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Fla. Stat. § 828.23 (2025)

Definitions; ss. 828.22-828.26.

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828.23 Definitions; ss. 828.22-828.26.—As used in ss. 828.22-828.26, the following words shall have the meanings indicated:

(1) “Department” means the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

(2) “Person” means any individual, partnership, corporation, or association doing business in this state, in whole or in part.

(3) “Slaughter” means the act of killing one or more livestock animals for any purpose.

(4) “Slaughterer” means any person other than a licensed veterinarian, or an employee of a humane society or animal control agency, who kills livestock.

(5) “Livestock” means cattle, calves, sheep, swine, horses, mules, goats, ostriches, rheas, emus, and any other domestic animal that can or may be used in the preparation of animal products. For the purposes of ss. 828.22-828.26, “livestock” does not include poultry and aquatic species.

(6) “Humane method” means:

(a) A method whereby the animal is rapidly and effectively rendered insensitive to pain by electrical or chemical means or by a penetrating captive bolt or gunshot with appropriate caliber and placement; or

(b) A method in accordance with ritual requirements of any religious faith whereby the animal suffers loss of consciousness by anemia of the brain caused by the simultaneous and instantaneous severance of the carotid arteries with a sharp instrument.

History.—s. 1, ch. 61-254; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 282, ch. 71-377; s. 4, ch. 92-206; s. 38, ch. 2001-279.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1993–2003 · leading case: Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye, Inc. v. City of Hialeah, 508 U.S. 520 (1993).

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Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye, Inc. v. City of Hialeah, 508 U.S. 520 (1993). · cites it 2× “§ 1902 (b); Fla. Stat. § 828.23 (7)(b) (1991); Ordinance 87-40, § 1.”

St. Petersburg Kennel Club v. Smith, 662 So. 2d 1270 (Fla. 2d DCA 1995). · cites it 2× “" § 828.23(4), Fla. Stat. (1993). [2] American Heritage College Dictionary (1993) defines livestock as "[d]omestic animals, such as cattle or horses, raised for home use or for profit, esp.”

Robbins v. Racetrack Training Ctr., Inc., 833 So. 2d 306 (Fla. 3d DCA 2003). · cites it 2× “(1997); § 828.23, Fla. Stat. (1997); Aitken, 595 *310 So.”

Unknown, 559 U.S. 460. · cites it 2× “, Fla. Stat. §828.23 (5) (2007) (excluding poultry from humane slaughter requirements) Cite as: 559 U.”

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St. Petersburg Kennel Club v. Smith, 662 So. 2d 1270 (Fla. 2d DCA 1995). “" § 828.23(4), Fla. Stat. (1993). [2] American Heritage College Dictionary (1993) defines livestock as "[d]omestic animals, such as cattle or horses, raised for home use or for profit, esp.”

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