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11 Senator Bronson moved the following amendment:
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17 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
18 370.0605, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
19 370.0605 Saltwater fishing license required; fees.--
20 (2) Saltwater fishing license fees are as follows:
21 (a)1. For a resident of the state, $10 for a 10-day
22 license and $12 for a 1-year license.
23 2. For a resident of the state, $60 for 5 consecutive
24 years from the date of purchase.
25 3. For a nonresident of the state, $5 for a 3-day
26 license, $15 for a 7-day license, and $30 for a 1-year
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28 4. For purposes of this section, "resident" has the
29 same meaning as that found in s. 372.001.
30 Section 2. Paragraphs (b) and (f) of subsection (4) of
31 section 372.57, Florida Statutes, are amended, paragraph (g)
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1 is added to said subsection, and subsection (7), paragraphs
2 (c) and (d) of subsection (8), and subsections (9), (11), and
3 (14) of that section are amended, to read:
4 372.57 Licenses and permits; exemptions; fees.--No
5 person, except as provided herein, shall take game, freshwater
6 fish, or fur-bearing animals within this state without having
7 first obtained a license, permit, or authorization and paid
8 the fees hereinafter set forth, unless such license is issued
9 without fee as provided in s. 372.561. Such license, permit,
10 or authorization shall authorize the person to whom it is
11 issued to take game, freshwater fish, or fur-bearing animals
12 in accordance with law and commission rules. Such license,
13 permit, or authorization is not transferable. Each license or
14 permit must bear on its face in indelible ink the name of the
15 person to whom it is issued and other information requested by
16 the commission. Such license, permit, or authorization issued
17 by the commission or any agent must be in the personal
18 possession of the person to whom issued while taking game,
19 freshwater fish, or fur-bearing animals. The failure of such
20 person to exhibit such license, permit, or authorization to
21 the commission or its wildlife officers, when such person is
22 found taking game, freshwater fish, or fur-bearing animals, is
23 a violation of law. A positive form of identification is
24 required when using an authorization, a lifetime license, a
25 5-year license, or when otherwise required by the license or
26 permit. The lifetime licenses and 5-year licenses provided
27 herein shall be embossed with the name, date of birth, the
28 date of issuance, and other pertinent information as deemed
29 necessary by the commission. A certified copy of the
30 applicant's birth certificate shall accompany all applications
31 for a lifetime license for residents 12 years of age and
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2 (4) In addition to any license required by this
3 chapter, the following permits and fees for certain hunting,
4 fishing, and recreational uses, and the activities authorized
5 thereby, are:
6 (b)1. Management area permits to hunt, fish, or
7 otherwise use for outdoor recreational purposes, land owned,
8 leased, or managed by the commission or the State of Florida
9 for the use and benefit of the commission, up to $25 annually.
10 Permits, and fees thereof, for short-term use of land which is
11 owned, leased, or managed by the commission may be established
12 by rule of the commission for any activity on such lands.
13 Such permits and fees may be in lieu of or in addition to the
14 annual management area permit. Other than for hunting or
15 fishing, the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply on
16 any lands not owned by the commission, unless the commission
17 shall have obtained the written consent of the owner or
18 primary custodian of such lands.
19 2. A recreational user permit fee to hunt, fish, or
20 otherwise use for outdoor recreational purposes, land leased
21 by the commission from private nongovernmental owners, except
22 for those lands located directly north of the Apalachicola
23 National Forest, east of the Ochlockonee River until the point
24 the river meets the dam forming Lake Talquin, and south of the
25 closest federal highway. The fee for this permit shall be
26 based upon economic compensation desired by the landowner,
27 game population levels, desired hunter density, and
28 administrative costs. The permit fee shall be set by
29 commission rule on a per-acre basis. On property currently in
30 the private landowner payment program, the prior year's
31 landowner payment shall be used to augment the landowner lease
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1 fee so as to decrease the permit fee for the users of that
2 property. The spouse and dependent children of a permittee are
3 exempt from the permit fee when engaged in outdoor
4 recreational activities other than hunting in the company of
5 the permittee. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
6 chapter, there are no other exclusions, exceptions, or
7 exemptions from this permit fee. The landowner lease fee, less
8 an administrative permit fee of up to $25 per permit, shall be
9 remitted to the landowner as provided in the lease agreement
10 for each area.
