Florida Statute 588.11 | 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. 588.11

588.11 Owner to maintain fences and notices.—The owner of legally enclosed land shall maintain in reasonable good condition the fence or enclosure around such land and shall maintain in legible condition any and all posted notices as required by ss. 588.09, 588.10, but a substantial or reasonably effective compliance with the provisions of ss. 588.011, 588.09, 588.10, disregarding minor or inconsequential differences in the size, shape, or condition thereof, shall be sufficient for the purpose of evidencing the legal enclosure of said land.

History.—s. 7, ch. 25357, 1949.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 588.11

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 588.11.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 588.11

Total Results: 11

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: plaintiffs have proceeded upon the theory that Section 588.11, Florida Statutes (Chapter 25357, § 7, Laws of

Florida Board of Education v. Andrews

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2005-06-17

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

Snippet: fencing requirements in sections 588.01 through 588.11 “have nothing to do with the remaining sections

Hanson v. Scharber

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2000-01-19

Citation: 749 So. 2d 563, 2000 WL 35842

Snippet: pasture by a "legal fence" as defined by section 588.011, Florida Statutes (1995). Prior to 1949, Florida

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1995-10-06

Snippet: or municipality having jurisdiction." 4 See, s. 588.011(3), Fla. Stat. (1993). 5 Cf., Alsop v. Pierce,

Fisel v. Wynns

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1995-02-17

Citation: 650 So. 2d 46, 1994 WL 559632

Snippet: definitions [section 588.011(1) and (2)] and had a gate which complied with section 588.011(3)(a). The legislature

Zuppardo v. O'Hare

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1986-03-12

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

Snippet: “violated the requirements of Florida Statute 588.01, 588.11 and 588.-14....” The facts either proffered or

Davidson v. Howard

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

Citation: 438 So. 2d 899

Snippet: plaintiffs have proceeded upon the theory that Section 588.11, Florida Statutes (Chapter 25357, § 7, Laws of

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1979-11-26

Snippet: where the easement intersects a fence. See also s. 588.011, F. S., which, in defining a `legal fence,' provides

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1975-05-28

Snippet: that it is controlled by Ch. 335 and ss. 336.60, 588.011(3)(b),588.13(4) and 704.02, F.S. The answer to

Beaver v. Howerton

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1969-05-16

Citation: 223 So. 2d 62, 1969 Fla. App. LEXIS 5623

Snippet: know in what manner Howerton had violated F.S. § 588.11, F.S.A. or had violated “the common law”. Howerton

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: enclosure of his said cattle, in violation of Sections 588.11 and 588.15, Florida Statutes, F.S.A. To this complaint