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The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XLV
TORTS
Chapter 767
DAMAGE BY DOGS; DANGEROUS DOGS
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F.S. 767.04
767.04 Dog owner’s liability for damages to persons bitten.The owner of any dog that bites any person while such person is on or in a public place, or lawfully on or in a private place, including the property of the owner of the dog, is liable for damages suffered by persons bitten, regardless of the former viciousness of the dog or the owners’ knowledge of such viciousness. However, any negligence on the part of the person bitten that is a proximate cause of the biting incident reduces the liability of the owner of the dog by the percentage that the bitten person’s negligence contributed to the biting incident. A person is lawfully upon private property of such owner within the meaning of this act when the person is on such property in the performance of any duty imposed upon him or her by the laws of this state or by the laws or postal regulations of the United States, or when the person is on such property upon invitation, expressed or implied, of the owner. However, the owner is not liable, except as to a person under the age of 6, or unless the damages are proximately caused by a negligent act or omission of the owner, if at the time of any such injury the owner had displayed in a prominent place on his or her premises a sign easily readable including the words “Bad Dog.” The remedy provided by this section is in addition to and cumulative with any other remedy provided by statute or common law.
History.s. 1, ch. 25109, 1949; s. 1, ch. 93-13; s. 1155, ch. 97-102.

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DAVISON, v. BERG,, 243 So. 3d 489 (Fla. App. Ct. 2018)

. . . a prominent place on his or her premises a sign easily readable including the words 'Bad Dog.' " § 767.04 . . . that "there are no common law defenses to the statutory cause of action based on sections 767.01 and 767.04 . . . be presented to the jury for a determination of comparative negligence, in accordance with section 767.04 . . . The defenses found in section 767.04, which concerns dog bites, are equally applicable to "damage" from . . . We note that all cases cited construed section 767.04 before its 1993 amendment, which replaced the defense . . .

ARELLANO, v. BROWARD K- K-, 207 So.3d 351 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2016)

. . . . § 767.04, Fla. Stat. (2011). . . . the chain of proximate causation so as to relieve K-9 from the strict liability imposed by section 767.04 . . . Arellano’s claim, however, is not one sounding in negligence; her claim is founded upon section 767.04 . . . when the dog bite occurs on the owner’s private properly and the owner has posted a "Bad Dog” sign. § 767.04 . . .

TEDROW, R. v. J. CANNON,, 186 So. 3d 43 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2016)

. . . Background Jessica Tedrow filed an action in April 2013 against Cannon for strict liability under section 767.04 . . . Section 767.04 provides in relevant part that “[t]he owner of any dog that bites any person ... is liable . . .

GAWTREY, v. HAYWARD,, 50 So. 3d 739 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2010)

. . . Gawtrey to obtain a dismissal of the case on the theory that section 767.04, Florida Statutes (2007), . . . See § 767.04; cf. Registe v. . . . Porter, 557 So.2d 214, 215 (Fla. 2d DCA 1990) (noting that “section 767.04 imposes absolute liability . . .

TRAMMELL, v. A. THOMASON,, 559 F. Supp. 2d 1281 (M.D. Fla. 2008)

. . . . § 767.01 (Strict Liability) and § 767.04 (Strict Liability) (Dkt. 46) (“Trammell’s Motion”); 2. . . . Sections 767.01 and 767.04. (Dkt. 46 at p. 1). . . . Section 767.04, reads in pertinent part: The owner of any dog that bites any person while such person . . . Section 767.04 makes dog owners strictly liable to any person bitten by their dog and Section 767.01 . . . The legislative intent behind Sections 767.01 and 767.04 makes clear that the strict liability statutes . . .

SUTHERLAND, a SUTHERLAND v. L. PELL,, 738 So. 2d 1016 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999)

. . . See § 767.04, Fla. Stat. (1997) (providing statutory liability for dog owners); Vasques v. . . .

WIPPERFURTH, v. A. HUIE,, 654 So. 2d 116 (Fla. 1995)

. . . DANGEROUS INSTRUMENTALITY DOCTRINE AVAILABLE TO A DOG OWNER AS A DEFENSE TO AN ACTION UNDER SECTION 767.04 . . . UNDER SECTION 767.04, DOES THE TERM “OWNER” INCLUDE A KENNEL OWNER OR VETERINARIAN WHO UNDERTAKES THE . . . Huie attempted to recover damages from Wipperfurth pursuant to section 767.04, Florida Statutes (1989 . . . Stickney, 450 So.2d 1111 (Fla.1984), the term “owner,” as used in section 767.04, only applied to the . . . In Belcher, this Court found that “section 767.04 pertains only to the owner. . . .

