O60-04mO. 60-'4.-
AN ORDINANCE OF~..~L~IE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH~ FLORIDA,
SUPPI~NENTiNG AND ~3~ENDING CHAPTER ~ OF THE CODE ~OF
ORDINANCES OF T~r~' CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH~ FLORIDA~
PROVIDING FOR ~ LICENSING OF ALL DOGS WITHIN THE
CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA:
PROHIBITING TBE DOGS~ PRO~ RUNNING AT LAR~ ~ffiTHIN
THE CORPORATE LIgnITE OF SAID CITY: AUTHORIZATION
OF IMPOUNDING AND DESTRUCTION OF DOGS: PROVIDING
A PENALTY: AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
BE IT ORDEINED by the City Council of the City of Boynton Beach,
Florida, as follows:
The following Ordinance is hereby enacted under the pro-
visions of and pursuant to the police power vested in the City of
Boynton Beach, Florida, for the purpose of preserving and protect.
ing the morals, health, Safety and welfare of the citizens of sale
municipality.
SECTION 1. DEFINITION OF ~ERNS:. As used in this Ordin-
anco, unless the context otherwise indicates:
(a) "Dog" shall be intended to mean both male and female
(b) "Owner" shall be intended to mean any person or
persons, firm, association or corporation owning,
keeping, or harboring a dog.
(c) "At large" shall be intended to mean off the
premises of the owner, and not under the control of
the owner or a member of his immediate family
either by leash, 9ord, chain or othe~..~'~' *'~'~ o of
mechanical restraznt.
SECTION 2. LICENSE REQUIRED: No dog shall be permitted
to be or remain in the City of Boynton Beach, Florida, without
being, licensed as herein provided.
-SECTION $. LICENSE FEES: All dogs kept in the City
shall be registered as to sex, breed, name and address of owner
and name of dog. At the time of s~ch registration, such owner
shall obtain a license for such dog and shall pay a fee of
for each doq. It shall be the duty of said owner to cause such li
eense tag to be securely attached around the dog's neck and kept
there at all times during the license period. Prior to the issuanc~
of any such license, the issuing authority shall satisfy themse!ve~
that each dog to be issued a license provided hereunder has been
properly vaccinated in accordance with the provlslons' ' of this
ordinance relative thereto. The owners of all dogs within this
City shall be given a period of 45 days from the effective date
of this ordinance within which to comply with the terms and
requirements of the licensing section hereof. Thereafter annual
renewals of such licenses shall be made effective November 1st
of each ensuing year. Such licenses shall be issued by or under
the direction of the City Clerk.
SECTION 4. DANGEROUS DOGS: No. vicious, dangerous,
ferocious dog or dog sick with or liable to communicate hydro-
phobia or other contagious or infectious desease shall be permitte,
to run at large in the City.
SECTION 5. DIS~3~BING PEACE: No person owning any dog
shall suffer or permit a dog to disturb the peace and quiet of
the neighborhood by barking, making other loud or unusual noises
or by ruhning through or across or depositing waste on any cultiva:
grounds, fields or lawns.
SECTION 6. NUISANCE: Any dog found in the City either
without a license, running at large or otherwise violating the
ditions set forth herein is hereby declared a nuisance and shall
be impounded as herein provided.
SECTION 7. DUTIES OF POUND KEEPER: In connection with
the enforcement of this ordinance, there shall be appointed by the
' ' ~ ..... ~ ' , a pound
KEEPER WHO IS CHARGED %frITH THE DUTY OF I~OUNDINC ALL DOGS RUNNING
at large or otherwise in violation of this ordinance. He shall be
a special Police Officer and is hereby authorized to make all
~ecessary arrests in carrying out the provisions of this ordinance.
The salary of such pound keeper shall be fixed by the City Council.
SECTION 8. LICENSED DOG INPOUNDED. It shall be the duty
~f the pound keeper to cause notice to be served by mail upon the
registered owner of any licensed, dog impounded under the provisions
of this aricle, such notice to be mailed at least ~ days prior to
the posting of notice of impounding herein provided for.
SECTION 9. DOG BITES: Whenever any dog bites a person,
the owner of said dog shall notify the Chief of Police who shall
order the dog held on the owner's premises or shall have it im-
pounded for a period of two weeks. The dog shall be examiaed
promptly after it .has bitten anyone and again at the end of the
above two weeks period. If at the end of two weeks a qualified
veterinarian is convinced that the dog is free from rabies, the
dog shall be released from quarintine or from the pound as the case
may be. If the dog dies in the meanwhile, its head shall be sent
to the Florida State Department of Health for examination for rabie
If any impounded dog is found to be diseased to the detriment of
)ublic health~ such dog shall be humanely disposed of under and
~pon the authority of the Chief of Police.
SECTION 10. S~P/h~ABILITY: Each of the provisions of this
Article are separable, including word, clause, phrase or sentence,
if any provision hereof shall be declared null aad void, the
~aining portion shall not be affected but shall remain in full forc~
~nd effect.
SECTION il. REPEALING PROVISIONS: All ordinances, or parts
)r ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION 1~. PENALTIES: Any owner violating any of the
~rovisions of this Ordinance shall, upon conviction thereof, be
,enalized by fine of not less than $8.00 or more than $$00.00, or
mprisoned in the City jail for a period not exceeding 90 days, or
~oth much fine and imprisonment for each offense, and a separate
,ffense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a
iolation occurs or continues.
First readin~ this day of , A. D. 196
-3-
Second, final reading and passage this
A. D. 1960.
day of
CORPORATE ~AL
~-ity Clerk.
CITY OF, BO~Y~?ON BEACH, FLORIDA,
~ ' ~uncilman