11 (f) A special use permit for limited entry hunting or
12 fishing, where such hunting or fishing is authorized by
13 commission rule, shall be up to $100 per day but shall not
14 exceed $250 per week. Notwithstanding any other provision of
15 this chapter, there are no exclusions, exceptions, or
16 exemptions from this fee. In addition to the fee, the
17 commission may charge each applicant for a special use permit
18 a nonrefundable application fee of up to $10.
19 (g) The fee for a permanent hunting and fishing
20 license for a resident 64 years of age or older is $12.
21 (7) A resident lifetime sportsman's license authorizes
22 the holder to engage in the following noncommercial
23 activities:
24 (a) To take or attempt to take or possess freshwater
25 fish, marine fish, and game, consistent with state and federal
26 regulations and rules of the commission and the Department of
27 Environmental Protection in effect at the time of taking.
28 (b) All activities authorized by a management area
29 permit, a muzzle-loading gun permit, a turkey permit, an
30 archery permit, a Florida waterfowl permit, a snook permit,
31 and a crawfish permit.
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1 (c) All activities for which an additional license,
2 permit, or fee may be required to take or attempt to take or
3 possess freshwater fish, marine fish, and game, imposed
4 subsequent to the date of purchase of the resident lifetime
5 sportsman's license.
6 (8) The fee for a resident lifetime sportsman's
7 license is:
8 (c) 13 13-63 years of age or older..............$1,000
9 (d) 64 years of age or older.......................$12
10 (9) A resident lifetime hunting license authorizes the
11 holder to engage in the following noncommercial activities:
12 (a) To take or attempt to take or possess game
13 consistent with state and federal regulations and rules of the
14 commission in effect at the time of taking.
15 (b) All activities authorized by a management area
16 permit, excluding fishing, a muzzle-loading gun permit, a
17 turkey permit, an archery permit, and a Florida waterfowl
18 permit.
19 (c) All activities for which an additional license,
20 permit, or fee may be required to take or attempt to take or
21 possess game, imposed subsequent to the date of purchase of
22 the resident lifetime hunting license.
23 (11) A resident lifetime freshwater fishing license
24 authorizes the holder to engage in the following noncommercial
25 activities:
26 (a) To take or attempt to take or possess freshwater
27 fish consistent with state and federal regulations and rules
28 of the commission in effect at the time of taking.
29 (b) All activities authorized by a management area
30 permit, excluding hunting.
31 (c) All activities for which an additional license,
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1 permit, or fee may be required to take or attempt to take or
2 possess freshwater fish, imposed subsequent to the date of
3 purchase of the resident lifetime freshwater fishing license.
4 (14) The following 5-year licenses are authorized:
5 (a) A 5-year freshwater fishing license for a resident
6 to take or attempt to take or possess freshwater fish in this
7 state for 5 consecutive years is $60 and authorizes the holder
8 to engage in the following noncommercial activities:
9 1. to take or attempt to take or possess freshwater
10 fish consistent with state and federal regulations and rules
11 of the commission in effect at the time of taking.
12 2. All activities authorized by a management area
13 permit, excluding hunting.
14 3. All activities for which an additional license,
15 permit, or fee is required to take or attempt to take or
16 possess freshwater fish, imposed subsequent to the date of
17 purchase of the 5-year resident freshwater fishing license
18 until the date of expiration.
19 (b) A 5-year hunting license for a resident to take or
20 attempt to take or possess game in this state for 5
21 consecutive years is $55 $270 and authorizes the holder to
22 engage in the following noncommercial activities:
23 1. to take or attempt to take or possess game
24 consistent with state and federal regulations and rules of the
25 commission in effect at the time of taking.
26 2. All activities authorized by a management area
27 permit, excluding fishing, a muzzle-loading gun permit, a
28 turkey permit, an archery permit, and a Florida waterfowl
29 permit.
30 3. All activities for which an additional license,
31 permit, or fee may be required to take or attempt to take or
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1 possess game, imposed subsequent to the date of purchase of
2 the 5-year resident hunting license until the date of
3 expiration.
4 Section 3. Paragraph (d) is added to subsection (2) of
5 section 372.672, Florida Statutes, to read:
6 372.672 Florida Panther Research and Management Trust
7 Fund.--
8 (2) Money from the fund shall be spent only for the
9 following purposes:
10 (d) To fund and administer education programs
11 authorized in s. 372.674.
