Animal Ordinances in Miami Gardens, FL (2026)

Fla. Stat. § 767.14 (2024) - Additional local restrictions authorized (dog attacks)

Additional local restrictions authorized. - This act does not limit any local government or public housing authority from adopting an ordinance or a policy, respectively, to address the safety and welfare concerns caused by attacks on persons or domestic animals; placing further restrictions or additional requirements on owners of dogs that have bitten or attacked persons or domestic animals; o...

Florida Statutes 586.055, 586.10, 586.045 - Apiary location, preemption, registration

586.055 Location of apiaries. An apiary may be located on land classified as agricultural under s. 193.461 or on land that is integral to a beekeeping operation. [...] 586.10 Powers and duties of department; preemption of local government ordinances. (1) The authority to regulate, inspect, and permit managed honeybee colonies and to adopt rules on the placement and location of registered inspec...

Florida Statute 828.12 Cruelty to animals (subsections 1 and 2)

828.12 Cruelty to animals. (1) A person who unnecessarily overloads, overdrives, torments, deprives of necessary sustenance or shelter, or unnecessarily mutilates, or kills any animal, or causes the same to be done, or carries in or upon any vehicle, or otherwise, any animal in a cruel or inhumane manner, commits animal cruelty, a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 77...