Cruelty to animals; penalties

(a)

The following acts and all related acts as set forth in F.S. Ch. 828 and all amendments thereto, shall be as deemed cruelty to animals:

(1)

Any person who shall overload, overdrive, torture, torment or deprive of necessary sustenance, or unnecessarily or cruelly beat or mutilate or kill any domestic animal, or cause or permit either of such offenses to be permitted within the city.

(b)

An individual found to be in violation of this section shall be subject to all enforcement regulations as contained in this chapter and all penalties as set forth in F.S. Ch. 828, and all amendments thereto.

(Code 1967, § 5-9; Code 1980, § 6-5; Ord. No. 12092, § 1, 7-26-01)

City Code cross reference—Cruelty to dogs, § 6-41.

State Law reference— Cruelty to animals, F.S. ch. 828.

Secs. 6-6—6-35. - Reserved.

ARTICLE II. - DOGS AND CATS[2]

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Editor's note— Ord. No. 13696, § 2, adopted July 27, 2017, changed the title of article II from "Dogs" to "Dogs and cats."

County Code cross references—Dogs generally, § 5-3 et seq.; county license tags required, conditions for issuance, § 5-8.