State Rep. Emily Slosberg is requesting that Palm Beach County health officials open an expanded phone system and hire more staff to answer calls from seniors wanting information on when they may be able to get inoculated against the coronavirus.
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Florida lawmaker files bill to penalize pet owners for abandoning dogs and cats in severe weather
By News Service of Florida staff
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(Suwannee County Sheriff s Office)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - People repeatedly leaving tethered pet dogs or cats outside in severe weather could face fines reaching $500, under a measure proposed Wednesday by Florida state Rep. Emily Slosberg.
The Boca Raton Democrat’s proposal (HB 177) would set increasing penalties for people who leave dogs or cats tethered outside during times of extreme heat or cold, thunderstorms, lightning, tornadoes, tropical storms or hurricanes.
People would receive written warnings for first violations, $250 fines for second offenses and $500 for subsequent violations.
State Rep. Emily Slosberg is requesting that Palm Beach County health officials open an expanded phone system and hire more staff to answer calls from seniors wanting information on when they may be able to get inoculated against the coronavirus.
Palm Beach County’s health director pleaded with state lawmakers Thursday to use their political connections to ask the state and Gov. Ron DeSantis for more coronavirus vaccine doses.
At the rate the county health department is inoculating people, 500 per day, Dr. Alina Alonso said it could take “weeks to months” to sort out the thousands of appointment requests from seniors. Scheduling appointment times relies on vaccine supply.
“Please help us get more vaccine. Because if we do, instead of seeing 500 (doses administered), I can do 3,000. And then all of those people will get appointments,” Alonso said during a meeting of the local legislative delegation at the Palm Beach County Convention Center.