Florida Statute 585.145 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXV
AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMAL INDUSTRY

Chapter 585
ANIMAL INDUSTRY

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F.S. 585.145

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.

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Amendments to 585.145

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 585.145

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

S585.145 2 - HEALTH-SAFETY - IMPORT TRANSPORT SELL ANIMAL WO HEALTH TEST - M: S

S585.145 3 - FORGERY OF - ALTER CERTIF OF VET INSPECTION OR OTHER DOC - F: T

S585.145 3 - COUNTERFEITING OF - SIMULATE CERTIF OF VET INSPECTION OR OTHER DOC - F: T

S585.145 3 - PASS FORGED - USE PRESENT UTTER CERTIF VET INSPECTION ETC - F: T

S585.145 3 - PASS COUNTERFEITED - USE PRESENT UTTER CERTIF OF VET INSPECTION ETC - F: T

S585.145 3 - POSSESS FORGED - ALTERED CERTIF OF VET INSPECTION OR OTHER DOC - F: T

S585.145 3 - POSSESS COUNTERFEITED - SIMULATED CERTIF OF VET INSPECT OR OTHER DOC - F: T

S585.145 3 - FRAUD - TENDER VET CERTIF OF ONE ANIMAL FOR ANOTHER - F: T

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 585.145

Total Results: 5

STATE OF FLORIDA v. WENDY B. CARRIER

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-03-09

Citation: 240 So. 3d 852

Snippet: section 585.145(3), Florida Statutes (2013 and 2014). The trial court determined that section 585.145(3)

Amendments to Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure re Sentencing Guidelines

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1993-11-30

Citation: 628 So. 2d 1084, 18 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 617, 1993 Fla. LEXIS 1928, 1993 WL 490876

Snippet: chapter 509, subsection 517.301(l)(a), subsections 585.145(3) and 585.85(2), section 687.146, and chapters

Amendments to Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1993-02-11

Citation: 613 So. 2d 1307, 18 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 113, 1993 Fla. LEXIS 172, 1993 WL 32299

Snippet: chapter 509, subsection 517.301(l)(a), subsections 585.145(3) and 585.85(2), section 687.146, and chapters

In Re Amend. to Fla. Rules of Cr. Proc.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1992-09-24

Citation: 606 So. 2d 227, 1992 WL 246494

Snippet: 496.413, and 496.417, chapter 509, subsections 585.145(3) and 585.85(2), section 687.146, and chapters

In re Amendments to Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure-sentencing Guidelines (rules 3.701 & 3.988)

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1991-11-07

Citation: 589 So. 2d 271, 16 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 725, 1991 Fla. LEXIS 1914, 1991 WL 236191

Snippet: 413 and 496,417, and chapters 509, subsections 585.145(3) and 585.85(2), section 687.146, and chapters