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2025 Florida Statutes
SECTION 01
Dog owner’s liability for damages to persons, domestic animals, or livestock.
Dog owner’s liability for damages to persons, domestic animals, or livestock.
767.01 Dog owner’s liability for damages to persons, domestic animals, or livestock.—
(1) A dog owner is liable for any damage done by the owner’s dog to a person or to any animal included in the definitions of “domestic animal” and “livestock” as provided by s. 585.01.
(2) If a dog owner has knowledge of the dog’s dangerous propensities, the owner must securely confine the dog in a proper enclosure as defined in s. 767.11.
History.—RS 2341; ch. 4979, 1901; GS 3142; RGS 4957; CGL 7044; s. 1, ch. 94-339; s. 48, ch. 2024-137; s. 2, ch. 2025-61.