19-1515 Amending Chapter 18 to add Section 18-4 " Restricted Hunting Areas" and Amending Chapter 2 Sect. 2-210

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(b) Prohibition. In accordance with Florida Administrative Code Rule 68A-19 006 a amended, no person shall take any wildlife in any restricted hunting area usingaa gun unless such taking is authorized by a permit issued by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's ("FWC") executive director, after consideration and approval by the City, and such taking meets the regulations and requirements of this Section and Florida Administrative Code Rule 68A-19.006. For purposes of this subsection the prohibitions set forth herein apply and extend to the unpermitted taking of wildlife with a gun upon the tracts of land designated in the restricted hunting area and within the airspace over and above the restricted hunting area Additionally such prohibition shall also apply to and prohibit the unpermitted taking of wildlife with a gun within the restricted hunting area in circumstances where the wildlife target of the gun discharge is located fully or nartialty within such restricted hunting area even when the person discharging the gun is located outside the restricted hunting area The definition in Florida Administrative Code Rule 68A-1.004 apply to the terms in this prohibition (c) Enlobreemew. The City of Casselberry Police Department shall be responsible for the enforcement of regulations of the FWC and the provisions set forth herein Additionally, the City may enter into mutual aid agreements with other law enforcement a encies to enforce the restricted hunting area Notwithstanding the preceding the Citv's assumption of responsibility shall in no way preclude FWC law enforcement from also enforcing the regulations of the FWC within the restricted hunting area (d) Penalties,- compliance alternatives In addition to any other remedies or actions provided herein or at law and in equity, the City shall have the right in its sole discretion to any one or more of the following remedies or action in the event a violation of this Section has occurred or is occurring: i) initiation of code enforcement proceedings against any and all alleged violators of this Section for up to the maximum penalties prescribed in accordance with Chapter 162, Florida. Statutes, and as may be set forth in the Citt Code ii) prosecution as a criminal second degree misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding 5500.00 or imprisonment for a definite term not exceeding= sixty (60) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court iii) issuance of a summons or notice to appear in county court for violation of this municipal ordinance in accordance with chapter 901 Florida Statutes_ as may be amended iv) issuance of a civil citation with a civil penalty of $300.00 per violation which amount may be periodically amended by ordinance of the itv: and/or v) initiation and prosecution of any appropriate action at law or in e uity to bring about compliance or remedy, including but not limited to instituting an action in any court to enjoin violations of this Section in which case the violating business Ordinance 19-1515 Page 3 of 5