The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XLV
TORTS

Chapter 767
DAMAGE BY DOGS; DANGEROUS DOGS

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F.S. 767.14

767.14 Additional local restrictions authorized.—This act does not limit any local government or public housing authority from adopting an ordinance or a policy, respectively, to address the safety and welfare concerns caused by attacks on persons or domestic animals; placing further restrictions or additional requirements on owners of dogs that have bitten or attacked persons or domestic animals; or developing procedures and criteria for the implementation of this act, provided that no such regulation is specific to breed, weight, or size and that the provisions of this act are not lessened by such additional regulations or requirements.

History.—s. 5, ch. 90-180; s. 5, ch. 2016-16; s. 1, ch. 2023-253.

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Amendments to 767.14

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 767.14

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 767.14.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

HOESCH v. BROWARD COUNTY,, 53 So. 3d 1177 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2011)

. . . Broward attempts to avoid this suggestion of conflict by pointing to section 767.14, Florida Statutes . . . Thus, Broward’s argument that section 767.14 authorizes additional restrictions on owners of dogs such . . . Section 767.14 narrowly applies to owners of statutorily defined “dangerous dogs,” and neither authorizes . . . Accordingly, section 767.14 is not directly applicable to our conflict analysis. . . . Nothing in section 767.14, section 828.27(7), or general conflict law authorized Broward to alter the . . .