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 Port Orange
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 10. ANIMALS

  § 10-11. Regulation of animals.  

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  • (a)

    No animal shall be permitted or allowed to run at large. It is a violation of this chapter for the owner of an animal to permit or allow the animal to run at large.

    (b)

    No animal shall be permitted or allowed to cause a nuisance. It is a violation of this chapter for the owner of an animal to permit or allow the animal to cause a nuisance.

    (c)

    No animal shall be permitted or allowed to defecate or urinate upon any public property or upon any private property without permission of the property owner. It is a violation of this chapter for the owner of an animal to permit or allow the animal to defecate or urinate upon any public property or upon any private property without permission of the property owner.

    (d)

    The feces of any animal deposited upon any public property, or upon any private property without permission of the property owner, shall be promptly removed and disposed of. It is a violation of this chapter for the owner of an animal to refuse or fail to remove and dispose of any feces of the animal deposited upon any public property or upon any private property without permission of the property owner.

    (e)

    No animal shall be permitted or allowed into or on any public park, unless an area in such park is designated for animals by resolution of the city council and is properly identified and posted by the city. It is a violation of this chapter for the owner of an animal to permit or allow the animal into or on any public park not designated for animals and not properly identified and posted. However, a deaf person, totally or partially blind person, or physically disabled person, as defined in F.S. § 413.08, shall have the right to be accompanied by a dog guide, especially trained for the purpose and being used to assist such person, into or on any public park without violating this section.

    (f)

    Any female dog or cat in heat shall be confined in a secure enclosure to prevent such dog or cat from coming in contact with a male dog or cat, except for intentional breeding purposes. It is a violation of this chapter for the owner of a female dog or cat in heat to refuse or fail to confine the dog or cat as required by this section.

(Ord. No. 1992-31, § 12, 12-15-92; Ord. No. 1993-59, § 1, 1-18-94)