Ordinance 006-2006
ORDINANCE NO. 006 - 2006
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 3, MONROE COUNTY CODE;
PROVIDING CLARIFICA TION OF AUTHORITY OF ANIMAL
CONTROL OFFICERS AND OF OTHER PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 3;
PROVIDING FOR RABIES VACCINATIONS OF FERRETS AND
CHANGING REQUIRED AGES OF CATS AND DOGS TO BE
V ACCINA TED; PROVIDING PENAL TIES ENFORCEABLE BY CODE
VIOLATION PROSECUTION FOR DANGEROUS AND VICIOUS DOGS;
PROVIDING FOR PROHmITIONS AGAINST ABANDONMENT OF
ANIMALS AND CHAINING OF DOGS; PROVIDING FOR
REQUIREMENTS OF SPAYING OR NEUTERING OF CATS AND
DOGS; PROVIDING FOR EXEMPTIONS AND ESTABLISHING
CRITERIA AND PROCESS TO OBTAIN AN EXEMPTION FROM
REQUIREMENT FOR SPAY AND NEUTER OF DOGS AND CATS;
PROVIDING AN INCENTIVE FOR PERMANENT IDENTIFICATION;
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, Monroe County Code Chapter 3 sets forth provisions regulating animals
and animal owners and keepers in the interest of the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of
Monroe County; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners recognizes that some provisions in
Chapter 3 require clarification for ease of interpretation and compliance by the general public as
well as the Officers designated to enforce the provisions; and
WHEREAS, the contractors providing animal control services have responded to the
concerns of the United States Department of Fish and Wildlife about feral cats in endangered
species habitat by suggesting enactment of ordinances to require spay/neuter, permanent
identification, and prohibiting abandonment; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Chapter 3, Monroe County Code, shall be amended as follows:
Chapter 3 ANIMALS AND FOWL
Sec. 3-1. Short title; authority and purpose of provisions.
This Chapter shall be referred to as the "Monroe County Animal Control Ordinance" and is
enacted under the powers of the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida, to
regulate animals and animal owners and keepers in the interest of the health, safety and welfare of
the citizens of Monroe County.
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Sec. 3~2. Legislative findings and intent.
The Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida, fmds that ownership of an
animal carries with it responsibilities to the County and the general public with regard to care and
control of the animal. In interpretation and application, the provisions of this Chapter shall be
construed to impose a primary responsibility for compliance with this Ordinance on the owner of
an animal. The Board of County Commissioners concludes that it is advisable to enact a revised
Animal Control Ordinance in the interest of protecting public health and safety, promoting the
welfare of animals within Monroe County and providing for the orderly and uniform
administration of the provisions governing animal welfare and control.
(1) The Board of County Commissioners finds that the presence of dangerous animals
and vicious animals, as defined in this Ordinance, within Monroe County creates an
increased danger to public health and safety and to the welfare of other animals and
people.
(2) The Board of County Commissioners finds that the authority endowed upon the
County Administrator to reassign and reallocate job functions may result in changes
in the Division Director assigned responsibility by the County Administrator for
oversight of the animal control functions.
(3) The Board of County Commissioners finds that it is inhumane to mistreat, neglect or
abandon an animal. It is the intent of this ordinance to impose penalties of
significance in order to deter such action and to reduce the possibility of repeat
violations by rendering the violators ineligible to adopt pets from County animal
shelters.
(4) The Board of County Commissioners finds that proposed penalties for abandonment,
permanent identification, breeding and spay/neuter requirements differ significantly
from penalties existing on the books which penalties are no longer commensurate
with the severity of the violation, and , therefore, changes to Chapter 3 need to
incorporate a system of different set of penalties designed to provide leniency and
education for a first offense and a penalty of significance to act as a deterrent for
subsequent offenses, and to provide uniformity to enhance the ability of animal
control officers and the court to enforce the animal control laws.
(5) Section 19-153(b),MCC, limits domesticated animals to two per household, which
conflicts with the four allowed per premises in Section 3-16, MCC.
(6) The Board of County Commissioners finds that it is inhumane to chain, tether, or tie
a dog to a stationary object or to confine it in a small space.
(7) The Board of County Commissioners finds that pet overpopulation continues to
negatively impact our communities by threatening the ecosystem and requiring
enhanced animal control services.
(8) The Board of County Commissioners finds that pets which find egress from fenced
yards and other enclosures in order to seek out other animals are predominantly
unaltered and become a nuisance by uncontrolled breeding and running at large.
(9) The Board of County Commissioners finds that violations of the Florida Statutes
governing the treatment of animals are more likely to be addressed if the County
Code incorporates some of the statutory provisions to enable enforcement of such
laws by local government officers.
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(10) It is the intent of the Board of County Commissioners that this ordinance shall:
(a) make provisions for penalties and contesting citations uniform;
(b) eliminate inconsistencies and errors in the County Code and make the codified
provisions regarding animals easier to understand and apply;
(c) provide incentives to those demonstrating responsible pet ownership;
(d) impose penalties of significance in order to deter abandonment, mistreatment, and
other inhumane action and to reduce the possibility of repeat violations by rendering
the violators ineligible to adopt pets from County animal shelters; and
(e) require pet owners to be fully responsible for their pets, to have them neutered or
to take extraordinary precautions to prevent the pets from having further negative
impacts caused by uncontrolled breeding, and requiring an exemption license,
forfeitable for noncompliance.
Sec. 3-3. Definitions.
(I) Abandon means to forsake an animal entirely or to neglect or refuse to provide or perform
the legal obligations for care and support of an animal by its owner, or to leave an animal
unattended for more than 24 hours, release the animal upon public roads or public or private
lands, or fail to provide adequate food, water, exercise or medical care
(2) Animal means any living dumb creature, including any mammal, bird, fish, reptile, ferret,
turtle, horse, mollusk, crustacean, or any other vertebrate other than a human being.
(3) Animal at large means any animal, other than a cat, which is not under the control, custody,
charge or possession of the owner or other responsible person in attendance, by leash,
secure fence or other means of confinement or restraint.
(4) Animal control officer means any person employed or appointed by the County for the
purpose of enforcing County ordinances or state statutes pertaining to animal care and
control, who is authorized to investigate on public or private property civil infractions
relating to animal control or cruelty and to issue citations as provided in this Chapter, and
whose appointment is approved by the Board of County Commissioners, and whose
appointment is approved by a judge of the county court or circuit court for Monroe County.
For purposes of enforcement of violations of this chapter, the terms animal control officer
and animal control supervisor are interchangeable.
(5) Animal control shelter means a facility designated or recognized by the County or State of
Florida for the purpose of impounding and/or caring for animals, including a contract
service provider, such as a local animal protection shelter, which may include a humane
society.
(6) Animal control supervisor means a person who has been duly appointed as an animal control
officer and who is:
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(a) The person, if the function of animal control is administered by County employees or a
single independent contractor has contracted for animal control services County-wide, who
has authority and responsibility for all Monroe County animal shelters and to whom all du1y
appointed animal control officers shall report; or
(b) Any person with authority and responsibility for one or more Monroe County animal
shelters and to whom duly appointed animal control officers shall report by area under the
jurisdiction of any single contractor, if the animal control functions within the County are
administered by more than one independent contractor.
(7) Animal fighting means fighting between roosters or other birds or between dogs, or between
other animals of the same species.
(8) Bait means to attack with violence, to provoke, or to harass an animal with one or
more animals for the purpose of training an animal for, or to cause an animal to
engage in, fights with or among other animals. In addition, "baiting" means the use
of live animals in the training of racing greyhounds.
(9) Board means the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County.
(10) Cat means any member of the species "Felis Catus."
(11) Charging instrument means a writing or document that recites the mode of committing an
offense.
(12) Citation means a charging instrument or written notice, issued to a person by an animal
control officer or law enforcement officer, that the officer has probable cause to believe
that the person has committed a civil infraction in violation of a du1y enacted ordinance
and that the county court will hear the charge. The citation must contain:
(a) The date and time of issuance.
(b) The name and address of the person.
(c) The date and time the civil infraction was committed.
(d) The facts constituting probable cause.
(e) The section of the County Code violated.
(f) The name and authority of the officer.
(g) The procedure for the person to follow in order to pay the civil penalty, to contest the
citation, or to appear in court as required under subsection (6).
(h) The applicable civil penalty if the person elects to contest the citation.
(i) The applicable civil penalty if the person elects not to contest the citation.
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(j) A conspicuous statement that if the person fails to pay the civil penalty within the time
allowed, or fails to appear in court to contest the citation, the person shall be deemed to
have waived his or her right to contest the citation and that, in such case, judgment may be
entered against the person for an amount up to the maximum civil penalty.
(k) A conspicuous statement that if the person is required to appear in court as mandated
by subsection (6), he or she does not have the option of paying a fine in lieu of appearing
in court.
(13) Commercial kennel or cattery means a facility which offers the services of a kennel or
cattery for a profit.
(14) Cruelty means any act of neglect, torture, or torment that causes unjustifiable pain or
suffering of an animal, and includes but is not limited to any omission of a duty to provide
food and water, shelter, and health care which omission causes unjustifiable pain or
suffering of an animal, and allowing pain or suffering to continue when there is reasonable
remedy or relief.
(15) Dangerous animal means any animal which bites or attacks a person or an animal but does
not include the following:
(a) An animal that bites or attacks a person or animal that provokes, torments, tortures, or
treats the animal cruelly; or
(b) An animal that is responding in a manner that an ordinary and reasonable person would
conclude was designed to protect itself or another animal or a person if that person is
engaged in lawful activity and is the subject of an assau1t or battery or animal attack.
(16) Direct control means control which is immediate and continuous.
(17) Dog means any member of the species "Canis Familiaries."
(18) Domesticated companion animal means an animal that has traditionally, through a long
association with humans, lived in a state of dependence upon humans or has been
traditionally kept as a household pet, including but not limited to: dogs, cats, hamsters,
gerbils, ferrets, mice, rabbits, parakeets, parrots, cockatiels, cockatoos, canaries, love birds,
finches and tropical fish.
(19) Effective voice command means voice control within twenty (20) feet by a competent
person which at all times prevents the animal subject to the voice control from
running at large or otherwise violating the provisions of this chapter.
(20) Ferret means any member of the species "Mustela Furo."
(21) Fierce animal means any animal not dangerous or vicious but which frequently shows
aggressive tendencies.
(22) Keeper means any person possessing or having custody of an animal.
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(23) Kennel or cattery means any establishment, except a pet shop or animal protection shelter,
wherein or whereon animals are kept for boarding, training, care and grooming, breeding, or
stud services for remuneration, or sales of offspring or adult animals, but does not include
a veterinarian hospital.
(24) Leash means a cord, strap or other like apparatus that is attached to an animal in an effort to
control the movement of the animal by the holder thereof.
(25) License certificate means a license document issued pursuant to this chapter. The Board
may by resolution authorize the license certificate and rabies vaccination certificate to be a
combined document.
(26) License tag means a license tag, designed to be attached to an animal collar, issued pursuant
to this chapter.
(27) Licensed veterinarian means a veterinarian licensed to practice in the State of Florida.
(28) Livestock means horses, stallions, colts, geldings, mares, sheep, rams, lambs, bulls, bullocks,
steers, heifers, cows, calves, mules, jacks, jenneys, burros, goats, kids, swine, and any other
fur-bearing animals being raised in captivity, including those other animals recognized by
the Department of Agriculture as being within the jurisdiction of its Department.
(29) Neglect means failure to comply with the minimum requirements for animal care set forth in
this Chapter.
(30) Neutered or spayed means rendered permanently incapable of reproduction by surgical
alteration, implantation of a device or other physical means, or permanently incapable of
reproduction because of physiological sterility, but only where the neutered or spayed
condition has been certified by a veterinarian licensed in any state.
(31) Notice means a notice to appear, unless the context of the chapter requires a different
definition.
(32) Nuisance means the following:
(a) An animal that habitually barks, howls, cries, screams or makes other bothersome
noises any time of day or night; or
(b) Any animal that, by its conduct or behavior, including but not limited to habitual or
repeated destruction or soiling of any public or private property, habitual chasing of persons,
cars or other vehicles, or running at large, causes a disturbance to the peace or causes injury
or threat of injury to persons or property.
(33) Officer means any law enforcement officer defined in s. 943.10, Florida Statutes, or any
animal control officer.
(34) Ordinance means any ordinance relating to the control of or cruelty to animals enacted by
the governing body of a county or municipality the violation of which is a civil infraction.
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(35) Owner means any person or custodian in charge of an animal and includes any
person having a right of property in the animal; or an authorized agent of the person
having a right of property in the animal; every person who keeps or harbors the
animal or has it in his care, custody or control; and any person who has the apparent
authority to have a right of property in the animal. An owner shall include every
person who resides at the same address or permits an animal to remain on the
premises in which that person resides, if such person is of legal age.
(36) Person means any individual, corporation, society, co-partnership, limited partnership,
limited liability company, association, or any other legal or business entity. Knowledge and
acts of agents and employees of corporations in regards to animals transported, owned,
employed by or in the custody of a corporation, shall be held to be the knowledge and act of
such corporation.
(37) Pet means any Domesticated Companion Animal, excluding livestock, poultry, or wild
animals, which is owned by any person.
(38) Poultry means any domestic fowl, ornamental birds, and game birds.
(39) Premises means a tract of land, including its dwelling units, buildings and other
appurtenances.
(40) Provoke means to perform an act or omission that an ordinary and reasonable person would
conclude is likely to precipitate the bite or attack by an animal.
