Florida legal term
Control in Florida Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Florida legislative session
In Florida criminal law, “Control” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Florida criminal code.
What does “Control” mean in Florida criminal law?
“Control” means the regulation of the possession, ownership, care, and custody of animals.(d) “Cruelty” means any act of neglect, torture, or torment that causes unjustifiable pain or suffering of an animal.(e) “Officer” means any law enforcement officer defined in s. 943.10 or any animal control officer.(f) “Citation” means a written notice, issued to a person by an officer, that the officer has probable cause to believe that the person has committed a civil infraction in violation of a duly enacted ordinance and that the county court will hear the charge. (Fla. Stat. § 828.27)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Aircraft piracy; penalty
- Armor-piercing or exploding ammunition or dragon’s breath shotgun shells, bolo shells, or flechette shells prohibited
- Cardrooms authorized
- Carelessness of common carrier
- Catalytic Converter Antitheft Act
- Cave vandalism and related offenses
- Cellular telephone counterfeiting offenses
- Crashes involving damage to vehicle or property
- Derelict and migrant vessels; relocation or removal; penalty
- Euthanasia of dogs and cats
- Exploitation of a person 65 years of age or older
- Failure to control or report dangerous fire
Related terms in the same statutes
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