§ 10-173. Licenses and tags [reserved].

APPENDIX A
CHARGES FOR IMPOUNDMENT
AND
FINES, FEES, AND PENALTIES

VIOLATION	FINE
Number, type, and location of animals:
Each animal over maximum (section 10-7)	$50.00
Vicious animals at large (each animal) (section 10-8)	250.00
Nonvicious animals at large (each animal) (section 10-8)	50.00
Animal running at large at the Okeechobee County Airport (section 10-70)	250.00
Animal who bites another animal	100.00 + costs
Animal who bites a human	200.00 + costs
Not securing a vicious animal when off premises (section 10-21)	200.00
Failure to provide for animal welfare (section 10-20)	100.00
Cruelty or abuse of animals (each animal) (section 10-50)	150.00
Miscellaneous:
Failure to report incident when required	50.00
Impeding any officer in performance of his duties (section 10-132)	200.00
Not stopping to render assistance (section 10-22)	50.00
Not securing an animal in heat (section 10-23)	25.00
Impoundment of domestic animals	25.00 impoundment fee + daily boarding fee + fines*
Impoundment of domestic animals due to bite or disease	25.00 impoundment fee + daily boarding fee + fines*
Impoundment of livestock	25.00 impoundment fee + daily boarding fee + fines*
Excessive barking (section 10-70)	100.00
Creating a public nuisance (section 10-70)	100.00
Confining animal in motor vehicle (section 10-52)	50.00
Failure to maintain vaccinations (each animal) (section 10-90)	50.00

 

*All fees for boarding charged by the animal control division shall be in addition to the fines and penalties described in this appendix. Currently, the boarding fee for domestic animals is $8.00 per day and the boarding fee for livestock is $15.00 per day. Transportation and veterinary care costs shall be assessed additionally and shall vary depending upon the actual costs incurred.

(Ord. No. 2009-01, § 1, 4-9-09)