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As Amended by Ordinance 03-8

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SECTION 29. SURRENDER OF ANIMAL BY OWNER

An animal may be signed over to the department by its owner or his or her designee by executing an unconditional release and surrender statement.
An animal that has been surrendered to the department except as noted in (C) below, immediately becomes the property of the county, and the department may place the animal for adoption or otherwise make disposition in accordance with the law.
An animal that has bitten a human may be surrendered to the department for quarantine pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Florida Administrative Code 64D-3, as may be amended.

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