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Home My WebLink About13-224RESOLUTION NO. 13-224 A RESOLUTION ADOPTING STANDARDS FOR THE OPERATION OF ANIMAL SHELTERS PURSUANT TO SECTION 1-4-35, ST. LUCIE COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES AND COMPILED LAWS; AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO APPROVE MINOR REVISIONS TO SUCH STANDARDS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has made the following determinations: 1. Section 1-4-35, "Animal Shelter Standards", of the St. Lucie County Code of Ordinances and Compiled Laws, provides for the Board to adopt by resolution standards for the operation of animal shelters in the unincorporated areas of the County. 2. Section 1-4-35 further specifies six (6) categories which must be addressed in the standards adopted by the Board. 3. On August 21, 2013, the Animal Shelter Standards Committee voted 3-0 to recommend to the Board that it adopt the standards for operation of animal shelters in the unincorporated areas of the County as set forth in the Animal Shelter Standards Committee Worksheet attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit "A". NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida: 1. This Board does hereby adopt the standards for the operation of animal shelters as set forth in the "Animal Shelter Standards Committee Worksheet" attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit "A". The Worksheet shall be used to conduct inspections of animal shelters pursuant to Section 1-4-36 of the St. Lucie County Code of Ordinances and Compiled Laws. 2. This Board further authorizes the County Administrator to approve minor revisions to the Animal Shelter Standards Committee Worksheet as may be recommended by the Animal Shelter Standards Committee from time to time. 3. This resolution shall take effect on the date Ordinance No. 13-040 takes effect. After motion and second, the vote on this Resolution was as follows: 1 Chairman Tod Mowery AYE Vice Chair Frannie Hutchinson AYE Commissioner Chris Dzadovsky AYE Commissioner Paula A. Lewis AYE Commissioner Kim Johnson AYE PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 15T" day of October 2013. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: ~t'~-~d Chairman APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: '1 t~-- ~~- County Attorney AN/MAL SHELTER STANDARDS COMMi i i tE WORK SHEET" SHELTER NAME/ADDRESS: DATE/TlME: MEMBER/ADVlSOR NAME: EXHIBIT g ~~ ~ lI a 9 ANIMAL SHELTER STANDARDS COMMITTEE WORKSHEET This worksheet was prepared by following tha 'Guidel'ines for Sterrdards of Care in Animal Shelters' (The Assodebon of Shelter Veterinarians, 2010) ~ ' SECTION 1.Office and Standard Operating Procedure(SOP) Current Population: ' DOGS CATS Current Foster Population: DOGS CATS SOP regarding: YES NO NIA COMMENTS Capacity control Foster program Monthly intake slats Monthly adoption slats Monthly euthanasia slats Vet requirements Microchip scans Health Evaluations Administration of vaccines 8~ drops Food Storage Feeding schedule Animal transport Spay/Neuter prior adoption Supervised public access Cleaning procedures ANIMAL SHELTER STANDARDS COMMITTEE WORKSHEET Page 2 SECTION 2-Dogs _ Enclosures: YES NO Structurally sound Secure latches Housing: ~ YES NO Appropriate # per cage Adequate space 1 Littermates together Socialization Temperature control. Odor & cleanliness Lighting Excessive noise Adequate drainage Isolation areas NIA NIA COMMENTS COMMENTS ANIMAL SHELTER STANDARDS COMMITTEE WORKSHEET Page 3 SECTION 3• -Cats Enclosures: Structurally sound Secure latches Compartment type enclosure Housing: Raised surfaces 8~ perches Appropriate # per cape Adequate space Littermates together Socialization Temperature control Litterboxes Odor & cleanliness Lighting Isolation areas YES NO NIA COMMENTS YES NO NIA COMMENTS ANIMAL SHELTER STANDARDS COMMITTEE WORKSHEET Page 4 SECTION 4 . Euthanasia and Spay/Neuter (SM) protowls YES NO NlA ~ COMMENTS Euthanasia technique "One by One' Death verified by multiple means Separate room for euthanasia Record log Medical records kept SIN performed by: i Cleanliness I I I SECTION 5 • Statutory Requirements Yts NU NIA I I:UMMI:N I S Dispensed drugs (to comply with Stale and Federal Law) SOP for controUad drugs (to compy with State and Federal Law) Certified euthanizer FSS 828.058 ' ~ Body disposal FSS823.041 ~ LogarStats ava[lable for public request S8674 ANIMAL SHELTER STANDARDS COMMITTEE WORKSHEET Page 5 ! I SECTION 6.Other aMma! > Please specify Population Indoor Outdoor ~ Comments Enclosure and general housing: ~ YES NO NlA COMMENTS Structurally sound Secure Adequate space _ Adequate drainage or litter area Odor & cleanliness Isolation area Temperature control Lighting , ~ I I Raised surfaces or perches SECTION 6 (repeated) - Ottrer animal > Please specify Population Indoor Outdoor ~ Comments Enclosure and general housing: ' - YES NO N1A COMMENTS Structurally sound Secure Adequate space ~ ~ I Adequate drainage or 1 litter area Odor ~ cleanliness Isolation area -Temperature control Lighting ~ ~ ~ I Raised surfaces or perches ASSC Worksheet Statuforv references: FSS 828.OS8 Euthanasia of dogs and cats.