Florida § 861.11 - Penalty for cutting or destroying shade trees along public roads.
Full text of Florida Florida Statutes § 861.11 — Penalty for cutting or destroying shade trees along public roads., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 861.11. Penalty for cutting or destroying shade trees along public roads.
(1) The county commissioners of each county may prescribe that the public roads in their county shall not be less than 30 feet wide, and it shall be unlawful for any person to belt, cut, or destroy any shade trees on any public road or right-of-way without authority from the superintendent of public roads, supervisor, or overseer of the district in which said trees are situated. (2) Each supervisor or overseer of each district in such counties shall enforce the provisions of this section by reporting the offenders to the nearest county court judge, and each offender shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
Source: official Florida text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Florida Statutes § 861.11 cover?
Section 861.11 ("Penalty for cutting or destroying shade trees along public roads.") is part of the Florida Statutes, the codified statutory law of Florida. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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