ALL
ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR
INCORPORATION INTO THE MONROE COUNTY CODE OF
ORDINANCES; AN 0 PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE. DATE
WHEREAS, Section 3-6(1), Monroe County Code, requires dogs to be licensed
on an ann ua I basis; and
WHE REAS, most dog owners obta in I icenses on Iy at the time af rabies
v~cciTlatjons ~ and
WHEREAS, rabies vaccinations are flormaHy administered every three years;
now therefore!
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE
COUNTY, FLORIDA:
S_~qLQ.rLL Sec. 3-6(1), Monro€ County Code is hereby amended to read as
follows:
(1) Any person who owns or keeps in Monroe County a dog Six (6) months of age
or older- shaH cause the an i ma~ to be licensed an nual!., ~ estabUshUJJl residency
in Man roe COUJ1.tLQ.CJ!pon reaching the age oL~J~__f.gJ months and every thre~
'i.~gx:s--.tb.ereafter. A ~icen5e shall consist of a rabies vaccination and license
certificate a nd a rdbies vacci nation and I icense tag for the a nlma 1'5 collar. License
certfficates and I icense tags may be jssued only by the department manager and
licensed veteri naria ns a nd shall be vahd for ooe three yea~. No other license
certrficate and license tag shall be valid in Monroe County. A license certificate
and license tag issued for one an i ma I is on ty valid for the an i mal I icensed a nd is
not tra nsferable.
.S.~gi9..n....f.' If any sectionj subsection, sentence, clause or provision of this
ordinance is held invaHdf the remainder of this ordinance shall not be affected by such
invalid ity.
;;,gQ;.!QD.-;l. Arl ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict wjth this ordinance
are hereby repealed to the extent of said conflict.
Section 4. The provisions of this ord!nance shall be included and tncorporated In
the Code of Ordinances of the County of Monroe, Florida, as an additjon or amendment
thereto, an d s ha! I be appropriately renu m bered to conform to the un ifo,rn n um beri ng
system of the (ace.
Section 5, This ordinance shall take effect jmmediate~y upon receipt of official
notice from the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Florida that th is ordmance
has been fi led WiU1 said Office.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Comm~ssiQflers of Monroe County!
f'or;da, at a regular meeting of said Board heid on the _ day of , 2005,
Mayor Dixie M. Spehar
Mayor Pro Tem Charles "Sonny'l McCoy
Com missioner- Murray Nelson
Corn m issroner Georg€! Neugent
Com m rssloner David Rice
(SEAL)
A.ttest: DAN NY L. KOLHAGE, Clerk
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLOR1DA
By
By
Deputy Clerk
M ayorjCha i rperson
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