Ny TRAN, v. BANCROFT,, 648 So. 2d 314 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1995)

. . . Although the so-called “dog bite” statute, section 767.04, Florida Statutes (1993) controls actions against . . .

FISEL, v. C. WYNNS R., 650 So. 2d 46 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1994)

. . . Consider the difference in the statutes involved herein and section 767.04: The owner of any dog that . . .

A. HUIE, v. WIPPERFURTH, 632 So. 2d 1109 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1994)

. . . We agree with Huie’s contention that section 767.04, Florida Statutes (1989), provided persons bitten . . . In January 1990, when Huie’s injury occurred, section 767.04 provided in pertinent part: The owners of . . . Moxley, 241 So.2d 681, 682 (Fla.1970), the supreme court concluded that section 767.04 superseded the . . . Section 767.04 does not define the term “owner”. In Belcher Yacht, Inc. v. . . . The court stated: [N]ote that section 767.04 pertains only to the owner. . . .

GEORGE, v. MANN,, 622 So. 2d 151 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1993)

. . . See generally §§ 767.01 and 767.04, Fla.Stat. (1989) and the plethora of cases whelped by these statutes . . .

FREIRE, a v. LEON, 584 So. 2d 98 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)

. . . from the stool while holding a portable phone, thus relieving the owner of liability under section 767.04 . . . Freire filed a complaint premised on Florida’s dog-bite statute, section 767.04, Florida Statutes (1989 . . .

GLENNEY v. ROSS, 45 Fla. Supp. 2d 126 (Fla. Cir. Ct. 1990)

. . . Citing Belcher Yacht, Inc. v Stickney, 450 So.2d 1111 (Fla. 1984), plaintiff argues that §767.04, Fla . . . The court finds that § 767.04 does not apply to the instant situation and grants summary judgment for . . . Section 767.04, Florida Statutes (1986) imposes absolute liability on a dog owner when his dog bites . . .

J. FENNEMA A. v. HOWARD JOHNSON COMPANY, a a H. Jr. A., 559 So. 2d 1231 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990)

. . . .2d 29 (Fla.1986), it was held that a property owner was estopped to. rely on the dog-bite statute [§ 767.04 . . .

REGISTE, v. PORTER, d b a s, 557 So. 2d 214 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990)

. . . Our supreme court has several times analyzed the legislative intent in enacting section 767.04. . . . Moxley, 241 So.2d 681 (Fla.1970), the supreme court clearly held that section 767.04 has superseded the . . . Moreover, the court in Belcher emphasized that the legislature had not revisited section 767.04 by way . . . As those cases note, section 767.04 imposes absolute liability upon a dog owner for a dog-bite when the . . . The fifth district in Flick so interpreted section 767.04 in the case of a three-year-old child. . . .

OLAVE, v. F. HOWARD, 547 So. 2d 349 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1989)

. . . Plaintiff brought suit against the dog owner under section 767.04, Florida Statutes (1987), and those . . .

KILPATRICK, v. SKLAR,, 548 So. 2d 215 (Fla. 1989)

. . . that the Fireman’s Rule, as a common law defense, does not apply to claims under sections 767.01 and 767.04 . . . district court, in considering the claim under section 767.01, held the defenses available in section 767.04 . . . that there are no common law defenses to the statutory cause of action based on sections 767.01 and 767.04 . . . We also agree with the Third District that only those defenses provided by statute under section 767.04 . . . the Fireman’s Rule, however defined, is not a defense to actions brought under sections 767.01 and 767.04 . . .

S. STANISZESKI v. WALKER, 550 So. 2d 19 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1989)

. . . Appellants filed a complaint against ap-pellees pursuant to sections 767.01 and 767.04, Florida Statutes . . . court, in a dog bite case involving a four-year-old child, held that the statutory defense in section 767.04 . . . for any damages done by their dogs to sheep or other domestic animals or livestock, or to persons. 767.04 . . . shall mischievously or carelessly provoke or aggravate the dog inflicting such damage.... §§ 767.01 and 767.04 . . . This defense, found in section 767.04, is applicable to an action filed pursuant to section 767.01. . . .

BELLANCA v. RODRIGUEZ, 539 So. 2d 26 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1989)

. . . Bowen, 503 So.2d 1265 (Fla. 2d DCA 1986); Section 767.04 Florida Statutes (1983). . . .

