Item 7BAGENDA ITEM # 7B
MARCH 10, 2008
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA,
AMENDING CHAPTER 4 A-1'~IIMALS, AND CHAPTER 12 NUISANCES, TO
AMEND AND UPDATE VARIOUS A1'JIMAL CONTROL PROVISIONS,
MAIONG CERTAIN ANIMAL CONDUCT NUISANCES, AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE
OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA:
s>~e°r><nN ~ _ Sections 4-10(4), 4-24, 4-27 and 4-30 of the Code of Ordinances of the City
of Atlantic Beach, Florida are hereby amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 4-10. Dangerous dogs.
(4) "Proper enclosure of a dangerous dog" means;
s
f
~ at thP
~ is ce~nrc~1
and
humanel~r con fined n n the owner's mm ~er ty withi ~
T
n a house
hnilding
lucked i en nr
other gnclnsu re hat is deli ed n nr even h . ,
,
ang~~a from esca
ni~g n~er_
under nr thmn ah the. c~nclnciirP lth e `° pT~ ~arv" Pn ~
rlnvmPl lF the dug ic
ma
'ntainc~
ni~tsi ,
then a porti on of the ow ne r's ply ,,,~
_
must he fenced with a secured
,
perimeter fen ce of sL fficient heigh t a nd s o h
tren to .v .n p_n~y h3 tr he nuhlic and
to ,prevent the dndc Pcc?nP m t he own ,
er's ~,
if the duo P~anec fmm the
primary encln cn~re_ Within the peri me ter th
fence ,,
e gg mus h . h Oman .lv confined
insid .
~p~m ry .ne c losure r,~ncist in~ of ,
a locked keno .l or other stn~rtu . of
p~.n
,
adern~ate siap That nr nvidpc t
mitec tin n fm m_ the ,
elE-ments_ The nr
-~~ enclns~rre
m ~. hay . sec ure tid =
es hat arp: se cur ely a ct into r
the
gnn~md nr into a concrete p~
and i m Est h ay . a se c ire np attac he d to all side ,
s_ The n~m~3' enclosure must he
lucked at all t imes w hen the dug i s u natt en~l~ b y either the owner nr a cnmru~.tPnt
custodian PiQh teen ears of aue nr nld er_ it is no t cnncidere~l a t
~-
nP.r enclosure to
o„
sim
n~ tether nr otherwise l id a dn m to an z
I
inanimate nh~ert
Inch as a tree nr
~
,,
roost, inside a perimet er fence_ ,
Sec. 4-24. Running at large.
It shall be unlawful for the owner of any dog or cat to permit or allow the dog or cat to
commit a nuisance or to be found running at lazge on any of the public streets, parks, playgrounds,
alleys, beaches or vacant lots in the city and such. dog or cat shall be picked up by the city or the
designated authorized agent of the city and placed in a shelter for a period of not less than three (3)
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MARCH 10, 2008
days nor more than seven (7) days, except the animal may be released sooner upon proper
identification and upon the
payment of a thirty dollaz ($30.00) fee plus additional seven dollazs ($7.00) per day for the
redemption of said animal. In the event any animal has to be tranquilized with chemical capture
equipment, then the redemption fee shall be one hundred dollars ($100.00). If a dangerous dog is
impounded for mm~ing at lazge, then the redemption fee shall be one hundred fifty dollars
($150.00), with an additional one hundred dollaz ($100.00) fee if the dangerous dog has to be
tranquilized with chemical capture equipment.
Sec. 427. Disturbing the peace.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person, whether owner, or anyone having charge,
custody or control thereof, to keep any dv animal nr animals within the
limits of the cit~7 which hark,,n c~nw, whlrLPy howl. nr malre nther enimc~e cnmmnn to
the ~ie.~rcistently nr rnntinnnndy„fpLa,of thirty (11 minntec nr lnnaer
whgn the s~nim ls~nr stnip~AlS TA~,~t c_np ai2e,~,y~in ap ems stt~, ~,~cj,~_nt to baffle
lnud nni_aPe and rPndPr them reacnnahly u~PrtinnahlP,
StatC'~:
Sec. 430. Citations authorized; penalties provided
(a) The city animal control officer or his designee as approved by the city
manager shall have the authority to issue citations to those people whose pets are
found to be in violation of this article and sections herein.
