Florida Statute 588.09 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXV
AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMAL INDUSTRY

Chapter 588
LEGAL FENCES AND LIVESTOCK AT LARGE

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F.S. 588.09

588.09 Legally enclosed land; fenced and posted.—

(1) Land shall be legally enclosed land, or posted land, when enclosed by a legal fence, and when there shall be placed along the boundary of said land in the manner herein provided posted notices to the public; provided that it shall not be necessary to erect any fence along any portion of the boundaries of the land formed by any ocean, gulf, bay, river, creek, or lake.

(2) The fences, enclosures, and the posted notices, when erected, placed, and maintained as herein required shall be notice to the public that the land enclosed thereby is private property upon which unauthorized entry for any purpose is prohibited and shall constitute a warning to unauthorized persons to remain off of or to depart from said land.

History.—ss. 4, 6, ch. 25357, 1949.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 588.09

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 588.09.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 588.09

Total Results: 4

Florida Power & Light Co. v. Morris

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2006-10-18

Citation: 944 So. 2d 407, 2006 Fla. App. LEXIS 17277, 2006 WL 2956541

Snippet: condition any and all posted notices as required by §§ 588.09, 588.10, but a substantial or reasonably effective

Davidson v. Howard

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1983-09-21

Citation: 438 So. 2d 899

Snippet: condition any and all posted notices as required by §§ 588.09, 588.10, but a substantial or reasonably effective

Welch v. Baker

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1966-03-22

Citation: 184 So. 2d 188, 1966 Fla. App. LEXIS 5639

Snippet: condition any and all posted notices as required by §§ 588.09, 588.10, but a substantial or reasonably effective

Tip Top Grocery Co. v. Wellner, Et Vir.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1938-11-14

Citation: 186 So. 219, 135 Fla. 518, 1938 Fla. LEXIS 1590

Snippet: case of McClellan v. L'Engle, 74 Fla. 581, text 588-9, 77 So. 270, this Court said: "A civil action for