REED, v. BOWEN,, 512 So. 2d 198 (Fla. 1987)

. . . Shaun brought suit pursuant to section 767.04, Florida Statutes (1983), which provides: The owners of . . . The court found that section 767.04 makes the dog owner an insurer against damage caused by his dog, . . . The instant cause involves just that sort of legislative declaration, for Florida Statute 767.04 states . . . Florida Statute 767.04 thus modifies the common law rule relating to negligence of infants just as it . . .

M. WARD, v. YOUNG,, 504 So. 2d 528 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1987)

. . . The insulation from dog bite liability provided a dog owner through compliance with section 767.04, Florida . . .

REGUEIRA, a v. RAFART, 499 So. 2d 937 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1986)

. . . ’s warning so as to equitably estop them from asserting the defense available to them under Section 767.04 . . . bad dog displayed does not equitably estop defendant from relying on defense available under Section 767.04 . . .

PORTER T. a v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, Dr. L., 497 So. 2d 927 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1986)

. . . mischievously provoked or aggravated a dog, thereby precluding the owner’s liability pursuant to section 767.04 . . . , Florida Statutes (1985), which provides: 767.04 Dog owner’s liability for damages to persons bitten . . . apply only in the absence of a legislative declaration, and the legislature has declared via section 767.04 . . . therein, which is in accord with the repeated declarations by the Florida Supreme Court that section 767.04 . . . We hold that a child of tender years can mischievously provoke a dog under Section 767.04 and, thus, . . .

KILPATRICK, v. SKLAR, a k a Dr., 497 So. 2d 1289 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1986)

. . . also contended that his posting of a warning sign, one of the statutory defenses provided by section 767.04 . . . on private property “in the performance of any duty imposed upon him by the laws of this state_” § 767.04 . . . , cause dismissed, 447 So.2d 887 (Fla.1984), this court held that the defenses available in section 767.04 . . . in this case only if they prove one of the statutory defenses in section 767.04 or if they do not own . . . Section 767.04, Florida Statutes (1981), provides: Liability of owners. — The owners of any dog which . . .

REED, a By LAWRENCE, v. BOWEN, 503 So. 2d 1265 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1986)

. . . friend, May Elretta Lawrence, and May Elretta Lawrence, individually, filed an action under section 767.04 . . . person of any age mischievously or carelessly provokes or aggravates a dog within the meaning of section 767.04 . . . Section 767.04 modified the common-law basis of recovery for dog-bite injuries, which was grounded in . . . In this regard, section 767.04 is replete with all inclusive terms such as “any dog,” “any damages,” . . . Malino, 374 So.2d 89 (Fla. 5th DCA 1979), the court considered the provision in section 767.04 protecting . . .

GODBEY, v. DRESNER B., 492 So. 2d 800 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1986)

. . . prominently displayed “beware of dog” sign provided an absolute defense to the dog attack pursuant to section 767.04 . . . doctrine of equitable estoppel is available to avoid the exemption of liability created by section 767.04 . . . Significantly, the statute [section 767.04] neither expressly disallows application of the doctrine nor . . . found not to be provided, a party would not be entitled to the absolute defense set forth in section 767.04 . . . Section 767.04 provides in pertinent part: [N]o owner of any dog shall be liable for any damages to any . . .

NOBLE, v. A. YORKE,, 490 So. 2d 29 (Fla. 1986)

. . . the doctrine, of equitable estoppel available to avoid the exemption from liability created by F.S. 767.04 . . . The Yorkes sued for damages pursuant to section 767.04, Florida Statutes (1981). . . . The trial court’s order of summary judgment was based upon that portion of section 767.04 which provides . . . We agree with the Yorkes and hold that the tort immunity of 767.04 does not extend to a dog owner who . . . However, in Belcher, we noted that the strict liability of section 767.04 is limited to dog owners and . . .

ASSOCIATED HOME HEALTH AGENCY, INC. v. LORE, 484 So. 2d 1389 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1986)

. . . However, the statutory defenses of section 767.04, Florida Statutes (1983), which apply to an action . . .

J. KAISER, v. BALEY,, 474 So. 2d 906 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1985)

. . . On the gate through the fence was affixed a “bad dog” sign; a warning in accordance with section 767.04 . . . SHARP, J., and BOARDMAN, E.F., Associate Judge, concur. . § 767.04, Fla.Stat. (1983) provides: Dog owner's . . .