(b) Violations of this article shall be punishable by fines as follows:
('reneral~ Vinlatinns of the rnnvisinns of Chantsr 4
Article TT
of the Atlantic Reach
C~ ("cxle are hereby declared to he civil in ,
,
ctinns f r which there mav
he_.
jmmePd h~ the rrnmty cnttrt a masrimnm fine n_ ~
nt to excrpd_ five hnndrPd dnllarc
($500 )_ Anynne cited with a vinlatinn of this article ma~~~, a fine as ~,
tt~ified
helnw in lien of annearing t'n cnttnh Hurt. The z
fine cnPr~.~l shall . i aid within
the time ~nPrifiPtl . .lnw , '
Tf ~,nr,P.renn fails to ~v the .ivil fine within the time. =rnp crihed nn th . .i atinn nr
fails to nhtain a nnrt ate_Y nr having nhtain d a cnttrt date,, f il~S to a~rtear in cnttrt to
~nntPCt th_P ritatinn, them the t=~tP.renn shall. hP deemed to hav .waived the right to
cnn Pct the .itatinn_ in wtrh area final ~u~ en m v h .entered against the ~pn
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MARCH 10, 2008
in the maximum civil fin . ~ S()n_0()1 allow w}llt' ShaU~~„~je ~=„thin sixtT
(~) c~vs from he tP of .x . rtinn of th . ft al ~~ulvtnent Al Prnativ _lv,, th . rnurt
mad issue an order to show an~y~,~u'ring~_nersnn to armPar .fn he .Hurt n
~ lain w y c in~p~~j~,j~n,~s n~~ }~,g~raken_ if ~n ~nersnn who is iccnPri
such an order fails,~n a~rmPar in rRC~r+nnse, to the court's direr_,tiv ;,"t~nerann ma7 l~
held in cnntemnt of entrrt in adclitinn to having to nab the civil find, court cnct5, and
restitLtinn,~~~n,
(1) First offense: ('The current offense is a "first" offense if there have
been no other citations in the preceding thirty-six (3b) months.) Twenty-five dollars
($25.00); if not paid within fourteen (14) ralendat days, the fine goes to fifty dollars
($50.00); ~ ,
(2) Second offense: ('The current offense is a second offense if there
have been only one (1) previous citation within the preceding thirty-six (36)
months.) One hundred dollazs ($100.00); if not paid within fourteen (14) calendar
days, the fine goes to one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00);
(3) Third and subsequent offenses: (T'he current offense is a third or
subsequent offenses if there have been two (2) or more previous citations within the
preceding thirty-six (36) months.) Two hundred fifty ($250.00)
if not paid in fourteen (14) ralendaz
days, fine goes to five hundr~ dollars ($500.00).
(4) Anyone cited with a violation of this article who pays the required fines
and then goes three (3) years with no offenses shall return to the status of having no
prior offenses for the purposes of this section.
(S) An additional fine of one hundred dollars ($100.00} for any violation
involving a dog or cat in heat.
(c) A five dollaz ($5.00) surcharge shall be assessed and collected upon each
civil penalty imposed for violation of an ordinance relating to animal control or
cruelty as authorized by F.S. § 828.27. The proceeds from such surcharge shall be
used only to assist in paying for the costs of training for animal control officers in
accordance with the requirements of F.S. § 828.27. Said civil penalty shall be paid
to the City of Atlantic Beach.
(d) The animal control officer shall have the authority to cite the owner or any
person having custody of an animal for a violation of this article when, and only
when:
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MARCH 10, 2008
(1) The officer has received from an adult witness a sworn affidavit
attesting to the animal having committal a violation pursuant to this article; or
(2) The animal control officer or other person duly authorized to enforce
the provisions of this chapter has witnessed the commission of a violation under this
article."
4F.f'TinN 2_ The Code of Ordinances of the City of Atlantic Beach, Florida, is hereby
amended by adding new sections to be numbered Sec. 45(d} and (e), Sec. 414, 415, 428 and 12-
1(14), which sections shall read as follows:
"SeC ¢54d). Tt chap he unlawful to carry any animal in or up~~v vehicle in an
inhumane way cn ac not to prnvicle fnLpjpn, ca- fet~a~d cnmfnrt of the animal_
manner_ Tf
rnior to the ten-dav
time ,~j the owner nntifiec the anim
~ al cc~ntml
r
Y
anthnri in writing of the nwner'c intrn ,
t to .hallen a nimal nntrnl a~rthnritvTc
cl~icinn,~n dectm
y ~h~ dn~thP; animal `n p~
j~i~r~~jj~ ,g}jrajj ~nntinne ~ Zi~•~~
nod
~
the dog sn lnn~ ac the owner either ~pctc b ,
ond
nr pe~~_certified check ,
,
,
~vahl . n
the r~ thr ~ctimatetl enctc cecu~iateri wit ,
h im
nnunciing the rind ac Petim atecl hv
the
animal cnntml ~rthnrit
an
v; 'fn
ap~aj tj~ ~
imal ran 1 art nritT'c fi~aj ci~ ,7
,th
~.
