Ordinance No. 95-67-10 v ORDINANCE NC. 9F-67--10
41101 AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE KEEPING OF PETS IN THE
CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA : PROVIDING FOR THE
VACCINATION, REGISTRATION, LICENSING AND TAGGING OF
DOGS AND CATS KEPT WITHIN THE LIMITS OF SAID CITY:
AUTHORIr;ING THE IMPOUNDING OF DOGS AND CATS, AUTHORI-
ZING THE DISPOSITION AND DESTRUCTION OF UNREDEEMED
IMPOUNDED DOGS AND CATS : AND PROVIDING PENALTY FOR
VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC JEAC::I,
FLORIDA :
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS : Wherever used the following terms
shall be interpreted as follows
(a) The term "dog" shall mean and include all members of
the canine family, male and female, three months or more of age,
this includes pet foxes, wolves, etc.
(b) The term "cat" shall mean and include all domestic
felines, four months or more of age.
(c) The term "owner" shall mean and include any person
having a right of property in a Cog or cat, or who keeps or
harbors a dog or cat, or who has it in care or in custody.
(d) The term "vaccination against rabies" shall mean the
proper administration of anti-rabies inoculation or vaccination
by a veterinarian licensed by the Board of Veterinary Examiners
of the State of Florida.
SECTION 2 . REGISTRATION, LICENSE AND TAG:
(a) No owner may keep any dog or cat unless such owner
shall have registered the dog or cat with the City Clerk of
this City and/or authorized agent, and has obtained the license
and identification tag attesting to such registration. A
prerequisite for registration is the submittal to the City
Clerk of a certificate of vaccination showing that the clog or
cat was vaccinates within one year prior to date of application
for registration. The City Clerk shall, upon issuance of
license and tag, make record of owner ' L name and address, the
number of the tag, the physical description of the dog or cat
and the date of issue.
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Oki (b) Registration and license remain in effect, or valid,
for a period of one year commencing June 1st each year. One-
half year license may be issued after November 30th at one-
half cost of full year license. Registration, licensing and
issuance of tag shall constitute a purchase from the >ity in
the amount of $2.00 for dogs , and in the amount of $1.00 for
cats.
(c) Tags shall be of light weight metal, shall bear the
words ATLANTIC BEACH, the numbers representing the calendar
year and serial numbers in accordance with which the tags
shall be issued. Tags for dogs shall have surface area approxi-
mately that of a U. S. Quarter Dollar; tags for cats , surface
area approximating the area of a U. S. One Cent. Shape of tags
to be varied from year to year. The tag shall be permanently
attached to collar or harness of the specific animal for which
issued, and must be worn at all times.
SECTION 3. IMPOUNDMENT:
(a) Any dog or cat running at large on any of the public
41,10 streets, parks, playgrounds, alleys, vacant lots or on the
beach of this City, or upon property of any person making com-
plaint regarding trespass of such dog or cat upon his premises,
shall be taken up by an authorized agent of the City and con-
fined, or impounded, in a suitable shelter.
(b) Any dog or cat confined, or impounded, which shows
evidence of disease, or of vicious nature, shall be confined
apart from other dogs or cats. The impoundment shelter shall
have entirely separate spaces available for confinement of dogs
and cats.
(c) The owner of any impounded dog or cat shall be notified
of such impoundment if owners identity can be clearly established
by any means , and such owner may redeem the dog or cat by
payment of the cost of feeding for the period of confinement;
and if the animal is unregistered, or overdue for reregistration;
payment of a registration fee double that for regular registration;
that is $4.00 for dog, and $2.00 for cat. Impounded dogs and
cats which remain unredeemed more than seven days shall be
destroyed in a humane manner by duly authorized agent, or
agency, of the City.
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SECTION 4. RABID OR VICIOUS ANIMALS :
(a) A dog or cat suspected of having rabies, or one bitten
by any animal suspected of having rales, shall be confined on
the owner's premises. The City Police Department shall be
immediately notified of such suspicion or accident and, in
accordance with the then current requirements of the Duval
County Health Officer, said Police Department shall issue
instructions as to further isolation, observation and treat-
ment of such dog or cat.
(b) If any person is bitten by a clog or cat, the likelihood
of rabies infection is assumed. Accordingly, it shall be the
duty of the person so bitten, the duty of the animal 's owner,
and the duty of any person observing such incident to report
it immediately to the City Police Department which, in turn
shall immediately notify the Duval, County Health Officer who
will issue further instructions, The clog or cat in this case
shall be immediately confined separately from any other animals and
held available for any further action which the County Health
Officer may require,
(c) Any dog or cat known to have bitten a person, and which
ello has been proven free of rabies infection to full satisfaction
of the County Health Officer shall be deemed to be a vicious
dog or cat. Such animal shall not be allowed to run at large;
shall be kept within a secure enclosure on premises of its
owner, or held on leash when outside such enclosure for e ercise.
SECTION 5* PENALTIES : Any person violating any of the
provisions of this Ordinance shall, upon conviction bs punish-
ed by a fine of not to exceed $100.00, or by imprisonment in
the City Jail for a period not in excess of 30 days, or by
both such fine and imprisonment.
SECTION 6, Ordinance No, 95-C4-7 and all Ordinances and
parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION 7, EFFECTIVE DATE: This Ordinance shall become
effective June 1, 1967,
Passed by the City Commission on first reading April 10, 19(7.
Passed by the City Commission on second and final reading
April 24th 1907,
Attest:
(SEAL) Adele S, Grage, City C1='
This Is to certify that the above ordinance ; _ �S�G 7 a?
was psted 5--61 at the City Hail following its final'
passage on 4-- L 7 •
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Adele S. Grage, City