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Fla. Stat. § 588.12 (2025)

Livestock at large; legislative findings.

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588.12 Livestock at large; legislative findings.—There is hereby found and declared a necessity for a statewide livestock law embracing all lands of the state and necessity that its application be uniform throughout the state, except as hereinafter provided.

History.—s. 1, ch. 25236, 1949; s. 30, ch. 99-391.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases, 1955–2006 · leading case: Florida Power & Light Co. v. Morris, 944 So. 2d 407 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006).

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Florida Power & Light Co. v. Morris, 944 So. 2d 407 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006). · cites it 2× “§ 588.12, Fla. Stat. It was the purpose of the act to place a duty upon all owners of livestock to prevent their stock from running at large or straying upon the public roads of this state.”

Davidson v. Howard, 438 So. 2d 899 (Fla. 4th DCA 1983). · cites it 2× “§ 588.12, Fla. Stat. It was the purpose of the act to place a duty upon all owners of livestock to prevent their stock from running at large or straying upon the public roads of this state.”

Dario v. Roth, 756 So. 2d 262 (Fla. 3d DCA 2000). “See §§ 588.12-.25, Fla. Stat. (1991). The statute states, in part, that "[i]t shall be the duty of the sheriff or her or his deputies or designees .”

Lynch v. Durrance, 77 So. 2d 458 (Fla. 1955). “, Section 14 of the original Warren Act, on which the appel-ant relies for a reversal of the lower court reads as follows: “The provisions of §§ 588.12-588.25 shall not apply to counties having special laws or general laws of local application requiring the confinement and…”

Rockow v. Hendry, 230 So. 2d 717 (Fla. 2d DCA 1970). “The only question on appeal is whether Florida is an “open range” state in areas where the Warren Act (chapter 25236, Laws of Florida, 1949, §§ 588.12-588.25 F.S.) and special legislation prohibiting livestock from running at large do not apply.”

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