In the spirit of fostering a positive and respectful community, we kindly remind everyone to adhere to the established pet ordinances. Your cooperation ensures a pleasant living environment for all. If you witness anyone in violations of the ordinances below, please contact Seminole County Animal Control at 407-665-5201, option 2 for reporting ordinance violations.
Sec. 20.17. – Animals at-large prohibited; custody and confinement authorized.
(a) It is unlawful for any animal owner to allow, either willfully or through failure to exercise due care and control, the owner’s animals to run at-large upon public property, unless the owner of such public property expressly authorizes such activity, or upon private property of others, including common areas of condominiums, cluster homes, planned unit developments, and community associations, without the consent of all affected owners, unless such private property owners authorize such activity by express consent.
(b) All dogs must be under restraint by a leash when being walked off the dog owner’s property. There is a rebuttable presumption that a dog is not under restraint or within the owner’s direct control when the leash length exceeds eight (8) feet and in the presence of a domestic animal or person. Service animals are exempt from this part, Section 2017(b).
Sec. 20.18. – Defecating.
(a) Private Property. An animal owner shall promptly remove, and dispose of, in a sanitary manner, feces deposited by the animal on private property unless otherwise authorized by the property owner.
(b) Public property. An animal owner shall promptly remove, and dispose of, in a sanitary manner, feces deposited by the animal on public property, which includes but is not limited to, sidewalks, easements, and recreation areas.