Ordinance Highlights
- County Code 4-10 - All dogs must be confined on the owner's property at all times or under direct control or on a leash when off the owner's property.
- County Code 4-13 - If your dog is tethered, it must be on a tether that is a minimum of eight feet long and is tangle free.
- County Code 4-7 - To allow your dog to bark excessively and continuously is in violation of ordinance.
- County Code 4-14 - To commit an act of cruelty on any animal by either omission or intent is in direct violation of the County Code 4-14 and Florida Statute section 828.13
- County Code 4-16 - To abandon or dispose of any animal on the property of another person or on any public property is in violation of ordinance.
- County Code 4-6 - All dogs, cats, and ferrets must have current rabies vaccinations. Vaccinations must be given by a licensed veterinarian for your pet to be recognized as a vaccinated animal.
- County Code 4-11 (g)(2) - If your animal is impounded and does not have a current rabies vaccination, you will be required to arrange for a veterinarian to come to the shelter to vaccinate your animal before the animal can leave the shelter.
- County Code 4-13 - Minimum care for confined animals need shelter from the sun, rain, wind and cold, a clean water supply and a sufficient quantity of food must be made available to your pet.
- County Code 4-14 - Never leave a pet in an unattended vehicle without sufficient ventilation, which could endanger the well-being of such animal due to heat or lack of water.
- County Code 4-26 - Dogs and cats at four months of age are required to have a county license tag. For more information, visit Where to Buy a License.
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