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The 2003 Florida Statutes

Title XXXV
AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMAL INDUSTRY
Chapter 588
LEGAL FENCES AND LIVESTOCK AT LARGE
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Section 588.18, Florida Statutes 2003

588.18  Livestock at large; fees.--The fees allowed for impounding, serving notice, care and feeding, advertising, and disposing of impounded animals shall be determined by the sheriff of each county. Damages done by the sheriff, sheriff's designees, or any other law enforcement officer in pursuit, or in the capture, handling, or care of the livestock are the sole responsibility of the sheriff or other law enforcement agency.

History.--s. 7, ch. 25236, 1949; s. 1, ch. 74-54; s. 1, ch. 83-90; s. 35, ch. 99-391.