Florida Statutes
§ 588.11 — Owner to maintain fences and notices
Florida § 588.11
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Bluebook
Fla. Stat. § 588.11 (2026).
Text
The owner of legally enclosed land shall maintain in reasonable good condition the fence or enclosure around such land and shall maintain in legible condition any and all posted notices as required by ss. 588.09, 588.10, but a substantial or reasonably effective compliance with the provisions of ss. 588.011, 588.09, 588.10, disregarding minor or inconsequential differences in the size, shape, or condition thereof, shall be sufficient for the purpose of evidencing the legal enclosure of said land.
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Related
Beaver v. Howerton
223 So. 2d 62 (District Court of Appeal of Florida, 1969)
Legislative History
s. 7, ch. 25357, 1949.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 588.01
Requirements of general fence§ 588.011
Legal fence; requirements§ 588.10
Posted notices; requirement§ 588.13
Definitions§ 588.15
Liability of owner§ 588.18
Livestock at large; fees§ 588.21
Duty of commissioners to provide places for impounding of livestock and transportation of same§ 588.22
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Bluebook (online)
Florida § 588.11, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/fl/588.11.