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Fla. Stat. § 828.24 — Prohibited acts; exemption
Current through 2025 Florida Statutes
Part of Chapter 828: Animals: Cruelty; Sales; Animal Enterprise Protection, Florida Statutes.
Full text of Fla. Stat. § 828.24
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 shall kill an animal in any way except by an approved humane method.
(2) No person shall shackle or hoist with intent to kill any animal prior to rendering the animal insensitive to pain.
(3) Nothing in this section precludes the enforcement of s. 828.12 relating to cruelty to animals.
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