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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1983-22'm -- ..._ f.... ORDINANCE NO.83-22 AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, PROVIDING FOR RESPONSIBLE ANIMAL CONTROL; PROVIDING SHORT TITLE; DEFINITIONS; ANNUAL VACCINATION AND LICENSING REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURE; ADDITIONAL OWNERSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES; ESTABLISHMENT OF ANIMAL CONTROL AUTHORITY AND POWERS; IMPOUNDMENT AND DISPOSITION; RABIES CONTROL AND QUARANTINE PROCEDURE; DANGEROUS AND VICIOUS ANIMAL DETERMINATIONS; CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD PARTICIPATION; ENFORCEMENT OPTIONS; NON- INTERFERENCE WITH ANIMAL CONTROL AUTHORITY; RIGHT OF ENTRY; APPLICABILITY; PENALTIES; REPEAL OF CONFLICTING LAWS; SEVERABILITY; AND EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, there presently exists a need and desire within Indian River County for more responsible animal ownership and management practices; and WHEREAS, the presence of an ever increasing number of uncontrolled domestic animals, and especially dogs and cats, in a county subject to increasing urbanization creates a nuisance, public health hazard, and a danger to both public and private property, highway traffic, pedestrians, and other animals; and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners herein expresses its intent to dissuade such inhumane and careless ownership behaviors and to encourage a more healthful and safe environment for both humans and animals through specific licensing, vaccination and control requirements, and establishment of enforcement mechanisms. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, as follows: SECTION 1 SHORT TITLE This ordinance may be referred to and cited as the Indian River County Animal Control Ordinance. mean: SECTION 2 DEFINITIONS As used in this ordinance, the following terms shall 1) Animal: Generally, any living dumb creature capable of self -locomotion, but if the context requires, may refer to only a dog or cat, or both. 2) Animal Control Authority: Refers to one or more or -1- all of those offices, departments, agencies, groups or individuals, designated by the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County to provide a function or service relating to animal control or regulation under the terms of this ordinance. 3) Bite: An action whereby an animal physically breaks the skin of another animal or human with its teeth. 4) Designated Impoundment Facility: Any facility designated or recognized by the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County for the purpose of impounding and caring for animals. 5) Exposure: An act whereby an animal has bitten, scratched, or placed its saliva in contact with the mucous mem- brane or an open lesion, cut or wound of another animal or human. 6) Humane Society: Shall mean the Humane Society of Vero Beach, Inc., or any association, organization, or corporation, whether for profit or not, which pursues substantially similar goals and objectives. 7) Livestock: Shall be construed to mean horses, mules, cattle, sheep, goats, swine and other grazing animals. 8) Non -Resident or Temporary Resident: Any owner of an animal regulated by this ordinance who does not habitate or reside within Indian River County for longer than four (4) months out of any given year. 9) Owner: Any person, as defined, who has the right of property or custody of an animal or who keeps, harbors or maintains an animal or knowingly permits an animal to remain on or about any premises occupied by that person. 10) Person: Any individual, corporation, partnership, organization, association, trust, joint venture, or other entity commonly recognized by law as a unit capable of ownership or management of property. 11) Restraint: An animal shall be considered under restraint only if it is: (a) within the real property boundaries of its owner, or of any other person with the express permission of that person, or -2- (b) when outside of said boundaries, under the actual control, custody, or possession of the owner or other responsible person, by either leash, cord, chain or similar device. 12) Sterilization: The process of rendering permanently incapable of reproduction. 13) Tax Collector: Shall mean the Office of tha max Collector of Indian River County, or any of its employees or agents, including any veterinarian providing licensing services pursuant to a contract with the Tax Collector's Office. SECTION 3 ANNUAL VACCINATION AND LICENSING REQUIREMENT After the effective date of this ordinance, it shall be unlawful and subject to all penalties provided below, for any person to own, keep, harbor, maintain, or have custody of any dog or cat which has attained an age of four (4) months, unless such dog or cat has been currently vaccinated, licensed and collared or harnessed in accordance with the following provisions. SECTION 4 PROCEDURE FOR APPLICATION, ISSUANCE AND RENEWAL OF LICENSE A, On or between January 1st and April 30th of each calendar year, every person subject to the requirement of Section 3 shall make written application to the Tax Collector for issuance or renewal