Ordinance No. 1456-23 Disposal of Pet Waste

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OR BK 10791 PG 2923 Page 2 of 3 of the City of Zephyrhills and are ratified and confirmed as being true and correct and are hereby made a specific part of the Ordinance upon adoption. SECTION 3. Purpose and Intent. This ordinance establishes requirements for the proper disposal of pet waste in Pasco County, Florida, to protect public health, safety and welfare, and increase public awareness. SECTION 4. Definitions. For this section, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. "Owner/Keepe>" — any person who shall possess, maintain, house, or harbor any pet or otherwise has physical custody or control of any pet. "Person" — any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, or political subdivision of this State subject to municipal jurisdiction. "Pet"- a domesticated animal. "Pet waste" — waste matter, excrement expelled from the bowels of a pet. "Proper disposal'— placement in a designated waste receptacle, or other suitable container, and discarded in a refuse container which is regularly emptied by the county or some other refuse collector; or disposal into a system designed to convey domestic sewage for proper treatment and disposal. SECTION 5. Requirement for Disposal. All pet owners and keepers are required to immediately collect their pet's waste when deposited on any property, public or private, not owned or possessed by that person and to properly dispose of the pet waste. SECTION 6. Exemptions. Any owner or keeper who requires the use of a disability assistance animal shall be exempt from the provisions of this section while such animal is being used for that purpose. Further, this section does not apply to the accumulation of animal waste as part of a. bona -fide agricultural activity. SECTION 7. Repealer. All ordinances and resolutions or parts thereof of the City in conflict with the provisions herein contained are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby superseded and repealed. SECTION 8. Severability. It is declared to be the intent of the City Council of the City of Zephyrhills, Florida, that if anysection, subsection, sentence, clause, or provision of this Ordinance shall be declared invalid, the remainder ofthis Ordinance shall be construed as not having contained said section, subsection, sentence, clause, or provisions and shall not be affected by such holding. 0