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Florida Statute 861.11 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 861.11 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 861.11 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
861.11 Penalty for cutting or destroying shade trees along public roads.
(1) The county commissioners of each county may prescribe that the public roads in their county shall not be less than 30 feet wide, and it shall be unlawful for any person to belt, cut, or destroy any shade trees on any public road or right-of-way without authority from the superintendent of public roads, supervisor, or overseer of the district in which said trees are situated.
(2) Each supervisor or overseer of each district in such counties shall enforce the provisions of this section by reporting the offenders to the nearest county court judge, and each offender shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
History.ss. 1-3, ch. 5005, 1901; GS 3677; RGS 5620; CGL 7809; s. 1110, ch. 71-136; s. 34, ch. 73-334.

Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 861.11

M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd
§861.11CONSERVATION-ENVIRONMENTCUT DESTROY SHADE TREES ALONG PUBLIC ROADM · 2nd

Cases Citing F.S. 861.11

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·Georgetown Apts. v. Metro. Life Ins., 468 F. Supp. 844 (M.D. Fla. 1979).

Cited 6 times | Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 20 Collier Bankr. Cas. 2d 896, 1979 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12828, 20 Collier Bankr. Cas. 896

"cramdown" provision of Section 461(11)(d) [11 U.S.C. § 861(11)(d)], the Bankruptcy Court ordered the Debtor
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Cited as authority(citing case) (1992)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authorityIn Re Sinker (1990)
phrase: "rule_authority"
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Acacia Mut. Life Ins. v. Perimeter Park Inv. Assocs., Ltd., 697 F.2d 945 (11th Cir. 1983).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1983 U.S. App. LEXIS 30643

the Secured Creditor under § 461(11), 11 U.S.C. § 861(11), of the Act. We resolve both of these issues

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