Coral Reef Park and the Mangowood community have a morning wake up alarm.

It's time to wake up Palmetto Bay!

“Curses are like young chickens, they always come home to roost” 

So who brought the chickens to Coral Reef Park? Perhaps it was Palmetto Bay Ordinance 2023-12, sponsored by Vice Mayor Leanne Tellam.  

How is that Palmetto Bay Chicken ordinance working out?  There were plenty of backyard chicken keepers pre-incorporation (prior to 9/10/2002) through 2019. But people kept them responsibly; it was live and let live and Palmetto Bay did not have a feral Chicken issue. People kept them under wraps, but the village, most notably ,  Vice Mayor Leanne Tellam wanted to open the door to encourage them – Such as contained in Palmetto Bay Ordinance 2023-12, sponsored by Vice Mayor Leanne Tellam.    As many predicted – the chickens would come home to roost – and you can’t have free ranging chickens without attracting Roosters. Nevertheless, Palmetto Bay officials enacted a hastily considered ordinance which even noted that "...roosters, which can and do disturb the peaceful quality of life in the Village ...." – and yet here they are (Roosters).  Now there are feral populations of chickens and the accompanying roosters throughout Palmetto Bay.  

So what is next, a Rooster slaughter on the scale of the past duck and tree slaughters at Coral Reef Park?  Stay tuned. 

Palmetto Bay Ordinance Sec. 20-66. Domestic animals.

(a) No person shall be permitted to take any domestic animal into any park unless the park specifically permits domestic animals. Canines (dogs) are particularly excluded from all parks other than Perrine Wayside Park. The provisions of Chapter 5 (sections 5-3 through 5-15) of the Code of Miami-Dade County (Miami-Dade County Dog Control Ordinance No. 58-28) shall apply to all park property not specifically designated for canine use. The provisions of this rule shall not apply to the use of a special needs service animal. As special needs service animal is defined as any dog guide or other animal individually trained to work or perform tasks for an individual with a disability.

(b) Cattle, mules, swine, sheep, goats, fowl or horses shall be precluded from entry into park property. All owners or attendants of such animals are charged with the duty of preventing such occurrences. However, this prohibition does not apply to animals and fowl kept by the parks department of under its direction. Any person found violating this provision shall receive a $200.00 civil citation.

(c) Animals may be allowed into the park for special events upon obtaining a written permit from the department director.

(Ord. No. 07-16, § 1(Rule 16), 6-11-2007)