- (1) Sodium pentobarbital, a sodium pentobarbital derivative, or other agent the Board of Veterinary Medicine may approve by rule shall be the onty methods used for euthanasia of dogs and cats by public or private agencies, animal shelters, or other facilities which are operated for the collection and care of stray, neglected, abandoned, or unwanted animals. A lethal solution shall be used in the following order of preference: (a) Intravenous injection by hypodermic needle; (b) Intraperitoneal inaction by hypodermic needle; (c) Intracardial injection by hypodermic needle; or (d) Solution or powder added to food. (2) A dog or cat may be tranquilized with an approved and humane substance before euthanasia is performed. (3) Succiny~holine chloride, curare, curarifonn mixtures, any substance which acts as a neuromuscular blocking agent, or a chamber which causes a change in body oxygen may not be used on a dog or cat for any purpose. However, whenever an emergency situation exists which requires the immediate euthanasia of an injured, diseased, or dangerous animal, a law enforcement officer, a veterinarian, or an agent of a local animal control unit or the designee of such an agent may humanely destroy the animal, as provided in s. 828.05. (4)(a) Euthanasia shall be performed only by a licensed veterinarian or an employee or agent of a public or private agency, animal shelter, or other facility that is operated for the collection and care of stray, neglected, abandoned, or unwanted animals, provided the employee or agent has successfully completed a 16-hour euthanasia technician certification course. The curriculum for such course must be approved by the Board of Veterinary Medicine and must include, at a minimum, the pharmacology, proper administration, and storage of euthanasia solutions; federal and state laws regulating the storage and accountability of euthanasia solutions; euthanasia techniaan stress management; and proper disposal of euthanized animals. An employee or agent performing euthanasia before October 1,1993, must obtain certification by October 1, 1994. An employee or agent who begins performing euthanasia on or after October 1, 1993, must obtain certification before performing any euthanasia. However, a certified veterinarian technician who is an employee or agent as defined in the subsection, may perform euthanasia without completing the certification course required by this subsection. Euthanasia must be performed in a humane and proficient manner. (b) No dog or cat maybe left unattended between the time euthanasia procedures are first begun and the time death occurs, nor may its body be disposed of until death is confirmed by a qualified person. (5) The state attorney may bring an action to enjoin any violation of this act. (6) Any person who violates the provisions of this act is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. History-ss. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, ch. 84105; s. 201, ch. 91-224; s. 6, ch. 93-13. SB 874 -Animal Shelters and Animal Control Agencies CS/CS/SB 674 requires alt public or private animal shelters and animal control agencies to compile and maintain records concerning the dogs and cats the facility takes in and the disposition of those animals. The bill requires these records to be made available to the public pursuant to the provisions in ch. 119, F. S. li approved by the Governor, these provisions take effect July 1, 2013. Vote: Senate 40-D• House 114-0 ' FSS 823.1141 Disposal of bodies of dead animals; penatty.- (1) Any owner, custodian, or person in charge of domestic animals, upon the death of such animals due to disease, shall dispose of the carcasses of such animals by burning or burying at least 2 feet below the surface of the ground; provided, however, nothing in this section shall proh(bit the disposal of such animal carcasses to rendering companies licensed to do business to this state. (2) It is unlawful to dispose of the carcass of any domestic animal by dumping such carcass on any public road or right-oi-way, or in any place where such carcass can be devoured by beast or bird. (3) Any person violating any of the provisions of this secction shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. (4) For the purposes of this act, the words "domestic animal" shall include any equine or bovine animal, goat, sheep, swine, dog, cat, poultry, or other domesticated beast or bird. History.-ss. 1, 2, 3, 4, ch. 61-359; s. 936, ch. 71-136; s. 66, ch. 74-383; s. 1, ch. 75-24; s. 41, ch. 75-298.