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for the owner of any dog or cat to fail to comply or cause compli- ance with any or all of the following obligations: A. Keep each such animal under restraint, as defined. B. Exercise that degree of care and control necessary to prevent such animal from becoming a public nuisance or a nuisance to any person, other domestic animal or livestock, or to any real or personal property other than that of its owner. This obligation shall include but not be limited to: 1. the prompt removal of excreta or feces of such animal from public walks, rights-of-way, park and recreation areas, beaches, or other public property, or from private property not belonging to the owner, unless the owner has been given express permission to make use of said private property; or 2. affirmative action by an owner as may be necessary to prevent material disturbance, annoyance, or interruption of the reasonable possession, use and enjoyment of another's property, such as that resulting from an animal's habitual howling, whining, barking, digging, or other such noxious behaviors; or 3. the abatement of unsanitary conditions characterized by emission of odors, breeding or habitation of insects, rodents or other vermin, or similar indications. C. Keep any female dog or cat which is known or should be known by her owner to be in heat (estrus) confined inside a building or in the leashed company of its owner in a manner such that said animal cannot come into contact with another except for planned breeding purposes. D. Keep any vicious animal, following a formal deter- mination of that status in accordance with Sections 9 and 10, confined within a building or other secure enclosure, or securely leashed and muzzled or caged whenever not so confined; or to forfeit any such animal or remove same from the County upon the occurrence of a third offense; as required by Section 9 C. SECTION 6 ANIMAL CONTROL AUTHORITY -- GENERAL POWERS -- AGENTS FOR ENFORCEMENT OF FLORIDA STATUTES CHAPTER 828 A. There is hereby established an Animal Control -6-