# Fla. Stat. § 373.409: 373.409 Headgates, valves, and measuring devices

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXVIII_C373_PIV_S373.409

## Section

- **Citation:** Fla. Stat. § 373.409
- **Heading:** 373.409 Headgates, valves, and measuring devices
- **Jurisdiction:** Florida
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Florida Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 373 / Part IV / Section 373.409

## Text

(1) The department or the governing board may, by regulation, require the owner of any dam, impoundment, reservoir, appurtenant work, or works subject to the provisions of this part to install and maintain a substantial and serviceable headgate or valve at the point designated by the department or the governing board to measure the water discharged or diverted.

(2) If any owner shall not have constructed or installed such headgate or valve or such measuring device within 60 days after the governing board or department has ordered its construction, the governing board or department shall have such headgate, valve, or measuring device constructed or installed, and the costs of installing the headgate, valve, or measuring device shall be a lien against the owner’s land upon which such installation takes place until the governing board or department is reimbursed in full.

(3) No person shall alter or tamper with a measuring device so as to cause it to register other than the actual amount of water diverted, discharged, or taken. Violation of this subsection shall be a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable under s. 775.082(4)(b).

History: s. 3, part IV, ch. 72-299; s. 28, ch. 87-225; s. 49, ch. 91-221.

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