of a license. Each application shall provide the applicant's name, residential address, and telephone number (home and business), and shall give an accurate description of the dog or cat being licensed, including name, breed, color, gender, size, reproductive status, and date of birth or age. In addition, an applicant shall provide proof of vaccination for rabies, administered by a licensed veterinarian within the twelve (12) month period immediately preceding the date of application. No license shall be issued in the absence of such proof, which shall be by signed certificate of the administering veterinarian, indicating the date of vaccination, the manufacturer, and the lot or serial number of vaccine used. A certificate shall not be -3- valid for more than one animal unless clearly indicated otherwise thereon by the certifying veterinarian. If a dog or cat attains the age of four (4) months following April 30th of any given year, the owner shall have thirty (30) days thereafter in which to make application for a license as required above. B. Any license issued shall be valid until April 30th of the following calendar year, and shall be renewed by repeating the above application procedure. C. The Board of County Commissioners shall by resolution adopt a schedule of fees to be collected from each applicant prior to issuance or renewal of a license. Such schedule may provide for a range of fees based upon reproductive status, timeliness of application, or whether the animal being licensed is a dog or cat. Licensing fees are hereby waived with respect to any dog serving the handicapped or government owned dog used for law enforcement purposes. D, If an owner is seeking to have an animal licensed as a neutered or spayed animal, the owner shall provide with the application sufficient proof of sterilization. This proof may be by means of certification of the licensed veterinarian who performed the procedure, or if not available, by opinion of an examining veterinarian as to the animal's apparent reproductive status, or by any other equally reliable documentary evidence. Any animal certified by an examining veterinarian to be either permanently incapable of reproduction or unsuitable for surgical sterilization, by virtue of age, disease, or other infirmity, or any animal under the age of one year, shall be licensable as a sterilized or non -reproductive animal. E. Upon proper application and payment of fees, the Tax Collector or its designated agent shall issue a durable tag which bears the registration number, and the year and county of issuance. The current license tag together with a current rabies vaccination tag shall be affixed or attached to a durable and well fitting collar or harness and shall be worn at all times by the licensed dog or cat, whenever such animal is outside of the dwelling unit of its owner, whether lawfully restrained or not. -4- N F. No license shall be transferable from one animal to another nor from one owner to another owner. Upon transfer of a previously licensed animal to a new owner, said owner shall have a period of thirty (30) days within which to comply with the requirements of this ordinance. G. The Tax Collector may enter into contractual arrangements with any licensed veterinarian in this County to serve as its agent for the purposes of licensing of animals under this ordinance. All such contracts shall be subject to prior approval by the Board of County Commissioners, shall be in a standard form, and shall be equally available to all interested, qualifying veterinarians. H. The Tax Collector or any contracting agent therefor shall make a record for each such license issued and shall provide all licensing information to a central. data system which is readily and continuously available for animal control authority purposes. I. The licensing provisions of this ordinance shall not apply to: 1. any owner who is a non-resident or temporary resident, as defined, provided that the owner's dog or cat has been vaccinated for rabies in some other jurisdiction, which vaccination remains valid under the laws of that jurisdiction for the duration of the anticipated stay within this County. All other requirements including restraint obligations shall apply; or 2. the ownership, care, custody or maintenance, in the ordinary course of business, of any animal by a research or veterinary medical facility, government operated or licensed animal shelter, humane society facility, or commercial pet shop, provided that said shelter, facility, or shop, is operating in accordance with all applicable occupational licensing and zoning ordinances. SECTION 5 ADDITIONAL OWNERSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES Notwithstanding compliance with Sections 3 and 4 above, it shall be unlawful and subject to all penalties provided below MIM 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- Authority to be comprised of various offices, departments, agencies or individuals uniquely or properly suited to serving a function or providing a service required or authorized by this ordinance. The Board of County Commissioners shall by resolution designate the composition of the Animal Control Authority and the