6 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 3 cities in Pasco County, Florida.
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Pasco County may allow backyard chickens with limits. Roosters typically banned in residential areas. Livestock requires agricultural zoning. FL right-to-farm law protects ag uses.
Pasco County requires dogs to be leashed or under control when off the owner's property. Chapter 14 mandates annual licensing for dogs and cats four months of age or older. Tethering dogs on chains without direct human supervision is prohibited. Two-point restraint or crate required for dogs in pickup truck beds.
Pasco County cannot enforce breed-specific legislation. Florida Statute §767.14 preempts all local breed-specific dog regulations statewide. Dangerous dog designations are behavior-based under FL §767.01-767.04.
Beekeeping is permitted in unincorporated Pasco County under Florida state preemption (FL §586). Beekeepers must register with FDACS and follow Best Management Practices. Up to 3 colonies on lots of one-quarter acre or less. Grazing animals require AR or ER zoning and minimum one acre.
Fla. Stat. ch. 586 (Beekeeping; Florida Honey Bee Act)
Apiary” means a beeyard or site where honeybee hives, honeybees, or honeybee equipment is located. (2) “Apiculture” means the raising, caring for, and breeding of honeybees. (3) “Beekeeping equipment” means honeybee hives, frames, supers, pallets, queen excluders, and other equipment which is used in the cultivation of honeybees and the harvesting of products produced by honeybees. (4) “Certifi...
Exotic pet ownership in Pasco County is regulated by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). Class I wildlife is prohibited, Class II requires permits, Class III needs a no-cost license. Pasco County also requires AR or ER zoning for grazing animals (3 per acre, 1 swine per acre).
Florida law prohibits feeding alligators, bears, sandhill cranes, and foxes under FL §379.412 and FWC rules. Pasco County enforces state wildlife feeding bans; intentional feeding of alligators is a 2nd degree misdemeanor.
Fla. Stat. § 379.412 (Penalties for feeding wildlife and freshwater fish)
F.S. 379.412 Penalties for feeding wildlife and freshwater fish. (1)(a) The penalties in this section apply to a violation of any rule or order of the commission that prohibits or restricts: 1. 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 attr...
3 cities in Pasco County have their own animal ordinances rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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