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Florida Senate passes bill to create public registry of animal abusers

SB 1004 mandates detailed online offender info by FDLE and expands consumer protections, addressing $25.1 million annual costs from sick animals, lawmakers say.

Summary by Sun-Sentinel
TALLAHASSEE — People who abuse animals would be put on a public registry under a bill passed unanimously by the Florida Senate on Friday. The bill (SB 1004) will require the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to include information about people who violate animal cruelty laws on its website. That includes aliases, date of birth, race, counties of conviction, charges, case numbers, dispositions, descriptions of any identifying marks and tattoo…

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News Service of Florida broke the news in Tallahassee, United States on Friday, February 20, 2026.
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