Florida Statute 588.01 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXV
AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMAL INDUSTRY

Chapter 588
LEGAL FENCES AND LIVESTOCK AT LARGE

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588.01 Requirements of general fence.—All fences or enclosures of land shall be substantially constructed, whether with rails, logs, post and railing, iron, steel, or other material, and not less than 5 feet high; to the extent of 2 feet from the ground there shall not be a space between the material used in the construction of any fence greater than 4 inches; provided, that when any fence or enclosure shall be made with a trench or a ditch, the same shall be 4 feet wide; and in that case the fence shall be 5 feet high from the bottom of the ditch to the top of the fence.

History.—RS 875; s. 1, ch. 5038, 1901; GS 1233; RGS 2364; CGL 3773.

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Cases Citing Statute 588.01

Total Results: 2

Florida Board of Education v. Andrews

903 So. 2d 1048, 2005 Fla. App. LEXIS 9361, 2005 WL 1412198

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 17, 2005 | Docket: 64838975

Published

defendant’s alleged failure to comply with section 588.01, Florida Statutes, could be considered as evidence

Zuppardo v. O'Hare

487 So. 2d 39, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 660, 1986 Fla. App. LEXIS 6865

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 12, 1986 | Docket: 64618760

Published

appellee had “violated the requirements of Florida Statute 588.01, 588.11 and 588.-14....” The facts either

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