(41) Quarantine means strict confinement by leash, closed cage, paddock, or in any other
manner, and in a place as approved by the animal control supervisor of all animals specified
in the order.
(42) Rabies suspect animal means any animal which has bitten, scratched, or broken the skin of a
human being; been in contact with or been bitten, scratched or has had its skin broken by a
rabid animal; or any animal which shows symptoms suggestive of rabies.
(43) Rabies vaccination certificate means a certificate issued by a licensed veterinarian attesting
that the animal has been inocu1ated against rabies. The certificate shall be Form 51, "Rabies
Vaccination Certificate", of the National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians or
an equivalent form containing all the information required by said form. The form may be
combined with the license certificate and the veterinarian who administers the rabies
vaccine to the animal may affix his or her signature stamp in lieu of an actual signature.
(44) Rabies vaccination tag means a tag, designed to be attached to an animal collar and
containing the rabies vaccination certificate number.
(45) Sporting kennel or cattery means a facility which offers no services for profit, which
maintains animals solely for the owner's sporting or hobby purposes, and which sells
offspring and adult animals only on an occasional basis. "Occasional basis" means animal
sales of a frequency of no greater than one (1) litter per fertile female per year.
(46) Tether means a rope or chain fastened to an animal and a stationery object(s) to keep said
animal within a certain boundary.
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(47) Torment means an act or omission, including abandonment or neglect, that causes pain,
suffering, or distress to an animal, including mental or emotional distress as evidenced by
the animal's altered behavior.
(48) Veterinary hospital means any establishment operated by a licensed veterinarian for surgery,
diagnosis, and treatment of diseases, illnesses, and injuries of animals.
(49) Vicious animal means any animal which has:
(a) previously been declared a "dangerous animal" under this Chapter or under Section
828.27(1), Florida Statutes;
(b) a propensity, tendency, or disposition to attack, cause injury, or otherwise endanger the
safety of persons or domesticated companion animals; or
(c) behaved in such a manner that the owner knows or should have known that the animal
had tendencies to bite or attack persons or other domestic companion animals.
A Vicious Animal does not include the following:
(a) An animal that bites or attacks a person or animal that provokes, torments, tortures, or
treats the animal cruelly; or
(b) An animal that is responding in a manner that an ordinary and reasonable person would
conclude was designed to protect itself or another animal or a person if that person is
engaged in lawful activity and is the subject of an assau1t or battery or animal attack.
(50) Wild animal means any animal which is not a domesticated companion animal, or
which is any crossbreed of wild animals with domestic animals, or any descendant of any
crossbreed. Such animals include, but are not limited to: any venomous snake, python or
constrictor snakes, owls, porcupines, monkeys, raccoons, skunks, leopards, lions, tigers,
lynx, bobcats, badgers, fox, coyote, wolves, wolf-hybrids, wolverines, squirrels, bears,
deer, chipmunks, moose, elk, rabbits, opossum, beavers, ground hogs, moles, gophers,
mice/rodents, bats, birds, and any related fur or feathered non-domesticated companion
animals.
Sec. 3-4. Construction; maintenance of animal control shelter; Employing, contracting and
appointment of animal control supervisor and officers;
(1) The board may purchase, lease or construct, and may operate and maintain animal control
shelters to retain the following~
(a) Animals at large,
(b) Any fierce, vicious or dangerous animals not properly secured or restrained by the
owner or keeper,
(c) Animals that are nuisances, animals having or believed to have rabies or other
infectious or contagious diseases,
(d) Dogs not licensed and inoculated as required by this chapter, or
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(e) Any animal otherwise in violation of this Chapter or required by this Chapter to be
impounded or quarantined.
(2) The board may employ any person and or contract with any private non-governmental
humane organization for the operation of animal shelter facilities and animal control
responsibilities authorized by this chapter. When the board contracts with any society, association
or corporation for the prevention of cruelty to animals to provide animal control and animal
shelter services to the County, the contract shall provide for appointment of the entity's animal
control supervisor and animal control officers as agents for the purpose of investigating violations
of any of the provisions of Chapter 828, Florida Statutes, and the provisions of this Chapter. All
animal control officers and supervisors, whether contracted or employed by the board, shall be
appointed in the manner required by S. 828.03(2), F.S., providing for the appointment of such
officers to be approved by the Board of County Commissioners and a judge of the County or
Circuit Court.
Sec. 3-5. Animal control officers and supervisors: qualifications; duties.
(1) The animal control supervisor and animal control officers may catch, seize or pick up:
(a) Any stray animal;
(b) Any animal at large;
(c) Any fierce, vicious or dangerous animal not properly restrained or secured by the
owner or keeper;
(d) Any animal carrying or believed to be carrying rabies or other infectious or contagious
diseases;
(e) Any animal that is a nuisance;
(f) Any dog not licensed and inoculated as required by this chapter;
(g) Any sick or injured animal for which the owner or keeper cannot be found after
reasonable effort to do so, or for which the owner or keeper is unable or unwilling to
provide proper care;
(h) Any animal which has been found engaged in animal fighting that is prohibited by this
Chapter.
(i) Any other animal authorized by this chapter to be quarantined, impounded, caught,
seized or picked up.
(2) The animal control supervisor or his officers shall impound or otherwise dispose of such
animals as provided under this Chapter.
(3) The animal control supervisor and animal control officer shall investigate complaints or
actions allegedly in violation of this chapter and shall issue citations demanding that the
violations cease or be corrected. Those animal control officers authorized to issue citations pursuant to sections 828.27(1)(b) and 828.23(1)(f), Florida Statutes, have authority under this
chapter.
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(4) Pursuant to law, the animal control supervisor and officers may enter public or unfenced
private property within the county, except residential buildings, to carry out the duties imposed by
this chapter.
(5) The animal control supervisor may declare an animal to be a "fierce animal," "dangerous
animal" or "vicious animal" as defined by section 3-2 of this chapter, and may order the owner of
such animal to secure, restrain and confine it in a reasonable manner specified by the animal
control supervisor.
(6) The animal control officer shall fulfill the following duties:
(a) The animal control officer shall promptly seize, take up and place in the animal
protection shelter, or contracted services provider, all animals being kept or harbored or
found running at large any place within the county contrary to the provisions of this
Chapter or the statutes of the State. As to any cat found roaming or wandering on public
property or private property other than that of its owner, that is unrestrained, without its
owner immediately and visibly present in such area and without an identifying license
tag, the animal control officer, after reasonable investigation, shall be vested with
discretion to conclude that such cat is feral or abandoned by its owner and may seize and
impound the cat in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.
(b) The animal control officer shall be properly deputized as a peace or police officer for
the purpose of this Ordinance. He or she shall have the legal authority and duty to issue
appearance tickets, citations or summonses to those persons owning, keeping or
harboring animals contrary to the provisions of this Ordinance.
(c) The animal control officer shall dispose of impounded animals which are not claimed
and released within seven (7) days by one of the following methods:
(1) adoption by an individual person who meets adoption criteria for the animal;
or
(2) humane euthanasia under State statute ifthe animal is deemed unadoptable or
cannot be placed within a reasonable time with a duly recognized service
provider to the County, such as a licensed humane society or animal protection
shelter; or
(3) release to a duly recognized service provider to the County, such as a licensed
humane society or animal protection shelter.
However, if a dog or cat has a collar, license, or other evidence of ownership, the animal
control officer shall notify the owner of the impoundment. Disposition of the animal shall
then not be made until after five (5) days from the date of mailing a written notice,
unless the owner has, prior to the end of the five (5) days, redeemed the animal or
relinquished in writing ownership of the animal. The animal control supervisor shall
maintain a record of when the animal was acquired and under what circumstances. This
record shall also indicate the date of notice sent to the owner of an animal and any
subsequent disposition of the animal. This section does not apply to animals which are
sick or injured to the extent that the holding period would cause the animal to suffer.
Regulations regarding the sale of animals from the animal protection shelter and boarding
and other charges shall be posted in a conspicuous place at the animal control shelter. The
bodies of all animals destroyed at the animal control shelter or elsewhere in the county
shall be disposed of by the animal control officer in a manner approved by the Monroe
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County Health Department and the Board of County Commissioners. Any animals
voluntarily relinquished to the animal control shelter by their owners for disposition (not
boarding), need not be kept for the minimum period of five (5) days before release or
disposal of the animal by the animal control officer.
(d) The animal control officer shall promptly investigate all animal bite cases involving
human injury and shall search out and attempt to discover the animal involved. If the
animal control officer finds the animal responsible for the bite, he or she shall either
impound or quarantine the animal for examination for disease in accordance with the
applicable provisions of this Ordinance and the statutes of the State. The animal control
officer shall also be obliged to seize and impound any rabies-suspected animal and cause
the animal to be either impounded or quarantined for examination for disease in
accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance.
(e) The animal control officer is authorized and empowered in accordance with the
provisions of this Ordinance to enter upon private premises (excepting entry into the
private areas of buildings, unless in possession of a Search Warrant) for the purpose of
inspecting those premises to determine if the owners of dogs, cats or animals harbored,
kept or possessed on the premises have complied with the provisions of this Chapter. The
animal control officer is authorized and empowered to issue a citation to the owner of
any dogs, cats or ferrets for whom no license has been procured in accordance with this
Chapter or for any other violation ofthis Chapter. The provisions of this subsection shall
include, but not be limited to, investigation of, and seizure for, cruelty to animals, and
investigation and seizure of vicious or dangerous animals.
(f) The animal control officer shall have the duty to inspect any kennel, a license for
which has been issued by any State or County agency or their authorized officers, and
shall have the duty to notify the licensing agency of any conditions which are unhealthy
or inhumane to the animals kept in the kennel.
(g) The animal control officer shall have the duty to investigate complaints of animals
alleged to be dangerous animals or vicious animals, and shall have the right to seize, take
up and impound such animals pending disposition pursuant to this Chapter.
(h) The animal control officer shall have the duty to investigate complaints of cruelty to
or abandonment or neglect of animals and shall take such action as is required or
permitted by the section of this Chapter governing animals in distress.
(i) The animal control officer shall be responsible for coordinating with the County
Administrator or his designated appointee the sale of licenses and the keeping of
appropriate records and related books of account.
(j) The animal control officer shall not sell, give or make available in any manner any
live or dead animals of any species or any animal body parts or organs to be used for
research, demonstration, experimental or any other purposes by any person, firm,
corporation or institution, except to the extent necessary to comply with health laws and
regulations concerning rabies. The animal control officer shall be responsible for
disposition of the bodies of animals destroyed at the animal protection shelter in
accordance with State law and regulations.
(k) The animal control officer shall provide to the state attorney for investigation and
possible prosecution information concerning suspected violations of the following
Florida Statutes: Section 828.122 governing fighting or baiting animals; Section 828.123
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governing killing a dog or cat with intent to sell pelt and possession of pelts of dogs or
cats with the intent to sell; Section 828.1231 governing the sale of garments or items of
clothing containing dog or cat fur; Section 828.125 governing the killing or aggravated
abuse of registered horses and cattle; and Section 828.29 governing the transportation
into the state, and offering for sale of, dogs and cats. The County Attorney is authorized
to seek injunctive relief against continued violations of said statutes if an investigation
discloses probable cause to believe the violations are occurring and there is no criminal
prosecution of the violations.
(I) The animal control officer shall have such other duties relating to the enforcement of
this Chapter as the Board of Commissioners may from time to time provide.
(7) The animal control officer, in enforcing the provisions of this Chapter and the statutes of
the State pertaining to animals, may issue to the owner or keeper of an animal in violation
of this chapter a citation containing a notice to pay a fine and/or appear in court or may
make complaint to the State Attorney for the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit and to the Circuit
or County Court in regard to any violations of this Chapter.
(8) No employee of the County or any contracted entity shall perform the duties of an animal
control officer unless that person has been certified through the training program
described in Section 828.27(4)(a), Florida Statutes. This provision shall not preclude
employees who are not certified from providing care for animals, maintenance of animal
living areas or attending to other operational and administrative duties of the animal
control and sheltering functions.
Sec. 3-6. Fees and Monies Collected.
(I) The board may charge reasonable fees for licensure and for impounding and care of animals
under this chapter. The owners or keepers of impounded animals shall pay the fees and execute a
sworn statement of ownership or responsibility as a condition precedent to release of an
impounded animal. Fees collected shall be deposited in the general revenue fund of the county,
and all expenses of administering this Chapter shall be paid from that fund. The board shall
promulgate by resolution all charges to be paid under this Chapter. For any dog, cat or ferret that
has been adjudicated a dangerous animal pursuant to Section 767.12, Florida Statutes, the license
fees shall be increased by $500.
(2) The Board may provide for a system of fees, which may include a system of discounts for
responsible ownership, care and control of animals. In order for an owner to redeem any
impounded animal, the required fees and all veterinary costs to provide such care necessary to
sustain the animal in a humane manner while impounded shall be remitted to the animal control
supervisor or officer.
(3) All fees and monies collected by the animal control officers and supervisor(s) shall be
accounted for and turned over to the County Clerk on or before the first of each and every month,
or more often if reasonably necessary, under the standard practices of the Clerk's accounting
system.
Sec. 3-7 . Vaccination of dogs, cats, and ferrets.
(1) Any resident person who owns or keeps a dog, cat, or ferret four (4) months old or older
shall cause the dog, cat, or ferret to be vaccinated effectively against rabies with a United States
Department of Agriculture approved vaccine, by a licensed veterinarian. Evidence of vaccination
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shall consist of a rabies vaccination certificate signed by the veterinarian administering the
vaccination and a County rabies vaccination tag attached to the animal's collar.
