Ordinance 012-2024 ORDINANCE 012 -2024
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA,
ESTABLISHING SECTION 4-82 OF THE MONROE
COUNTY CODE; SETTING FORTH REGULATIONS FOR
ANIMALS AT THE KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT; 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.
WHEREAS, the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC)promulgated
Rules and Regulations for the Key West International Airport (EYW) at the regularly scheduled
February 21, 2024 board meeting; and
WHEREAS, the BOCC desires to codify the section of the Rules and Regulations which
sets forth the regulations for animals at EYW.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1: Section 4-82 is established to read as follows:
Sec. 4-82. —Animals at Key West International Airport.
a No Person may bring an animal into the Airport except:
1. An animal to be or that has been transported by air. Animals being transported
must be properly confined before entering the Passenger Terminal Complex
and/or must be restrained in a traveling container;
2. A service animal recognized as such by federal or Florida law;
3. An animal which remains inside a Motor Vehicle at alltimes;
4. An animal used for law-enforcement, rescue, or wildlife-management
purposes;or
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5. Animals otherwise authorized by the Airport Director to come onto the
Airport for a special event.
b. Any Person who brings an animal onto the Airport or has possession of an animal
thereon shall handle such animal in compliance with all Applicable Laws pertinent
to animal welfare.
C. All animals permitted by this section 4-82 must be restrained by a leash or confined
and completely under control.
d. No Person other than those authorized by the Airport Director may hunt,pursue,trap,
catch, injure or kill any animal on theAirport.
e. No Person may feed or do any other act to encourage the congregation of birds or other
animals on the Airport.
f. No Person may permit, either willfully or through failure to exercise due care or
control, any animal to urinate or defecate on the AOA, in parking garage(s), on
sidewalks of the Airport, within any Airport building or in any other area at the
Airport, except within Pines Park, the Missile Site, and any other designated animal
relief areas. Any solid waste deposited by any animal in any area of the Airport shall
be immediately collected by the Person having custody or control of such animal.Any
Person having custody or control of an animal on the Airport shall be equipped to
collect such animal's solid waste when deposited.
g Any Person whose animal displays aggression shall immediately remove it from the
Airport, except with respect to animals acting in the course of law-enforcement or
wildlife-management activities permitted by the Rules and Regulations.
SECTION 2: SEVERABIL,ITY. If any portion of this ordinance is for any reason held invalid
or declared to be unconstitutional, inoperative or void, such holding shall not affect the remaining
portions of this ordinance. If this ordinance or any provision thereof shall be held to be inapplicable
to any person,property or circumstances, such holding shall not affect its applicability to any other
person, property or circumstances.
SECTION 3: CONFLICT WITH OTHER ORDINANCES. All ordinances or parts of
ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of said conflict.
SECTION 4: INCLUSION IN CODE OF ORDINANCES. 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.
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SECTION 5:TRANSMITTAL AND EFFECTIVE DATE.This Ordinance shall be filed with
the Department of State and shall be effective as provided in section 125.66(2), Florida Statutes.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County,
Florida, at a regular meeting of said Board held on the 20th day of March, 2024.
Mayor Holly Merrill Raschein Yes
Mayor Pro Tem James K. Scholl Yes
Commissioner Craig Cates Yes
Commissioner Michelle Lincoln Yes
Commissioner David Rice Yes
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PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT
STATE OF FLORIDA NOTICE OF INTENTION TO CONSIDER
ADOPTION OF COUNTY ORDINANCE
COUNTY OF MONROE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO WHOM IT
MAY CONCERN that on March 20,2024,
Before the undersigned authority personally appeared at ma A.M., y e soon thereafter r-
g y p y pp the matter may be heard,at the Mur-
ray E.Nelson Government Center,
102050 Overseas Highway, Key Largo,
Amber Douglas who on oath says that he or she is Florida,the Board of County Commis-
sioners of Monroe County, Florida, in-
tends to consider adopting the follow-
The legal advertising representative of the Key West Citizen,a five day news- ing ordinance:
paper published in Key West, in Monroe County, Florida;that the attached copy AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF
a legal notice in the matter of No Animals at KWIA was COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
of advertisment, being g MONROE COUNTY,FLORIDA,
published in said newspaper in the issues of: ESTABLISHING SECTION 4-82
OF THE MONROE COUNTY CODE;
SETTING FORTH REGULATIONS FOR
Saturday, March 2,2024 ANIMALS AT THE KEY WEST
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT,PROVIDING
FOR SEVERABILITY,PROVIDING FOR
Affiant further says that the Key West Citizen is a newspaper published in Key THE REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES
West, in said Monroe County, Florida and that the said newspapers has hereto- INCONSISTENT HEREWITH;PROVIDING
published in said Monroe County, Florida Tuesday thru FOR INCORPORATION INTO THE
fore been continuously p Y Y MONROE COUNTY CODE OF
Saturday weekly,and has been entered as periodicals matter at the post office in ORDINANCES;AND
Key West, in said Monroe County, Florida,for a period of 1 year next preceding PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
the first publication of the attached copy of advertisement;and affiant further says The proposed ordinance may be in-
that he or she has neither paid nor promised any person,firm or corporation any spected by the public at the Monroe
County website by viewing the agenda
discount, rebate, commission or refund for the purpose of securing this advertise- packet for the March 20, 2024 meet-
ment for publication in the said newspaper. ing,which will be posted beginning on
March 8,2024,at: http:Hmonroecoun-
tyfl.igm2.com/citizens/default.aspx.
