§ 5-27. Authority and purpose.  


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  • This article is enacted pursuant to F.S. § 828.27, to regulate the possession, ownership, care, and custody of animals in the interest of the health, safety and welfare of the citizens and animals of the county.

(Code 1965, § 3-3; Ord. No. 87-9, § 3, 3-9-87; Ord. No. 91-8, § 3, 4-2-91; Ord. No. 95-32, § 1, 9-26-95)

State law reference

Powers of chartered counties, Fla. Const. art. VIII, § 1(g).

Charter reference

General powers of county, § 103.