Florida Statute 585.20 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXV
AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMAL INDUSTRY

Chapter 585
ANIMAL INDUSTRY

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F.S. 585.20

585.20 Injection of pathogenic organisms into animals.—No person shall inject or otherwise administer to any animal that may be used as food for humans or whose products may be used as food for humans any virus or other substance containing pathogenic or disease producing organisms of a kind that is virulent to humans or which would cause any disease listed by the department as a dangerous transmissible disease in animals, except with the written permission of the State Veterinarian.

History.—s. 9, ch. 17273, 1935; CGL 1936 Supp. 3323(9); s. 13, ch. 59-457; s. 24, ch. 90-321; s. 17, ch. 96-231; s. 1190, ch. 97-103.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 585.20

Level: Degree
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Cases Citing Statute 585.20

Total Results: 1

Lee v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1940-01-02

Citation: 194 So. 252, 141 Fla. 545, 1940 Fla. LEXIS 812

Snippet: Appls.), 41 S.W. (2) 714; Brown v. Russell, *Page 585 20 O. App. 101, 151 N.E. 793; Midland Guaranty Tr