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Fla. Stat. § 861.11 — Penalty for cutting or destroying shade trees along public roads
Current through 2025 Florida Statutes
Part of Chapter 861: Offenses Related to Public Roads, Transport, and Waters, Florida Statutes.
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Full text of Fla. Stat. § 861.11
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) The county commissioners of each county may prescribe that the public roads in their county shall not be less than 30 feet wide, and it shall be unlawful for any person to belt, cut, or destroy any shade trees on any public road or right-of-way without authority from the superintendent of public roads, supervisor, or overseer of the district in which said trees are situated.
(2) Each supervisor or overseer of each district in such counties shall enforce the provisions of this section by reporting the offenders to the nearest county court judge, and each offender shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
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Is penalty for cutting or destroying shade trees along public roads a felony or a misdemeanor in Florida?
Penalty for cutting or destroying shade trees along public roads is a Misdemeanor of the Second Degree in Florida under Fla. Stat. § 861.11.
Which Florida statute covers penalty for cutting or destroying shade trees along public roads?
Penalty for cutting or destroying shade trees along public roads is governed by Fla. Stat. § 861.11 (Penalty for cutting or destroying shade trees along public roads).
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