The certificate shall contain:
(a) A numerically serialized certificate.
(b) The name, address, and phone number of the owner.
(c) The date of vaccination.
(d) The expiration date of the vaccination.
(e) The species, age, sex, color, breed, weight, and name of the animal vaccinated.
(f) The rabies vaccine manufacturer.
(g) The vaccine lot number.
(h) The type and brand of vaccine used.
(i) The route of administration of the vaccine.
(j) The signature of the licensed veterinarian.
(2) Upon production of a rabies vaccination certificate which meets the above criteria, a rabies
vaccination tag may be issued by any animal control supervisor or animal control officer for the
animal designated in the rabies vaccination certificate. No vaccination tag issued by any other
jurisdiction shall be valid in the county.
(3) The rabies vaccination certificate and tag are issued for one animal and are only valid for the
animal and are not transferable.
(4) Vaccination is excused only if a veterinarian licensed to practice in any state has examined
the animal and has certified in writing that a vaccination would be injurious to the animal's health
because of its age, infirmity, disability, illness, or other medical considerations. The animal shall
be kept in an enclosed building or kennel, and when outside of said enclosure shall be under the
direct control of the owner, until the veterinarian can safely vaccinate the animal.
(5) A dog, cat or ferret which is required to be inoculated and is not inoculated against rabies
shall not be released from a county animal shelter or pound until provisions have been made to
properly inoculate the animal.
(6) Each ferret vaccinated according to this section must be quarantined, when necessary,
according to the rules of the Department of Health.
(7) An animal owner's name, street address, phone number, and animal tag number contained in
a rabies vaccination certificate provided to the animal control authority is exempt from s.
119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. However, any person who has been bitten,
scratched, or otherwise exposed to a zoonotic disease or the physician of such person; a
veterinarian who is treating an animal that has been bitten, scratched, or otherwise exposed to a
zoonotic disease; or the owner of an animal that has been bitten, scratched, or otherwise exposed
to a zoonotic disease shall be provided with any information contained in a rabies vaccination
certificate but only with respect to the particular animal biting, scratching, or otherwise causing
exposure. Any person with an animal tag number may receive vaccination certificate information
with regard to that animal. Law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies; other animal control
authorities; emergency and medical response and disease control agencies; or other governmental
health agencies shall be provided information contained in the rabies vaccination certificate for
the purpose of controlling the transmission of rabies; however, the receiving agencies and
authorities must not release the exempt information.
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Sec. 3-8 Licenses.
(I) Any person who owns or keeps in Monroe County a dog, cat or ferret four (4) months of age
or older shall cause the animal to be licensed upon establishing residency in Monroe County or
upon reaching the age of four (4) months and thereafter as conforms to the current status of the
rabies vaccination. A license shall consist of a license certificate and a license tag for the
animal's collar. License certificates and license tags may be issued only by the animal control
supervisors_and licensed veterinarians upon proof that the animal has been inoculated against
rabies as required by law and shall be valid for the number of years which the rabies vaccination
covers. No license certificate or license tag issued by any other jurisdiction shall be valid in
Monroe County.
(2) An animal control supervisor shall keep a record of all dog, cat and ferret licenses and all
kennel licenses issued during the year in his or her area of responsibility. Such records shall
contain the name and address of the person to whom each license is issued. In the case of all
individual licenses, the record shall also state the breed, sex, age, color and markings of the dog,
cat or ferret; and in the case of a kennel license, it shall state the place where the business is
conducted.
(3) In all prosecutions for violation of this Chapter, the records of the Animal Control
supervisor(s), or the lack of such records, showing the name of the owner and the license number
to which any license has been issued, and the license tag affixed to the collar or harness of the
dog, cat or ferret showing a corresponding number shall be prima facie evidence of ownership or
non-ownership of any dog, cat or ferret and of issuance or non-issuance of a dog, cat or ferret
license or tag.
(4) Any nonresident who brings a dog, cat, or ferretsix (6) months of age or older into Monroe
County with intent to reside within the county permanently, or temporarily for a minimum of six
(6) months, shall obtain a license certificate and a license tag from the animal control supervisor
or a licensed veterinarian within thirty (30) days of arrival. The owner must prove ownership of
the animal.
(5) The animal control supervisor shall use license certificate~ and license tags which are of
uniform design for use throughout Monroe County, although the name, address, and phone
number of the shelter from which the certificate and tag are issued may appear on the certificates
and tags, and shall issue the license certificates and license tags to licensed veterinarians. The
animal control supervisor shall promulgate reasonable rules and regulations for collection of
license fees and shall account annually to the board for revenues received.
(6) The board shall establish by resolution the fees to be charged for the license certificate and
license tag, and shall provide for a discounted license fee for animals that have been implanted or
tattooed with a means of permanent identification.
(7) A Monroe County resident who owns a seeing-eye dog or a hearing dog, properly trained
and actually being used to assist a blind person or a deaf person,. respectively, may obtain from
the animal control supervisor a license at no charge upon presentation of proof of such utilization.
(8) By resolution, the board may provide additional regulations for license fees, exemptions
from license tag requirements, methods of confinement, inspections, and other necessary
administrative requirements.
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(9) The board may, by resolution, authorize veterinarians to retain a specified portion of the
license fee for each license issued as reimbursement for the cost of issuing the license.
(10) In the event a license tag is lost or destroyed, a replacement shall be issued by the animal
control supervisor or licensed veterinarian upon presentation of the corresponding license
certificate and payment of the appropriate fee.
(II) It is unlawful for any person to remove the license tag of any licensed animal within
Monroe County except:
(a) When the animal is partlclpating in any organized exhibition, field trial or
competition or is in training for these events, or is engaged in a legal sport under
supervision of its owner or keeper, or is undergoing grooming; or
(b) When the dog is confined in a licensed kennel, grooming facility, veterinary
hospital, or county pound facility, in which case the license tag number shall be recorded
and readily identifiable with the animal to which it belongs; if the animal is not licensed,
the facility shall clearly indicate it on the facility's records; or
(c) When a licensed veterinarian orders in writing that the license tag and collar be
removed for reasons of the animal's health, in which case the animal shall be confined
within an enclosed building or kennel... or within a fenced area and under direct control of
the owner, at all times until the veterinarian permits the collar and tags again to be placed
on the animal; or
(d) When the animal is being voluntarily confined within an enclosed building or
kennel; or
(e) When the animal has been implanted or tattooed with a permanent means of
identification. An owner who does not affix a license tag and collar to a dog, cat or
ferret, which has no permanent identification, assumes the risk that the animal control
officer, in fulfilling his/her duties under this Chapter, will regard the dog, cat or ferret as
feral or abandoned and therefore subject to seizure and disposition in accordance with
this Chapter and state law. The owner of an animal with permanent identification which
is registered to that owner shall be exempted from the fees for impoundment the first time
that such animal is found at large and impounded by an animal control officer, if the
rabies vaccination is also current.
(12) Persons newly residing in Monroe County shall comply with the licensing provisions of
this section within thirty (30) days of change of residence.
(13) It is unlawful for any person to use or to possess a stolen, counterfeit or forged license
certificate or license tag, vaccination certificate, inoculation deterrent form or other
documentation required by or issued pursuant to this chapter.
(14) It is unlawful for the owner or keeper of a dog to refuse to show upon demand by the
animal control supervisor or an animal control officer the license certificate or license tag or other
documents required by and issued pursuant to this chapter.
(15) A dog, cat or ferret which is required to be licensed and which is not licensed shall not be
released from a county pound until properly licensed.
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(16) No license or license tag issued for one dog, cat or ferret shall be transferable to another
dog, cat or ferret. Whenever the ownership or possession of any dog, cat or ferret is permanently
transferred from one person to another within the same county, the license of the dog, cat or ferret
may be likewise transferred by the last registered owner upon proper notice in writing to the
Animal Control Supervisor who shall note the transfer upon his records. This Ordinance does not
require the procurement of a new license, or the transfer of a license already secured, where the
possession of the dog, cat or ferret is temporarily transferred for the purpose of boarding, hunting
game, breeding, trial or show.
(17) Any animal control supervisor and any animal control officer may refuse to issue to any
person who has been convicted of any state or federal crimes related to animals a license for a
dog, cat or ferret.
Sec. 3-9. Suspension or revocation of license; seizure of animals.
All suspensions and revocations of licenses and all seizures and impoundments of animals shall
be in accordance with this Chapter and with such rules and regulations as are adopted from time
to time by the Board of County Commissioners.
3-10. Kennel License Required - License Fee
(I) Each person, group, association, or corporation, other than a licensed veterinarian, engaged
in the commercial business of buying, selling, breeding or boarding dogs or cats, who owns or
keeps five (5) or more dogs and/or cats in a kennel, shall obtain a kennel license from the County
upon a showing of adequate space, staff and resources to provide humane care and treatment for
the number of animals for which said kennel shall be licensed. License applicants shall be
required to show that they are in compliance with all applicable federal and state regulations. The
kennel license fee shall be as follows:
$250 per annum for a capacity up to five; $500 per annum for a capacity of six to ten: $1,000
per annum for a capacity over 10.
(2) The board may, by resolution, provide discounted kennel license fees upon proof of such
conditions as the board deems a justifiable reason for reducing the licensing fees.
(3) No animal control supervisor or animal control officer shall issue a kennel license to any
person who has, at any time, been convicted of animal cruelty, abuse or neglect, except upon a
Court Order following a show cause hearing wherein the person seeking the kennel license has
shown that he or she can and will run, keep and operate the kennel in a safe and humane fashion
and in accordance with State laws and this Ordinance.
Sec. 3-11. Animals at large prohibited; restraint of fierce, dangerous, VICIOUS
animals; nuisances; confinement of female dogs and cats in heat; "curbing" dogs.
(1) No owner or keeper of an animal other than a domestic cat shall willfully or negligently
allow the animal to run at large on any public property or on any private property of another
without permission of the property owner. Any animal under the close supervision of its owner or
keeper or otherwise engaged in an organized animal exhibition, field trial, competition, legal
sport or training for these activities, shall not be deemed to be an animal at large. It is unlawful
for owners or keepers of a diseased animal, including a diseased cat, to allow the animal to run at
large.
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(2) No owner or keeper of an animal declared by the animal control supervisor to be fierce,
vicious or dangerous shall either willfully or negligently allow the animal to run at large or to fail
to secure, restrain or confine the animal as ordered by the animal control supervisor or animal
control officer pursuant to this Chapter.
(3) No animal owner or keeper shall permit, either willfully or negligently, the animal to be a
nuisance. The owner or keeper of any animal for which the owner or keeper has been given
notice that the animal constitutes a public nuisance shall take necessary precautions to abate the
nuisance. At a minimum, the owner or keeper shall immediately confine the animal in such
manner as is necessary to prevent the continuation of the nuisance. Within fourteen days of
receipt of notice that an animal constitutes a public nuisance, the owner or keeper shall
permanently confme the animal, have the animal destroyed by euthanasia by a licensed
veterinarian or, or remove the animal from the county, whichever may be necessary to the
abatement of the nuisance. Failure to abate the nuisance as required herein shall be deemed the
maintaining of a public nuisance in violation of this Chapter.
(4) No owner or keeper shall permit a female dog or cat in heat (estrus) to be upon the streets or
in any public place. The owner or keeper of a female dog or cat in heat shall confine the animal
so as to make it inaccessible to any male dog or cat except for controlled and intentional breeding
purposes. Maintaining direct control or confinement within a fence, open kennel, open cage or
run may be, but shall not be presumed to be, insufficient and not in compliance with this section,
unless other measures have been instituted to prevent uncontrolled breeding.
(5) (a) No dog owner or keeper shall_allow an unleashed dog upon any school grounds.
(b) No dog owner or keeper shall, either willfully or negligently, permit the dog, to
defecate upon any public property, except where designated by official signage, private
property without the permission of the owner. A dog owner or keeper is required to
remove the dog's feces from any public property or school grounds or any private
property upon which the dog is not permitted to defecate. A person having custody or
control of an animal on property other than his own shall be equipped to collect and shall
collect such animal's solid waste when eliminated.
(c) Except for animals that assist disabled persons, domestic animals are prohibited from
all county parks and beaches unless specified in the Monroe County Code. No person
may cause or allow any domestic animal (of whatever size) other than an animal that
assists a disabled person to be brought to, or remain on, any county park or beach, with
the exceptions of parks and beaches specified in subsection d.
(d) Pets are permitted to be taken to Key Largo Park in Key Largo and Sombrero Beach
Park in Marathon, subject to pet-friendly park restrictions specified in chapter 13.5 of the
Monroe County Code.
(e) Except for animals that assist disabled persons, and animals that playa work-related
role, domestic animals are prohibited from all county facilities except where specifically
allowed by other sections of the Monroe County Code or by resolution of the Board.
(f) If this subsection (5) is violated, the department is authorized to remove the animal
or, in its discretion, to order the owner or keeper to do so.
(g) An owner or keeper of any animal shall immediately remove any excrement
deposited by the animal on any property other than that of the owner, whether the animal
is lawfully or unlawfully on the property. Failure to do so immediately shall constitute an
additional violation of this section.
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3-12 Abandonment of Animals Prohibited.
