Pets
• Pet-owners must clean up after their pets in common areas and private yards.
• Anyone failing to clean up after their pet will be fined $50 for each offense. There is no first warning.
• No animal shall be allowed to annoy residents unreasonably, to endanger the life or health of other animals or persons, or to substantially interfere with the quiet enjoyment of others. Pet owners shall be deemed in violation and will be fined $50 for each offense if their pets:
o Consistently or constantly make excessive noise/barking;
§ Excessive barking is barking that is persistent and occurs for an extended period of time or on a repeated basis. When determining if barking is a violation, consideration will be given to the time of day, duration and frequency of barking.
o Cause damage to or destruction of another's property;
o Run at large: Being at large on public property or private property and not in the control of any person either by leash, cord, chain or other like restraint.
These acts shall be considered a violation whether or not the dog is confined by fence, chain or leash, or under the voice control of a responsible person.
(Oakland Park, FL - Code of Ordinances Chapter 4 - Art II. Sec. 4-19. & Sec. 4-21.)
(Oakland Park, FL - Code of Ordinances Chapter 8 - Art I. Sec. 8-48. & Sec. 8-50.)
