O#190ORDINANCE N0. teO
AN Oi~D£NANCtl 0~ T~ CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH,
PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, REGULATING A~'~D
PROHIBITING T_W~E KEEPING, tL~RBORING OR ,PAS-
TURING OF LIVE STOCK '~fITHIN THE CORPOP~TE
LIMITS OF SAID CITY; PROVIDING A PENAL-~Z
FOR ANY VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE; PRO-
VIDING A SAVING CL~fGSE; REPE_~LING ALL 0P~-
INANCES OR PA-A~T$ OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
HEP~ITH AND DECLARI!~G AN EMERGENCY,
~qEREAS, the Charter of the City of Boynton Beach,
Florida~ provides~that the Co~ission shall~ within the limit-
ations o~ said Charter, have tn~ power by Ordinance to make
regulations to ~prevent the introduction and spread of infeot-
ious and contagious diseases into the City; to make rules and
regulations to secure the general health of the iz~abitants
and to prevent and remove nuisances, whether affecting the
health or morals of the co~mnunity or otherwise wrongful; and
to enact all ordinances n~cessary to the public h~lth, and,
'~$~REAS~ it is deemed to be to tbs best interests of the
i~fhabitants of the City of Bo~ton Keach, Florida, to adopt such
measures as will tend to orevent the'introduction and soread of
izufectious and contagiou~ diseases within the said City of
Boynton Beach, Florida, --~ therefore~
BE IT 0PDAIN~ LY Ti~ CITY C0~{ISS!0N 0_w ~qE CiTY
OF BOYNTON BE~m, PAL~ LEACH ~uN~f, FL0~DA:
Sectiont. T_hat onm~d after the p~ssage anm adoption o~
this Ordinance~ it shall be unlawful for ~%y person, persons,
association~ associations, partnership, partnerships, corporation
or corporations to keep, harbor or pasture ~-~y ho~se~ horses,
poiiy~ ponies~ mule, m~les, ass~ asses, ox~ oxen, goat~ goats,
hog, hogs, sheeo or any other Mind of live stock whatsoever,
within Six Hundred (600) feet of any building used wholly or in
part as a dwelling, sleeping quarters, hotel, restaurant, store,
meat market, or any ot~er place where food is p~pared or served.
Section 2, That it shall be unlawful for any person~
persons, association, associations, partnership, partnerships,
corporation or corporations ~o keep, harbor or pasture any
animal o~ animals, as desi~ated in Section 1 hereof] on any
property not owned by thom without written oermission of the
o~m~er or owners of such land. Provided~ however, that nothing
in this Section contained shall in ~y wise alter, change or
otherwise modify th~ p~ovisions contained ~n Section i hereof.
Section 3. That where live stock is now being kept,
harbored o~ pasture4 in violation of this Ordinance, a grace
perio~ of ten (10) days from t~h~ passage and adoption of this
Ordinance shs~ll be allowed the o'm~er or owners of such live
stock to comply with the provisions herein.
Section 4. That any person, persons, association, assoc-
iations~ partnership, partnerships, corporation or corporations
convicted of violating any of the provisions of th~s Ordinance
shall be fined not more than Five Hu~red D~l~s (~o00.Q0), or
imprisoned in the Ciby Jail not more than Sixty (O0) days, or
both such fine and imprisol~ento
Section 5. That all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances
which ~rmy be in c~nflict herewith are hereby expressly re.~aaled.
Section 6. That if m~y Section h~reof or if m~y part of
a Section hereof is by any court of competent jurisdiction
declared invalid or nnconstitutional, th~ same shall not in any
respect invalidate or ch~ngemthe remaining portion of said
Ordinance.
Sect&on 7~ Ti~t this Ordinance is hereby declared to
be an emergency m~asure on the grounds of preservation of the
public health, anm fu~tb~er, that~ this Ordinance shall take effect
irmmediately upon being passed ~d adopted upon it's first reading.
(Si~ned) Fred G. Benson
(Si~'~ed) Ao V. Peterson
As and con'~tituting the
Board of City Oomnissioners
of the City of Boynton
Beach, Palm Beach County,
Florida.