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Fla. Stat. § 877.16 — Exhibition of deformed animals prohibited; penalty
Current through 2025 Florida Statutes
Part of Chapter 877: Miscellaneous Crimes, Florida Statutes.
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Full text of Fla. Stat. § 877.16
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.
Whoever shall exhibit for pay or compensation any crippled or physically distorted, malformed, or disfigured beast, bird, or animal in any circus, show, or similar place, or any other place to which an admission fee is charged, whoever knowingly advertises or knowingly causes to be advertised any such exhibition, and whoever solicits or procures the attendance of others at such exhibition with knowledge of the nature thereof, 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 exhibition of deformed animals prohibited; penalty a felony or a misdemeanor in Florida?
Exhibition of deformed animals prohibited; penalty is a Misdemeanor of the Second Degree in Florida under Fla. Stat. § 877.16.
Which Florida statute covers exhibition of deformed animals prohibited; penalty?
Exhibition of deformed animals prohibited; penalty is governed by Fla. Stat. § 877.16 (Exhibition of deformed animals prohibited; penalty).
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