Florida Senate - 2022                                     SB 614
       
       
        
       By Senator Garcia
       
       
       
       
       
       37-00747B-22                                           2022614__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to the authorization of restrictions
    3         concerning dangerous dogs; amending s. 767.14, F.S.;
    4         authorizing certain housing authorities to adopt
    5         certain ordinances, rules, or policies relating to
    6         dangerous dogs; removing an exemption for local
    7         ordinances adopted before a specified date which
    8         pertain to dogs that have bitten or attacked persons
    9         or domestic animals; providing an effective date.
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   11  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   13         Section 1. Section 767.14, Florida Statutes, is amended to
   14  read:
   15         767.14 Additional local restrictions authorized.—This act
   16  does not limit any local government or housing authority created
   17  by or pursuant to s. 421.04, s. 421.27, or s. 421.28 from
   18  adopting an ordinance, a rule, or a policy to address the safety
   19  and welfare concerns caused by attacks on persons or domestic
   20  animals, placing further restrictions or additional requirements
   21  on owners of dogs that have bitten or attacked persons or
   22  domestic animals, or developing procedures and criteria for the
   23  implementation of this act, provided that no such regulation is
   24  specific to breed and that the provisions of this act are not
   25  lessened by such additional regulations or requirements. This
   26  section does not apply to any local ordinance adopted prior to
   27  October 1, 1990.
   28         Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2022.