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                                           HB 467, First Engrossed



  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to hunting and fishing;

  3         amending s. 372.57, F.S.; deleting a 3-day

  4         nonresident fishing license; creating s.

  5         372.5711, F.S.; providing for review of hunting

  6         and fishing license and permit fees and

  7         exemptions; providing an effective date.

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  9  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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11         Section 1.  Subsection (2) of Section 372.57, Florida

12  Statutes, 1998 Supplement, is amended to read:

13         372.57  Licenses and permits; exemptions; fees.--No

14  person, except as provided herein, shall take game, freshwater

15  fish, or fur-bearing animals within this state without having

16  first obtained a license, permit, or authorization and paid

17  the fees hereinafter set forth, unless such license is issued

18  without fee as provided in s. 372.561. Such license, permit,

19  or authorization shall authorize the person to whom it is

20  issued to take game, freshwater fish, or fur-bearing animals

21  in accordance with law and commission rules. Such license,

22  permit, or authorization is not transferable.  Each license or

23  permit must bear on its face in indelible ink the name of the

24  person to whom it is issued and other information requested by

25  the commission. Such license, permit, or authorization issued

26  by the commission or any agent must be in the personal

27  possession of the person to whom issued while taking game,

28  freshwater fish, or fur-bearing animals. The failure of such

29  person to exhibit such license, permit, or authorization to

30  the commission or its wildlife officers, when such person is

31  found taking game, freshwater fish, or fur-bearing animals, is


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  1  a violation of law.  A positive form of identification is

  2  required when using an authorization, a lifetime license, a

  3  5-year license, or when otherwise required by the license or

  4  permit.  The lifetime licenses and 5-year licenses provided

  5  herein shall be embossed with the name, date of birth, the

  6  date of issuance, and other pertinent information as deemed

  7  necessary by the commission.  A certified copy of the

  8  applicant's birth certificate shall accompany all applications

  9  for a lifetime license for residents 12 years of age and

10  younger. Each applicant for a license, permit, or

11  authorization shall provide the applicant's social security

12  number on the application form. Disclosure of social security

13  numbers obtained through this requirement shall be limited to

14  the purpose of administration of the Title IV-D child support

15  enforcement program and use by the commission, and as

16  otherwise provided by law.

17         (2)  For residents and nonresidents, the license and

18  fees for noncommercial fishing and for hunting and trapping in

19  this state, and the activity authorized thereby, are as

20  follows:

21         (a)  A fishing license for a resident to take

22  freshwater fish in this state is $12.

23         (b)1.  A fishing license for a nonresident to take

24  freshwater fish in this state for 7 consecutive days is $15.

25         2.  A fishing license for a nonresident to take

26  freshwater fish for 3 consecutive days is $5.

27         (c)  A fishing license for a nonresident to take

28  freshwater fish in this state is $30.

29         (d)  A combination fishing and hunting license for a

30  resident to take freshwater fish and game in this state is

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  1         (e)  A hunting license for a resident to take game in

  2  this state is $11.

  3         (f)  A hunting license for a nonresident to take game

  4  in this state is $150.

  5         (g)  A hunting license for a nonresident to take game

  6  in this state for 10 consecutive days is $25.

  7         (h)  A license for a resident and nonresident to take

  8  fur-bearing animals in this state is $25.

  9         (i)  A sportsman's license for a resident is $66. The

10  sportsman's license authorizes the holder to take freshwater

11  fish and game, subject to state and federal regulations and

12  rules of the commission in effect at the time of taking, and

13  authorizes the same activities authorized by a management area

14  permit, a muzzle-loading gun permit, a turkey permit, a

15  Florida waterfowl permit, and an archery permit.  A

16  nonresident may not purchase a sportsman's license.

17         Section 2.  Section 372.5711, Florida Statutes, is

18  created to read:

19         372.5711  Review of fees for licenses and permits and

20  review of exemptions.--The fees for licenses and permits

21  established under this chapter, and the exemptions thereto,

22  shall be reviewed by the Legislature during the regular

23  session of the Legislature every 5 years beginning with the

24  year 2000 Regular Session of the Legislature.

25         Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 1999.

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