primary function or service to be provided by each component. The County Administrator shall designate an individual to be known as the Animal Control Director, who shall be charged with the coordination and administration of all Animal Control Authority activities. B. The Animal Control Authority is hereby authorized to receive, capture, pick up, and impound any animal running or roam- ing at large, including any dog or cat not properly restrained, vaccinated or licensed as required by this ordinance, or believed to be a stray, or believed to have rabies or other infectious or contagious disease, and to take all steps necessary and lawful to initiate and prosecute violations of this ordinance. C. The Animal Control Authority is hereby further designated to act as the agent of the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County for purposes of investigating violations of Chapter 828 Florida Statutes, as may be amended from time to time. The Authority shall have all enforcement and admin- istrative powers established therein, and any remedy provided in said Chapter 828 shall be in addition to the remedies provided in this ordinance. All duties, obligations and prohibitions in said Chapter 828, pertaining to the prevention of cruelty to animals, are hereby incorporated as provisions of this ordinance, and a violation thereof shall be deemed to be a violation of this ordi- nance, subject to all penalties and enforcement alternatives provided below. SECTION 7 IMPOUNDMENT AND DISPOSITION A. Any animal received or taken into custody by the Animal Control Authority shall be properly delivered to a desig- nated impoundment facility, for handling and disposition in accordance with this ordinance and any contractual agreement -7- between the County and the operator of such facility. B. Upon impoundment or the taking into custody of an animal, the Animal Control Authority shall make every reasonable effort to notify the owner in person, by telephone, or by U. S. Mail informing him or her of the impoundment and the conditions whereby custody of the animal may be regained. In the event an impounded animal is licensed and tagged, reasonable notice shall be satisfied by contacting the registered owner at the address on file with the County, unless the person notifying the owner has actual knowledge of more accurate information. C. The Animal Control Authority is hereby authorized to engage the services of a licensed veterinarian to observe or treat such animal, and any other impounded animal believed to have rabies or other infectious or contagious disease at the expense of the owner and to destroy any such animal without compensation to the owner upon certification by the attending veterinarian that the continued existence of such animal endangers public health, safety and welfare. The Animal Control Authority is hereby granted discretionary authority to immediately and humanely destroy or otherwise dispose of any such injured, sick or diseased animal whose condition is such that its continued existence would be inhumane. Any animal suspected or believed to be infected with rabies or any infectious disease shall be segregated or quaran- tined as provided below in Section 8, and all additional costs associated with such special handling and treatment shall be an additional fee payable by the owner prior to redemption of the animal. Lawful exercise of discretion by the Animal Control Authority to destroy an animal, or the failure of an owner to redeem an animal, shall not relieve the owner of the liability for violations, fines, and accrued charges or fees, regardless of the ultimate disposition of said animal. D. Custody of an animal impounded hereunder may be regained by the owner at any time prior to other disposition of the animal by the Animal Control Authority upon payment of accrued impoundment fees, actual veterinarian charges, and any other applicable fees, fines and penalties which may have been assessed. -8- impoundment fees shall be assessed at the per diem rate estab- lished by resolution of the Board of County Commissioners. in addition to impoundment fees, a redemption penalty shall be assessed at an amount established by resolution of the Board, which amount may vary depending upon number of offenses involving a given owner. The owner shall provide proof of ownership by way of license receipt, bill of sale, photograph, affidavit of neighbors, or other reliable documentary evidence, together with proof of current licensing in accordance with this ordinance, prior to the redemption of any dog or cat. If an impounded animal requires vaccination in order to be licensed and redeemed, the owner shall prepay a vaccination fee, along with payment of the impoundment fees, licensing fees and other fines and penalties. A receipt for such prepayment shall be issued to the owner who shall then have five (5) business days in which to take the animal to a licensed veterinarian for vaccination. The owner shall return proof of vaccination in the manner required by Section 4 within the five (5) day period following redemption or shall be deemed to have further violated this ordinance. The administering veteri- narian shall be reimbursed