§ 585.38, Fla. Stat. · Part II. DISEASE INSPECTION, CONTROL,AND ERADICATION
Injuring property used in the eradication of diseases of animals, etc.
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
Any person who shall injure, destroy, or attempt to destroy any property or equipment or facilities owned by any person or county or any property or equipment or facilities owned by the department or the state, used or intended to be used in the prevention, control, suppression, or eradication of any infectious, contagious, or communicable diseases affecting animals, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
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History
s. 21, ch. 7345, 1917; RGS 5555; CGL 7741; s. 28, ch. 59-457; s. 604, ch. 71-136; s. 30, ch. 90-321.
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