12 Section 4. Paragraphs (b), (d), and (e) of subsection
13 (6) and subsection (7) of section 372.674, Florida Statutes,
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15 372.674 Environmental education.--
16 (6) The advisory council shall:
17 (b) Develop a recommended priority list for projects
18 to be funded through the Florida Panther Research and
19 Management Trust Fund and the Save the Manatee Trust Fund and
20 review and evaluate projects implemented through the fund.
21 (d) Cooperate with the Department of Education in
22 evaluating annual project proposals for projects to be funded
23 through the Florida Panther Research and Management Trust Fund
24 and the Save the Manatee Trust Fund to develop and distribute
25 model instructional materials for use in environmental
26 education to integrate environmental education into the
27 general curriculum of public school districts, community
28 colleges, and universities.
29 (e) Cooperate with the Department of Environmental
30 Protection in evaluating annual proposals for projects to be
31 funded through the Florida Panther Research and Management
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1 Trust Fund and the Save the Manatee Trust Fund that can
2 promote an understanding about environmental protection
3 programs and activities administered by the department.
4 (7) The Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission shall
5 review the recommended list of projects to be funded from the
6 Florida Panther Research and Management Trust Fund and the
7 Save the Manatee Trust Fund by August of each year and make a
8 final determination of projects to receive grants from
9 available appropriations by the Legislature. The commission
10 shall act upon the recommended list within 45 days after
11 receipt of the list.
12 Section 5. Subsections (5), (6), (7), and (8) of
13 section 372.921, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as
14 subsections (6), (7), (8), and (9), respectively, and a new
15 subsection (5) is added to said section to read:
16 372.921 Exhibition of wildlife.--
17 (5) In instances where wildlife is seized or taken
18 into custody by the commission, said owner or possessor of
19 such wildlife shall be responsible for payment of all expenses
20 relative to the capture, transport, boarding, veterinary care,
21 or other costs associated with or incurred due to seizure or
22 custody of wildlife. Such expenses shall be paid by said owner
23 or possessor upon any conviction or finding of guilt of a
24 criminal or noncriminal violation, regardless of adjudication
25 or plea entered, of any provision of chapter 372 or chapter
26 828, or rule of the commission or if such violation is
27 disposed of under s. 921.187. Failure to pay such expense may
28 be grounds for revocation or denial of permits to such
29 individual to possess wildlife.
30 Section 6. Subsections (4), (5), and (6) of section
31 372.922, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (5),
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1 (6), and (7), respectively, and a new subsection (4) is added
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3 372.922 Personal possession of wildlife.--
4 (4) In instances where wildlife is seized or taken
5 into custody by the commission, said owner or possessor of
6 such wildlife shall be responsible for payment of all expenses
7 relative to the capture, transport, boarding, veterinary care,
8 or other costs associated with or incurred due to seizure or
9 custody of wildlife. Such expenses shall be paid by said owner
10 or possessor upon any conviction or finding of guilt of a
11 criminal or noncriminal violation, regardless of adjudication
12 or plea entered, of any provision of chapter 372 or chapter
13 828, or rule of the commission or if such violation is
14 disposed of under s. 921.187. Failure to pay such expense may
15 be grounds for revocation or denial of permits to such
16 individual to possess wildlife.
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22 And the title is amended as follows:
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26 An act relating to conservation of plants and
27 animals amending s. 370.0605, F.S.; deleting
28 the $10 for 10 days saltwater fishing license;
29 amending s. 372.57, F.S.; providing for a
30 recreational user permit fee to hunt, fish, or
31 otherwise use for outdoor recreational
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1 purposes, land leased by Game and Fresh Water
2 Fish Commission from private nongovernmental
3 owners; providing for the sale of specified
4 lands by the Board of Trustees of the Internal
5 Improvement Trust Fund; clarifying provisions
6 with respect to special use permits; increasing
7 to age 64 or older the age to obtain a
8 permanent hunting or fishing license for a
9 certain fee; revising provisions with respect
10 to a lifetime sportsman's license and a
11 lifetime freshwater fishing license; revising
12 provisions with respect to 5-year licenses;
13 reducing a 5-year hunting license fee; amending
14 s. 372.672, F.S.; providing an additional use
15 for funds in the Florida Panther Research and
16 Management Trust Fund; amending s. 372.674,
17 F.S.; providing reference to the Florida
18 Panther Research and Management Trust Fund with
19 respect to environmental education; amending
20 ss. 372.921 and 372.922, F.S.; providing for
21 payment of expenses relative to wildlife seized
22 or taken by the Game and Freshwater Fish
23 Commission; amending s.
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