upon presentation of the receipt to the County for the cost of the vaccination, however, not to exceed the amount of the prepayment made. E. Except for any animal undergoing quarantine pursuant to Section 8, an animal which has not been redeemed within five (5) consecutive days after impoundment, including the day of impoundment and provided the fifth day falls on a day the facility is open for business, shall escheat to the Animal Control Authority. The Animal Control Authority is hereby authorized to dispose of the animal by adoption or destruction through eutha- nasia as it deems most humane, in its sole discretion. Adoption fees shall be collected at the rate established by the designated impoundment facility, but in any event, no dog or cat shall be released for adoption without first being sterilized, or without a written agreement from the adopting party guaranteeing that said animal shall be sterilized within thirty (30) days following adoption, unless the sexual maturity of the animal requires a -9- ki longer period. An agreement to sterilize shall be secured by deposit with the agency from which the animal is adopted of a sum to be determined by the agency to be refunded without interest upon presentation of proof that said animal has been sterilized. Un'_il such animal is actually sterilized, licensing fees shall be levied as if the animal were unsterilized. Failure to comply with the agreement shall result in forfeiture of the deposit to the agency for animal control or related purposes. Upon proof of sterilization, the Tax Collector is authorized, if requested by the owner, to refund any portion of the current year's paid licen- sing fee attributable to the previous unsterilized status of the animal, as if said animal had been neutered or spayed for the entire year. All provisions herein pertaining to the steriliza- tion of adoptive animals shall be interpreted consistently with the legislative policy and requirements set forth in Florida Statutes §823.15, as may be amended, governing sterilization of animals released from animal control shelters or agencies. SECTION 8 RABIES CONTROL -- QUARANTINE OF CERTAIN ANIMALS A. It shall be the lawful duty of any owner of an animal within Indian River County which has bitten any person or other animal, or which is believed to have rabies, to surrender such animal to the Animal Control Authority upon its request. It shall be the .lawful duty of any person having knowledge of an animal bite or exposure of a human or animal to a known rabid animal to report same to the County Health Department. B. Upon impoundment of any animal involved in a biting incident under the above mentioned circumstances, such animal shall undergo a ten (10) day quarantine period under direction of the County Health Department. Such animals shall not be released or removed from quarantine unless authorized by the County Health Director. If the animal dies or exhibits further unusual symptoms, the County Health Department shall be notified immediately. No animal which dies during quarantine or as a result of suspected rabies shall be removed from this County without the authorization of the County Health Director. -10- 0 1) For any dog or cat having a current rabies vaccina- tion in accordance with this ordinance the County Health Director may approve quarantine at home or another acceptable location besides the designated impoundment -facility. 2) For those dogs and cats not having a current vacci- nation, quarantine shall be at the designated impoundment facility in accordance with recognized quarantine procedures established and approved by the County Health Department. Quarantine in the hospital of a licensed veterinarian at the expense of the owner shall be allowed as an alternative. In the absence of either alternative, the County Health Director may approve quarantine in some other feasible location. 3) With respect to any wild animal involved in a biting incident or exposed to known rabid animals, such animal upon capture may be immediately sacrificed and the brain submitted to the State HRS laboratory for examination for rabies. Captive wild animals in zoos, tourist attractions and private homes shall be evaluated individually in accordance with their history of possible exposure for rabies. C. Nothing in this section shall be construed as" requiring or authorizing treatment of known or suspected rabies cases contrary to the provisions of Florida Administrative Code Chapter 10 D-3.91, as it may be amended from time to time. SECTION 9 DANGEROUS AND VICIOUS ANIMAL DETERMINATIONS A. Upon the request of any aggrieved person, the Animal Control Authority shall investigate any incident involving an animal which is alleged to have, without provocation, attacked, bitten, scratched, or otherwise caused physical harm or injury to any person, other domestic animal, or livestock. If the Authority finds following its investigation that the allegations are supported by the greater weight of the evidence, it shall notify the owner in writing by certified letter of the offense and that the animal has been determined to be dangerous. The notice shall further state that any subsequent similar offense within