(I) Keeping or Abandoning an Animal on Private Property. No person shall:
(a) Impound or confine any animal in any place and fail to supply the animal during such
confinement with a sufficient quantity of good and wholesome food and water,
(b) Keep any animals in any enclosure without wholesome exercise and change of air, or
(c) Abandon to die any animal that is maimed, sick, infirm, or diseased,
(2) Abandoning an Animal in a Public Place. No person who is the owner or possessor, or has
charge or custody, of any animal shall abandon such animal to suffer injury or malnutrition or
abandon any animal in a street, road, or public place.
Sec. 3-13.
Neutering of dogs and cats.
(1) Required Spay and Neutering. No person in Monroe County shall own, possess, or have
control or custody of a dog, or cat four (4) months of age or older which is not spayed or neutered
except for those animals for which an exemption license has been issued.
(2) Licensed Exemptions. Owners and keepers of dogs and cats who do not want their animals
spayed or neutered, regardless of the reason, shall obtain an annual license from their local
Animal Control Office of Monroe County. The annual fee for this license shall be $500 per
animal.
(3) Spay, Neuter or License for Exemption Required No dog or cat which is four (4) months
of age or older shall be released by any County Animal Control officer to an owner or keeper
unless said animal is spayed or neutered or licensed to be exempt from the spay/neuter
requirement. A dog or cat requiring spaying or neutering may be released to the veterinarian of
the owner's choice to be spayed or neutered at the owner's expense. Upon a finding that an
animal will be suitably confined until the spay or neuter process, the Animal Control Supervisor
may order impoundment in the owner's home under such rules as have been previously
established in writing for the animal shelter where the animal has been impounded.
Sec. 3-14. Chaining and tethering animals prohibited.
(1) Chaining to stationary objects. No owner of one or more dogs, whether vaccinated or
unvaccinated, licensed or unlicensed, shall allow any of said dogs to be tied or chained to dog
houses or any other stationary objects.
(2) Chaining on private property in general. No owner of one or more dogs, whether vaccinated
or unvaccinated, licensed or unlicensed, shall allow any of said dogs to be tied or chained to any
object, stationary or otherwise, while said animal is on the property of the owner, the owner's
landlord, or any other property in Monroe County.
(3) Confinement. Any dog confmed within a fenced yard or pen shall be provided a minimum
area of 150 square feet per dog within such enclosure for exercise. For properties which are not
fenced, there shall be an enclosure made of chain link or similar fencing materials, with all four
sides closed. The enclosure shall be of sufficient height to prevent the dog from escaping.
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Sec. 3-15. Luring, enticing, seizing, molesting or teasing an animal.
No person shall entice or lure any animal out of an enclosure or off the property of its owner or
keeper, or seize, molest or tease any animal while the animal is held or controlled by its owner or
keeper or while the animal is on the property of its owner or keeper.
Sec. 3-16. Cruelty to animals.
(1) No person shall unnecessarily overload, overdrive, torment, deprive of necessary sustenance
or shelter, or unnecessarily mutilate or kill any animal, or cause the same to be done, or carry in
or upon any vehicle, or otherwise, any animal in a cruel or inhumane manner.
(2) No person shall intentionally commit an act to any animal which results in the cruel death, or
excessive or repeated infliction of unnecessary pain or suffering, or cause the same to be done.
(3) A veterinarian licensed to practice in the state shall not be cited under the provisions of this
section for any decisions made or services rendered to provide care or treatment to a sick or
injured animal.
Sec. 3-17. Contagious diseases.
(I) No person, being the owner, or having the charge of any animal, knowing the same to have
any contagious or infectious disease, or to have been recently exposed thereto, shall sell, barter,
or dispose of such animal without first disclosing to the person to whom the same is sold,
bartered, or disposed of, that such animal is so diseased, or has been exposed, as aforesaid.
(2) No person, being the owner, or having the charge of any animal, knowing the same to have
any contagious or infectious disease, or to have been recently exposed thereto, shall knowingly
permit such animal to come into contact with any such animal of another person without his or
her knowledge or permission
Sec. 3-18. Prohibition against fighting or baiting animals.
(1) No person shall knowingly commit any of the following acts:
(a) Baiting, breeding, training, transporting, selling, owning, possessing, or using any
wild or domestic animal for the purpose of animal fighting or baiting;
(b) Owning, possessing, or selling equipment for use in any activity described in
paragraph (a);
(c) Owning, leasing, managing, operating, or having control of any property kept or used
for any activity described in paragraph (a) or paragraph (b);
(d) Promoting, staging, advertising, or charging any admission fee to a fight or baiting
between two or more animals;
(e) Performing any service or act to facilitate animal fighting or baiting, including, but
not limited to, providing security, refereeing, or handling or transporting animals or being
a stakeholder of any money wagered on animal fighting or baiting;
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(f) Removing or facilitating the removal of any animal impounded under this section
from an agency where the animal is impounded or from a location designated by the
court without the prior authorization of the court;
(g) Betting or wagering any money or other valuable consideration on the fighting or
baiting of animals; or
(h) Attending the fighting or baiting of animals.
Notwithstanding any provision of this subsection to the contrary, possession of the animal alone
does not constitute a violation of this section.
(2) If a court shall order the County or animal control supervisor seizure of any animals and
equipment used in committing a violation ofthis Section or of Section 828.122, Florida Statutes,
the animal supervisor in the geographic area affected shall take such action as is necessary to
provide for appropriate and humane care or disposition of the animals. Ifa veterinarian finds that
an animal kept or used in violation of this section is suffering from an injury or a disease severe
enough that it is not possible to humanely house and care for the animal pending completion of a
hearing held under s. 828.073(2), Florida Statutes, final disposition of the criminal charges, or
court-ordered forfeiture, the veterinarian may euthanize the animal as specified in state statutes.
(3) No person who is convicted ofa violation of this section shall be permitted to adopt from a
County animal shelter any animals within the species that are the subject of the conviction, or any
animals kept for the purpose of fighting or baiting.
(4) This section shall not apply to:
(a) Any person simulating a fight for the purpose of using the simulated fight as part of a
motion picture which will be used on television or in a motion picture, provided that no
state statute or County ordinance is violated.
(b) Any person using animals to pursue or take wildlife or to participate in any hunting
regulated or subject to being regulated by the rules and regulations of the Fish and
Wildlife Conservation Commission.
(c) Any person using animals to work livestock for agricultural purposes.
(5) This section shall not prohibit, impede, or otherwise interfere with recognized animal
husbandry and training techniques or practices not otherwise specifically prohibited by law.
Sec. 3-19. Confinement of fierce, dangerous or vicious animals.
(I) Upon complaint, the animal control supervisor shall investigate whether an animal is fierce,
dangerous or vicious. If the animal control supervisor finds that such animal is a fierce, dangerous
or vicious animal, he shall notify the owner or keeper in writing, stating all the facts known to
him, and shall order the owner or keeper to confine the animal to a substantial enclosure, or
otherwise to control it in a reasonable manner specified by the animal control supervisor. The
animal control supervisor shall require, at a minimum that:
(a) No fierce, dangerous or vicious animal may be kept on an unenclosed porch, patio or
in any part of a house or structure that would allow the animal to exit such building or
enclosure on its own volition, nor shall such animal be kept in a house or structure where
window screens or screen doors are the only obstacle preventing the animal from exiting
the structure.
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(b) All owners, keepers or harborers of fierce, dangerous or vicious animals shall
display in a prominent place on their premises a sign, easily readable by the public from
adjoining public roads or streets, using such words as "Beware of Dangerous Animal" or
other appropriate warning language, along with a similar sign which shall be posted on
the kennel or pen of such animal.
(2) No owner or keeper shall permit an animal deemed fierce, vicious or dangerous, to be in non-
compliance with the animal control supervisor's written order or any requirement of this section.
Failure to comply constitutes a violation of this chapter and subjects the owner or keeper to the
penalties of this Chapter and subjects the animal to seizure as provided in this Chapter.
(3) Any owner, keeper or harborer of fierce, dangerous or vicious animals, within ten (10) days of
the effective date of this Ordinance or of notice by an animal control supervisor that an animal in
his or her control or possession is deemed fierce, vicious or dangerous, shall provide proof to the
animal control supervisor and to any person claiming to have been injured by said animal that the
owner has notified in writing, proof of service required, the insurer of the premises where the
animal is kept.
(4) All owners, keepers or harborers of fierce, vicious or dangerous animals, within ten (10) days
of the effective date of this Ordinance or of notice by an animal control supervisor that an animal
in his or her control or possession is deemed fierce, vicious or dangerous, shall provide the animal
control supervisor with two (2) color photographs of the registered animal clearly showing the
color and approximate size of the animal.
(5) All owners, keepers or harborers offierce, vicious or dangerous animals must, within three (3)
days of the following incidents, report the following in writing to an animal control supervisor:
(a) The removal from the County or death of a fierce, vicious or dangerous animal;
(b) The birth of offspring of a fierce, vicious or dangerous animal;
(c) The new address of a fierce, vicious or dangerous animals if the owner moves within
the County limits; and
(d) The animal is on the loose, has been stolen or has attacked a person.
(6) A dog which bites any person or domestic animal may be quarantined, as provided by Section
767.13, Florida Statutes, or Section 3-26, Monroe County Code. No dog may bite or attack a
person or an animal, and may be determined to be dangerous or vicious unless the bite or attack
occurs in circumstances which exempts an animal from the definitions of dangerous or vicious
under this Chapter.
Sec. 3-20. Keeping wild animals and livestock.
(I) Zoning. No livestock, such as cows, goats, sheep or pigs, barnyard animals such as chickens,
ducks, rabbits or geese, shall be kept either penned or loose in any zone where not otherwise
permitted in Monroe County. Animals considered wild shall not be kept in any residential
zone in Monroe County.
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(2) Wild Anima/s.
(a) No person, partnership or corporation shall possess or harbor any wild animal(s). This
prohibition does not apply to zoological parks, properly licensed transient animal
exhibitions, circuses, or licensed veterinarians or DNR-licensed caregivers to wild
animals.
(b) Anyone in possession of a Wild Animal or a crossbreed of a Wild Animal or Exotic
Animal with a Domestic Animal, shall meet the following requirements to keep the
animal:
(i) Obtain a permit from the animal control officer within 90 days from the
publication of this Ordinance. Permits shall be valid for one year from the date
of issue, will be renewed if the Owner is in compliance, and will be revoked at
any time for noncompliance.
(ii) Keep the animal in a tightly secured cage or pen and restrained at all times.
The animal must be muzzled or caged when transported.
(iii) Provide to the animal control officer written proof from a licensed
Veterinarian that the animal has been spayed or neutered, or written statements
from a licensed veterinarian why the Animal cannot or should not be spayed or
neutered.
(c) Instructions for Obtaining a Permit to Possess a Wild Animal.
(i) Submit to the animal control officer a site plan and drawing that will include
property lines, existing structures and buildings and the location and size of the
proposed cage or pen. The area and materials used must be in compliance with
standards set by the animal control officer, and based upon the size and nature of
the animal.
(ii) File an application for permit and the appropriate fee.
(iii) Show proof that liability insurance coverage is in place, specifically stating
that the animal is covered.
(iv) Allow the animal Control officer freedom to inspect the area as necessary to
assure the health and safety needs are being met.
(v) Submit proof of being in compliance with all other local governmental unit
laws and ordinances concerning the keeping of Wild Animals or Exotic Animals.
(d) Permit. Upon approval of an application to own or possess a Wild Animal, the animal
control officer shall issue a permit.
(e) Hearing and Disposition. When an animal control officer has reason to believe that an
individual possesses an unpermitted Wild Animal, the officer shall submit a report to the
Office of the County Attorney. The County Attorney shall decide whether or not to
petition the Court for a show cause hearing to determine the animal's status as a Wild
animal. If an Animal is determined to be wild by the court, the individual possessing the
animal shall immediately comply with the restraint and insurance requirements set forth
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in this Ordinance. At any time following the judge's decision, if an animal control officer
believes any Wild Animal has not been adequately restrained, the animal may be
immediately taken into custody and held in a safe and humane manner until the owner
can demonstrate compliance. Any individual whose animal has been so held by the
animal control officer shall be responsible for the costs incurred as a result of failure to
comply with this Ordinance.
Any person possessing a Wild Animal shall have fourteen (14) calendar days following
the court's decision to fully comply with this Ordinance. After fourteen (14) calendar
days if that person has not so complied, an animal control officer shall issue that person a
citation for violating this Chapter. The citation shall require an appearance before a judge
and may result in the court-ordered destruction of the Wild Animal, or other disposition,
at the cost of the owner.
Sec. 3-21. Seizure, destruction of animals adjudged nuisances; disposal of impounded
animals; compensation to owners; exemption of feral cats from the five-day holding period.
(I) When a court of competent jurisdiction adjudges an animal a nuisance under this chapter or
other law, the animal control supervisor or animal control officer may seize the animal and offer
it for adoption, or destroy it in a humane manner.
(2) The animal control supervisor may likewise offer for adoption, destroy or otherwise dispose
of any animal impounded pursuant to this chapter but only according to the following procedure.
Unless determined by a veterinarian to be diseased or in pain, an animal may not be destroyed
during the first five (5) working days after impoundment. In addition, an animal may not be
adopted out or released to anyone other than its owner during the first five working days after
impoundment. If the animal is not destroyed according to a veterinarian's determination or
claimed by its owner during the initial five-day period, then the animal may be offered for
adoption or destroyed if:
(a) No owner exists; or
(b) An owner is not identified within five (5) working days after attempts by the animal
control supervisor to do so; or
(c) The owner exists but cannot be contacted after reasonable attempts by the animal
control supervisor to do so for a reasonable period of time; or
(d) An owner has been contacted but has by his/her actions, failure to act, or statements,
indicated an intent to abandon the animal.
