Scary stuff. Lee County FL.
http://www.news-press.com/story/new...nty-set-enforce-new-rules-dog-owners/7656735/
This is the actual ordinance. Anyone breeding an animal must apply for a certification. Breeders must turn over a list of names and addresses of people that purchased puppies. Breeders must allow ACOs to inspect at any reasonable time. Your dog will be sterilized the FIRST TIME it is picked up by animal services if it is not exempt (registered, or herding/hunting dog). It will be sterilized the second time if it is exempt.
http://archive.news-press.com/assets/pdf/A4218548210.PDF
http://www.news-press.com/story/new...nty-set-enforce-new-rules-dog-owners/7656735/
Under the new laws, pets can't be fastened, chained, tethered or tied to trees, buildings, fences or posts. If you are going to leave them outside, the minimum area has to be 32 square feet for each animal and it has to be covered.
And let's say your dog gets loose and is picked up by Lee County Domestic Animal Services. Under the ordinance passed Feb. 4, you can't get back that dog until it is sterilized.
Animals registered with a nationally recognized dog or cat club, such as the American Kennel Club, are exempt from sterilization regulations unless they are picked up more than once by Animal Services. Law enforcement dogs, agricultural dogs and hunting dogs are also exempt from sterilization rules. And some animals may be exempt if they can't be sterilized for health reasons.
There won't be a door-to-door hunt for unsterilized animals, said Ria Brown, spokeswoman for Lee County Domestic Animal Services. If the agency is responding to a complaint or for some reason comes to a home with an unsterilized animal, the owner can be cited and will have 30 days to comply. If the owner doesn't comply the dog can be impounded, it will be sterilized by LCDAS and the owner will have to pay.
And let's say your dog gets loose and is picked up by Lee County Domestic Animal Services. Under the ordinance passed Feb. 4, you can't get back that dog until it is sterilized.
Animals registered with a nationally recognized dog or cat club, such as the American Kennel Club, are exempt from sterilization regulations unless they are picked up more than once by Animal Services. Law enforcement dogs, agricultural dogs and hunting dogs are also exempt from sterilization rules. And some animals may be exempt if they can't be sterilized for health reasons.
There won't be a door-to-door hunt for unsterilized animals, said Ria Brown, spokeswoman for Lee County Domestic Animal Services. If the agency is responding to a complaint or for some reason comes to a home with an unsterilized animal, the owner can be cited and will have 30 days to comply. If the owner doesn't comply the dog can be impounded, it will be sterilized by LCDAS and the owner will have to pay.
http://archive.news-press.com/assets/pdf/A4218548210.PDF