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ORDINANCE NO . - 2 " 9 2
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION
AMENDING CHAPTER 6/ARTICLES I AND II OF THE
CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA,- AS
AMENDED, ENTITLED."ANIMALS/IN GENERAL/DOGS"
TO INCORPORATE THE PROVISIONS SET FORTH IN
CHAPTER 828, FLORIDA STATUTES (2000)
CONCERNING CRUELTY TO ANIMALS AND TO PROVIDE
FOR PENALTIES; MORE PARTICULARLY BY AMENDING
SECTIONS 6-5 AND 6-41 OF SAID CODE;
CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION, A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. Chapter 6/Articles I and II of the Code of
the City of Miami, Florida, as amended, is further amended in the
following particulars:'/
"Chapter 6
ANIMALS
Article I. IN GENERAL
1/ Words and/or figures stricken through shall be deleted. Underscored
words and/or figures shall be added. The remaining provisions are now
in effect and remain unchanged. Asterisks indicate omitted and
unchanged material.
UQ41
Sec. 6-5. Cruelty to animals; penalties.
(a) The following acts and all related acts as
set forth in Florida. Statutes, Chapter 828, and all
amendments thereto, shall be as deemed cruelty to
(1) Ne Any person who shall overload, overdrive,
torture, torment or deprive of necessary
sustenance, or unnecessarily or cruelly.beat
or mutilate or kill any domestic animal, or
cause or permit either of such offenses to be
permitted within the city.
(b) An individual found to be in violation of
this section shall be subject to all enforcement
regulations as contained in this Chapter and all
penalties as set forth in Florida Statutes,
Chapter 828, ,and all amendments thereto.
ARTICLE II. DOGS
Sec. 6-41. Cruelty to dogs; penalties.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person keeping,
harboring or owning a dog to be cruel and inhumane to
the animal. "Cruelty" and "inhumaneness" shall include
all provisions as set forth in Florida Statutes,
Chapter 828, and all amendments thereto, including
unnecessarily. beating or torturing or mutilating or
cruelly killing or failing or neglecting to provide
suitable food or drink in sufficient quantities,
together with adequate shelter for such dog.
(b) An individual found to be in violation of
this section shall be subject to all enforcement
regulations as contained in this Chapter and all
penalties as set forth in Florida Statutes,
Chapter 828, and all amendments thereto.
Section 2. All ordinances or parts of ordinances insofar
as they are inconsistent or in conflict with the provisions of
this Ordinance are repealed.
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Section 3. If any section, part of section, paragraph,
clause, phrase or word of this Ordinance is declared invalid, the
remaining provisions of this Ordinance shall not be affected.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty
(30) days after final reading and adoption thereof. -
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PASSED ON FIRST READING BY TITLE .ONLY this 10th .day of
July , 2001.
PASSED AND ADOPTED ON SECOND AND FINAL READING BY TITLE ONLY
this 26th day of - July , 2001.
JOE CAROLLO, MAYOR
In accordance with Miami Code Sec. 2.36, since the Mayor did not indicate approval of
.this .legislation by signing it in the designated place provided, said legislation now
becomes effective with the elapse of n (10) days r m the date of Co,plVdion action
ATTEST: regarding same, without the Mayor ercisi o.
W r n, City Clerk
WALTER J. FOEMAN
CITY CLERK
APPRO D AS FORM CORRECTNESS:t/
nRO VILARELLO
TTORNEY
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This Ordinance shall become effective as specified herein unless vetoed
by the Mayor within ten days from the date it was passed and adopted.
If the Mayor vetoes this Ordinance, it shall become effective
immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission or upon the
effective date stated herein, whichever is later.
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- 12092
JPISTRICT 4
Second Reading Ordinance
TO:
Commissioner
FROM:
Alejandro a
City Att ey
DATE:
June , 001
RE:
For July 10, 2
Proposed am
to animals (-0
COMMISSIONER REGALAD0
01 City Commission Meeting
idment to City Code to incorporate' Florida Statutes concerning cruelty
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Pursuant to your directive, the attached ordinance has been drafted to incorporate in the
City Code those sections of the Florida Statutes concerning cruelty to animals.
This proposed resolution will be placed on the July 10, 2001 City Commission Agenda in
the District 4 Section (Blue Pages).
W579:BSS
cc: Mayor and Members of the City Commission
Carlos A. Gimenez, City Manager
Walter J. Foeman, City Clerk