SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for CS for SB 1904

    Amendment No.    

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11  Senator Laurent moved the following amendment:

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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 19, between lines 24 and 25

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17         Section 21.  Subsection (7) of section 828.27, Florida

18  Statutes, is amended to read:

19         828.27  Local animal control or cruelty ordinances;

20  penalty.--

21         (7)  Nothing contained in this section shall prevent

22  any county or municipality from enacting any ordinance

23  relating to animal control or cruelty which is identical to

24  the provisions of this chapter or any other state law, except

25  as to penalty. However, no county or municipal ordinance

26  relating to animal control or cruelty shall conflict with the

27  provisions of this chapter or any other state law.

28  Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, the

29  governing body of any county or municipality is authorized to

30  enact ordinances prohibiting or regulating noise from any

31  domesticated animal, violation of which shall be punishable

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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for CS for SB 1904

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 1  upon conviction by a fine not to exceed $500 or by

 2  imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed 60

 3  days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, for each

 4  violation of such ordinance. This subsection shall not apply

 5  to animals on land zoned for agricultural purposes.

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11  And the title is amended as follows:

12         On page 3, line 10, after the semicolon

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15         amending s. 828.27, F.S.; authorizing counties

16         and municipalities to enact ordinances

17         prohibiting or regulating noise from

18         domesticated animals; providing

19         nonapplicability; providing penalties;

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