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ORDINANCE NO, 9-81 i(
AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING SHARK FISHING FROM
THE BEACH IN THE CITY LIMITS OF CAPE CANAVERAL,
FLORIDA ; RESTRICTING FISHING NEAR LIFE GUARD
TOWERS; PROVIDING FOR THE PENALTIES FOR
VIOLATION THEREOF; REPEALING ALL SECTIONS OF
THE CODE IN CONFLICT THEREWITH; PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE,
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Counsel of the City of
Cape Canaveral, Florida as follows :
SECTION 1. Shark fishing within the corporate bound-
aries of the City of Cape Canaveral, Florida, is hereby expressly
prohibited ,
Shark fishing for the purposes of this Ordinance
shall be defined as the use of bait, tackle and tactic ,
deliberately attract, hook and land sharks, or any similar
activity which could be expected to lure sharks to a given
area , This shall include transporting bait by boat to an area
off shore .
SECTION 2, All fishing shall be prohibited from
within one hundred (100) yards of a life guard tower.
SECTION 3, Anyone violating the provisions of this
Ordinance shall be punished as provided in Section 801.01,
SECTION L . All portions of the Code of the City of
Cape Canaveral in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby
repealed .
SECTION 5. This Ordinance shall take effect immed-
iately upon its adoption.
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Cape
Canaveral, Florida this day of June, 1981,
Mayor
Attest :
City Clerk
Approved as to Form:
City _ ttorney
ORDINANCE NO. 9-81
AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING SHARK FISHING
FROM THE BEACH IN THE CITY LIMITS OF
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA; RESTRICTING
FISHING NEAR LIFE GUARD TOWERS; PRO-
VIDING FOR THE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION
THEREOF; REPEALING ALL SECTIONS OF THE
CODE IN CONFLICT THEREWITH; PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.