588.15 – Liability of Owner.
588.15 Liability of owner.—Every owner of livestock who intentionally, willfully, carelessly, or negligently suffers or permits such livestock to run at large upon or stray upon the public roads of this state shall be liable in damages for all injury and property damage sustained by any person by reason thereof. History.—s. 4, ch. 25236, 1949.
588.16 – Authority to Impound Livestock Running at Large or Strays.
588.16 Authority to impound livestock running at large or strays.—It shall be the duty of the sheriff or her or his deputies or designees, or any other law enforcement officer of the county, the county animal control center, or state highway patrol officers, where livestock is found to be running at large or straying, to take […]
588.17 – Disposition of Impounded Livestock.
588.17 Disposition of impounded livestock.— (1) Upon the impounding of any livestock by the sheriff or his or her deputies or designees, or any other law enforcement officers of the county, the county animal control center, or state highway patrol officers, the sheriff shall forthwith serve written notice upon the owner, advising such owner of the location […]
588.18 – Livestock at Large; Fees.
588.18 Livestock at large; fees.—The fees allowed for impounding, serving notice, care and feeding, advertising, and disposing of impounded animals shall be determined by the sheriff or the county animal control center of each county. Damages done by the sheriff or the county animal control center in pursuit or in the capture, handling, or care of […]
588.19 – Failure to Secure Purchaser or Insufficient Funds to Defray Certain Costs.
588.19 Failure to secure purchaser or insufficient funds to defray certain costs.—If there be no bidder for such livestock at the sale aforesaid, and the sheriff has been unable to locate the owner through the notice procedures described in this chapter, the sheriff shall sell the livestock at the nearest livestock auction yard. The proceeds from […]
588.20 – Report of Sale and Disposition of Proceeds.
588.20 Report of sale and disposition of proceeds.— (1) The sheriff, upon making a sale or other disposal as herein provided, shall forthwith make a written return thereof to the clerk of the circuit court of such county, with a full and accurate description of the livestock sold or disposed of by her or him, to whom, […]
588.21 – Duty of Commissioners to Provide Places for Impounding of Livestock and Transportation of Same.
588.21 Duty of commissioners to provide places for impounding of livestock and transportation of same.—The county commissioners of the several counties of Florida shall establish and maintain pounds or suitable places for the keeping of any livestock taken up and impounded hereunder until the same shall be sold, redeemed, or otherwise disposed of, which pounds or […]
588.22 – Duty of Impounder.
588.22 Duty of impounder.—The sheriff or county animal control center, whichever is designated by the board of county commissioners, shall provide feed for the impounded animals and see that such livestock shall have feed and water not less than twice a day and that all milk cows and milk goats are milked twice a day. The […]
588.23 – Right of Owner.
588.23 Right of owner.—The owner of any impounded livestock has the right at any time before the disposition thereof to redeem the livestock by paying to the sheriff or the county animal control center all impounding expenses, including fees, keeping charges, advertising, or other costs incurred therewith which sum shall be deposited by the sheriff or […]
588.24 – Penalty.
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 […]