The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XXI
DRAINAGE

Chapter 298
DRAINAGE AND WATER CONTROL

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F.S. 298.74

298.74 Drainage of lakes.—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.

History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 6596, 1915; RGS 1190, 1191; CGL 1630, 1631.

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Amendments to 298.74

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 298.74

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 298.74.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

M. LEATH, v. OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT,, 360 F. App'x 143 (Fed. Cir. 2010)

. . . $563.00, and indicated it would accept recovery of the overpayment through 99 monthly installments of $298.74 . . .

STEPHENSON, v. ALUMINUM COMPANY OF AMERICA,, 915 F. Supp. 39 (S.D. Ind. 1995)

. . . This amount equals $71,-298.74. . . .

In FINE PAPER ANTITRUST LITIGATION, 98 F.R.D. 48 (E.D. Pa. 1983)

. . . Expenses The firm seeks reimbursement of $59,-298.74 in expenses. . . .

B. McMULLEN B. v. RAMSEY STOCK FARMS, INC. a V. E. a, 272 So. 2d 844 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1973)

. . . The provisions of Section 298.74 Florida Statutes, F.S.A., are applicable only in those instances where . . .

L. BROWN, v. A. ELLINGSON, E. a W. J. J. J. F. a, 224 So. 2d 391 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1969)

. . . others similarly situated against defendant-appellees, alleging that defendants were violating Section 298.74 . . . In dismissing the complaint, the trial court held that § 298.74 did not apply to the present situation . . . We therefore believe that plaintiff’s complaint states a cause of action pursuant to § 298.74, Fla.Stat . . .