§ 10-21. Enforcement.

(a)

The Director of the Miami-Dade County Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources and Public Works and Waste Management Department and his or her designees are hereby charged with the enforcement responsibilities of this chapter.

(b)

The Director of the Miami-Dade County Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources and Public Works and Waste Management Department and his or her designees are hereby authorized to issue citations when, based upon personal investigation, there exists reasonable grounds to believe that a violation of this chapter has occurred.

(c)

The Director of the Miami-Dade County Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources and Public Works and Waste Management Department or designees shall not have the power of physical arrest.

(d)

All law enforcement officers of the State of Florida and Miami-Dade Police Department are authorized to enforce the provisions of this chapter.

(e)

Municipalities may, by ordinance, resolution, or administrative order, authorize municipal employees to enforce all provisions of this section. However, the authority to discipline contractors is reserved to the Board.

(Ord. No. 95-46, § 1, 4-4-95; Ord. No. 95-215, § 1, 12-5-95; Ord. No. 98-125, § 6, 9-3-98; Ord. No. 13-08, § 1, 2-5-13)