HomeMy WebLinkAbout1968-005RESOLUTION NO. 68- 5
WHEREAS, Chapter 67-2012, Laws of Florida, relating
to Indian River County animals, requires the vaccination, certification
and tagging of certain dogs; authorizes the Board Of County Commis-
sioners of Indian River County, Florida, to cause certain animals to
be impounded, examined and disposed of; and makes certain conduct
with respect to animals and Impounding officers, agents and employees
unlawful; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 591375 authorizes and empowers
the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida,
to acquire, maintain and operate facilities for the care and disposition
of animals, either upon its own Part or by entering into a contract there-
for with any non-profit corporation in said County owning or operating
such a facility or service; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Indian
Itiver County, Florida, has entered into a contract with the I-jumanc
Society of Vero Beach, Inc. , a non-profit corporation, whereby said
Society has agreed EO provide facilities and render services to said
County for the coil, Pens ation set forth tnercin; and
WI IEREAS, Chapter 67-2012 authorizes the Board of County
Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, to designate impounding
officers and to adopt and enforce rules and regulations carrying out the
purposes of said Act;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of
County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida:
1. It shall be the duty of every person, firm or corpora-
tion owning, possessing, harboring, keeping or maintaining any dog over
four (4) months old in Indian River County, Florida, to provide such
dog with a collar or harness of leather, metal or equivalent material
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to which a metal or similar type tag may be securely attached.
2. Between January 13 and April 30 of each year, every
such owner or keeper shall c MS0 every such dog to be vaccinated
against rabies by a veterinarian licensed to practice in the State of
Florida. Such owner or keeper shall obtain from such veterinarian
upon a triplicate form provided by the County Administrator or his
representative a certificate identifying; the: clog and its owner or keeper
and certifying the date upon which said clog was drily vaccinated against
rabies.
3. On or before April 30 of each year, every such owner
or keeper shall register his name, address and telephone number and
the name, breed, color, and sex of such dol; by Filing said triplicate:
form with the County Adniinistrator or his representative and paying it
license fee cif Three Doll irs (*,3, 00), which shall be deposited in the
general funds of Indian River County, Horic}zi. The i XInty Adairinistra-
tar or titin repr°esentaitiv( shrill fornish such pc:r;ion a metal or similar
license, tag for such (log on which stwit he aqaainpcd the year and regis-
tration number of the chit;. 'I°}ic: t,ounty Administi-mor or his representa-
tive shall endorse sucli immDurs on dice t riplicmQ (ornis and keep the
originals as a M iSU)' of lilt lit.enScd dogs, lice shalt one copy
to the owner or kccper, and shall promptly transmit the utile[. Copy to
the llumaanc `scwiety of Vero Hench, Inc,;.
. Any pc i -son, fi„rrn or corporation acclui1*ing array such
dog after April 30 of any year, or whose dog; becomes five (5) months
old after April 30 of any year, shall cause such clog to be so vaccinated,
registered and tagged within thirty (30) (lays after acquiring such dog
or within thirty (30) days after such dog becomes Five (5) months old,
The annual fee for dogs not registered until on or after October 31 of
each year and not recttlired to be registered earlier than such (tate
shall be one-half the regular license fee.
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5. The Humane Society of Vero Beach, Inc. , its agents
and employees, are hereby appointed and designated impounding officers
of Indian River County.
6. 'File said Society, its agents and employees, are here-
by authorized to receive, catch, pick up and impound any animal running
or roaming at large or believed to be a stray and any dog not vaccinated,
certified or tagged in accordance with law and this Resolution. The said
Society is hereby authorized to humanely destroy or otherwise dispose
of any stich animal whose owner or keeper is not known after five (5)
(lays or which is not xcdeeined within five (5) days after written notice
has been given by said Society to the person, firm or corporation owning,
possessing, harboring, keeping or maintaining such animal, that sant
dog may be redeemed upon paynictit of accrued feos and charges and
compliance with tate provisions of this Resolution.
7. The said Society, its agents and employee s, etre hereby
further authorized to receive, catch, pick tip and impound tiny animal
in said County helievcd to have rabies or other infectious or Contagious
diiscja.6se, The saidSociety is horceby authorized to engage the: services
of a liccnt cid vc Wrinariau to otiserve or treat any such animal, and
any other itxtpourided aminal believed to have rabiel or other Infectious
or contagious disease, at the expense: of the owner or keeper and to
destroy any ;such animal without compensation to the; owner or keeper
upon certification by the attending veterinarian that the: continued exis-
fence of such animal jeopardizes public health, safety and welfare. if
It does not appear that the continued existence of such animal jeopardizes
public health, safety or welfare, the said Society shall .return such ani-
mal to the person, firm or corporation owning, possessing, harboring,
keeping or maintaining the same upon payment of accrued fees or charges.
The said Society is hereby authorized to humanely destroy or otherwise
dispose of any such animal whose owner or keeper is not known after
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five (5) days or which is not redeemed within five (5) days after written
notice has been given by said Society to the person, firm or corporation
owning, possessing, harboring, keeping or maintaining such animal
that said animal may be redeemed upon payment of accrued fees and
charges.
S. Said Society is hereby authorized to charge for receiv-
ing, catching, picking up, impounding, boarding and keeping any animal
sought to be redeemed the following fees and charges:
one Dollar ($+1.00) per day or fraction of a day
which the said Board hereby authorizes said Society to retain as partial
compensation for services rendered by said Society on behalf of said
Board. The said Society is hereby further authorized to retain as
partial compensation for services rendered by said Society an behalf
of said Board any sums which said Society may receive as payment for
any animal not redeemed which the Society elects to sell rather than
to destroy. The said Society Is hereby authorized to require, as a
condition to the redemption of any Impounded animal, that the owner
or keeper pay the reasonable fee of any veterinrxian who rendered
services for such animal at the request of the said Society.
9. During the term of the contract between said 13)ard
and said Society, and any renewal thereof, the said Society, its agents
and employees, are hereby vested with all of the powers and authorities
granted to said Board, to receive, catch, pick tip, impound and other-
wise deal with animals, to engage the services of licensed veterinarians,
and to humanely destroy or otherwise dispose of animals not redeemed
in accordance with law and this Resolution. Although the relationsbip
of said Society to said Board shall be that of independent contractor,
rather than that of agent or employee, and the agents and employees of
said Society do not occupy the status of agent or employee of said County,
the said Society, its agents and employees shall enjoy with respect to
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third persons the privileges and immunities of agents or employees of
said Board while performing the duties imposed upon them by said
contract and this Resolution.
1Q. This Resolution shall apply throughout the territory
of Indian River County but shall not be construed as superseding or
invalidating any municipal ordinance imposing requirements or regu-
lations within the limits of such municipality that supplement or are
in addition to any provision of this Resolution,
11. Nothing in this Resolution shall be construed as
limiting the authorities, duties and responsibilities of the State Board
of Health, other State agencies, the Sheriff or other law enforcement
officers,
12, If any provision of this Resolution is held invalid, the
remainder shall not be affected.
1.3. `11)ls Resolution shall take effect on March 1, 1068.
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