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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. 588.15
588.15 Liability of owner.Every owner of livestock who intentionally, willfully, carelessly, or negligently suffers or permits such livestock to run at large upon or stray upon the public roads of this state shall be liable in damages for all injury and property damage sustained by any person by reason thereof.
History.s. 4, ch. 25236, 1949.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 588.15
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 588.15.



Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 588.15

Total Results: 19

ERNEST CARNAHAN v. ROBERT W. NORVELL

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-04-24

Citation: 270 So. 3d 414

Snippet: the livestock to “stray upon” public roads. See § 588.15, Fla. Stat. (2012). Appellant claimed that the

Manfre v. Shinkle

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-02-05

Citation: 184 So. 3d 641, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 1534, 2016 WL 438227

Snippet: purpose, the Act included provisions in section 588.15 that made the livestock owners responsible for

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: liable for any damage to persons or property. § 588.15, Fla. Stat. The act defines an "owner" of livestock

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: evidence of the defendant’s negligence under section 588.15, Florida Statutes (1999). See Hanson v. Scharber

Boswell v. Russell

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2002-06-21

Citation: 819 So. 2d 925, 2002 WL 1343267

Snippet: liability arises only upon a showing of negligence: 588.15. Liability of owner. Every owner of livestock who

Dario v. Roth

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2000-05-03

Citation: 756 So. 2d 262, 2000 WL 525908

Snippet: upon or stray upon the public roads. See id. § 588.15 (1991). "Livestock `running at large' or `straying'

Hanson v. Scharber

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

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

Snippet: stray onto the roadway in violation of section 588.15, Florida Statutes (1995). After limited discovery

Toole v. Dupuis

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1999-06-23

Citation: 735 So. 2d 582, 1999 WL 415205

Snippet: solely on the argument that sections 588.14 and 588.15, Florida Statutes (1997),[1] impose strict liability

Fisel v. Wynns

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1996-02-08

Citation: 667 So. 2d 761

Snippet: against a livestock owner under sections 588.14 and 588.15, Florida Statutes (1971). The district court certified

Fisel v. Wynns

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

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

Snippet: on or stray upon the public roads of this state. 588.15 Liability of Owner. — Every owner of livestock

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: negligence and violations of sections 588.14 and 588.15, Florida Statutes (1983), asserting that appellee

James v. Skinner

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1985-02-06

Citation: 464 So. 2d 588, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 360, 1985 Fla. App. LEXIS 14259

Snippet: permitted his livestock to stray on the public roads. § 588.15, Fla.Stat. (1983); Visingardi v. Tirone, 193 So

Davidson v. Howard

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

Citation: 438 So. 2d 899

Snippet: liable for any damage to persons or property. § 588.15, Fla. Stat. The act defines an "owner" of livestock

Selby v. Bullock

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1973-10-31

Citation: 287 So. 2d 18

Snippet: Constitutionality of Florida Statute 588.15", passed upon the validity of Section 588.15, Florida Statutes, 1971,

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: Appellant Beaver relies upon F.S. §§ 588.14 and 588.15, F.S.A. which are a compilation of §§ 3 and 4 of

Hughes v. Landers

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1968-11-15

Citation: 215 So. 2d 773, 1968 Fla. App. LEXIS 4869

Snippet: proper condition under Florida Statutes §§ 588.14, 588.15 and § 4 — 12 of the City of Tampa Code. It is also

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

Gordon v. Sutherland

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1961-07-12

Citation: 131 So. 2d 520

Snippet: 2d 644. Appellant urges that sections 588.14 and 588.15, Fla. Stat., F.S.A., were violated and evidence

Blalock v. Powledge

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1938-02-19

Citation: 179 So. 772, 131 Fla. 498, 1938 Fla. LEXIS 1439

Snippet: of Osborne v. State, 33 Fla. 162,14 Sou. Rep. 588, 15 L.R.A. 120, 39 Am. St. Rep. 99, sustained the constitutionality