The ordinance may also be viewed at
the Monroe County Attorney's office
at 1111 12 th St.Ste.408 Key West,FL
33040.
The public can participate in the March
20,2024 meeting of the Board of Coun-
ty Commissioners of Monroe County,
(Signature of Affiant) FL by attending in person or via Zoom.
The Zoom link can be found in the
agenda at http://monroecountyfl.igm2.
Affirmed and subscribed before me this 4th day of March 2024 com/citizens/default.aspx.
ADA ASSISTANCE: If you are a person
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accommodations in order to partici-
pate in this proceeding,please contact
(Notary Public Signature) the County Administrator's Office, by
phoning(305)292.4441, between the
hours of 8:30a.m.-5:00p.m., prior to
Jill Kelli Di Benedetto the scheduled meeting;if you are hear-
(Notary Public Printed Name) ing or voice-impaired,call '711". Live
Closed-Captioning is available via our
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meetings of the Monroe County Board
of County Commissioners.
Personally Known X Produced Identification
Type of Identification Produced (Notary Seal) Dated at Key West, Florida, this 28th
A plM a — day of February,2024.
Notary Public State of Florida KEVIN MADOK, Clerk of the Circuit
Ak Jill K6111 Di Benedetto Court and Ex Officio Clerk of the Board
t1N My Commission HH 390294 of County Commissioners
Expir93 6/1912027 of Monroe County,Florida
03/02/24-KWC
420155 3920794
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March 25, 2024
Department of State
Administrative Code & Register
500 S Bronough Street
Tallahassee FL 32399-0250
To Whom It May Concern,
Attached is a copy of Ordinance No. 012-2024 of the Board of County Commissioners of
Monroe County, Florida, establishing Section 4-82 of the Monroe County Code of Ordinances;
setting forth regulations for animals at the Key West International Airport;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.
This Ordinance was adopted by the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners at a
regular meeting, held in formal session, on March 20, 2024. Should you have any questions
please feel free to contact me at(305) 292-3550.
Respectfully Submitted,
Kevin Madok, CPA, Clerk of
the Circuit Court& Comptroller&
ex-officio to the Monroe County
Board of County Commissioners
by: Liz Yongue, Deputy Clerk
cc: County Administrator
County Attorney
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BOCC
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KEY WEST MARATHON PLANTATION KEY
500 Whitehead Street 3117 Overseas Highway 88770 Overseas Highway
Key West, Florida 33040 Marathon, Florida 33050 Plantation Key, Florida 33070
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I FLORIDA DEPARTMENT Of'STAT'E"
RON DESANTIS CORD BYRD
Governor Secretary of State
March 25, 2024
Honorable Kevin Madok
Clerk of the Circuit Court
Monroe County
500 Whitehead Street, Suite 101
Key West, Florida 33040
Dear Kevin Madok,
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 125.66, Florida Statutes, this will acknowledge receipt of your
electronic copy of Monroe County Ordinance No. 012-2024, which was filed in this office on March 25,
2024.
Sincerely,
Matthew Hargreaves
Administrative Code and Register Director
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R. A. Gray Building • 500 South Bronough Street • Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0250
Telephone: (850) 245-6270