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Fla. Stat. § 585.48 (2025)

Policy and purpose of ss. 585.50-585.59.

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585.48 Policy and purpose of ss. 585.50-585.59.Because of the existing and increasing possibility of the occurrence of highly contagious, infectious, and communicable diseases in the animals of this state, which threaten their destruction or productivity, and because certain known agents and vectors are instrumental in the spread of certain highly contagious, infectious, and communicable diseases in animals, it is hereby found and declared to be necessary to regulate the feeding of garbage.
History.s. 1, ch. 28313, 1953; s. 39, ch. 59-457; s. 34, ch. 90-321.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1954–1954 · leading case: Florida Livestock Bd. v. Gladden, 76 So. 2d 291 (Fla. 1954).
Florida Livestock Bd. v. Gladden, 76 So. 2d 291 (Fla. 1954). · cites it 2× “*292 Appellant has appealed from that judgment on the basis that Appellee was not entitled to compensation because he had fed uncooked garbage to his hogs, contrary to Chapter 28313 Laws of Florida 1953, F.S. §§ 585.48-585.59, F.S.A., after the act became effective on August 4,…”
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