Senate Bill 2636

    Florida Senate - 1998        (NP)                      SB 2636

    By Senator Dudley





    25-1120-98                                              See HB

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to Collier County, Florida;

  3         amending chapter 89-449, Laws of Florida, as

  4         amended, to allow domesticated animals in

  5         county parks for animal shows and other

  6         substantially similar special events, and to

  7         authorize the director of parks and recreation

  8         to authorize special event bonfires on a

  9         case-by-case basis, all of the above in

10         accordance with the then-applicable rules of

11         the parks and recreation department and as

12         approved by the board of county commissioners;

13         providing an effective date.

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15  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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17         Section 1.  Paragraphs (g) and (h) of subsection (2) of

18  section 3 of chapter 89-449, Laws of Florida, as amended by

19  chapter 97-347, Laws of Florida, are amended to read:

20         Section 3.  Powers and duties.--

21         (2)  It shall be the duty of any person designated as a

22  county park enforcement officer (park ranger) to issue

23  citations for any offenses which occur within a county park

24  boundary, public beaches, county operated parking facilities,

25  and public areas immediately adjacent to county parks, and

26  which are either prohibited by ordinance enacted by the Board

27  of County Commissioners of Collier County or are specifically

28  prohibited by this section.  It shall be such an offense to:

29         (g)  Cause or permit a dog or other domestic animal to

30  enter any park facility except for animal shows and other

31  substantially similar special events as then authorized by

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    Florida Senate - 1998        (NP)                      SB 2636
    25-1120-98                                              See HB




  1  rules of the department that have been approved by the board

  2  of county commissioners.

  3         (h)  Build fires except in specified areas in county

  4  parks on cooking grills provided therein, except bonfires

  5  directly related to special events may be authorized by the

  6  director of the department on a case-by-case basis as then

  7  authorized by rules of the department approved by the board of

  8  county commissioners.

  9         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

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