(3) The animal control supervisor shall make every reasonable effort to identify and notify
owners or keepers of the impoundment of their animal pursuant to this chapter, and such efforts
shall be made for a reasonable period of time as determined by the board by resolution. However,
where the animal control supervisor complies fully and makes every reasonable effort based on
the situation to identify and notify such owners and keepers, and where such efforts fail, resulting
in the adoption or destruction or other disposal of the animal, the animal control supervisor shall
be deemed to have complied fully with due process of law, and no owner or keeper shall be
entitled to any compensation for loss of the animal.
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(4) In the case of suspected feral cats, the animal control supervisor has the authority to hold and
observe the suspected feral cat for a seventy-two-hour period; thereafter, if the cat is determined
to be feral by the animal control supervisor, he or she has the authority to euthanize the feral cat
prior to the five-day holding period.
(5) Any animal voluntarily turned in to the Animal Control Shelter for the purpose of
euthanasia, or any animal that is sick, injured or otherwise suffering, need not be held for the
requisite time periods set forth in this Section. In such case, the animal control officer may
immediately humanely destroy the animal in accordance with the standards of Florida Statutes
(6) The Animal Control Supervisor shall maintain a record of when, where and under what
circumstances each animal was seized. The record must also include the dates of notices sent to
owners and the disposition of each animal.
(7) Any owner may redeem an animal from impoundment by executing a sworn statement of
ownership, furnishing a license and tag, as required by this Ordinance and State laws and paying
all expenses associated with the seizure and impoundment of the animal. The animal control
officer shall not release any impounded animal to an owner who has been convicted with animal
cruelty, abandonment or neglect or other violations of State law or of this Chapter without a
Court Order following a show cause hearing in which the owner establishes that he or she can and
will own and keep the animal in a humane fashion, and in accordance with State laws and this
Ordinance.
Sec. 3-22. Seizure of animals by property owners or tenants; delivery to animal control
supervisor; impoundment and disposal; standard of care to be exercised by seizing party.
(I) It is lawful for a property owner or tenant to seize in aft humane manner any dog, cat or other
animal running at large on his property in violation of section 3-11 of this chapter. Where such
seizure is made, the property owner or tenant shall immediately deliver the animal to the ~mal
control supervisor or animal control officer. The property owner or tenant shall treat the animal
humanely and shall exercise utmost care to ensure the animal's safety and well being.
(2) An animal control supervisor may impound any animal delivered by its owner, or by a
property owner or tenant pursuant to paragraph (1), and may release or dispose of the animal
pursuant to this chapter.
(3) Any person who seizes an animal pursuant to this section shall exercise utmost care to treat
the animal humanely and to avoid any injury, sickness, hunger or any other ailment or aftliction
whatsoever in both the seizure of the animal and the delivery of the animal to the animal control
supervisor. Any person unable to comply with the foregoing for any reason shall not seize and
deliver any animal; and any person who does injure or maim any animal or who does subject an
animal to hunger, sickness, or any other ailment or aftliction, either intentionally or negligently,
in the exercise of the person's authority under this section, is in violation of this chapter and
subject to the penalties herein.
Section 3-23. Investigation
(I) For the purpose of discharging the duties imposed by this Chapter and to enforce its
provisions, any animal control officer or any sheriff's deputy or police officer is empowered to
enter upon any premises on which an animal is kept or harbored to demand the exhibition of a
kennel license by the owner or operator thereof
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(2) An animal control officer or any sheriff's deputy or police officer may enter unenclosed
premises where an animal is kept upon reported information and belief that an animal is being
held in a cruel or inhumane manner and demand to examine the animal and seize and impound
the animal when, in his or her opinion, the animal is subjected to cruel or inhumane treatment,
abandonment or neglect.
(3) A sheriff's deputy or police officer may enter premises pursuant to right of entry laws
governing criminal activity where an animal is kept in violation of the criminal laws of this State.
(4) An animal control officer is authorized to request an administrative search warrant from the
Court if he or she has probable cause to believe that violations of this Chapter which constitute a
reasonable fear or expectation that an animal is subject to abandonment, abuse, injury, or neglect
is contained within a building or other enclosure for which the officer is not authorized to enter
absent a warrant.
Sec. 3-24. Enforcement; fines.
(1) Violations Observed. Upon observing a violation of this chapter, the animal control
supervisor or a sworn animal control officer or any other law enforcement officer may either:
(a) Issue a citation to the owner or keeper of the animal, which shall be in substantially
the same form approved by Board resolution for this purpose, and which shall
contain:
I. The date and time of the issuance of the citation;
2. The name and address of the person cited;
3. The date and time the civil infraction was committed;
4. The facts constituting probable cause for the issuance of the citation;
5. The ordinance violated;
6. The name and authority of the Officer issuing the citation;
7. The procedure for the person to follow in order to pay the civil penalty or to
contest the citation;
8. A statement of the maximum civil penalty (not to exceed $500.00) which may be
imposed if the person cited contests the citation and is determined to have violated
the ordinance;
9. A statement of the civil penalty payable if the person cited does not contest the
citation;
10. A conspicuous statement that if the person fails to pay the civil penalty within
the time allowed, or fails to appear in court to contest the citation, or fails to appear in
court as required by the citation, he shall be deemed to have waived his right to
contest the citation, and that, in such case, judgment may be entered against the
person for an amount up to the maximum civil penalty of five hundred dollars
($500.00). In addition, if a person fails to pay the civil penalty, or fails to appear in
court to contest the citation or fails to appear in court as required by the citation, the
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court may issue an order to show cause upon the request of the governing body of the
county. This order shall require such persons to appear before the court to explain
why action on the citation has not been taken. If any person who is issued such order
fails to appear in response to the court's directive, that person may be held in
contempt of court.
(b) Impound the animal which is the subject of the violation and commence prosecution
of the offense pursuant to this Chapter or Florida Statutes section 828.27(1)(f) or any
subsequent similar provision.
(c) 1. The following type of violations of this chapter reqUITe a mandatory court
appearance by the person cited:
a. Aggravated violations resulting in the unprovoked biting, attacking or
wounding by a domestic animal;
b. Violations resulting in the destruction or loss of personal property;
c. Second or subsequent violations; or
d. Violations resulting in the issuance of a third or subsequent citation.
2. Persons required to appear in court do not have the option of paying the fine
instead of appearing in court.
3. The director of public works shall maintain records to prove the number of
citations issued to anyone (I) person.
(2) Complaints of Violations Not Observed. Upon receipt of an affidavit of complaint signed by
one (1) person under oath before an individual authorized to take acknowledgments, setting forth
the nature and date of the act, the owner or keeper of the animal, the address of the owner or
keeper, and a description of the animal, the animal control supervisor or a sworn animal control
officer or other law enforcement officer shall investigate the complaint to determine whether
there is probable cause to believe a violation of this chapter has occurred. If probable cause
exists, the animal control supervisor or a sworn animal control officer shall commence
prosecution of the offense pursuant to Florida Statutes section 828.27(1)(f).
(3) Punishment. Upon conviction, any person violating this chapter shall be punished as
provided by law. Each day during which the violation continues shall be deemed a separate
offense.
(a) Violations of any provision of this chapter shall constitute a civil infraction. The
maximum civil penalty shall not exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00tper violation.
(b) Court costs, surcharges and other special charges shall be added by the Clerk of the
Circuit Court in the same manner and amounts as provided for class I noncriminal
violations.
(c) If the party cited does not contest the citation, the penalty given shall be one hundred
dollars ($100.00) except as follows:
(i) Violations of Sections 3-12, 3-13, 3-14, 3-16. Violation by an owner or
keeper of a dog or cat of Sections 3-12 governing abandonment, 3-13 governing
spaying and neutering, 3-14 governing chaining and tethering and 3-16
governing cruelty to animals constitutes a civil infraction for which the owner or
keeper of said animal shall be issued a citation by an officer having probable
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cause to believe a person has committed an act in violation of those sections. If
the citation is paid, the citation shall be subject to the following penalties for each
animal:
First Violation
Second Violation
All Subsequent Violations
Warning
Fine of$lOO
Fine of $250
ii) Violators ineligible for pet redemption or adoption from Monroe County
Shelter.
(1) Second and subsequent violations of 3-12 and 3-14. Any person who has
been cited for a violation of Sections 3-12 or 3-14 and who has not obtained a
Monroe County Court order dismissing the citation shall be ineligible to redeem
or adopt any animal from a Monroe County animal shelter for a period of three
(3) years from the date of said citation.
(2) Violations of 3-16. A person convicted of a violation of Section 828.12,
Florida Statutes or cited for a violation of Section 3-16, which citation has not
been dismissed or overruled by a court of law shall not be permitted to adopt any
animal from any County animal shelter until proof is provided that the person has
undergone psychological counseling with regard to the violation or completed an
anger management treatment program. Any plea of nolo contendere shall be
considered a conviction for purposes of this subsection.
(d) County surcharge. For each civil penalty imposed for violation of an ordinance
relating to animal control or cruelty, a surcharge of $5 shall be paid by the person
charged to Monroe County. The proceeds from such surcharges shall be used to pay
the costs of training for animal control officers.
(e) Contesting Citation. Anyone who receives a citation under this section may, within
ten days of the issuance of the citation, petition the County Court for a hearing on the
merits. A copy of the petition for appeal shall be filed with the Animal Control
Office from which the citation was issued. Filing of the petition with the Court shall
stay the requirement to pay the fine until the date of the hearing scheduled by the
Court. Failure to appear at the scheduled hearing shall subject the petitioner to the
remedies set forth in this Chapter.
(f) If a person fails to pay the civil penalty, fails to appear in court to contest the citation,
or fails to appear in court when required by a citation mandating court appearance,
the court may issue an order to show cause upon the request of the governing body of
the county or municipality. This order shall require such persons to appear before the
court to explain why action on the citation has not been taken. If any person who is
issued such order fails to appear in response to the court's directive, that person may
be held in contempt of court.
(4) Failure to sign citation. Any person willfully refusing to sign and accept a citation issued
by an officer shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as
provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, Florida Statutes, or a fine notto exceed five hundred
dollars ($500.00) in addition to the civil penalty.
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(5) Each act or omission, per animal, a separate offense. A violation of this Chapter as to
each animal in the care, custody or control of a person constitutes a separate offense, each
separate offense being subject to the penalties provided in this Chapter.
In all situations where penalties are provided for any act or omission, they shall be
held to apply to each and every act or omission. When any act or omission is of a
continuing character, each and every day's continuance of the act or omission
constitutes a separate offense and a presumption of continuing harm and violation
of this Ordinance which may be separately charged and punished according to the
provisions of this Ordinance.
(6) Proof The commission of a charged infraction at a hearing authorized pursuant
to this chapter must be proven by a preponderance of the evidence.
Sec. 3-25. Surrender of animal to animal control supervisor; interference with officer in
performance of duty.
It is unlawful for any person to refuse to surrender an animal upon lawful demand by the animal
control supervisor or an animal control officer. It is unlawful for any person to attempt to take any
animal from the custody of the animal control supervisor or an animal control officer or to
attempt to take any animal from a county pound without permission of the animal control
supervisor or animal control officers in the performance of their duties under this chapter.
Sec. 3-26. Quarantine provisions; impoundment and treatment of sick and injured animals;
disposal of dead animals.
(1) When a domesticated animal has bitten a person or another animal, or is believed to have
bitten a person or another animal, or is suspected by the animal control supervisor to have rabies,
it shall be quarantined by a licensed veterinarian under the supervision of the animal control
supervisor, or the animal may be held in quarantine at a county facility. The quarantine shall be
for ten days. At the end ofthe ten day quarantine, the Owner shall pay all costs of quarantine and
provide documentation to prove ownership and that the animal is currently protected by a rabies
vaccination in order to redeem the animal. If, during the ten (10) day holding period, the animal
displays symptoms of rabies, then an animal control officer shall humanely destroy the animal
and immediately send the animal or sample specimen to a Lab approved by the Department of
Health.
(2) The animal control supervisor may impound any animal believed to be carrying an infectious
or contagious disease, or any injured animal, and may retain the services of a licensed
veterinarian to treat it. The animal control supervisor may accept sick or injured animals upon
delivery. When a sick or injured animal is owned and the owner is identified, such owner shall be
liable for payment of veterinary expenses or reimbursement of the county's expenses in treating
the animal. At the discretion of the animal control supervisor, a sick or injured animal may be
destroyed or otherwise disposed of, and its remains disposed of without compensation to the
owner or keeper, provided that the animal control supervisor shall make reasonable effort to
notify the owner or keeper that the animal is impounded.
The animal control supervisor shall charge the owner the applicable fee for vaccination or
licensing. When an impounded animal is not claimed within a reasonable period of time, as
determined by board resolution, the animal control supervisor may transfer custody or ownership
of the animal to a humane agency or a new owner, or may destroy the animal and dispose of its
remains. In either event, the owner or keeper will not be entitled to compensation.
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(3) When an animal dies, the owner or keeper of the animal shall dispose of the remains
immediately. When the animal control supervisor or animal control officer discovers a dead
animal, he shall notify the owner or keeper, if known, and shall order the owner or keeper to
dispose of the remains immediately. If the party notified fails to comply within twenty-four (24)
hours, the animal control supervisor shall cause the remains to be disposed of and shall bill the
animal owner or keeper, as appropriate, for the costs of disposal. Such animal owner or keeper
may further be held in violation of this chapter and punished as provided herein. The animal
control supervisor shall dispose of the remains of an animal which has died on public property,
but only where an owner or keeper cannot be notified. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to
limit or contravene the provisions of Florida Statutes section 823.041.
