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Florida Statute § 828.122 — Fighting or baiting animals
Florida's Animal Fighting Act covers organized fighting and baiting activity, including related equipment, property use, facilitation, attendance, and wagering.
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Florida
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The Animal Fighting Act criminalizes organizing, facilitating, attending, or betting on animal fighting or baiting and authorizes seizure when probable cause exists.
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Law summary
Section 828.122 defines Florida's organized animal-fighting offenses, including baiting, breeding, training, transporting, promoting, attending, and betting on fights. It also ties probable-cause findings back to seizure authority and related court orders.
Why it matters
Organized fighting cases often appear in cruelty-accountability reporting and prosecutions. This statute gives readers the official Florida legal frame for understanding those cases without relying only on headlines or advocacy summaries.
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Introduced: Not published
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Comment deadline: Not published
Election date: Not published
Source last checked: Jun 16, 2026
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