Sunday, June 8, 2008

Seen in District #2


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Sec. 6-4. Allowable pets.
The animals or fowls permitted as pets to be kept in the City of Lake Worth are exclusively limited to dogs, cats, birds, rabbits, hamsters, snakes, gerbils and fish. All others are expressly prohibited including, but not limited to, chickens, ducks, sheep, goats, cows and horses.
(Ord. No. 87-33, § 1, 11-2-87)

Sec. 6-5. Raising or boarding of animals or fowl.
The raising or boarding of animals or fowl is prohibited except where boarding is incidental to the operation of veterinarian's offices.
(Ord. No. 87-33, § 1, 11-2-87)

Sec. 6-8. Penalties.
A violation of any provision of this chapter shall be a civil infraction, the penalty for which shall be as follows:
(1) If the person alleged to have committed the infraction does not contest the citation, the person shall pay to the clerk of the county court a fine of fifty dollars ($50.00) plus court costs in the amount of eight dollars ($8.00) for a total of fifty-eight dollars ($58.00).
(2) If the person contests the citation and requests a hearing in the county court, and if a violation is found, the court shall order the amount of the fine, not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00).
(Ord. No. 99-4, § 3, 3-2-99)

Click here for link to New York Times article on chicken/salmonella connection.