Public hearing on ordinance amending animal vaccination and licensing requirements.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Board of County Commissioners of Martin County will conduct a public hearing on May 5, 2026, beginning at 9:00 A.M., or as soon thereafter as the item may be heard, to review the following item:
 
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MARTIN COUNTY, FLORIDA AMENDING CHAPTER 9 ANIMALS, ARTICLE 3 VACCINATION AND LICENSING REQUIREMENTS; OFFICERS' AUTHORITY; ISSUANCE OF CITATIONS AND OTHER ENFORCEMENT MEASURES, SECTION 9.62. ISSUANCE OF ANIMAL LICENSE/IDENTIFICATION TAGS AND VACCINATION CERTIFICATES, GENERAL ORDINANCES, MARTIN COUNTY CODE; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTING PROVISIONS, SEVERABILITY, APPLICABILITY, FILING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE, AN EFFECTIVE DATE, AND CODIFICATION.
 
All interested persons are invited to attend and be heard.  The meeting will be held in the Commission Chambers on the first floor of the Martin County Administrative Center, 2401 S.E. Monterey Road, Stuart, Florida.  Written comments may be mailed to: Melissa L. Pietrzyk, County Attorney's Office, 2401 S.E. Monterey Road, Stuart, Florida 34996. Copies of the item will be available from the County Attorney's Office. For more information, contact Melissa L. Pietrzyk, Senior Assistant County Attorney at (772) 288-5923.
 
Persons with disabilities who need an accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding are entitled, at no cost, to the provision of certain assistance.  This does not include transportation to and from the meeting.  Please contact the Office of the ADA Coordinator at (772) 320-3131, or the Office of the County Administrator at (772) 288-5400, or in writing to 2401 SE Monterey Road, Stuart, FL, 34996, no later than three days before the hearing date.  Persons using a TTY device, please call 711 Florida Relay Services.
 
If any person decides to appeal any decision made with respect to any matter considered at the meetings or hearings of any board, committee, agency, council, or advisory group, that person will need a record of the proceedings and, for such purpose, may need to insure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record should include the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.
April 24 2026
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