FRASER- POTTS v. GRAY, 12 Fla. Supp. 2d 78 (Palm Beach Cty. Ct. 1985)

. . . Defendant’s liability turns on his placement of a “bad dog” sign and on the meaning of Section 767.04 . . . Section 767.04, Florida Statutes (1983), modified the common law by making a dog owner strictly liable . . . Section 767.04, Fla. . . .

CARTER, a v. CITY OF STUART, 468 So. 2d 955 (Fla. 1985)

. . . . § 767.04, Fla.Stat. (1983). . He decided to take no action. . . .

B. ANDERSON P. v. WALTHAL, a k a J., 468 So. 2d 291 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1985)

. . . In that neither Walthal nor Hannon were the owners of the dog, it is clear that Section 767.04, Florida . . .

JONES, v. UTICA MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,, 463 So. 2d 1153 (Fla. 1985)

. . . In section 767.04 certain total immunities from owner liability are granted. . . .

A. YORKE v. NOBLE, 466 So. 2d 349 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1985)

. . . The first Count of a two count amended complaint sought damages pursuant to F.S. 767.04. . . . Since the strict liability of F.S. 767.04 is limited to the actual owner of the dog, such a cause of . . . Neither F.S. 767.04 nor the decision in Belcher expressly eliminate the applicability of equitable estoppel . . . , and we feel that the same is viable in an action under F.S. 767.04. . . . THE DOCTRINE OF EQUITABLE ESTOPPEL AVAILABLE TO AVOID THE EXEMPTION FROM LIABILITY CREATED BY F.S. 767.04 . . .

BELCHER YACHT, INC. v. J. STICKNEY, Jr., 450 So. 2d 1111 (Fla. 1984)

. . . The question certified is: WHETHER SECTION 767.04, FLORIDA STATUTES (1979) SUPERSEDED THE COMMON LAW . . . court’s holding on this issue insofar as it applies to the dog owner, Belcher, but note that section 767.04 . . . The district court decision addresses the issue of whether section 767.04 is an alternative to rather . . . Moxley, 241 So.2d 681 (Fla.1970), hold that section 767.04, Florida Statutes (1979), superseded the common . . . As we noted above, section 767.04, Florida Statutes (1979), applies only to the dog owner. . . . I concur with the majority’s holding that section 767.04, Florida Statutes (1979), supersedes the common . . .

KOTCHER, v. V. J. SANTANIELLO a k a KOTCHER, v. W. J. SANTANIELLO, a k a, 438 So. 2d 440 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1983)

. . . the judgment does not apply to the appellants’ posting of signs pursuant to the provisions of section 767.04 . . .

J. STICKNEY, Jr. v. BELCHER YACHT, INC., 424 So. 2d 962 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1983)

. . . statutory liability where the dog bites a person lawfully on the owner’s property, (2) whether Section 767.04 . . . On those facts, the court held: Since Section 767.04 is the applicable law and it is admitted that the . . . first Florida Supreme Court case to hold that the common law on dogbites was superseded by section 767.04 . . . In a separate discussion, later recognized as mere obiter dictum, the Romfh court held that section 767.04 . . . We have found two cases in this district where the court was called upon to interpret section 767.04, . . .

Jo THOMAS, v. WYATT,, 405 So. 2d 1369 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1981)

. . . submitted to the jury on the theories of (1) assault, (2) statutory dog owner’s liability under Section 767.04 . . .

FUSINSKI, d b a Q. T. v. B. ROBERTSON,, 391 So. 2d 771 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1980)

. . . should have been imposed against the defendant in the trial court because of the provisions of Section 767.04 . . .

ROSENFELT, s v. S. HALL,, 387 So. 2d 544 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1980)

. . . defendants relied, inter alia, on an affirmative defense of provocation, per the provisions of section 767.04 . . . The defenses set forth in section 767.04, which concerns dog bites, are also applicable to other damages . . . Section 767.04 reads: Liability of owners. . . .

FLICK, v. MALINO,, 374 So. 2d 89 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1979)

. . . appellees, on the ground that appellee Malino’s decedent was immune from liability by virtue of Section 767.04 . . . She argued successfully before the lower tribunal that Section 767.04, which imposes a strict liability . . . We note in passing that Section 767.04 requires a plaintiff to have been on a dog owner’s premises lawfully . . .

E. RATTET, v. DUAL SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC., 373 So. 2d 948 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1979)

. . . With regard to Rattet’s attempt to impose, liability pursuant to Section 767.04, Florida Statutes (1975 . . . ), set forth below, the injury must have been the result of a bite. “767.04 Liability of owners. — The . . . Hereunder we are called upon to determine whether the defenses under Section 767.04 are also available . . . Under the statutory liability created by Section 767.01 and 767.04, the owner of a dog is cast in the . . . The first sentence of § 767.04 does not talk about injury on the premises of the dog owner but talks . . .

