§ 18-3. Care of animals with transmissible diseases and liability therefor.

(a)

No person shall knowingly sell or offer for sale or knowingly or willfully transport or move or knowingly or willfully allow or permit any animal to stray or drift within the city, knowing that animal to be suffering from, afflicted with, or affected by any pest or disease that the state department of agriculture and consumer services determines, pursuant to F.S. § 585.15, is dangerous, transmissible, or threatening to an agricultural interest of the state, without first obtaining written permission from the city.

(b)

No person shall knowingly or willfully transport or move or knowingly or willfully allow or permit any domestic animal to stray or drift from any quarantine area, without first obtaining written permission from the city.

(c)

In addition to the penalty provisions provided in this chapter, any person who violates this section shall be liable to the city for all expenses associated with its enforcement and to any owner of an animal who is injured by such violation.

(Code 1960, § 4-2; Code 1992, § 4-2)

State law reference

Care of animals with transmissible diseases and liability therefor, F.S. § 585.17.