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SECTION 24. ANIMAL CARE; MANNER OF KEEPING.A. It shall be unlawful for any person keeping an animal to fail to provide for that animal: 1. Clean, sanitary, safe and humane conditions; 2. Sufficient quantities of appropriate food daily; 3. Proper air ventilation and circulation; 4. Adequate quantities of visibly clean and fresh water available at all times; and 5. Medical attention and/or necessary veterinary care when it is sick, diseased or injured. Upon request by the Division, written proof of veterinary care must be provided. B. It shall be unlawful for any person keeping an animal to fail to provide shelter for that animal. 1. Shelter for dogs, cats and small domestic animals must: a. Provide adequate protection from the cold and heat. When the outdoor temperature falls below 40 degrees F (4.5 degrees C), all cats, small domestic animals and those dogs that cannot tolerate such temperatures without stress or discomfort (i.e., short-haired breeds, sick, aged, young or infirm), must be moved indoors or provided adequate heating to maintain temperature above 40 degrees F (4.5 degrees C) range. When the outdoor temperature rises above 90 degrees F (32.5 degrees C), then adequate ventilation must be provided such as exhaust fans or air conditioning; b. Provide protection from the direct rays of the sun and the direct effect of wind and rain; c. Provide a wind break and rain break; d. Contain clean, dry, bedding material; and e. Provide protection from the elements at all times. 2. Shelter for equine, bovine, ovine and porcine normally maintained in outdoor areas must provide protection from direct sunlight. C. It shall be unlawful for any person maintaining equine or ovine to fail to keep hooves trimmed so as to prevent lameness and extreme overgrowth causing deformities. D. Animals maintained on a tether must be in an area free of objects that may cause entanglements. All tethers must be a minimum of six (6) feet in length and longer if appropriate for the breed (i.e., Irish Wolfhound, Borzoi, Great Dane, St. Bernard, etc.). Choke type or prong type collars shall be used only while the animal is under the handler’s direction control. Between the hours of 10:00 am and 5:00 pm, animals shall not be on a tether outdoors. (Amendment August 19, 2003 – Ordinance No. 2003-029) E. Animals must be given appropriate daily exercise. F. No humane slaughter of animals as defined in Florida Statute 828.22 and/or 828.23 shall be done within earshot or view of the public. G. It shall be unlawful for any person to tease or molest any animal. H. It shall be unlawful for any person to leave an animal in any unattended motor vehicle or transport an animal in any motor vehicle without adequate ventilation, sanitary conditions, or otherwise under such circumstance as to prevent the animal from being subjected to extreme temperatures which adversely affect its health and safety. I. It shall be unlawful to transport any animal on a public road in any vehicle unless the animal is safely and humanely restrained (at a minimum by a harness with double tethering for dogs) so that the animal is unable to jump or fall out of the vehicle. J. Animals shall not be allowed on any median or in any roadway, highway or street intersection for any purpose other than crossing same. K. Any person trapping an animal must: 1. Use a humane trap; 2. Provide protection from the direct rays of the sun and direct effect of wind, rain and irrigation/sprinkler system; 3. Provide fresh water in the trap; 4. Remove the trapped animal within twenty-four (24) hours of capture. All trapped dogs and cats must be returned to their rightful owner, or to a governmentally operated animal shelter or humane society in Palm Beach County; and 5. Make every attempt to locate the offspring of any lactating/nursing mother.
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