the following eighteen (18) months involving the same animal shall -11- result in a determination that the animal is vicious and subject to additional restraint requirements. The determination shall be made a matter of record in the central data system. B. Upon complaint, investigation, and finding by the Animal Control Authority that the animal has committed a second offense within eighteen (18) months of the first offense, said animal shall be determined to be a vicious animal. The Authority shall promptly make a record of such determination with the central file and shall again notify the owner in writing by certi- fied letter of this determination. C. Upon a third offense within the eighteen (18) month period, the owner shall be again notified and shall forthwith voluntarily forfeit the animal to the Animal Control Authority for disposition as it determines most humane and beneficial to the community. D. Every owner of an animal subject to proceedings under this section shall have the right to an evidentiary hearing on the alleged offense before the Code Enforcement Board. Notice of the right to this hearing shall be delivered to the owner as part of the written notice of the dangerous or vicious animal determination. The owner shall have seven (7) days from the date of receipt of the determination in which to request such hearing by delivering a written request to the Animal Control Authority. Any appeal taken shall stay application of this rection until final resolution of the matter by the Code Enforcement Board. E. This section shall not apply to animals trained for security or guard purposes, provided the incident involved occurred during the course and scope of such duty. Nor shall any incident be deemed an offense if it occurs within the real prop- erty limits of the owner, provided the property is conspicuously marked as to the presence of the dangerous or vicious animal. F. It shall be the lawful duty of every person who has observed an unprovoked attack or biting incident involving an animal subject to this section to report such information to the Animal Control Director. -12- SECTION 10 CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD PARTICIPATION -- VIOLATIONS AND VICIOUS ANIMAL DETERMINATIONS A. The Code Enforcement Board of Indian River County is hereby recognized and designated as an administrative hearing ,board for the purposes of assisting with the enforcement of this ordinance. The Animal Control Authority may present an alleged violation to the Code Enforcement Board for a hearing upon due public notice to the parties concerned, for findings of fact, con- clusions of law and assessment of penalties and fines provided by this ordinance. Such hearings shall be conducted in accordance with normal Code Enforcement Board procedures and all fines shall be levied and enforced in accordance with the ordinance creating said Board. B. The Board may hear and determine either of the following matters: 1) An alleged violation of any of the provisions of this ordinance. 2) Dangerous or vicious animal determination appeals upon request of the owner in accordance with Section 9 D. SECTION 11 ENFORCEMENT OPTIONS The Animal Control Authority shall, whenever an owner, person, or animal is deemed to be in violation of this ordinance in any manner, take one or more of the following steps, as deemed most appropriate to achieve the desired result: A) Impoundment of such animal with notification, redemption and disposition to be pursued in accordance with this ordinance. B) Initiate an action for determination of a violation by the Code Enforcement Board as provided above. C) Issuance of a "Notice of Violation" to the owner of such animal or to the person deemed in violation. Such Notice of Violation shall state the date and time of the issuance of the notice, the name and address of the owner or person in violation, the date of offense, the offense committed, a description of the animals involved and demand that the offense be abated within 12#1M twenty-four (24) hours after issuance of the notice, providing that the twenty-four (24) hour period does not fall on a holiday or non -business day. I£ the party notified shall fail to abate the offense or offenses prescribed within the required time, a representative of the Animal Control Authority shall sign an affidavit as necessary to initiate an action for misdemeanor prosecution in a court of competent jurisdiction in Indian River County, Florida. D) Issuance of a "Notice to Appear" in accordance with Florida statutes 9901.28 and the Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rule 3.125, thereby initiating an action for misde- meanor prosecution in a court of competent jurisdiction in Indian River County, Florida; provided the citing officer has the lawful authority pursuant to general or special law. E) Impoundment shall be mandatory regardless of the means chosen by the Animal Control Authority to prosecute a particular violation in any case in which non -impoundment can be reasonably expected to result in immediate and substantial destruction of life or property or otherwise adversely endanger the health, safety and welfare of the public. SECTION 12 INTERFERENCE WITH ANIMAL CONTROL AUTHORITY UNLAWFUL It shall be unlawful and a violation of this ordinance, subject to all penalties herein, for any person or persons to interfere with, hinder, resist, obstruct, or molest any represen- tative of the Animal Control Authority in the performance of official duties. