{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-861.02","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 861.02","heading":"Obstructing watercourse.","body":"Whoever erects or fixes on any navigable watercourse any dam, bridge, hedge, seine, drag, or other obstruction, whereby the navigation of boats drawing 3 feet of water or the passage of fish may be obstructed, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.083.\nHistory.—s. 72, Feb. 10, 1832; RS 2701; GS 3665; RGS 5608; CGL 7797; s. 1100, ch. 71-136.","path":["CHAPTER 861 OFFENSES RELATED TO PUBLIC ROADS, TRANSPORT, AND WATERS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0800-0899/0861/0861.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:15:31Z","sha256":"45ac39908b8ad135a293231dcd850cccd052d0ac7c539ecf72330d0b898715dc","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-861.011","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-861.021"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}