§ 21-201. Purpose and intent.  


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  • The board of county commissioners of Hernando County, Florida, finds and declares that in order to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the people and property of Hernando County in local emergency situations, the provisions of this article are necessary. It is the legislative intent of the board of county commissioners that all provisions of this article shall be liberally construed to protect and preserve the public health, safety and welfare of the citizens in the incorporated and unincorporated areas of Hernando County, Florida.

(Ord. No. 97-07, § 1, 5-6-97)