§ 14-60. Public parks and beaches.  


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  • (a)

    No animal shall be permitted or allowed into or on any public park or beach; provided, however, that an area in a public parks or beach may be designated for animals by resolution of the board, or by the governing body of any applicable municipality. In that event, the area provided for animals must be properly identified and posted by the county or the appropriate municipality.

    (b)

    It is a violation of this article for the owner of an animal to permit or allow the animal into, or on, any public park or beach not designated for animals and not properly identified and posted. However, a disabled person, as defined under the Americans With Disabilities Act, shall have the right to be accompanied into or on any public park or beach by a service animal without violating this section.

(Ord. No. 93-05, § 1(4-12(5), (6)), 4-13-93; Ord. No. 93-11, § 1(4-12(5), (6)), 6-8-93; Ord. No. 94-24, § 1, 11-15-94; Ord. No. 98-01, § 17, 1-20-98; Ord. No. 2013-11, § 1, 4-16-13; Ord. No. 2014-27, § 1, 9-16-14; Ord. No. 2018-02, § 1, 1-23-18)

State law reference

Animals of certain disabled individuals, F.S. § 413.08.

Cross reference

Park rules, § 78-76 et seq.; waterways, ch. 122.