Florida Statutes Title XLVI Chapter 823 - Public Nuisances
- 823.01 - Nuisances; Penalty.
All nuisances that tend to annoy the community, injure the health of the citizens in general, or corrupt the public morals are misdemeanors of the...
- 823.02 - Building Bonfires.
Whoever is concerned in causing or making a bonfire within 10 rods of any house or building shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the...
- 823.04 - Animals Suffering From Disease Or Pests.
It is unlawful for any person to bring into this state or to offer for sale herein any horses, mules, cattle, hogs, or other domestic...
- 823.041 - Disposal Of Bodies Of Dead Animals; Penalty.
(1) Any owner, custodian, or person in charge of domestic animals, upon the death of such animals due to disease, shall dispose of the carcasses of...
- 823.05 - Places And Groups Engaged In Criminal Gang-related Activity Declared A Nuisance; Massage Establishments Engaged In Prohibited Activity; May Be Abated And Enjoined.
(1) Whoever shall erect, establish, continue, or maintain, own or lease any building, booth, tent or place which tends to annoy the community or injure the...
- 823.06 - Doors Of Public Buildings To Open Outward.
All buildings erected in this state for theatrical, operatic, or other public entertainments of whatsoever kind shall be so constructed that the shutters to all...
- 823.07 - Iceboxes, Refrigerators, Deep-freeze Lockers, Clothes Washers, Clothes Dryers, Or Airtight Units; Abandonment, Discard.
(1) The purpose of ss. 823.07-823.09 is to prevent deaths due to suffocation of children locked in abandoned or discarded iceboxes, refrigerators, deep-freeze lockers, clothes washers,...
- 823.08 - Iceboxes, Refrigerators, Deep-freeze Lockers, Clothes Washers, Clothes Dryers, Or Similar Airtight Units Abandoned Or Discarded; Attractive Nuisance.
Abandoned or discarded iceboxes, refrigerators, deep-freeze lockers, clothes washers, clothes dryers, or similar airtight units from which the doors have not been removed are declared...
- 823.09 - Violation Of S. 823.07; Penalty.
Any person violating any provision of s. 823.07, is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s....
- 823.10 - Place Where Controlled Substances Are Illegally Kept, Sold, Or Used Declared A Public Nuisance.
(1) Any store, shop, warehouse, dwelling house, building, structure, vehicle, ship, boat, vessel, or aircraft, or any place whatever, which is visited by persons for the...
- 823.11 - Derelict Vessels; Relocation Or Removal; Penalty.
(1) As used in this section, the term:(a) “Commission” means the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.(b) “Derelict vessel” means a vessel, as defined in s. 327.02, that is...
- 823.12 - Smoking In Elevators Unlawful; Penalty.
It is unlawful for any person to possess any ignited tobacco product or other ignited substance while present in an elevator. Any person who violates...
- 823.13 - Places Where Obscene Materials Are Illegally Kept, Sold, Or Used Declared A Public Nuisance; Drive-in Theaters, Films Visible From Public Streets Or Public Places.
(1) Any store, shop, warehouse, building, vehicle, ship, boat, vessel, aircraft, or any place whatever, which is visited by persons for the purpose of unlawfully purchasing...
- 823.14 - Florida Right To Farm Act.
(1) SHORT TITLE.—This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Florida Right to Farm Act.”(2) LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.—The Legislature finds that agricultural production...
- 823.145 - Disposal By Open Burning Of Certain Materials Used In Agricultural Operations.
Polyethylene agricultural plastic; damaged, nonsalvageable, untreated wood pallets; and packing material that cannot be feasibly recycled, which are used in connection with agricultural operations related...
- 823.15 - Dogs And Cats Released From Animal Shelters Or Animal Control Agencies; Sterilization Requirement.
(1) The Legislature has determined that the importation of dogs and cats into, and the uncontrolled breeding of dogs and cats in, this state pose risks...
- 823.16 - Sport Shooting Ranges; Definitions; Exemption From Liability; Exemption From Specified Rules; Exemption From Nuisance Actions; Continued Operation.
(1) Definitions.—As used in this act, the following terms shall have the following meanings:(a) “Unit of local government” means a unit of local government created or established...
Last modified: September 23, 2016