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2010 Florida Statutes

Title XXVIII NATURAL RESOURCES; CONSERVATION, RECLAMATION, AND USE
Chapter 379 FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION Entire Chapter
SECTION 336
Venue for proceedings against citizens and residents charged with violations outside state boundaries.
F.S. 379.336
379.336

Venue for proceedings against citizens and residents charged with violations outside state boundaries.

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(1)

In any proceeding against a resident or citizen of the state to enforce the provisions of this chapter with respect to alleged violations occurring beyond the territorial waters of the state, the proper venue shall be the county within the state which is nearest the site of the violation.

(2)

For the purpose of this section, any person having embarked from, or having docked his or her vessel in, a port within this state who violates any provision of this chapter with respect to the unlawful landing of saltwater life, whether or not outside the territorial waters of the state, shall be considered a citizen of the state for the purpose of subjecting that person to the police powers of the state.

History.
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s. 1, ch. 75-82; s. 565, ch. 95-148; s. 121, ch. 2008-247.

Note.
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Former s. 370.22.