The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XLV
TORTS

Chapter 767
DAMAGE BY DOGS; DANGEROUS DOGS

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F.S. 767.05

767.05 Owner’s liability for damages by dog to dairy cattle.—An owner or keeper of any dog that kills, wounds, or harasses any dairy cattle shall be jointly and severally liable to the owner of such dairy cattle for all damages done by such dog; and it is not necessary to prove notice to or knowledge by any such owner or keeper of such dog that the dog was mischievous or disposed to kill or worry any dairy cattle.

History.—s. 2, ch. 79-315; s. 482, ch. 81-259.

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Amendments to 767.05

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 767.05

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 767.05.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

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

. . . finding, we compared the wording of section 767.04, “the owners of any dog,” with the wording of section 767.05 . . .

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

. . . Compare with section 767.05, Florida Statutes (1979), which specifically refers to "an owner or keeper . . .

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

. . . Compare with section 767.05, Florida Statutes (1979), which specifically refers to "an owner or keeper . . .