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons without the authority of a court of competent jurisdiction, or without having first complied with the redemption requirements of this ordinance, to seek to release or remove any animal from the custody of the Animal Control Authority, or a designated impoundment facility or to otherwise tear down, burn, deface, destroy or otherwise injure any property, vehicle, or equipment of any designated impoundment facility, the County, or the Animal Control Authority. -14- SECTION 13 RIGHT OF ENTRY UPON PRIVATE PROPERTY FOR ENFORCEMENT For the purposes of discharging the duties imposed by this ordinance, including investigation of possible violations and enforcement of any provision, the Animal Control Authority and any representative thereof officially charged with carrying out such duties are hereby empowered to enter upon private property, not including a dwelling house, enclosed structure, or fenced enclo- sure, for the purpose of demanding that an animal, or if appli- cable, the license tag of such animal be exhibited to said Animal Control Authority. Further, such person shall be empowered to enter private property, including a fenced enclosure but not a dwelling house or enclosed structure, to capture and impound any animal known or suspected of biting or scratching any person, or any animal infected or showing suspicious symptoms of rabies, animals in need of immediate medical attention including cruelly treated animals, vicious animals not properly controlled by the owner, and animals at large if such animal is on the property of a person other than the owner. Refusal by any property owner to allow such person to enter upon one's property as authorized by this section shall be unlawful and a violation of this ordinance. Any such person making use of this right of entry shall be immune from prosecution, civil or criminal, for reasonable good faith trespass upon real property as authorized herein. SECTION 14 PENALTY PROVISION In addition to any of the fees, fines, or penalties provided elsewhere by this ordinance, any person who shall violate or fail to comply with any of the provisions of this ordinance shall upon conviction by a court competent jurisdiction be pun- ished for each such violation by a fine of not more than FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the County jail for not more than sixty (60) days, or by both fine and imprison- ment. Each day or fraction thereof during which the violation continues shall be considered as a separate offense. The Board of County Commissioners may enforce the provisions of this chapter by seeking injunctive relief or any other remedy available by law. -15- SECTION 15 APPLICABILITY This ordinance shall be applicable to all of Indian River County lying within or outside of any municipality, unless such municipality adopts an ordinance inconsistent herewith, in which case the municipal ordinance shall prevail. SECTION 16 REPEAL OF CONFLICTING LAWS Any ordinance, local law or special act or resolution which conflicts with the provisions of this ordinance, and specifically those found in Chapter 3 of the Code of Laws and Ordinances of Indian River County, are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict. Section 3-2 and 3-3 of the Code of Laws and Ordinances, concerning livestock running at large, shall be excepted from this repealer and shall be deemed to remain the law of Indian River County and are hereby incorporated by this reference. SECTION 17 INCORPORATION IN THE CODE OF LAWS AND ORDINANCES OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY This ordinance shall be incorporated into the Code of Laws and Ordinances of Indian River County and the word "ordinance" may be changed to "section," "article," or other appropriate word and the sections of this ordinance may be renumbered or relettered to accomplish such purposes. SECTION 16 EFFECTIVE DATE The provisions of this ordinance shall become effective upon receipt from the Secretary of State of the State of Florida of official acknowledgement that this ordinance has been filed with the Department of State. Approved and adopted by the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida on this 15th day of -16- 7V - June, 1983. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER =NTY By RICAARD N. BIRD Chairman Acknowledgment by the Department of State of the State of Florida this 27th day of June , 1983. Effective Date: Acknowledgment from the Department of State received on this 6th day of July , 1983, at In -on A.M./P.M. and filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida. APPROVE S TO FORM AND LEGAL S I NCY. By / ✓ Cll�/ CHRIPOPHEIX/J. PAULL Assistant County Attorney -17- STATE OF FLORIDA INDIAN RIVER COUNTY -THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF ORIGINAL ON FILE IN THIS OFFICE. /J F'R-EDD�A�WRIGHT, CLERK BY DATE