Senate Bill 864 (1999) - The Florida Senate

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CS/CS/SB 864: Fish & Wildlife Conservation Comm.

GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Policy ; Natural Resources ; Natural Resources

Fish & Wildlife Conservation Comm.; creates said commission & establishes administrative units therein; transfers G&FWFC, Marine Fisheries Comm., & various bureaus of DEP to said commission; provides for classification & registration of vessels; provides for boating safety ID cards; transfers responsibilities for regulation of shellfish processors to Agric. & Consumer Services Dept.; authorizes DEP to restructure & reorganize; amends various provisions to conform, etc. Amends FS.

Effective Date: 07/01/1999
Last Action: 6/8/1999 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 99-245; See also CS/HB 2067 (Ch. 99-353)
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Bill History

Date	Chamber	Action
1/22/1999	Senate	• Prefiled
2/8/1999	Senate	• Referred to Natural Resources; Fiscal Policy
3/2/1999	Senate	• Introduced, referred to Natural Resources; Fiscal Policy -SJ 00061
3/3/1999	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Natural Resources, 03/08/99, 12:30 pm, Room-37S
3/8/1999	Senate	• Comm. Action: CS by Natural Resources -SJ 00189; CS read first time on 03/10/99 -SJ 00207
3/10/1999	Senate	• Now in Fiscal Policy -SJ 00189
3/26/1999	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/31/99, 9:00 am, Room-37S
3/31/1999	Senate	• Comm. Action:-CS/CS by Fiscal Policy -SJ 00437; CS read first time on 04/06/99 -SJ 00439
4/2/1999	Senate	• Placed on Calendar -SJ 00437
4/8/1999	Senate	• Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00481; Read second time -SJ 00478; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00478; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00479
4/16/1999	Senate	• Read third time -SJ 00591; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00591; CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 00592; Immediately certified -SJ 00592
4/16/1999	House	• In Messages
4/22/1999	House	• Received, placed on Calendar -HJ 00756
4/28/1999	House	• Substituted for CS/HB 2145 -HJ 01556; Read second time -HJ 01556; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 01556; Read third time -HJ 01627; CS passed as amended; YEAS 118 NAYS 0 -HJ 01627
4/28/1999	Senate	• In returning messages
4/29/1999	Senate	• Was taken up -SJ 01493; Concurred -SJ 01561; CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 01561; Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 01561
5/25/1999		• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/8/1999		• Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 99-245; See also CS/HB 2067 (Ch. 99-353)

Related Bills

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
H 2067 (e3)		Alexander	Compare	Last Action: 6/11/1999 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 99-353; See also CS/SB 2282 (Ch. 99-223), CS/CS/SB 864 (Ch. 99-245), CS/CS/SB 908 (Ch. 99-247)
H 2145 (e1)	Fish & Wildlife Conservation Comm.	Dockery	Compare	Last Action: 4/28/1999 H Senate Bill substituted; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 864 (Ch. 99-245) -HJ 01556
S 1250 (e2)	Dept. of Environmental Protection	Natural Resources	Compare	Last Action: 4/29/1999 S House Bill substituted -SJ 01418; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/HB 2067 (Ch. 99-353); See also CS/SB 2282 (Ch. 99-223), CS/CS/SB 864 (Ch. 99-245), CS/CS/SB 908 (Ch. 99-247)
S 2146 (e1)	Marine Products & Stone Crabs	Bronson	Compare	Last Action: 4/30/1999 H Died in Messages, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 864 (Ch. 99-245)

Bill Text

Version	Posted	Format
S 864 Filed	8/28/2000 9:54 AM	Web Page \| PDF
S 864 c1	8/28/2000 9:54 AM	Web Page \| PDF
S 864 c2	8/28/2000 9:54 AM	Web Page \| PDF
S 864 e1	8/28/2000 9:54 AM	Web Page \| PDF
S 864 e2	8/28/2000 9:54 AM	Web Page \| PDF
S 864 e3	8/28/2000 9:54 AM	Web Page \| PDF
S 864 er	8/28/2000 9:54 AM	Web Page \| PDF

Committee Amendments

No Committee Amendments Available

Floor Amendments

S 864 c2
Amendments	Sponsor	Filed	Format
062186 - Amendment	Bronson	4/8/1999 1:16 AM	Web Page PDF
082040 - Amendment	Latvala	4/8/1999 1:16 AM	Web Page PDF
093812 - Amendment	Bronson	4/8/1999 1:16 AM	Web Page PDF
171656 - Amendment	Bronson	4/8/1999 1:16 AM	Web Page PDF
184202 - Amendment	Bronson	4/8/1999 1:16 AM	Web Page PDF
282444 - Amendment	Bronson	4/8/1999 1:16 AM	Web Page PDF
664842 - Amendment	Bronson	4/8/1999 1:17 AM	Web Page PDF
690858 - Amendment	Bronson	4/8/1999 1:17 AM	Web Page PDF
754486 - Amendment	Bronson	4/8/1999 1:17 AM	Web Page PDF
881438 - Amendment	Bronson	4/8/1999 1:17 AM	Web Page PDF
974700 - Amendment	Bronson	4/8/1999 1:17 AM	Web Page PDF
174798 - Amendment	Latvala	4/10/1999 1:15 AM	Web Page PDF
654370 - Amendment	Latvala	4/10/1999 1:16 AM	Web Page PDF

