Florida Statutes 316.0825 – Vehicle approaching an animal
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Terms Used In Florida Statutes 316.0825
- Person: means any individual, firm, company, agency, organization, partnership, corporation, association, trust, or other business entity of any kind whatsoever. See Florida Statutes 316.193
- roadway: refers to any such roadway separately, but not to all such roadways collectively. See Florida Statutes 316.003
Every person operating a motor vehicle shall use reasonable care when approaching or passing a person who is riding or leading an animal upon a roadway or the shoulder thereof, and shall not intentionally startle or injure such an animal. A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a moving violation as provided in chapter 318.