PONCE INLET, Fla. –Governor Rick Scott recently visited Ponce Inlet to sign SB 1576, “Ponce’s Law” which creates harsher penalties for animal abusers.
“Ponce’s Law” is named for a 9-month-old Labrador retriever puppy found beaten to death in Ponce Inlet last year. This legislation allows a judge to bar someone convicted of animal cruelty from owning a pet and makes it more likely that an offender would go to prison.