S 864 e1
Amendments	Sponsor	Filed	Format
020672 - Amendment	Bronson	4/10/1999 1:15 AM	Web Page PDF
434012 - Amendment	Bronson	4/10/1999 1:16 AM	Web Page PDF
441070 - Amendment	Bronson	4/10/1999 1:16 AM	Web Page PDF
843708 - Amendment	Diaz-Balart	4/13/1999 10:36 AM	Web Page PDF

S 864 e2
Amendments	Sponsor	Filed	Last Floor Action	Format
202315 - Amendment	Alexander	4/29/1999 2:37 AM		Web Page PDF
310481 - Amendment to Amendment (202315)	Alexander	4/29/1999 2:39 AM		Web Page PDF

Bill Analyses

Type	Analysis	Author	Posted	Format
Bill Analysis	S 864	Natural Resources (Post-Meeting)	3/9/1999 12:00 AM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 864	Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting)	3/29/1999 12:00 AM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 864	Water & Resource Management (Post-Meeting)	6/17/1999 12:00 AM	PDF
House Message Summary	S 864	Senate	4/28/1999 12:00 AM	PDF

Vote	Date	Chamber	Result
S 864 e3	4/16/1999 12:29 PM	Senate	39 Yeas - 0 Nays
S 864 e3	4/28/1999 4:56 PM	House	118 Yeas - 0 Nays
S 864 e3	4/29/1999 5:12 PM	Senate	39 Yeas - 0 Nays