H. D. MANUCY, Jr. v. MANUCY, 362 So. 2d 478 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1978)

. . . sued appellees in two counts, claiming first that they were strictly liable as dogowners under Section 767.04 . . .

DONNER, v. ARKWRIGHT- BOSTON MANUFACTURERS MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, a B. R. F., 358 So. 2d 21 (Fla. 1978)

. . . Plaintiff brought suit under Section 767.04, Florida Statutes, and also under the common law. . . . We stated: The contention that Plaintiffs have a cause of action both under Fla.Stat. § 767.04, F.S.A . . . It is concluded that Fla.Stat. § 767.04, F.S.A., supersedes the common law, only in those situations . . . Appel-lee contended that Section 767.04 applied only to dog bite damage and that if Section 767.04 repealed . . . In sum, we find that a dog owner who is brought to trial pursuant to Section 767.04, Florida Statutes . . .

FLICK, v. MALINO a, 356 So. 2d 904 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1978)

. . . The trial court found that the “bad dog” signs complied with Section 767.04, Florida Statutes (1975), . . . Mal-ino was entitled to immunity from liability under Section 767.04, which provides in relevant part . . . When Section 767.04 was enacted in 1949, it imposed liability on dogowners for their dogs’ bites where . . . that her husband, if sued for Jennifer’s dog bite, would have enjoyed the immunity afforded by Section 767.04 . . .

Dr. WENDLAND v. AKERS N. D., 356 So. 2d 368 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1978)

. . . Plaintiff’s case is bottomed on Section 767.04, Florida Statutes. . . . ] fixes liability on the owner for any damage at all caused by his dog; the second statute [Section 767.04 . . . Turning now to Sec. 767.04, it is clear that this enactment was a recognition that the need to protect . . . displayed in a prominent place on his premises a sign easily readable including the words ‘Bad Dog.’ ” Sec. 767.04 . . .

PASKEL v. I. HIGGINS,, 337 So. 2d 416 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1976)

. . . Stat., Sec. 767.04. While, on the authority of Sand v. . . . Since recovery under Fla.Stat., Sec. 767.04 requires such a showing, we reverse for a trial on this liability . . .

HARRIS, a v. MORICONI a, 331 So. 2d 353 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1976)

. . . The instant cause involves just that sort of legislative declaration, for Florida Statute 767.04 states . . . Florida Statute 767.04 thus modifies the common law rule relating to negligence of infants just as it . . . Plaintiffs’ amended complaint specifically alleged that the action was brought under the provisions of F.S. 767.04 . . . F.S. 767.04, with certain exceptions, makes the dog owner the insurer against damage by the dog. . . .

K. SMITH v. J. ALLISON,, 332 So. 2d 631 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1976)

. . . . §§ 767.01 and 767.04, F.S.A. making an owner of a dog virtually an in-insurer of the dog’s conduct, . . .

SAND a v. GOLD, 301 So. 2d 828 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1974)

. . . Subject to the following exception, a dog owner’s liability for his dog biting anyone is based upon § 767.04 . . .

HALL v. RICARDO, a By, 297 So. 2d 849 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1974)

. . . A., and specifically § 767.04 with regard to dog bites. . . . . § 767.04 was such that no reasonable defense could be presented on behalf of the defendant Hall. . . . , though contributory- negligence may not be raised as a defense under the statutes (§ 767.01 and § 767.04 . . . Reversed and remanded for a new trial. . “767.04 Liability of owners. — The owners of any dog which shall . . .

ISAACS, a v. M. POWELL R. U. S. A., 267 So. 2d 863 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1972)

. . . (Italics supplied) Additionally, we observe that Florida has enacted § 767.04, F.S.A., relating to dogs . . .

POCICA, v. BLUE GRASS SHOWS,, 37 Fla. Supp. 186 (Lake Cty. Cir. Ct. 1972)

. . . plaintiffs contended that the complaint stated a cause of action for damages under the dog-bite statute (§767.04 . . . argument of counsel, the court is of the opinion that the complaint states a cause of action under §767.04 . . .

STOUT A. v. J. KEHLENBACK, 265 So. 2d 514 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1972)

. . . Sections 767.01-767.04, F.S.A.; Reid v. Nelson (Sth Cir. 1946) 154 F.2d 724. RAWLS, Acting C. . . .

