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Fla. Stat. § 585.145 (2025)

Control of animal diseases.

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585.145 Control of animal diseases.—

(1) The department shall take such measures as may be necessary and proper for the control, suppression, eradication, and prevention of the spread of contagious, infectious, and communicable disease and to protect animals in the state. The department shall also quarantine such animals as it shall find, or have reason to believe, to be infected with or exposed to any such disease.

(2) No animal shall be imported into the state, moved within the state, or the ownership thereof transferred within the state without the owner, broker, or transferor first obtaining such health tests, official certificates of veterinary inspection, or other certificates and documents as shall be required by rules adopted by the department. Evidence of compliance with this subsection shall accompany the owner or agent having jurisdiction of such animals imported, moved intrastate, or to which ownership is being transferred. However, unless an emergency is declared, the department may not require Florida residents to carry evidence of compliance in intrastate travel for privately owned domestic canines or domestic felines which are not offered for sale. The department may provide by rule specific exceptions to this subsection upon finding that certain importations, intrastate movements, or transfers pose no threat to affected industries in Florida.

(3) A person who forges, counterfeits, simulates or alters, or who knowingly possesses, uses, presents or utters, any forged, counterfeited, altered or simulated official certificate of veterinary inspection or any other document relating to animal health requirements or substitutes, represents, or tenders an official certificate of veterinary inspection or any other document relating to animal health requirements of one animal for another animal commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(4) Official certificates of veterinary inspection may be completed only by a veterinarian accredited under the National Veterinary Accreditation Program. The department may, as prescribed by rule, deny a veterinarian the authority to issue health certificates for the importation, movement, or transfer of ownership of animals into or within the state as required by this section for one of the following causes:

(a) The revocation of such veterinarian’s license to practice veterinary medicine in the state;

(b) Forging, counterfeiting, altering, or misrepresenting an official certificate of veterinary inspection; or

History.—s. 16, ch. 90-321; s. 5, ch. 91-294; s. 2, ch. 94-272; s. 11, ch. 96-231; s. 33, ch. 2001-279.

Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 585.145

M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd

§585.145(2)HEALTH-SAFETYIMPORT TRANSPORT SELL ANIMAL W/O HEALTH TESTM · 2nd

§585.145(3)FORGERY OFALTER CERTIF OF VET INSPECTION OR OTHER DOCF · 3rd

§585.145(3)COUNTERFEITING OFSIMULATE CERTIF OF VET INSPECTION OR OTHER DOCF · 3rd

§585.145(3)PASS FORGEDUSE PRESENT UTTER CERTIF VET INSPECTION ETCF · 3rd

§585.145(3)PASS COUNTERFEITEDUSE PRESENT UTTER CERTIF OF VET INSPECTION ETCF · 3rd

§585.145(3)POSSESS FORGEDALTERED CERTIF OF VET INSPECTION OR OTHER DOCF · 3rd

§585.145(3)POSSESS COUNTERFEITEDSIMULATED CERTIF OF VET INSPECT OR OTHER DOCF · 3rd

§585.145(3)FRAUDTENDER VET CERTIF OF ONE ANIMAL FOR ANOTHERF · 3rd

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2018–2018 · leading case: State of Florida v. Wendy B. Carrier, 240 So. 3d 852 (Fla. 2d DCA 2018).

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State of Florida v. Wendy B. Carrier, 240 So. 3d 852 (Fla. 2d DCA 2018). · cites it 12× “145(3) is unconstitutionally vague on its face and violates substantive due process.”

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State of Florida v. Wendy B. Carrier, 240 So. 3d 852 (Fla. 2d DCA 2018). “145(3) is unconstitutionally vague on its face and violates substantive due process.”

— 585.145(3) — 1 case

State of Florida v. Wendy B. Carrier, 240 So. 3d 852 (Fla. 2d DCA 2018). “145(3) is unconstitutionally vague on its face and violates substantive due process.”

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