# Fla. Stat. § 828.14: 828.14 Water and food for stock on trains, vessels, etc

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVI_C828_S828.14

## Section

- **Citation:** Fla. Stat. § 828.14
- **Heading:** 828.14 Water and food for stock on trains, vessels, etc
- **Jurisdiction:** Florida
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Florida Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 828 / Section 828.14

## Text

(1) No person or corporation, or agent of either, engaged in transporting livestock on railway trains or on steam or sailing vessels, or otherwise, shall detain such stock for a longer continuous period than 28 hours after the same are so placed without supplying the same with necessary food, water, and attention, or shall permit them to be crowded so as to overlie, crush, wound, or kill each other; and any person or agent as aforesaid violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, and any corporation violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.083.

(2) Nothing in this section shall apply to owners, officers, or crew of water craft detained on the navigable waters of this state by storms and prevented by bad weather from reaching port.

History: s. 6, ch. 4971, 1901; GS 3397; RGS 5246; CGL 7365; s. 951, ch. 71-136.

## Nearby sections

- [Fla. Stat. § 828.02 828.02 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVI_C828_S828.02.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 828.03 828.03 Agents of counties, societies, etc., may prosecute violators.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVI_C828_S828.03.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 828.05 828.05 Killing an injured or diseased domestic animal.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVI_C828_S828.05.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 828.08 828.08 Penalty for exposing poison.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVI_C828_S828.08.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 828.12 828.12 Cruelty to animals.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVI_C828_S828.12.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 828.13 828.13 Confinement of animals without sufficient food, water, or exercise; abandonment of animals.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVI_C828_S828.13.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 828.14 828.14 Water and food for stock on trains, vessels, etc.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVI_C828_S828.14.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 828.16 828.16 Contagious diseases.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVI_C828_S828.16.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 828.17 828.17 Officer to arrest without warrant.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVI_C828_S828.17.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 828.22 828.22 Humane Slaughter Act; humane slaughter and livestock euthanasia; requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVI_C828_S828.22.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 828.23 828.23 Definitions; ss. 828.22-828.26.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVI_C828_S828.23.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 828.24 828.24 Prohibited acts; exemption.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVI_C828_S828.24.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 828.25 828.25 Administration; rules; inspection; fees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVI_C828_S828.25.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 828.26 828.26 Penalties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVI_C828_S828.26.md)

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