HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-2018-020 Amending Sec. 6-12 - Fishing Prohibition ORDINANCE NO. 2018-020
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DANIA
BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 6, ENTITLED, "BEACHES,
PARKS, WATERWAYS AND RECREATION" OF THE CITY CODE OF
ORDINANCES TO AMEND SECTION 6-12 ENTITLED "FISHING, SKIN-
DIVING, SCUBA DIVING, SPEARFISHING, LAUNCHING OF BOATS AND
OPERATING VEHICLES" OF ARTICLE I "IN GENERAL" TO CONFIRM
THE PROHIBITION OF FISHING AND SURF-CAST FISHING ON AND
FROM THE BEACH DURING THE HOURS OF 9:00 A.M. AND 6:00 P.M.;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS;
FURTHER, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DANIA
BEACH,FLORIDA:
Section 1. That Article 1, entitled "In General" of Chapter 6, entitled "Beaches,
parks, waterways and recreation"", and specifically Section 6-12, "Fishing, skin-diving, scuba
diving, spearfishing, launching of boats and operating vehicles restricted" of the City Code of
Ordinances, is amended to read as follows:
Sec 6-12. - Fishing, skin-diving, scuba diving, spearfishing, launching of boats and
operating vehicles restricted.
(b) It shall be unlawful to fish from boats, to fish from the beaeh, to fish from the sur-f-, to
swim, to scuba dive, to skin-dive or bring or allow any boat to come within an area of one
hundred (100) yards from the outside perimeter of the municipally-owned fishing pier at
Dania Beach. It shall also be unlawful to operate any type of boat, vessel or watercraft of any
kind within any restricted area as designated by any signs, buoy markers or both, located
within a one-hundred-yard distance off-shore as measured at low tide in all beach areas
located within the city. It shall also be unlawful to fish or surf cast from any part of the public
beach between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. er on any day. Additionally, it shall be
unlawful to fish from any boat within three hundred (300) yards of the low water mark along
the entire beach abutting the Atlantic Ocean in the city.
Section 2. That if any section, clause, sentence or phrase of this Ordinance is for any
reason held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the holding shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance.
Section 3. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances and all resolutions or parts of
resolutions in conflict with this Ordinance are repealed to the extent of such conflict.
Section 4. That this Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon City Commission
adoption.
PASSED on first reading on September 11, 2018.
PASSED and ADOPTED on seco on September 25, 2018.
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