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Florida Statute 828.42 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 828.42 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
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828.42 Animal enterprise disruption; criminal penalties.
(1) A person who intentionally causes physical disruption to the property, personnel, or operations of an animal enterprise by intentionally stealing, damaging, or causing the loss of, any property, including animals or records, used by the animal enterprise, and thereby causes economic damage, commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
(2) A person who in the course of a violation of subsection (1) causes serious bodily injury to another commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
(3) A person who violates subsection (1), if such violation results in economic damage exceeding $10,000, commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
(4) The offender must pay restitution under s. 775.089. Restitution includes, but is not limited to:
(a) The reasonable cost of repeating any experimentation that was interrupted or invalidated as a result of the offense.
(b) The loss of food production or farm income reasonably attributable to the offense.
History.s. 11, ch. 93-13.

Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 828.42

M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd
§828.42(1)DAMAGE PROP-CRIM MISCHECONOMIC DAMAGE ANIMAL ENTERPRISEF · 3rd
§828.42(2)DAMAGE PROP-CRIM MISCHECONOMIC DMG W BODILY INJURE ANIMAL BUSINESSF · 2nd
§828.42(3)DAMAGE PROP-CRIM MISCHDISRUPT ANIMAL ENTERPRISE CAUSE DAMAGE GT $10KF · 2nd

Cases Citing F.S. 828.42

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·Kama v. State, 507 So. 2d 154 (Fla. 1st DCA 1987).

Cited 22 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 12 Fla. L. Weekly 1195

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