§ 298.74, Fla. Stat. · Chapter 298. DRAINAGE AND WATER CONTROL
Drainage of lakes.
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
It is unlawful for any person to drain or draw water from any lake of greater area than 2 square miles so as to lower the level thereof without first obtaining the written consent of all owners of property abutting on or bounded by said lake; provided, however, this section shall not apply to any lake included wholly within the Everglades Drainage District. Courts of equity shall have jurisdiction to enjoin any person from violating the provisions of this section.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
ss. 1, 2, ch. 6596, 1915; RGS 1190, 1191; CGL 1630, 1631.
Source of truth
- Edition
- 2026 Florida Statutes
- Official file
- https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0200-0299/0298/0298.html
- Text hash
- sha256 b526639ebe51b07cb6dd3f2f2f0a33b836f8b053b62209cd9499210df1f4bafc
- Composed by
- compose_v2.py 2026-10-04: the Legislature's structured HTML read in document order; verify_v2.py's independent reading agrees character for character
- composed from the Legislature's structured HTML (one source of text; no PDF extraction); a second, independent reading of the same bytes agrees character for character
Procedural information only. Not legal advice and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Confirm the current text with the official publisher before relying on it.