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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Whenever any tie cutter or log cutter cutting ties for a railroad or logs for milling purposes shall cut or fell any tree into or across any traveled road, whether it be a county road, a road regularly used by the public, or a neighborhood road, and shall fail to remove the same within 2 hours thereafter so as to free the road from all obstruction therefrom, such tie cutter or log cutter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083; and such person and the person's employer shall be liable or responsible for any and all damages resulting from so obstructing a traveled road.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Florida Statutes Title XLVI. Crimes § 861.07. Obstructing roads - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/fl/title-xlvi-crimes/fl-st-sect-861-07/
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