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| FL - Horse Slaughter - 500.451. Horse meat; offenses | West's F. S. A. § 500.451 | FL ST § 500.451 | This Florida makes it unlawful for any person to sell in the markets of this state horse meat for human consumption unless the horse meat is clearly stamped, marked, and described as horse meat for human consumption or to knowingly transport, distribute, sell, purchase, or possess horse meat for human consumption that is not clearly stamped, marked, and described as horse meat for human consumption or horse meat that is not acquired from a licensed slaughterhouse. | Statute | |
| FL - Horse Slaughter - Chapter 828. Animals: Cruelty; Sales; Animal Enterprise Protection. | West's F. S. A. § 828.125 | FL ST § 828.125 | Florida Governor Charlie Crist signed this amendment into law on May 17, 2010 making it a second-degree felony for any person to willfully and unlawfully, by any means whatsoever, kill, maim, mutilate, or cause great bodily harm or permanent breeding disability to any animal of the genus Equus (horse). Any person who commits a violation of this subsection shall be sentenced to a minimum mandatory fine of $3,500 and a minimum mandatory period of incarceration of 1 year. | Statute | |
| FL - Hunting - 379.302. Private game preserves and farms; regulations; penalties | West's F. S. A. § 379.302 | FL ST § 379.302 (372.16. Renumbered as 379.302 and amended by Laws 2008, c. 2008-247, § 105, eff. July 1, 2008) | This Florida statute provides that any person owning land in this state may establish, maintain, and operate within the boundaries thereof, a private preserve and farm, not exceeding an area of 640 acres, for the protection, preservation, propagation, rearing, and production of game birds and animals for private and commercial purposes. All private game preserves or farms established under the provisions of this section shall be fenced in such manner that domestic game thereon may not escape and wild game on surrounding lands may not enter. Violation of this section results in a misdemeanor and forfeiture of the violator's license to operate for one year. | Statute | |
| FL - Hunting - Amendment 2 Right to Fish and Hunting (2024) | Amendment 2 (2024) | Florida voters approved Amendment 2 "Right to Fish and Hunt" in 2024. The ballot summary states, "Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution to preserve forever fishing and hunting, including by the use of traditional methods, as a public right and preferred means of responsibly managing and controlling fish and wildlife. Specifies that the amendment does not limit the authority granted to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission under Section 9 of Article IV of the State Constitution." The measure was passed by a margin of 67.34% of yes to 32.66% of no votes. | Statute | ||
| FL - Hunting - Chapter 379. Fish and Wildlife Conservation. | West's F. S. A. § 379.105 | FL ST § 379.105 | This law represents the state's hunter harassment provision. Under the law, a person may not intentionally, within a publicly or privately owned wildlife management or fish management area or on any state-owned water body, interfere with or attempt to prevent the lawful taking of fish, game, or nongame animals by another or attempt to disturb wildlife or fish to prevent their lawful taking. Any person who violates this section commits a Level Two violation. | Statute | |
| FL - Hunting, remote - 68A-4.001. General Prohibitions | 68 FL ADC 68A-4.001 | Rule 68A-4.001, F.A.C. | This Florida regulation prohibits a person from taking or assisting in taking wildlife using a method that involves remote control aiming and discharging of a gun when that person is not physically present at the location of that gun, among other things. | Administrative | |
| FL - Immunity, Care For Injured Animals - Chapter 768. Negligence | West's F. S. A. § 768.13 | FL ST § 768.13 | This section comprises Florida's Good Samaritan Act. Under the Act, any person, including those licensed to practice veterinary medicine, who gratuitously (without payment) and in good faith renders emergency care or treatment to an injured animal at the scene of an emergency on or adjacent to a roadway shall not be held liable for any civil damages as a result of such care or treatment where the person acts as an ordinary reasonably prudent person would have acted under the same or similar circumstances. | Statute | |
| FL - Importation - Chapter 5C-3. Importation of Animals | Fla. Admin. Code r. 5C-3.001 - 3.015 | Rule 5C-3.001 to 3.015, F.A.C. | This set of regulations constitutes the Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services rules governing the importation of animals. | Administrative | |
| FL - Importation - Chapter 5C-30. Enforcement and Penalties | Rule 5C-30.001 - 004, F.A.C. | Fla. Admin. Code r. 5C-30.001 - 004 | This set of statutes establishes the procedures for the inspection and quarantine of imported animals and sets penalties for violations of the state's animal import laws. | Administrative | |
| FL - Impound - Abandonment of animals by owner; procedure for handling | West's F. S. A. § 705.19 | FL ST § 705.19 | This Florida statute provides that any animal placed in the custody of a licensed veterinarian or bona fide boarding kennel that is abandoned by its owner or for a period of more than 10 days after written notice is given to the owner may be turned over to the custody of the nearest humane society or dog pound in the area for disposal as such custodian may deem proper. This provisions immunizes such facilities from liability resulting from this action. | Statute |