Florida Statute 386.041 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXIX
PUBLIC HEALTH

Chapter 386
SANITARY NUISANCES; FLORIDA CLEAN AIR ACT

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F.S. 386.041

386.041 Nuisances injurious to health.—

(1) The following conditions existing, permitted, maintained, kept, or caused by any individual, municipal organization, or corporation, governmental or private, shall constitute prima facie evidence of maintaining a nuisance injurious to health:

(a) Untreated or improperly treated human waste, garbage, offal, dead animals, or dangerous waste materials from manufacturing processes harmful to human or animal life and air pollutants, gases, and noisome odors which are harmful to human or animal life.

(b) Improperly built or maintained septic tanks, water closets, or privies.

(d) Unclean or filthy places where animals are slaughtered.

(e) The creation, maintenance, or causing of any condition capable of breeding flies, mosquitoes, or other arthropods capable of transmitting diseases, directly or indirectly to humans.

(f) Any other condition determined to be a sanitary nuisance as defined in s. 386.01.

(2) The Department of Health, its agents and deputies, or local health authorities are authorized to investigate any condition or alleged nuisance in any city, town, or place within the state, and if such condition is determined to constitute a sanitary nuisance, they may take such action to abate the said nuisance condition in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

History.—s. 2, ch. 63-64; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 150, ch. 77-147; s. 77, ch. 97-101.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 386.041

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 386.041.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 386.041

Total Results: 7

Crane Point Associates, Inc. v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2001-10-31

Citation: 805 So. 2d 26, 2001 Fla. App. LEXIS 15269, 2001 WL 1335073

Snippet: waste’ on [Crane’s] property which, under section 386.041(1)(a), Florida Statutes ..., is ‘pri-ma facie evidence’

State v. Montco Research Products, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1988-08-18

Citation: 529 So. 2d 826, 13 Fla. L. Weekly 1950, 1988 Fla. App. LEXIS 3712, 1988 WL 84339

Snippet: source. Count III charges a violation of section 386.041 which provides that certain conditions permitted

Marathon Trailerama, Inc. v. Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1986-04-15

Citation: 487 So. 2d 73, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 886, 1986 Fla. App. LEXIS 7277

Snippet: the appellant’s property which-, under section 386.041(l)(a), Florida Statutes (1983),3 is “prima facie

State Ex Rel. Pettengill v. Copelan

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1985-03-26

Citation: 466 So. 2d 1133, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 793, 1985 Fla. App. LEXIS 13157

Snippet: generally, 38 Fla.Jur. Nuisances, § 1; also see § 386.041, Florida Statutes. In the present case although

Hines v. Reichhold Chemicals, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1980-05-20

Citation: 383 So. 2d 948

Snippet: Although the complaint does not mention it, Section 386.041(1)(a), Florida Statutes (1977), makes it a misdemeanor

Wade v. D. R. Gaines Construction Co.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1973-06-26

Citation: 279 So. 2d 394, 1973 Fla. App. LEXIS 8016

Snippet: nuisance as set forth in Section 823.05, 60.05 and 386.041(e) of the Statutes of the State of Florida, F.S

Florida Processing Co. v. State ex rel. Gerstein

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1973-05-22

Citation: 277 So. 2d 547, 1973 Fla. App. LEXIS 6740

Snippet: Seaboard Rendering Co. v. Conlon, supra; Fla.Stat. § 386.041(1) (a), F.S.A. Nevertheless, the court was here