§ 462.406. Insurance.

In order to protect the public and to afford relief from the severe harm and injury that is likely to result from a dangerous dog attack, the owner of a dangerous dog shall obtain and maintain insurance in the minimum amount of $ 500,000 for each individual dangerous dog owned to provide $100,000 of potential reimbursement for each person bitten in each incident to provide for insurance against liability for damage to persons and property caused by the dangerous dog(s). By way of example, if two people are bitten by the same dog in the same incident insurance must cover a total of $200,000 of potential claims, broken down to $100,000 per victim. The insurance shall be provided by an insurance company authorized to do business in the State of Florida, and the owner shall file a certificate of insurance with ACPS. Alternatively, the owner shall post a $500,000 surety bond conditioned upon the payment of damage to persons and property caused by the dangerous dog(s) during the period of registration, renewable annually.

(Ord. 2004-259-E, § 1; Ord. 2010-527-E, § 5)

Editor's note

Ordinance 2007-839-E, § 18, authorized updated department/division names pursuant to reorganization.