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Fla. Stat. § 828.14 — Water and food for stock on trains, vessels, etc
Current through 2025 Florida Statutes
Part of Chapter 828: Animals: Cruelty; Sales; Animal Enterprise Protection, Florida Statutes.
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Full text of Fla. Stat. § 828.14
Statutory text current through the 2025 Florida Statutes. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Florida.
(1) No person or corporation, or agent of either, engaged in transporting livestock on railway trains or on steam or sailing vessels, or otherwise, shall detain such stock for a longer continuous period than 28 hours after the same are so placed without supplying the same with necessary food, water, and attention, or shall permit them to be crowded so as to overlie, crush, wound, or kill each other; and any person or agent as aforesaid violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, and any corporation violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.083.
(2) Nothing in this section shall apply to owners, officers, or crew of water craft detained on the navigable waters of this state by storms and prevented by bad weather from reaching port.
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Is water and food for stock on trains, vessels, etc a felony or a misdemeanor in Florida?
Water and food for stock on trains, vessels, etc is a Misdemeanor of the Second Degree in Florida under Fla. Stat. § 828.14.
Which Florida statute covers water and food for stock on trains, vessels, etc?
Water and food for stock on trains, vessels, etc is governed by Fla. Stat. § 828.14 (Water and food for stock on trains, vessels, etc).
This reference is informational and is not legal advice.