{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-588.01","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 588.01","heading":"Requirements of general fence.","body":"All fences or enclosures of land shall be substantially constructed, whether with rails, logs, post and railing, iron, steel, or other material, and not less than 5 feet high; to the extent of 2 feet from the ground there shall not be a space between the material used in the construction of any fence greater than 4 inches; provided, that when any fence or enclosure shall be made with a trench or a ditch, the same shall be 4 feet wide; and in that case the fence shall be 5 feet high from the bottom of the ditch to the top of the fence.\nHistory.—RS 875; s. 1, ch. 5038, 1901; GS 1233; RGS 2364; CGL 3773.","path":["CHAPTER 588 LEGAL FENCES AND LIVESTOCK AT LARGE"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0500-0599/0588/0588.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:09:53Z","sha256":"741f2a6560a072e736e5d84d0737d5f19fb40198a0ef1e3f47f740ef6926b9d9","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-586.161","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-588.011"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}