SEACHORD, v. R. ENGLISH,, 259 So. 2d 136 (Fla. 1972)

. . . Section 767.04, F.S.A., and not F.S. Section 767.01, F.S.A. It did not purport to construe F.S. . . .

R. ENGLISH, v. SEACHORD,, 243 So. 2d 193 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1971)

. . . . §§ 767.01 and 767.04, F.S.A. making an owner of a dog virtually an insurer of the dog’s conduct, the . . .

MINISALL, M. M. v. KRYSIAK, 242 So. 2d 756 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1970)

. . . Section 767.04, F.S.A., which statute makes the dog owner’s liability absolute unless the owner is within . . . McCAIN, J„ and STEWART, JAMES R., JR., Associate Judge, concur. . 767.04 Liability of Owners. . . .

CARROLL v. E. MOXLEY, 241 So. 2d 681 (Fla. 1970)

. . . . § 767.04, F.S.A. We have jurisdiction, Fla.Const., art. . . . The pertinent portion of the statute, Fla.Stat. § 767.04, F.S.A. provides: “The owners of any dog which . . . Stat. § 767.04, F.S.A., and also common law. . . . . § 767.04, F.S.A., superseded the common law and that liability did not lie under the statute since . . . It is concluded that Fla.Stat. § 767.04, F. . . .

HOLLAND, v. SCOTT, a, 204 So. 2d 746 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1967)

. . . David, Fla.App.1957, 96 So.2d 227; Section 767.04, Florida Statutes, F.S.A. . . .

COMBS v. ROSENDAHL, 29 Fla. Supp. 131 (St. Lucie Cty. Small Cl. Ct. 1966)

. . . Florida Statute 767.04 concerns itself with the responsibility of an owner of a dog which shall bite . . .

SWEET, v. JOSEPHSON,, 173 So. 2d 444 (Fla. 1965)

. . . defendant, petitioner, as he entertained the view that since Sec. 767.01, F.S.A., had been repealed by Sec. 767.04 . . . The later statute, Sec. 767.04, passed in 1949, is much more elaborate but is restricted to the “owners . . . with reference to the effect of the later statute upon the earlier one, that when the title of Sec. 767.04 . . . think the conclusion [could] * * * be escaped that as to injury to persons by dogs Chapter 25109 [Sec. 767.04 . . . that it revises the subject matter of the former.’ ” We do not discover any of these features in Sec. 767.04 . . .

JOSEPHSON, v. SWEET,, 173 So. 2d 463 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1964)

. . . Thereafter, in 1949, the legislature adopted § 767.04, which provided, in pertinent part: “The owners . . . The determinative question on appeal, is what effect, if any, did the subsequent legislation (§ 767.04 . . . Berman, Fla.1951, 56 So.2d 127 when Justice Terrell said: “The title to Chapter 25109 [§ 767.04] is ‘ . . . It is obvious from the careful reading of the two sections that § 767.01 was superseded by § 767.04 only . . . in regard to dog bites, because § 767.04 says “bite” not injury. . . .

BALL v. KNAPP, 22 Fla. Supp. 194 (Dade Cty. Cir. Ct. 1964)

. . . C. 1951), 56 So. 2d 127, 128, to be “repealed and superseded” by section 767.04 holding liable the owners . . . plaintiff’s verdict where, the dissent reveals, the lower court had ruled that sections 767.01 and 767.04 . . . Berman, supra, because there we said that 767.04 superseded and repealed 767.01 and that said 767.04 . . . curiam court chose to affirm on other grounds, such as failure to have a “Bad Dog” sign even under 767.04 . . . Because the Romfh holding that section 767.01 was superseded by 767.04 dealt exclusively with the dog . . .

L. KNIGHT, H. E. E. v. BURGHDUFF, 102 So. 2d 617 (Fla. 1958)

. . . . §, 767.04, F.S.A.) or “Beware of Dogs”, Romfh v. . . . The lower court in disposing of this case held in striking certain defenses “This suit is based on 767.04 . . . Berman, supra, because there we said that 767.04 superseded and repealed 767.01 and that said 767.04 . . .

A. VANDERCAR, v. DAVID,, 96 So. 2d 227 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1957)

. . . In 1949 the legislature enacted Chapter 25109, Laws of Florida, now Section 767.04, F.S.A., as follows . . . : “767.04 Liability of owners “The owners of any dog which shall bite any person, while such person is . . . By its express wording the 1949 Act, Section 767.04, F.S.A., is concerned with a dog owner’s liability . . .