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County: Madison
Date Created: 07/23/24
Last updated:07/23/24
Madison County, FL to Consider Making Revision to Animal Control Ordinance
The Commission will consider An Ordinance of the Board of County Commissioners of
Madison County, Florida Pertaining to Animal Care and
Control Reestablishing and Providing a County Wide
System for the Care, Control, Management and
Regulation of Animals; Providing for the Incorporation of
Recitals; Providing That This Ordinance Shall Be
Designated and May Be Cited as the “madison County
Animal Care and Control Ordinance”; Authorizing the
Board to Enact Rules and Regulations; Providing the
Statutory Authority for This Ordinance; Providing for
Definitions; Requiring Collars and Identification for Dogs
And Cats; Prohibiting Public Nuisance Animals; Providing
The Removal and Disposal of Animal Waste; Providing for
Rabies Control; Providing for the Classification and
Control of Dangerous Animals; Providing for the
Handling of Animal Cruelty Complaints; Authorizing
Property Owners and Tenants to Restrain Animals Found
In Violation of This Ordinance on Their Property; Providing
For the Holding and Disposition of Stray Animals;
Providing for the Animal Controlservices Department’s
Right of Entry; Providing for the Designation of the
County’s Animal Services Department and Animal Services
Officers; Providing for Enforcement; Providing for
Penalties; Providing for the Issuance and Dispositions of
Citations; Providing for Exemptions From Public Records
Laws; Providing for Fees; Providing for Repeal of
Conflicting Ordinances and for the Repeal of Ordinance
Nos. 94-61, 96-80, 99-100 and 99-105 in Their Entirety; Providing
For Severability; and Providing for an Effective Date.
Issue History
07/23/24 The Commission will discuss and review the ordinance at the 7/24/24 meeting.
Related Documents
7/24/24 Background7/24/24 Meeting Agenda
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