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Florida Statute 15.031 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 15.031 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 15.031 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
15.031 State tree.—
(1) The sabal palmetto palm, which is also known as the cabbage palm, and sometimes as the cabbage palmetto, a tree native to Florida, is hereby designated as the Florida state tree.
(2) Said state tree being now extensively used for commercial purposes, the provisions of this section shall not be construed to limit in any manner said use thereof in business, industry, commerce, for food, or for any other commercial purposes.
History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 28126, 1953.

Cases Citing F.S. 15.031

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Gillilan v. Knighton, 420 So. 2d 924 (Fla. 2d DCA 1982).

Cited 3 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal

2d DCA 1970); American Law of Property, Vol. 3 § 15.31 (1952). In equitably apportioning lands acquired
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Org. of Prof'l Aviculturists, Inc. v. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Serv. (11th Cir. 2025).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Argued: Oct 8, 2024

prohibition. See 50 C.F.R. § 15.33 (2017). Section 15.31 describes the “[c]riteria for including species

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