~.;Sjnn
T
,
.
owner. m i. fil . written rn =Heel for h ring in he nunt
y
~~ with ,
,
in t ~f 1 nl
hucinr_ce day c afl~ the. nimal cnntml ~ p
,
rthnritv'c .final • written dericinn to clectmT
AGENDA ITEM # 7B
MARCH 10, 2008
(rl if a maimed, cickrinfirm nr rliceacecl animal is fnmakP., P„t;rPl., ate
tiffs.
(hl Restraint by chaininu may he~~nmvidrrl the fnllnwing cnnditinns arP
1nsL:
(11 The chain nr tether shall not weigh more than 1!R of the animal's
~~ wPfg~t'-
AGENDA ITEM # 7B
MARCH 10, 2008
(c~~ Nn owner of any animal shall Hermit the animal, either willfiill~ nr thrni~h
failure n .x . .i. .due are or .nntml, to destm~ nr amaae,~thg~~ of nn h r
including, but not limited tn, he nn»mvnked hitina_ attarlring, nr wounding of
another nersnn's animal_ Nn owner of an~y animal ~t+?ll Hermit the animal, ~t1~Pr
willfiil nr hrough fail ~ n .xerni. : d ~ carp. nr ntml, n hi a hack nr wn old
human F.xemntinn~ th~nmvicinnc nfthic section do not armly ~nnlicP dn~c
~) Whenever an animal d efecates anon an~
n
m ~~ not nwned ~
nr ntherwi_ . in th .
arcs
c- .'~
v nr _
r
control of th ,
e animal's nwnPr
~ ,,
be animal's
owner shall immedi t ,
ely remo ve and ~g~jv
dicn ,
nce of fecPC_ The nn ly
exc
entinn
is h~nermicsinn of th
lC.) An owner sh e ~rn,~~
all remo r nwner
ve nd ~
_
nronerl~ di
m. .off .es nd o ~
~
ther animal
wactES nn owner's n s
r T ~
n ac to avoid nnxin nc and nau~uc od ors that re
irritating
anno,~ring n ~
r offensi ve to a nercnn of normal sensibilities; nr that are
,
injurin ~s n hum n
p lant nr an imal life ; nr hat as sn hh intPrf . . wi h h . ~. nd
,
~nvm~~rn~r
~~l it shall he unl
awful. for
the ow
ner
nr and n
ersnn havinv temnnr
ary oust ~
of an animal nr anima
ls to Her
mit the a ,
nimal(sl
eit
her willfi~ll r hmi ,
gh failure n
exercise doe care nr c nntml
to commi ;
t nuisance by n~ng atat la ~p h ahituall~;~
chasing nr nm. Wing a, ,
~er v .hi . 1 c nr n P.rcnns h~hit~ ~atl~; h~ trPT cir~g j~nnn ~}nhlis
nr nrivatP. school grou nds hahi . ~all~; h er tre scing ~nnn ri= yatP ~m~ p~ hahiti*~al1T
and interfering with t he reaso nable us e and enin~ ent of the nrn; _h~ }~a
hahih~all~
nr hv
mak ipg„prh~ pj~
~~ti nnahle anim al nni. _c ahifi~all~; nr hv
doing
,
~
anv n~hing hahi h~ally w ,
hich is sn offensive ac n create a Hui ,9
. n A_ For
numnses of this cecti nn_ "hahit t~ally" m eans at leACt two seY crate ncc~nr en ps within
a time ~rinci of nn m ore than nn . mn ~~,g,~t t
nt}t; hat rki g hit»all ~ nr making
other nlTyectio~aljle an imal noi ses hahi ,
h~alla means making the sn and ne rsistentl
contirn~niLCly for at tr act thirty ('~nl m irnrtec ncrur ring at 1 act th se parate timers
within a i erind of nn mn .than ~n ate ,"
AGENDA ITEM # 7B
MARCH 10, 2008
CF.C.TinN '~_ Secs. 4-11(7) and 4-23 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Atlantic
Beach, Florida, are hereby repealed.
SECTION 4. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its final passage and
adoption.
PASSED by the City Commission on first reading this day of , 2008.
PASSED by the City Commission on second and final reading this day of
2008.
ATTEST:
DONNA L. BUSSEY, CMC
City Clerk
JOHN S. MESERVE
Mayor, Presiding Officer
Approved as to form and correctness:
ALAN C. JENSEN, ESQUIRE
City Attorney
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