R5W - Clarify Animal Cruelty Terms

AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 10 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, ENTITLED “ANIMALS,” BY AMENDING SECTION 10-1, ENTITLED “DEFINITIONS,” TO FURTHER DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS THEREIN; BY AMENDING SECTION 10-3, ENTITLED “ENFORCEMENT; ADOPTION OF PORTION OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY CODE BY REFERENCE,” TO CLARIFY ENFORCEMENT REQUIREMENTS; BY AMENDING SECTION 10-5, ENTITLED “FAILURE TO GIVE ACCURATE IDENTIFICATION; REFUSAL TO SIGN AND ACCEPT A NOTICE OF VIOLATION,” TO CLARIFY VIOLATION REQUIREMENTS; BY AMENDING SECTION 10-19, ENTITLED “CRUELTY TO ANIMALS,” TO FURTHER DEFINE TERMS THEREIN; BY AMENDING SECTION 10-20, ENTITLED “CONFINEMENT OF ANIMALS WITHOUT SUFFICIENT FOOD, WATER, OR EXERCISE; ABANDONMENT OF ANIMALS,” TO FURTHER DEFINE TERMS THEREIN; AND BY CREATING SECTION 10-22, ENTITLED “REPORTING OF SUSPECTED ANIMAL CRUELTY,” TO ENCOURAGE EARLY REPORTING; AND PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.