HomeMy WebLinkAbout1977-09INDIAN RIVER COUNTY ORDINANCE NO. 77-9
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, That:
1. It shall be unlawful for any person to own, keep or
harbor any dog found at large, which dog is endangering the
health and safety of the public, damaging or destroying real
or personal property, or is not vaccinated as required by law.
2. It shall be unlawful for any person to own, keep or
harbor any vicious dog which is not confined in a building or
secured enclosure, or to release, either willfully or through
a failure to exercise due care or control, or to take such dog
out of such(building or secured enclosure in
likely to cause injury to a person or damage
such manner as is
to property of
another person, within the unincorporated area of Indian River
County.
3. It shall be unlawful for any person to own, keep or
harbor any dog which habitually barks, whines, howls
after persons or vehicles, which destroys or damages
of another person, which causes serious annoyance to
or runs
any property
a neighboring
resident and interferes with the reasonable use and enjoyment of
his property, or which is otherwise offensive so as to create a
nuisance, or which defecates or urinates upon any property or
premises owned by any person except the property premises of owner
of such dog.
4. Any person who owns, keeps or harbors any dog which
violates any section of this Ordinance shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor and punished as provided by law; provided, however,
that this Section shall not apply to licensed veterinarians or
kennels whose establishments are located within properly zoned
areas.
This Ordinance shall become effective on the 24th day of
June, 1977.