(1) Land shall be legally enclosed land, or posted land, when enclosed by a legal fence, and when there shall be placed along the boundary of said land in the manner herein provided posted notices to the public; provided that it shall not be necessary to erect any fence along any portion of the boundaries of the land formed by any ocean, gulf, bay, river, creek, or lake.
(2) The fences, enclosures, and the posted notices, when erected, placed, and maintained as herein required shall be notice to the public that the land enclosed thereby is private property upon which unauthorized entry for any purpose is prohibited and shall constitute a warning to unauthorized persons to remain off of or to depart from said land.
History.—ss. 4, 6, ch. 25357, 1949.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry
Chapter 588 - Legal Fences and Livestock at Large
588.01 - Requirements of General Fence.
588.011 - Legal Fence; Requirements.
588.09 - Legally Enclosed Land; Fenced and Posted.
588.10 - Posted Notices; Requirement.
588.11 - Owner to Maintain Fences and Notices.
588.12 - Livestock at Large; Legislative Findings.
588.16 - Authority to Impound Livestock Running at Large or Strays.
588.17 - Disposition of Impounded Livestock.
588.18 - Livestock at Large; Fees.
588.19 - Failure to Secure Purchaser or Insufficient Funds to Defray Certain Costs.