Animal Ordinances in Safety Harbor, FL (2026)

Sec. 4.02

It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or maintain any animal of a bovine or equine species, as well as sheep, goats, swine, fowl or poultry on a parcel of land having an area of less than one and one-quarter (1¼) acres, except as provided for in the land development code and except as otherwise provided in this section.

F.S. 767.14 — Additional Local Restrictions Authorized

767.14 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 ani...

F.S. 586.10 — Powers and Duties; Preemption of Local Government Ordinances

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 inspected managed honeybee colonies is preempted to the state through the department and supersedes any related ordinance adopted by a county, municipality, or political su...

Fla. Stat. § 379.412 (Wildlife feeding)

Feeding wildlife or freshwater fish with food or garbage; 2. Attracting or enticing wildlife or freshwater fish with food or garbage; or 3. Allowing the placement of food or garbage in a manner that attracts or entices wildlife or freshwater fish. (b) This section does not apply to rules or orders of the commission relating to: 1. Animals held in captivity; 2. Restricting the taking or hunting ...

F.S. 828.12 — Cruelty to Animals

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. ...

Sec. 4.07

(a) Prohibited sales. No retail establishment shall display, sell, barter, or offer for sale any cat or dog within the city... (b) Exemptions... (1) Publicly operated animal shelters or publicly operated animal control facilities; (2) Duly incorporated nonprofit organizations operated for the purpose of rescuing and securing adoptions for stray, abandoned, or surrendered animals, and which do n...