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Home My WebLink AboutO-08641RPCtrb 4/4/'a ORDINANCE HOsj31541 _. AN ORDINANCE AMENDINO SECTION 39.49 Off' THE CODE OF THE CITY OP MtAMt, FtioRIDA, TO PERMIT DOGS IN DESIONATED AREAS OP PARRS ONLY WHEN SECURELY FASTENED TO A LEASH; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY CLAUSE; REPEALINt1 ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS THEREOP IN CONFLICT, CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY PROVISION AND AN EF 'ECTIVE DATE ► DR IT ORDAINED gY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. Section 39-49 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, restricting domestic animals, including doge, in City parks is hereby amended in the following particulars: — "Sec. 39-49. Domestic animals in parks. Sbme!:tie-amitlais-ate-net-permitted-se-the-parkst--This irieleeles-degsT-either-renniA -act-large-er-en-a-ieas'h Subject to the following exceptions, no person having the control or care of a domestic animal shall cause or permit such animal to enter or remain in a public park. Any erson violating this section snail be fined not less than $10 and not more than $50 for each such violation. The above pro- hibition shall not apply to a dog if: (a) the dog is only allowed within such areas as have been designated or approved by the Department of Parks and Recreation; or (b) the dog is kept securely fastened to a leash strong enough to prevent its running free of the leash." Section 2. If any section, part of section, para- graph, clause, phrase or word of this ordinance is declared invalid, the remaining provisions of this ordinance shall not be affected. Section 3. All ordinances, code sections or parts of ordinances, insofar as they are inconsistent or in conflict with the provisions ^f this ordinance are hereby repealed. Section 4. The provisions of this ordinance shall become effective on THE ?8TH DAY OF MAY, , 1977. PASSED ON FIRST READING BY TITLE ONLY this day of , _ kRIL ,_1 1977. PASSED AND ADOPTED ON SECOND AND FINAL READING BY TITLE ONLY this Vr day of Aeft11, 1977. --utiRiatheane MAYOR ATTESTI PREPARED AND APPROVED SYz &AOC ROBERT F. AR ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY APPR. ® AS TO POEM AND CORRSOTNRSS s + 1"---alwg" GEO E F. K TeX+ JR. CITY A 'TORN 1 MAN elitiM AM MIN MOM MOW Mt intssi Swot" Sole terel Pram Welt hie CM" nerd& WM PLOWDA letifffr er itAnt "e'lla I enrklpt mu a Arevemefteril Legal Haled Re: Orditlarlde No1 4i ffi thi was pubmihad in sir nitttrssalisV *in ihe Phi"' May 54 1879 6.61.6.1.646.64 * .4. ** • ... • .. 66.1.4 .. • .. . .. • . 466.446.644•444461 .. • .. 66 . • .. 44 .. 11..“•••••• . 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". 17, Al 44)224 ditY Or MIAMI. tLohibA INIttilt,OPPICE MEMORAtiqU,..-? 5 pg., 3 : LI to: (TOVepliP.Orassie City Mitrtager ttlitiM: Albert 14• Howard, Director Department of Parke and Recreation bAtt March 24, 19/7 bUttlEc T tdituthee Amending Ordinance No. 7999 tt L�tTht tnclosed for your review and forwarding to the Law Department is a draft of a proposed amendment to Ordinance No. 7999, Rules and Regulations for Use of City of Miami Parks and Recreation Facilities. and providing a penalty clause. Ordinance No. 7999. Rules and Regulations for the use of City o Miami Parks and Recreational Facilities, states that Domestic Animals are not permitted in the parka - this includee, dogs, either running at large, or on a leash. The Department of Parks and Recreation is interested in maintaining a clean, safe and healthy environment throughout the Cityss park syatern; however, it fully recognizes the recreational aspects of dog ownership. It is now in order for the City Commission to authorize an Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 7999 as follows: "No person having the control or care of a domestic animal shall caua® or permit such animal to enter or remain in a public park unless it be a do3, led by a leash of suitable strength not exceeding six feet in length, and then only within such areas in parks as have been designated or approved by the Department of Parks and Recreation." "Any person in violation of this ordinance shall be guilty or a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than $10 and not more than .$50 for each offense." Additionally, we request the Law Department to explore the feasibility of having Park Rangers empowered to issue a summons to any person in violation of this proposed amendment. AH1-1/RLI-I/mf Encl. ,rAt;z.t,,311111-')T •Ortillittrita N. 1199. atlar,ted tctober 14, 1171, et1t1rdAtries far diimtie aniroal4 in parka! ra',OME8'rit A 114AUre tiot pc:rftaci ri the pArk§. 11115 ineilldtig dags, tither running Af. largo. or cit The Ottparttnetit �Prirltn Aitd iltleremtlort ig• intere4t-ed in maintaining a tteat, Bate and hcelithy 1".nvirotitrient4 througliont the t ityla park System. for all of itq resitiento. The City fully recogrkin-..nth rtereAtibtAl ab3pee0.1 e deg owilership� Vo believe, however, that this right Oi ok,v-rier6hip carries with it the responsibility for proper totttol. of the &LlinclUcling its body funationa, ft is recommended it.lat in the public interest, consideration be given to the adoption of a new ordinance that riiht deal more effectively and specifically with the growing problem of dogs in park and recrea.. tion areas. (Although we are primarily concerned with the sanitary aspects of the dog prublem in this instance, it should be noted that other problems are created by dogs, particularly in areas where individuals are either walking or participating in leisure activities.) Therefore. it is recornr.,onded that Ordinance no. 7999 bo amended to read as follow• s: "No person having the control or .are of a domestic animal shall cause or permit such animal to enter or remain in a public park unless it be a dog, led by a leash of suitable strength not exceeding R x feet in length. and tlien only within such areas in parks as have been designated or sprroved by the Departsrent of Parks and llecrea- • tion." "Any person in violation of this ordinance shall be guilty of misde- • meanor and shall be fitted slot less than %.10 and not more than $50 • • for each offense.'