Florida § 861.07 Obstructing roads

Florida Statutes

§ 861.07 — Obstructing roads

Florida § 861.07

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Ch. 861OFFENSES RELATED TO PUBLIC ROADS, TRANSPORT, AND WATERS

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Fla. Stat. § 861.07 (2026).

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Whenever any tie cutter or log cutter cutting ties for a railroad or logs for milling purposes shall cut or fell any tree into or across any traveled road, whether it be a county road, a road regularly used by the public, or a neighborhood road, and shall fail to remove the same within 2 hours thereafter so as to free the road from all obstruction therefrom, such tie cutter or log cutter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083; and such person and the person’s employer shall be liable or responsible for any and all damages resulting from so obstructing a traveled road.

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Whenever any tie cutter or log cutter cutting ties for a railroad or logs for milling purposes shall cut or fell any tree into or across any traveled road, whether it be a county road, a road regularly used by the public, or a neighborhood road, and shall fail to remove the same within 2 hours thereafter so as to free the road from all obstruction therefrom, such tie cutter or log cutter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083; and such person and the person’s employer shall be liable or responsible for any and all damages resulting from so obstructing a traveled road.