(4) Any wild animal that bites or otherwise exposes a human to rabies shall be immediately
killed and tested for rabies unless the county health Officer determines the circumstances warrant
an exception.
Sec. 3-27. Impounding, redeeming by owner, disposition of unredeemed dogs.
(1) Impoundment Authorized. Any dog found without a current tag or any animal found in
violation of this chapter may be caught by an animal control officer or animal control supervisor,
and imprisoned and impounded at a place maintained or designated for that purpose.
(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 a humane manner. Animals shall be released to owners on presentation of proof of ownership
and after proper inoculation, licensing and payment of fees as well as sterilization if necessary to
comply with this Chapter.
(3) Adoption of Unclaimed Animals. The fee for the adoption ofan unclaimed animal shall be as
adopted by the board of county commissioners plus any cost required by Florida Statutes to
qualify the animal for adoption.
Sec. 3-28. Number of Dogs, cats and ferrets restricted.
(1) Any number of birds may be kept as long as they are adequately and humanely cared for,
their noise does not reasonably intrude into the domain of other persons, and their keeping does
not create any threat to the health and safety of the public due to unsanitary conditions.
Sec. 3-29 Poison prohibited.
No person shall leave or deposit any poison or any substance containing poison, in any common
street, alley, lane, or thoroughfare of any kind, or in any yard or enclosure other than the yard or
enclosure occupied or owned by such person.
Sec. 3-30. Keeping of fowl or wildlife.
(1) The county shall acceptJor purposes of disposal or relocation only raccoons and such other
wild animals as designated by the board in a resolution. If not provided by ordinance or
resolution the County shall have no responsibility to seize, impound or care for any non-
domesticated fowl or wildlife.
(2) An animal control supervisor or animal control agent may issue a citation to anyone who
keeps any non-domesticated fowl or wildlife in a manner so as to constitute a hazard to the health
or safety of the public or to constitute a public nuisance. Failure of the owner or keeper to abate
the nuisance shall be subject to the public nuisance laws of this Chapter.
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Sec. 3-31. Animals in County less than 30 days exempt.
The vaccination and licensing provisions of this chapter shall not apply to animals which_remain
in the county for a period of less than thirty (30) days.
Sec. 3-32. Rules and regulations.
The Board may enact reasonable rules and regulations to implement and carry out the provisions
of this chapter, including but not limited to, the right to regulate or exempt certain animals from
this chapter, and the right to regulate the numbers and types of animals and the conditions under
which they may be maintained in residentially zoned areas.
Sec. 3-33. Areas of enforcement.
Pursuant to article VIII section I of the Constitution of the State of Florida, the board may
enforce this chapter throughout the unincorporated areas of Monroe County, and within the
incorporated areas of the county to the extent the chapter does not conflict with any municipal
ordinance.
Sec. 3-34. Animals found in distress; when agent may take charge; hearing; disposition;
sale.
(1) The purpose of this section is to provide a means by which a neglected or mistreated animal
can be:
(a) Removed from its present custody, or
(b) Made the subject of an order to provide care, issued to its owner by the county court,
any law enforcement officer, or any animal control officer, and given protection and an
appropriate and humane disposition made.
(2) Any law enforcement officer or any animal control officer may:
(a) Lawfully take custody of any animal found neglected or cruelly treated by removing
the animal from its present location, or
(b) Order the owner of any animal found neglected or cruelly treated to provide certain
care to the animal at the owner's expense without removal of the animal from its present
location, and shall forthwith petition the county court judge of the county wherein the
animal is found for a hearing, to be set within 30 days after the date of seizure of the
animal or issuance of the order to provide care and held not more than 15 days after the
setting of such date, to determine whether the owner, if known, is able to provide
adequately for the animal and is fit to have custody of the animal. The hearing shall be
concluded and the court order entered thereon within 60 days after the date the hearing is
commenced. No fee shall be charged for the filing of the petition. Nothing herein is
intended to require court action for the taking into custody and making proper disposition
of stray or abandoned animals as lawfully performed by animal control officers.
(3) The officer or animal control officer taking charge of any animal pursuant to the provisions of
this section shall have written notice served, at least 5 days prior to the hearing set forth in
subsection (2), upon the owner of the animal, if he or she is known and is residing in the county
where the animal was taken, in conformance with the provisions of Chapter 48, Florida Statutes,
relating to service of process. The Sheriff of the county shall not charge a fee for service of such
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notice. If the owner of the animal is known but is residing outside of the county wherein the
animal was taken, notice of the hearing shall be by publication in conformance with the
provisions of Chapter 49, Florida Statutes.
(4) (a) The officer or animal control officer taking charge of an animal as provided for in
this section shall provide for the animal until either:
I. The owner is adjudged by the court to be able to provide adequately for, and
have custody of, the animal, in which case the animal shall be returned to the
owner upon payment by the owner for the care and provision for the animal
while in the agent's or officer's custody; or
2. The animal is turned over to the officer or animal control officer as provided
in paragraph (c) and a humane disposition of the animal is made.
(b) If the court determines that the owner is able to provide adequately for, and have
custody of, the animal, the order shall provide that the animal in the possession of the
officer or animal control officer be claimed and removed by the owner within 7 days after
the date of the order.
(c) Upon the court's judgment that the owner of the animal is unable or unfit to
adequately provide for the animal:
I. The Court may order the animal to be sold by the Sheriff at public auction,
and shall provide in its order that the current owner shall have no further custody
of the animal and that any animal not bid upon shall be remanded to the custody
of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the Humane Society, the
county, or any agency or person the judge deems appropriate, to be disposed of
as the agency or person sees fit; or
2. The Court may order the animal destroyed or remanded directly to the custody
of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the Humane Society, the
county, or any agency or person the judge deems appropriate, to be disposed of
as the agency or person sees fit, upon the testimony of the agent who took
custody of the animal, or upon the testimony of other qualified witnesses, that the
animal requires destruction or other disposition for humanitarian reasons or is of
no commercial value.
3. Upon proof of costs incurred by the agent or officer, the Court may require
that the owner pay for the care of the animal while in the custody of the animal
control officer.
4. The Court may order that other animals that are in the custody of the owner
and that were not seized by the officer or agent be turned over to the officer or
animal control officer, if the court determines that the owner is unable or unfit to
adequately provide for the animals. The Court may enjoin the owner's further
possession or custody of other animals.
(5) In determining the person's fitness to have custody of an animal under the provisions of this
act, the court may consider, among other matters:
(a) Testimony from the animal control officer or officer who seized the animal and other
witnesses as to the condition of the animal when seized and as to the conditions under
which the animal was kept.
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(b) Testimony and evidence as to the veterinary care provided to the animal.
(c) Testimony and evidence as to the type and amount of care provided to the animal.
(d) Expert testimony as to the community standards for proper and reasonable care of the
same type of animal.
(e) Testimony from any witnesses as to prior treatment or condition of this or other
animals in the same custody.
(f) The owner's past record of judgments under the provisions of this chapter.
(g) Convictions under the statutes prohibiting cruelty to animals.
(h) Any other evidence the Court considers to be material or relevant.
(6) If the evidence indicates a lack of proper and reasonable care of the animal, the burden is on
the owner to demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence that he or she is able and fit to have
custody of and provide adequately for the animal.
(7) In any case in which an animal is offered for auction under the provisions of this section, the
proceeds shall be:
(a) Applied, first, to the cost of the sale.
(b) Applied, secondly, to the care and provision for the animal by the officer or animal
control officer taking charge.
(c) Applied, thirdly, to the payment of the owner for the sale of the animal.
(d) Paid over to the court if the owner is not known.
(8) If an animal shelter or other location is unavailable, a court may order the animal to be
impounded on the property of its owner or possessor and shall order such person to provide all
necessary care for the animal and to allow regular inspections of the animal by a person
designated by the court.
(9) If a veterinarian finds that an animal kept or used in violation of this section is suffering from
an injury or a disease severe enough that it is not possible to humanely house and care for the
animal pending completion of a hearing held under Sec. 828.073(2), Florida Statutes, final
disposition of the criminal charges, or court-ordered forfeiture, the veterinarian may euthanize the
animal as specified in s. 828.058, Florida Statutes. A veterinarian licensed to practice in this state
shall be held harmless from criminal or civil liability for any decisions made or services rendered
under this subsection.
(10) If an animal can be housed in a humane manner, the provisions of s. 828.073, Florida
Statutes, shall apply. For the purpose of a hearing, any animal baited, bred, trained, transported,
sold, owned, possessed, or used for the purpose of animal fighting or baiting shall be considered
mistreated.
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(11) In addition to other penalties prescribed by law, the court may issue an order prohibiting a
person who is found in violation of this section from owning, possessing, keeping, harboring, or
having custody or control over any animals within the species that are the subject of the
conviction, or any animals kept for the purpose of fighting or baiting, for a period of time
determined by the court.
(12) This section shall not apply to:
(a) Any person simulating a fight for the purpose of using the simulated fight as part of a
motion picture which will be used on television or in a motion picture, provided that
prohibitions against cruelty to animals are not violated; or
(b) Any person using animals to pursue or take wildlife or to participate in any hunting
regulated or subject to being regulated by the rules and regulations of the Fish and
Wildlife Conservation Commission.
(13) This section shall not prohibit, impede, or otherwise interfere with recognized animal
husbandry and training techniques or practices not otherwise specifically prohibited by law.
Sec. 3-35 - Standards of animal care.
(1) This Section applies to all persons who are owners, care for, or are custodians of animals,
whether as individual persons or as any other legal entity. Any person who allows an animal
habitually to remain and be lodged within his house, store, building, enclosure or premises shall
be considered an Owner for purposes of this Chapter. These standards of care are supplementary
to, and do not diminish or negate any other requirements or prohibitions of this Chapter.
(2) Every owner or caregiver of an animal shall provide the animal with sufficient good and
wholesome food and water, the minimum standards of which are as follows:
(a) Sufficient food: Provisions not exceeding 24 hours of a quantity of wholesome
foodstuff suitable for the animal's specific species and age and which maintains a
reasonable level of nutrition.
(b) Sufficient water: Constant access to a supply of clean, fresh potable water provided at
intervals not to exceed 24 hours.
(3) Every owner or caregiver of animals shall keep all animals in a clean, sanitary and healthy
manner and not confined so as to be forced to stand, sit or lie in their own excrement.
(4) Every owner or caregiver of animals shall provide all animals with a shelter that shall be a
structure which is ventilated and protected from excessive heat and cold and of sufficient size to
permit the animals to exercise and move about freely.
(5) The owner or caregiver of a diseased or injured animal shall provide the animal with
appropriate veterinary care and shall segregate the diseased animal from other animals if
necessary to prevent transmittal of disease.
(6) Any operator of a motor vehicle who strikes a dog, cat or other animal shall stop at once and
render such assistance as may be possible and shall immediately report such injury or death to the
animal control shelter in the area, sheriffs office or police department, or the animal's owner. In
the event the owner cannot be ascertained, the operator shall immediately report the accident to
the appropriate law enforcement agency or local animal protection shelter.
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(7) No person shall expose any known poisonous substance, whether mixed with food or not, so
that the poisonous substance may be eaten by any animal, provided that it shall not be unlawful
for a person to expose on his or her property common rat poison mixed only with vegetable
substances.
(8) No person, except a licensed veterinarian, shall crop an animal's ears or dock an animal's tail,
or spay or neuter an animal.
(9) Animals shall be disposed of in a humane manner. Under no circumstances shall an animal be
killed by the Animal Control Officer or a Police Officer when away from the Animal Control
Shelter, except in emergency cases or when medical help for an injured or suffering animal
cannot be obtained within a reasonable period of time.
(10) Housing Conditions for multi-animal housing.
(a) Housing facilities for animals shall be structurally sound and shall be maintained in
good repair, to protect the animals from illness or injury, to contain the animals, and to
restrict the entrance of other animals.
(b) Every building or enclosure where animals are maintained shall be constructed of
material which can be easily cleaned and shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition.
The building shall be properly ventilated to prevent drafts and to remove odors. Heating
and cooling shall be provided as required, according to the physical needs of the animals,
with sufficient light to allow observation of animals and sanitation.
(c) All animal rooms, cages, kennels, and runs shall be of sufficient size to provide all
animals with adequate room for exercise and general proper accommodations.
(d) All animal rooms, cages, kennels, and runs shall provide all animals with proper
shelter and protection from the weather at all times, including, but not limited to, a
minimum of a roofed, three-sided structure of suitable size. All animals must be provided
with an area protected from the elements so as to provide a dry, clean, and shaded area
for the animals to rest.
(e) No person shall fail to provide an animal with adequate shelter any time an animal is
confined in such a manner that it is unable to seek shelter, regardless of the length of time
the animal is out in the weather.
(11) No animal shall be left without proper attention and care for more than 24 consecutive
hours. Whenever an animal is left unattended at a commercial animal facility, the name, address
and telephone number of the responsible person shall be posted in a conspicuous place at the front
of the property, and:
(a) No condition shall be maintained or permitted that is or could be injurious to the
animals.
(b) All reasonable precautions shall be taken to protect the public from the animals and
animals from the public.
(c) No person shall give an animal any alcoholic beverage or prescription drug, unless
prescribed by a veterinarian.
