§ 10-7. Cruelty to animals.

The following acts shall be deemed cruelty to animals:

(1)

Generally. Whoever illegally or unnecessarily overloads, overdrives, tortures, torments, deprives of necessary sustenance or shelter, or cruelly beats, mutilates or kills any animal, or causes the same to be done, or carries in or upon any vehicle, or otherwise, any animal in a cruel or inhumane manner, shall be in violation of this chapter.

(2)

Confinement without sufficient food, water or exercise. Whoever impounds or confines any animal in any place and fails to supply the animal during such confinement with a sufficient quantity of good and wholesome food and water, or who keeps any animal in any enclosure without wholesome exercise and change of air, shall be in violation of this chapter.

(3)

Contagious diseases. Whoever, being the owner, or having the charge of any animal, knowing the animal to have any contagious or infectious disease, or to have been recently exposed thereto, sells, barters or disposes of such animal without first disclosing to the person to whom the animal is sold, bartered or disposed of that such animal is so diseased, or has been exposed, as described in this subsection, or knowingly permits such animal to run at large, or knowing such animal to be diseased, as described in this subsection, knowingly allows the animal to come into contact with any such animal of another person without his knowledge or permission, shall be in violation of this chapter.

State law reference

Cruelty to animals, F.S. § 828.12; confinement of animals without sufficient food, water, F.S. § 828.13; contagious diseases, F.S. § 828.16.