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Royal Palm Beach council adopts ordinance defining animal nuisances and civil penalties
Summary
The village council unanimously adopted Ordinance No. 1068 to add definitions and prohibit certain feeding/keeping of wildlife and habitual nuisances caused by animals; the ordinance allows civil fines up to $500 and relies on an alternative code enforcement citation process that requires a sworn affidavit to initiate enforcement.
The Village of Royal Palm Beach on Jan. 15 adopted Ordinance No. 1068, a second‑reading ordinance that creates new definitions for general and habitual nuisances caused by animals and authorizes civil penalties for violations.
Staff described the language as a targeted response to resident complaints about wildlife feeding and nuisance behavior and said…
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