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Title XLVI
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Chapter 877
MISCELLANEOUS CRIMES

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F.S. 877.16

877.16 Exhibition of deformed animals prohibited; penalty.—Whoever shall exhibit for pay or compensation any crippled or physically distorted, malformed, or disfigured beast, bird, or animal in any circus, show, or similar place, or any other place to which an admission fee is charged, whoever knowingly advertises or knowingly causes to be advertised any such exhibition, and whoever solicits or procures the attendance of others at such exhibition with knowledge of the nature thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History.—s. 2, ch. 8524, 1921; CGL 7674; s. 1124, ch. 71-136.

Note.—Former s. 867.02.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 877.16

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 877.16

Total Results: 3

Office of State Attorney v. Jimenez

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2003-03-18T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 845 So. 2d 914

Snippet: to the seized property. United States v. $8,221,877.16 in United States Currency, 148 F.Supp.2d 427 (D.N.J

Gardner v. Johnson

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1984-05-31T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 451 So. 2d 477

Snippet: 1341 (Fla. 2d DCA 1983). Section 877.16 states in its entirety: 877.16, Exhibition of deformed animals …the trial court's determination that section 877.16, Florida Statutes (1979), is unconstitutional. …court challenging the constitutionality of section 877.16 and its predecessor, section 867.02, Florida Statutes… court, after a nonjury trial, declared section 877.16 unconstitutional and prohibited appellants from…unconstitutional the former companion statute to section 877.16, section 867.01, Florida Statutes (1971), which

Gardner v. Johnson

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1983-04-20T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 429 So. 2d 1341, 1983 Fla. App. LEXIS 19162

Snippet: from the holding by the trial court that section 877.16, Florida Statutes (1979), is unconstitutionally… therefore, void.1 We agree and affirm. Section 877.16, Florida Statutes (1979), states: Exhibition of…complaints that Johnson might be violating section 877.16. Gill relayed the complaints to the City of Palmetto…amendments, challenged the constitutionality of section 877.16, Florida Statutes (1979), and its predecessor, …Subsequent to trial, the lower court declared section 877.16 unconstitutional and prohibited appellant from