§ 10-3. Enforcement; adoption of portion of Miami-Dade County Code by reference.

(a)

Any officer who determines the existence of a violation of an animal control ordinance of the city or county shall issue a notice of violation to that person or a citation as provided in section 10-17.

(b)

Any person issued a notice of violation of this chapter, or a citation as provided in section 10-17, except as otherwise provided in section 10-5, shall be deemed to be charged with a civil infraction.

(c)

Any person issued a notice of violation under this chapter shall sign and accept the notice.

(d)

Any person charged with a civil infraction under this section may pay the civil fine, either by mail or in person, within ten days of the date of receiving the notice of violation and shall be deemed to have admitted the infraction and to have waived his or her right to a hearing on the issue of the commission of the violation.

(e)

Article II of chapter 5 of the Code of Miami-Dade County entitled "Dogs" is recognized as being in force in the city and is adopted by reference as if fully set forth herein.

(Code 1964, § 4-3; Ord. No. 2008-3604, § 3, 4-16-08; Ord. No. 2014-3859, § 1, 5-21-14; Ord. No. 2018-4200, § 1, 6-6-18)