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Fla. Stat. § 588.24 (2025)

Penalty.

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588.24 Penalty.Any owner of livestock who unlawfully, intentionally, knowingly or negligently permits the same to run at large or stray upon the public roads of this state or any person who shall release livestock, after being impounded, without authority of the impounder, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
History.s. 13, ch. 25236, 1949; s. 612, ch. 71-136.

Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 588.24

M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd
§588.24HEALTH-SAFETYPERMIT LIVESTOCK TO RUN AT LARGE OR STRAYM · 2nd
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1955–1955 · leading case: Lynch v. Durrance, 77 So. 2d 458 (Fla. 1955).
Lynch v. Durrance, 77 So. 2d 458 (Fla. 1955). “provisions of such special laws or general laws of local application do not prohibit livestock from running upon or straying upon the public highways, or the provisions of such special laws or general laws of local application do not provide for liability of owners of livestock…”
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