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(12) No person shall allow animals which are natural enemies, temperamentally unsuited, or
otherwise incompatible, to be quartered together or so near each other as to cause injury, fear or
torment. If two or more animals are so trained that they can be placed together and do not attack
each other or perform or attempt any hostile act to each other, the animals shall be deemed not to
be natural enemies.
(13) Working animals shall be given adequate rest periods. Confined or restrained animals shall
be given exercise proper for the individual animal under the particular conditions.
(14) No person shall work, use, or rent any animal which is malnourished, undernourished,
overheated, weakened, exhausted, sick, injured, diseased, lame, or otherwise unfit. This shall
mean that if an animal is not shod, it must be provided with footing (i.e., grass, hay wood
shavings or dirt). At a minimum, working animals shall be given twenty minute breaks every
hour, with water and shade provided. No animal shall be used if it appears to be lame or in
distress.
(15) No person shall allow any animal which any Monroe County Animal Control Shelter has
suspended from use, to be worked or used until released by the Monroe County Animal Control
Shelter.
(16) No person having a female domestic animal or pet in heat shall permit the animal to be
contained in such a fashion that stray animals have access to her, or that permits the animal to
escape.
(17) No owner shall permit a dog or cat to leave the owner's premises unless such animal is under
direct control of the owner or is wearing a leash of sufficient strength to restrain the particular
animal and is under the positive control of a person of suitable age and discretion.
(18) Gifts of Animals. No person shall offer as a prize or give away any live animal/fowl in any
contest, raffle, promotional event, lottery, or as enticement for fund raising, or for entry into any
place of business.
(a) No person shall sell, or offer for sale, barter or give away as pets or novelties rabbits
two (2) months old or younger, or baby chicks except for the display or sale of natural
chicks or ducklings in proper brooder facilities by hatcheries or stores engaged in the
business of selling chicks or ducklings to be raised for commercial purposes.
(b) No person shall give away any live animal, fish, reptile, or bird as a prize for, or as an
inducement to enter, any contest, game or other competition, or as an inducement to enter
a place of amusement. No person shall offer any live animal, fish, reptile, or bird as an
incentive to enter into any business agreement where the offer is made for the purpose of
attracting trade.
(c) No person shall dye, artificially color, spray or paint any live bird or fowl or other
animal, or to sell, offer for sale, or otherwise dispose of any colored bird, fowl or other
animal.
(19) Animals in Motor Vehicles.
(a) No person shall transport or carry any dog or other animal in a motor vehicle unless
the animal is safely enclosed within the vehicle. If a person is transporting or carrying an
animal in an unenclosed or partially enclosed vehicle (including, but not limited to
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convertibles, pick-up and flat-bed trucks), the person shall confine the animal in a
container case, or other device that is of proper and adequate size to prevent the animal
from falling from or jumping from the motor vehicle.
(b) No person shall leave any animal in any standing or parked vehicle in such a way as
to endanger the animal's health, safety or welfare. An animal control officer, a law
enforcement officer and their agents are authorized to use reasonable force to remove an
animal from any vehicle whenever it appears that the animal's health, safety, or welfare
is, or may be, endangered.
(c) No person shall permit an animal to be within or on a motor vehicle at any location
under such conditions as may endanger the health or well being of the animal, including,
but not limited to dangerous temperatures, lack of air, food, water or proper care.
(d) No person shall carry or cause to be carried in or upon any vehicle or otherwise, any
live animals having the feet or legs tied together or in any other cruel or inhumane
manner or without providing suitable and humane facilities including racks, crates or
cages in which such animal may stand up or lie down during transportation or while
awaiting slaughter or sale.
(20) Dangerous Animal and Vicious Animal Care. Every Dangerous Animal and Vicious Animal
shall be confined by its owner within a building or secure enclosure and shall be securely
muzzled or caged whenever off the premises of its owner.
(21) Ferret Owners' Responsibilities.
(a) A person who owns or harbors a ferret that has bitten, scratched, caused abrasions or
contaminated with saliva or other infectious material an open wound or mucous
membrane of a human being shall report the incident within 48 hours to the County
Health Department.
(b) A person who owns or harbors a ferret that has potentially exposed a person or other
animal to rabies by biting, scratching, causing abrasions or contaminating open wounds
or mucous membranes with saliva or other infectious material, shall handle the ferret in
accordance with current published guidelines of the Centers of Disease Control and
Prevention and State law.
(c) No person owning, possessing or having charge of any ferret shall permit a ferret to
leave the owner's property unless the ferret is confined or leashed and under the direct
control of the owner or a responsible person designated by the owner.
(d) No person shall release a ferret into the wild or abandon a ferret.
(22) Dead Animals. It shall be unlawful for an owner or caregiver, or person possessing an
animal to do any of the following:
(a) To put any dead animal or part of the carcass of any dead animal, into any body of
water, road, street, alley, lane, or other public property.
(b) To allow the carcass ofa dead animal to be left unattended and not properly disposed
of for more than 72 hours after the death of the animal.
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Sec. 3-36. Construction of provisions.
The provisions of this chapter shall be liberally construed in order to effect the purposes of this
chapter.
Section 2. Section 19-153(b),MCC, is hereby repealed.
Section 3. SEVERABILITY. 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 4. 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 5. 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.
Section 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall take effect when a copy has been
accepted by the postal authorities of the Government of the United States for special delivery by
certified mail to the Department of State.
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PLANTATION KEY, FLORIDA 33070
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Evelyn Jefferson
Municipal Code Corporation
PO Box 2235
Tallahassee FL 32316-2235
Via Certified Mail 7002 2030 0001 2668 9815
Dear Ms. Jefferson,
Enclosed please find certified copies of the following:
Ordinance No. 005-2006 providing for the purchase of property to be developed for the
establishment of affordable and employee housing; providing for the future development of such
housing; providing for severability; providing for repeal of inconsistent provisions; providing for
incorporation in the Monroe County Code; providing for an effective date.
Ordinance No. 006-2006 amending Chapter 3, Monroe County Code; Providing
clarification of authority of animal control officers and of other provisions of Chapter 3; Providing
for rabies vaccinations of ferrets and changing required ages of cats and dogs to be vaccinated;
Providing penalties enforceable by code violation prosecution for dangerous and vicious dogs;
Providing for prohibitions against abandonment of animals and chaining of dogs; Providing for
requirements of spaying or neutering of cats and dogs; Providing for exemptions and establishing
criteria and process to obtain an exemption from requirement for spay and neuter of dogs and
cats; Providing an incentive for permanent identification; 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.
These Ordinances were adopted by the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners
at a Regular Meeting in formal session on March 15, 2006. Please file for record. Should you
have any questions please feel free to contact me at (305) 295-3130.
Ordinances 005-2006 & 006-2006
Danny L. Kolhage
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500 S Bronough Street
Tallahassee FL 32399-0250
Via Certified Mail 7002 2030 0001 2668 9808
Dear Ms. Cloud,
Enclosed please find certified copies of the following:
Ordinance No. 005-2006 providing for the purchase of property to be developed for the
establishment of affordable and employee housing; providing for the future development of such
housing; providing for severability; providing for repeal of inconsistent provisions; providing for
incorporation in the Monroe County Code; providing for an effective date.
Ordinance No. 006-2006 amending Chapter 3, Monroe County Code; Providing
clarification of authority of animal control officers and of other provisions of Chapter 3; Providing
for rabies vaccinations of ferrets and changing required ages of cats and dogs to be vaccinated;
Providing penalties enforceable by code violation prosecution for dangerous and vicious dogs;
Providing for prohibitions against abandonment of animals and chaining of dogs; Providing for
requirements of spaying or neutering of cats and dogs; Providing for exemptions and establishing
criteria and process to obtain an exemption from requirement for spay and neuter of dogs and
cats; Providing an incentive for permanent identification; 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.
Ordinance No. 008-2006 amending the Monroe County Land Development Regulations to
revise environmental regulations by deleting Sections 9.5-336, 9.5-337, 9.5-338, 9.5-339.1,
9.5-339.2, 9.5-339.3, 9.5-340, 9.5-341, 9.5-342, and 9.5-343 to eliminate requirements pertaining
to the Existing Conditions Map and Habitat Evaluation Index (HEI); Creating new Section
9.5-336 to require an Existing Conditions Report, including vegetative survey as part of
Ordinance Nos. 005-2006,006-2006,008-2006,
009-2006, 010-2006, 011-2006 & 013-2006
Development Application approval; creating new Section 9.5-337 to enhance protection of
upland vegetation through Grant of Conservation Easements; creating new Section 9.5-338 that
incorporates existing open space requirements for wetlands; Revising Section 9.5-347 to provide
for maximum clearing limits of native upland vegetation based upon the Tier System designation
of the subject property; Providing for specific vesting provisions; Providing for repeal of all
Ordinances inconsistent herewith; Providing for incorporation in the Monroe County Code of
Ordinances; Directing the Planning and Environmental Resources Department to transmit a copy
of this Ordinance to the Florida Department of Community Affairs; and, providing for an effective
date.
Ordinance No. 009-2006 amending the Monroe County Land Development Regulations to
implement Goal 105 of the 2010 Comprehensive Plan and the Tier Overlay System by revising
Sections 9.5-120 through 9.5-123 and Sections 9.5-125 through 9.5-140 [Rate of Growth
Ordinance (ROGO)] and revising Section 9.5-266 [Affordable and Employee Housing]; Providing
evaluation criteria, point system, and procedures utilizing the Tier Overlay as the basis for the
ROGO System; Providing special evaluation criteria, point system, and procedures for Big Pine
and No Name Key based on Habitat Conservation Plan and Master Plan for Big Pine and No
Name Key; Creating an appeal process for NROGO; Limiting affordable housing allocations to
Tier III Areas; Providing for a 99 year restrictive covenant for affordable and. employee housing;
Providing authority for an eligible governmental or non-governmental entity to administer
eligibility and compliance requirements of affordable housing regulations of behalf of the Planning
and Environmental Resources Department; Providing for specific vesting provisions; Providing
for repeal of all Ordinances inconsistent herewith; Providing for incorporation in the Monroe
County Code of Ordinances; Directing the Planning and Environmental Resources Department to
transmit a copy of this Ordinance to the Florida Department of Community Affairs; and providing
for an effective date.
Ordinance No. 010-2006 amending Land Developments Regulations to implement Goal
105 of the 2010 Comprehensive Plan and the Tier Overlay System by amending Section 9.5-256,
Tier Overlay District; Providing criteria for designation of tier boundaries; Providing a mechanism
for Tier Overlay District Map amendments; Providing for repeal of all Ordinances inconsistent
herewith; Providing for incorporation in the Monroe County Code of Ordinances; Directing the
Planning and Environmental Resources Department to transmit a copy of this Ordinance to the
Florida Department of Community Affairs; and providing for an effective date.
Ordinance No. 011-2006 amending the Monroe County Land Development Regulations
by revising Sections 9.5-124 through 9.5-124.8 Non-Residential Rate of Growth Ordinance
(NROGO) of the Monroe County Land Development Regulations utilizing the Tier Overlay as the
basis for the competitive point system; Creating a separate NROGO System for Big Pine Key and
No Name Key; Providing for specific vesting provisions; Providing for repeal of all Ordinances
inconsistent herewith; Providing for incorporation in the Monroe County Code of Ordinances;
Directing the Planning and Environmental Resources Department to transmit a copy of this
Ordinance to the Florida Department of Community Affairs; and providing for an effective date.
Ordinance Nos. 005-2006, 006-2006, 008-2006,
009-2006,010-2006,011-2006 & 013-2006
These Ordinances were adopted by the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners
at a Regular Meeting in formal session on March 15, 2006. Please file for record.
Ordinance No. 013-2006 adopting an amendment to the Monroe County Land Use
District Map to include a Tier Overlay District Map designation on all land in unincorporated
Monroe County in the Florida Keys between Key West and Ocean Reef and designating
boundaries for Tier, I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier III-A (Special Protection Areas) as required in
Goal 105 of the 2010 Comprehensive Plan pursuant to the criteria in proposed Section 9.5-256;
Providing for repeal of all Ordinances inconsistent herewith, Directing the Planning and
Environment Resources Department to transmit a copy of this Ordinance to the Florida
Department of Community Affairs; and providing for an effective date. Please note that Exhibit
A is on the disc that is attached to the Ordinance.
This Ordinance was adopted by the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners at a
Special Meeting in formal session on March 21, 2006. Please file for record. Should you have
any questions please feel free to contact me at (305) 295-3130.
Danny L. Kolhage
Clerk of the Circuit Court
and ex officio Clerk to the
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6363 Overseas Hwy
Marathon,FL(MM 52.5)
33050-3342
Tel 305-743-8766
Fax 305-743-9977 •
navigator@floridakeys.com .
Upper Keys Office Expires: September 15, 2009 Notary Seal
81549 Old Hwy
PO Box 469 •
Islamorada,FL(MM81.5) .
33036-0469
Tel 305-664-2266 •
Fax 305-664-8411
freepress@floridakeys.com
Ocean Reef Office
3A Barracuda Lane
Key Largo,FL 33037
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GAL NOTICES
cr —* Li PUBLIC NOTICE ` ' , PUBLIC NOTICE
C� L-L. • ! Florida, intends.to consider the INCORPORATION INTO THE
!r� 3 1� 1 adoption of the following County or- ', MONROE COUNTY CODE OF'
-•rat-- dinance: ' ORDINANCES;-AND PROVIDING ,
AN EFFECTIVE DATE. -
"' a U O AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
U CHAPTER 3,MONROE COUNTY Interested parties may appear at the •
•
fad.! CCL.J CODE;PROVIDING • meeting and be heard on this matter:'
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a� �� CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY .
