§ 94-152. Authority.

This Ordinance is adopted pursuant to the authority granted in Article VIII, § 1(f) of the Florida Constitution and F.S. § 125.01. The effective and efficient provision of public services and the preservation of public resources are in the common interest of the people of the county and are appropriate for regulation by Collier County. This Ordinance is enacted for the purpose of holding those persons making false reports individually responsible for the costs associated with investigating and responding to such reports and to deter or prevent future false reports and the diversion of critically important public resources.

(Ord. No. 2009-42, § 2)