Florida Statutes 585.48 – Policy and purpose of ss. 585.50-585.59
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Terms Used In Florida Statutes 585.48
- Garbage: means all refuse matter, animal or vegetable, byproducts of a restaurant, kitchen, or slaughterhouse; and shall include every accumulation of animal, fruit, or vegetable matter, liquid, or otherwise. See Florida Statutes 585.01
Because of the existing and increasing possibility of the occurrence of highly contagious, infectious, and communicable diseases in the animals of this state, which threaten their destruction or productivity, and because certain known agents and vectors are instrumental in the spread of certain highly contagious, infectious, and communicable diseases in animals, it is hereby found and declared to be necessary to regulate the feeding of garbage.