--; ' OF ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS . Pursuant to Section 286:0105,• p CD CDFlori-
` ' AND OF OTHER PROVISIONS OF da Statutes, notice is given that if a
Z CHAPTER 3;PROVIDING FOR person decided to appeal any deci-
RABIES VACCINATIONS OF sion made by the Board with respect.
FERRETS AND CHANGING to any matter corisidered at,such-
REQUIRED AGES OF CATS AND hearings or meetings, he will need a •
DOGS TO BE VACCINATED; record of the proceedings, and that,
, PROVIDING PENALTIES for such purpose, he may need to
ENFORCEABLE BY CODE ehsure that a verbatim record of the
VIOLATION PROSECUTION FOR proceedings is made, which record
DANGEROUS AND VICIOUS includes the testimony and evidence , •
DOGS;PROVIDING FOR upon- which the appeal is to be
- PROHIBITIONS,AGAINST based. . •
' . ABANDONMENT OF ANIMALS '
PUBLIC NOTICE ' • ' •AND CHAINING OF DOGS; Copies of the above-referenced ordi- '
' NOTICE OF INTENTION PROVIDING FOR REQUIREMENT nance are available-for review at the •
TO CONSIDER OF SPAYING OR NEUTERING OF ,various public libraries in Monroe
CATS AND DOGS;PROVIDING County,Florida. . •
ADOPTION OF FOR EXEMPTIONS AND ,
COUNTY ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING CRITERIA AND Dated at, Key West, Florida, this .
, PROCESS TO OBTAIN-AN 22nd'day of February,2006.
EXEMPTION FROM - .
' NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO REQUIREMENT FOR SPAY AND • DANNY L.KOLHAGE,
. WHOM IT MAY CONCERN that on NEUTER OF DOGS AND CATS; ' Clerk of the Circuit Court
March,15,2006,at 3:00 P.M.,or as PROVIDING AN INCENTIVE FOR • and ex officio Clerk'
' - • soon thereafter as may be heard, PERMANENT IDENTIFICATION; • of the Board of County'
at'the Marathon.Government Cen- PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; , Commissioners of Monroe
ter, 2798 Overseas.Highway, Mile PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF •County,Florida '
, • Marker 47.5, Marathon, Monroe • ALL ORDINANCES March 5&12,2006 .. . .
- . County,,Florida,the Board'of Coun- INCONSISTENT HEREWITH;
ty Commissioners of Monroe County, • PROVIDING FOR . ' • -
Your Upper Keys Connection ��,;_ J✓
THE REPORTER ° cious DOGS;PROVID-
ING FOR PROHIBI-
P.O.Box 1197 •Tavernier,Florida 33070-1197 TIONS AGAINST
(305)852-3216 Fax: (305)852-0199 ' ABANDONMENT OF
ANIMALS AND CHAIN-
ING OF DOGS;PRO-
PROOF OF PUBLICATION I VIDING FOR REQUIRE-
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MEN'OF SPAYING OR .
NEUTERING OF CATS
AND DOGS;PROVID- -
STATE OF FLORIDA ' -INGFOREXEMPTIONS
AND ESTABLISHING '
COUNTY OF MONROE CRITERIA AND PRO-
CESS TO OBTAIN AN -
EXEMPTION FROM RE •
-
Before the undersigned authority QUIREMENT FOR
personally appeared JON O'NEILL who on SPAY AND NEUTER OF
oath, says that he is EDITOR of THE - DOGS AND PROVIDING CAN INCEN--,
REPORTER, a weekly newspaper entitled TIVE NENTIFOR PERMA-
VENT IDENTIFICA-
to publish legal advertising published at I TION;PROVIDING FOR
Tavernier, Monroe County, Florida: that -SEVERABILITY;VIDING FOR THE RE-
PRO-
the attached copy of advertisement, being �1 -PEAL` PEACOFF LLORDI ,
LEGAL NOTICE in said newspaper in the
issue of: TENT HEREWITH;
PROVIDING FOR IN-
-CORPORATION INTO
March 3 rd and March 10th, 2006 i
THE MONROE TY CODE-OF ORDUN-
NANCES;AND PRO-
Affiant further says that THE REPORTER VIDING AN EFFECTIVEIDATE. : -
is a newspaper published at Tavernier, in
said Monroe County, Florida, nd that the Ad#3219200 Rew`entrlt -Interested parties may,
appear at the meeting . -
said newspaper has heretofore been Animal Ordinanace` and be heard on this mat-
continuously published in the said NOTICE OF INTENTION - ter.
Monroe County, Florida, each week (on TO CONSIDER ADOP-- Pursuant to Section
- TION OF-COUNTY OR- 286.0105,Florida
Friday), and has been entered as second DINANCE statutes,notice is given
class mail matter at the Post Office in NOTICE IS HEREBY that if a person decided to.
Tavernier, in said County of Monroe, a
GIVEN TOWHOMIT • ealanydecision
made by the Board with
Florida, for a period of one year next MAY CONCERN that on-, respect to any.matter
preceding the firstpublication of the March 15,2006,at3;00 " .considered tsuchhear-
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p g P.M.,or as soon there- ings or meetings;he will
attached copy of advertisement; and . "after as may be heard, eed a
affiant further says that she has neither at ernment Center,2798 MarathonGov- needia record
ocordthat,for -
paid nor promised any firm, person, or Overer d of the pro
seas Highway, such purpose,he mayneed to ensure that aver
corporation any discount, rebate, Mile Marker 47.5,Mara- batim record of the pro
: thon,Monroe County, ceedings is made;which-
commission or refund for the purpose of Florida,the Board of record includes the testi-
securing this advertisement for County Commissioners monyandevidence,upon:
g ' of Monroe County,Flori- which the appeal is to be
publication in the said newspaper and that da,intehdstoccnsider
he Reporter is in full coliance with the adoption of the follow- based. -. _
-Chapter 50 of the Florida State Statutes on ing•County ordinance: Copies of the aboanc e-ref-
ANORDINANCE erenced ordinance are• -
Legal and Official Advertisements. • AMENDING CHAPTER ` available for review at the
'3,MONROE COUNTY various public libraries in
CODE;PROVIDING`-. Monroe County,Florida.
CLARIFICATION OF Dated at Key West,Flori
AUTHORITY OF API- • da,this 22nd day of Feb-
�,r.-- MAL CONTROL OFFI- ruary,2006. -- - ,
to and ubscribed before me this CROVS AND OF OTHER
SWOr� � PROVISIONS OF DANNY L.KOLHAGE,.
10th da arch 2006. CHAPTER3;PROVID- Clerk of the Circuit Court
ING FOR RABIES VAC- -
MAAGA� T J,WHISENHUNT and exofficio Clerk ofthe
�:?.� �, CINATIONS OF FER- Board of County Com
R• ; MY COMMISSION#DD443753
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4 i EXPIRES:JUN 22,2009 ' REQUIRED AGES OF County,Florida
` Bonded through 1st State Insurance CATS AND DOGS TO (SEAL)
BE VACCINATED;
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BY CODE VIOLATION ' The Reporter
PROSECUTION FOR Tavernier FL 33070
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Published Twice Weekly
Marathon, Monroe County, Florida
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF MONROE
Before the undersigned authority person-
ally appeared WAYNE MARKHAM who on
oath, says that he is PUBLISHER of the
FLORIDA KEYS KEYNOTER, a twice
weekly newspaper published in Marathon,
in Monroe County, Florida: that the
attached copy of advertisement was
published in said newspaper in the issues
of: (date(s) of publication)
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Affiant further says that the said FLORIDA
KEYS KEYNOTER is a newspaper published
at Marathon, in said Monroe County,
Florida, and that the said newspaper has
heretofore been continuously published in
said Monroe County, Florida, twice each
week (on Wednesday and Saturday) and
has been entered as a second class mail
matter at the post office in Marathon, in
Monroe County, Florida, for a period of
one year next preceding the first
publication of the attached copy of
advertisement. The affiant further says
that he has neither paid nor promised any
person, firm, or corporation any discount,
rebate, commission or refund for the
purpose of securing this advertisement for
publication in the said newspaper(s) and
that The Florida Keys Keynoter Is in full
compliance with Chapter 50 of the Florida
State Statutes on Legal and Official
Advertisements.
INGOF DOGS; PRO-
VIDING FOR REQUIRE.
MENT OF SPAYING OR
NEUTERING OF CATS
AND DOGS; PROVID-
ING FOR EXEMPTIONS
AND ESTABLISHING
CRITERIA AND PRO.
CESS TO OBTAIN AN
EXEMPTION FROM RE.
QUIREMENT FOR
SPAY AND NEUTER OF
OOGS AND CATS;
PROVIDING AN INCEN.
TIVE FOR PERMA~-
NENTIDENTIFICA-
T10NjPROVIDING FOR
SEVERAtiSIUTYj PRO.
VIDING FOR THE RE-
PEAl. OF ALL ORDI.
NANCES'INCONSIS.
TENT HEREWITH j
PROVIDING FOR IN.
CORPoRATION INTO
THE ~ROECOUN-
TYC~FORDI-
NANCE$jAND PRO- .
VIDINGAN EFFECTIVE
DATE." .
No. 3175900
NOTICE OF INTENTION
TO CONSIDER
ADOPTION OF
COUNTY ORDINANCE
NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN TO WHOM IT
MAY CONCERN that on
March 15, 2006, at 3:00
P.M.; or as soon there-
after as may be heard,
attheMarathon Gov-
ernment Cent.r, 2798
Overseas HIg"w.~
Mile Marklir41;'5;'......
than, MonroeCOUrilt;
Flortda. the BOlIrd:of
County Comml$$i9ners:
of Monroe COUllty~F./Qd.i
da. intends to~.
the adoption of thefOl\ow-
ing County ordinance:
AN ORDINANCE
AMENDlNGeHAPTER
3, MONROE COUNTY
COBE;-PROVlDING
CLARtFtCATIONOF
AUTHORITY OF ANI-
MAL CONTRO", OFF 1-
CERS AND OF OTHER
PROVISIONS OF
CHAPTER 3; PROVID.
ING FOR RABIES VAC-
. CINATIONS OF FER~
RETS AND CHANGING
REQUIRED AGES OF /
CATS AND DOGS TO.
BE VACCINATED;
PROVIDING PENAL-
TIES ENFORCEABLE
BY CODE VIOLATION
PROSECUTION FOR
DANGEROUS AND VI.
. CIOUS DOGS; PROVID-
ING FORPROHIBI- .
TIONSAGAINST
ABANDONMENT. OF
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Interested parties may
appear at the meeting
and be heard on this
matter. '
Pursuant to Section
286.01'05, Florida
Statutes, notice is given
that if a person deCided to
appeal any decision
made by the Board with
respect to any matter
considered at such hear- .
ings or meetings, he will
need a record ofthe pro-
ceedings, and that. for
. such purpose. hernay
need to ensure that a ver-
batim record of the pro-
ceedings is.made. which
record includes the testi-
mony and evidence upon
which the appeal is to be
based. .
Copies of the above-ref-
erenced ordinance are
available for review at the
various PLlbliclibraries in
Monroe County. Florida.
Dated at Key West.
Florida. this 22nd day of
February, 2006.
DANNY L. KOLHAGE,
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so that we can return the card to you.
. Attach this card to the back of the mail piece,
or on the front if space permits.
1. Article Addressed to:
Ms. Evelyn Jefferson
Municipal Code Corporation
PO Box 2235
Tallahassee Ft 32316-2235
(Ordinances 005 & 006)
2. Article Number
(T"ransfer from service (abet)
PS Form 3811, February 2004
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4. Restricted Delivery? (Extra Fee) 0 Yes
7002 2030 0001 2668 9815
Domestic Return Receipt
102595-02-M-t540
SENDER: COMPLETE THIS SECTION
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item 4 jf Restricted Delivery is desired.
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so that we can return the card to you.
. Attach this card to the back of the mailpiece,
or on the front if space permits.
1. Article Addressed to:
Ms. Liz Cloud
Program Administrator
Administrative code & Weekly
R.A. Gray Building
500 S Bronough Street
Tallahassee FL 32399-0250
2. Article Number
(Transfer from service labeQ
PS Form 3811, February 2004
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C. Date of Delivery
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4. Restricted Delivery? (Extra Fee) 0 Yes
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P.O. Box 2235
1700 Capital Circle SW. (32310)
Tallahassee, FL 32316-2235
850-576-3171
Fax: 850-575-8852
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Supplement 91
Recorded: 4/5/2006 1:26:51 PM
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Document Adoption
Ordinance No. 005-2006 3/15/2006
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FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Sue M. Cobb
Secretary of State
DIVISION OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES
April 6, 2006
Honorable Danny L. Kolhage
Clerk of Circuit Court
Monroe County
500 Whitehead Street, Suite 101
Key West, Florida 33040
Attention: Isabel C. DeSantis, Deputy Clerk
Dear Mr. Kolhage:
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 125.66, Florida Statutes, this will acknowledge receipt of
your letter dated April 3, 2006 and certified copies of Monroe County Ordinance
Nos. 005-2006, 006-2006, 008-2006 through 011-2006 and 013-2006, which were filed in this
office on April 5, 2006.
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OLEGISLA TlVE LIBRARY SERVICE 0 RECORDS MANAGEMENT SERVICES OFLORIDA STATE ARCHIVES
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