{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-767.01","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 767.01","heading":"Dog owner’s liability for damages to persons, domestic animals, or livestock.","body":"(1) A dog owner is liable for any damage done by the owner’s dog to a person or to any animal included in the definitions of “domestic animal” and “livestock” as provided by s. 585.01.\n(2) If a dog owner has knowledge of the dog’s dangerous propensities, the owner must securely confine the dog in a proper enclosure as defined in s. 767.11.\nHistory.—RS 2341; ch. 4979, 1901; GS 3142; RGS 4957; CGL 7044; s. 1, ch. 94-339; s. 48, ch. 2024-137; s. 2, ch. 2025-61.","path":["CHAPTER 767 DAMAGE BY DOGS; DANGEROUS DOGS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0700-0799/0767/0767.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:14:01Z","sha256":"7a0f23d4a99296b32609fb74404b4e8def23cf4b76d2514dfe1e959ec29b6b3d","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-766.318","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-767.02"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}