Lake County owners may not let livestock run at large or stray onto public or private property (Code Sec. 4-40). Stray cattle, horses, goats, and other hoofed animals are impounded and disposed of under Florida's Fence Law, Chapter 588. Keeping livestock is governed by agricultural zoning.
Sec. 4-40 makes it a violation for a livestock owner to intentionally or negligently permit livestock to run at large or stray. Straying livestock is impounded by an Animal Control Officer or law-enforcement or highway-patrol officer and disposed of under Chapter 588, Florida Statutes. "Livestock" (Sec. 4-3) means grazing animals such as cattle, horses, sheep, swine, goats, and other hoofed animals raised for private or commercial use. The county recovers impoundment, feed, notice, and sale fees set by resolution. Where you may keep livestock is set by the Land Development Regulations by zoning district.
Impound, feed, notice, and sale fees are charged to the owner; livestock is sold or disposed of under Ch. 588 if unclaimed (Sec. 4-40).
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