Ordinance 71-01ORO2~A~C% XO. 71-1
AN ORDAZNANCE PROHIBITING THE OWNERS OF DOGS
FROM PERMITING THEM TO RUN AT LARGE IN CERTAIN
AREAS OF COLLIER COUNTY AND PROHIBITING DOGS
IN CERTAIN PLACES IN SAID COUNTY, PROHIBITING
THE KEEPING OF DOGS OF VICIOUS PROPERTIES, DE-
FINING TERMS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFE6TIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF coLLIER
COUNTY, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Definitions
(a) The construing the provisions of this Ordinance,
except where the context plainly requires otherwise, words used
herein shall be given their common and ordinary meaning. In
addition, the following specific definitions shall apply.
(b) "Owner" shall mean any person, firm or corporation
having an interest in or right of possession to a dog, or any
person, firm or corporation having control, custody or possession
of a dog.
(c) "Vicious" Shall mean the propensity to do any
act that might endanger the safety of any person or property of
another, including, but not limited to a disposition to mischief
or fierceness as might occasionally lead to attack on h,-~n beings
without provocation, whether in play, anger or outbreak of un-
trained nature.
Section 2. It shall be unlawful for an owner of a dog:
(a) To permit a dog to run at large within any subdivision
of Collier Count, a plat of which has been filed in the public
records of chis County, with the exception of those subdivisions
specifically listed as follows:
(1) All units of Golden Gate Estates Subdivision.
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(b) To permit a dog to run at large in any park,
or to enter upon any beach in this County or upon any public
playground or school ground; provided, however, that this
section shall not prohibit a person from walking or exercising
a dog in a public park or on a public street when such dog is
on a leash or otherwise under the immediate control of its
owner and proper safeguards are taken to protect the public
and property from injury or damage from said dog.
(c) To permit any dog to enter any place where
food is stored, prepared, served or sold to the public or
any other public building or hall; provided, however, that
this section shall not apply to any blind person using a
trained seeing-eye dog, at veterinary offices of hospitals,
or to animal shows or exhibitions.
(d) To permit any female dog to run at large while
in heat.
(e) To permit any dog to trespass on private or
public property so as to damage or destroy any property or thing
of value, or to create a sanitary nuisance thereon.
(f) To permit any dog to chase, run after or Jump at
vehicles using the public roads.
(g) To permit any dog to habitually snap, growl, snarl,
Jump upon otherwise threaten persons lawfully using the public
rights-of-way.
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(h) To keep, harbor or maintain any vicious dog
or dog wi~h vicLous propensities in a manner which may or
does endanger the safeL~ of persons or property off his
premises or lawfully on his premises.
Section 3. This Ordinance shall take effect at
the time provided by law.