FL §823.15 Dogs and cats released from animal shelters or animal control agencies; sterilization req
(2)(a) Each public or private animal shelter, humane organization, or animal control agency operated by a humane organization or by a county, municipality, or other incorporated political subdivision, shall prepare and maintain the following records and make them available for public inspection and dissemination for the 3 preceding years. The following data will be available on a monthly basis commencing July 31, 2013:
1. The total number of dogs and cats taken in by the animal shelter, humane organization, or animal control agency, divided into species, in the following categories:
a. Surrendered by owner;
b. Stray;
c. Impounded;
d. Confiscated;
e. Transferred from within Florida;
f. Transferred into or imported from out of the state; and
g. Born in shelter.
Species other than domestic cats and domestic dogs should be recorded as “other.”
2. The disposition of all animals taken in by a public or private animal shelter, humane organization, or animal control agency operated by a humane society or by a county, municipality, or other incorporated political subdivision, divided into species. These data must include dispositions by:
a. Adoption;
b. Reclamation by owner;
c. Death in kennel;
d. Euthanasia at the owner’s request;
e. Transfer to another public or private animal shelter, humane organization, or animal control agency operated by a humane society or by a county, municipality, or other incorporated political subdivision;
f. Euthanasia;
g. Released in field/Trapped, Neutered, Released (TNR);
h. Lost in care/missing animals or records; and
i. Ending inventory/shelter count at end of the last day of the month.
3. A public or private animal shelter, humane organization, or animal control agency operated by a humane society, or by a county, municipality, or other incorporated political subdivision which routinely euthanizes dogs based on size or breed alone must provide a written statement of such policy. Dogs euthanized due to breed, temperament, or size must be recorded and included in the calculation of the total euthanasia percentage.
(b) Records of a public animal shelter, humane organization, or animal control agency operated by a humane society must be made available to the public pursuant to provisions in chapter 119.
