Animal Ordinances in St. Petersburg, FL (2026)

Fla. Stat. § 767.14 (2024)

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 an...

Fla. Stat. §§ 586.055, 586.10(1) (2024)

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 insp...

Fla. Stat. § 379.412 (2024) - Penalties for feeding wildlife and freshwater fish

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 ...

Fla. Stat. § 828.12 (2024) - Cruelty to animals

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. 775.082 or by a fine of not more ...