Citations - Statutes (238)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
20.055	Agency inspectors general.
20.14	Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
20.255	Department of Environmental Protection.
20.325	Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission.
20.331
23.21	Definitions.
120.52	Definitions.
120.81	Exceptions and special requirements; general areas.
163.3244	Sustainable communities demonstration project.
186.003	Definitions.
186.005	Designation of departmental planning officer.
206.606	Distribution of certain proceeds.
229.8058	Advisory Council on Environmental Education; establishment; responsibilities.
240.155	Campus master plans and campus development agreements.
252.365	Designation of emergency coordination officers.
252.937	Department powers and duties.
253.05	Prosecuting officers to assist in protecting state lands.
253.45	Sale or lease of phosphate, clay, minerals, etc., in or under state lands.
253.75	Studies and recommendations by the department and the Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission; designation of recommended traditional and other use zones; supervision of aquaculture operations.
253.7829	Management plan for retention or disposition of former Cross Florida Barge Canal lands; authority to manage lands until disposition.
255.502	Definitions; ss. 255.501-255.525.
258.157	Prohibited acts in Savannas State Reserve.
258.397	Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserve.
258.398	Lake Weir Aquatic Preserve.
258.501	Myakka River; wild and scenic segment.
259.036	Management review teams.
282.1095	State agency law enforcement radio system.
282.404	Geographic information board; definition; membership; creation; duties; advisory council; membership; duties.
285.09	Rights of Miccosukee and Seminole Tribes with respect to hunting, fishing, and frogging.
285.10	No license or permit fees required; identification card required.
288.021	Economic development liaison.
288.975	Military base reuse plans.
309.01	Deposit of material in tidewater regulated.
316.640	Enforcement.
320.08058	Specialty license plates.
327.02	Definitions of terms used in this chapter and in chapter 328.
327.25	Classification; registration; fees and charges; surcharge; disposition of fees; fines; marine turtle stickers.
327.26	Stickers or emblems for the Save the Manatee Trust Fund.
327.28	Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund; vessel registration funds; appropriation and distribution.
327.30	Collisions, accidents, and casualties.
327.35215	Penalty for failure to submit to test.
327.395	Boating safety identification cards.
327.41	Uniform waterway regulatory markers.
327.43	Silver Glen Run and Silver Glen Springs; navigation channel; anchorage buoys; violations.
327.46	Restricted areas.
327.48	Regattas, races, marine parades, tournaments, or exhibitions.
327.70	Enforcement of this chapter and chapter 328.
327.71	Exemption.
327.731	Mandatory education for violators.
327.74	Uniform boating citations.
327.803	Boating Advisory Council.
327.804	Compilation of statistics on boating accidents and violations.
327.90	Transactions by electronic or telephonic means.
328.01	Application for certificate of title.
339.281	Damage to transportation facility by vessel; marine accident report; investigative authorities; penalties.
341.352	Certification hearing.
369.20	Florida Aquatic Weed Control Act.
369.22	Nonindigenous aquatic plant control.
369.25	Aquatic plants; definitions; permits; powers of department; penalties.
370.01	Definitions.
370.021	Administration; rules, publications, records; penalties; injunctions.
370.023	Administration of department grant programs.
370.025	Marine fisheries; policy and standards.
370.026	Marine Fisheries Commission.
370.027	Rulemaking authority with respect to marine life.
370.028	Enforcement of commission rules; penalties for violation of rule.
370.03	Water bottoms.
370.06	Licenses.
370.0603	Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund; purposes.
370.0605	Saltwater fishing license required; fees.
370.0607	Marine information system.
370.0608	Deposit of license fees; allocation of federal funds.
370.0609	Expenditure of funds.
370.061	Confiscation of property and products.
370.0615	Lifetime licenses.
370.062	Department of Environmental Protection license program for tarpon; fees; penalties.
370.063	Special recreational crawfish license.
370.071	Shellfish processors; regulation.
370.08	Fishers and equipment; regulation.
370.0805	Net ban assistance program.
370.081	Illegal importation or possession of nonindigenous marine plants and animals; rules and regulations.
370.0821	St. Johns County; use of nets.
370.092	Carriage of proscribed nets across Florida waters.
370.093	Illegal use of nets.
370.103	Agreements with Federal Government for the preservation of saltwater fisheries; authority of department.
370.1107	Definition; possession of certain licensed traps prohibited; penalties; exceptions; consent.
370.1111	Snook; regulation.
370.12	Marine animals; regulation.
370.13	Stone crab; regulation.
370.135	Blue crab; regulation.
370.14	Crawfish; regulation.
370.1405	Crawfish reports by dealers during closed season required.
370.142	Spiny lobster trap certificate program.
370.143	Retrieval of lobster and stone crab traps during closed season; department authority; fees.
370.15	Shrimp; regulation.
370.151	Tortugas shrimp beds; penalties.
370.153	Regulation of shrimp fishing; Clay, Duval, Nassau, Putnam, Flagler, and St. Johns Counties.
370.1535	Regulation of shrimp fishing in Tampa Bay; licensing requirements.
370.16	Oysters and shellfish; regulation.
370.1603	Oysters produced in and outside state; labeling; tracing; rules.
370.17	Sponges; regulation.
370.172	Spearfishing; definition; limitations; penalty.
370.18	Compacts and agreements; generally.
370.19	Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Compact; implementing legislation.
370.20	Gulf States Marine Fisheries Compact; implementing legislation.
370.21	Florida Territorial Waters Act; alien-owned commercial fishing vessels; prohibited acts; enforcement.
370.26	Aquaculture definitions; marine aquaculture products, producers, and facilities.
372.001	Definitions.
372.01	Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission.
372.0215	Citizen support organizations; use of state property; audit.
372.0222	Private publication agreements; advertising; costs of production.
372.0225	Freshwater organisms.
372.023	J. W. Corbett and Cecil M. Webb Wildlife Management Areas.
372.025	Everglades recreational sites; definitions.
372.03	Headquarters of commission.
372.051	Seal of commission; certificate as evidence.
372.06	Meetings of the commission.
372.07	Police powers of commission and its agents.
372.071	Powers of arrest by agents of Department of Environmental Protection or Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission.
372.072	Endangered and Threatened Species Act.
372.0725	Killing or wounding of any species designated as endangered, threatened, or of special concern; criminal penalties.
372.073	Endangered and Threatened Species Reward Program.
372.074	Fish and Wildlife Habitat Program.
372.105	Lifetime Fish and Wildlife Trust Fund.
372.106	Dedicated License Trust Fund.
372.107	Federal Law Enforcement Trust Fund.
372.12	Acquisition of state game lands.
372.121	Control and management of state game lands.
372.16	Private game preserves and farms; penalty.
372.26	Imported fish.
372.265	Regulation of foreign animals.
372.27	Silver Springs and Rainbow Springs, etc., closed to all fishing.
372.31	Disposition of illegal fishing devices.
372.57	Licenses and permits; exemptions; fees.
372.5714	Waterfowl Advisory Council.
372.5717	Hunter safety course; requirements; penalty.
372.5718	Hunter safety course for juveniles.
372.574	Appointment of subagents for the sale of hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses and permits.
372.651	Haul seine and trawl permits; freshwater lakes in excess of 500 square miles; fees.
372.653	Required tagging of fish; lakes in excess of 500 square miles; tag fee; game fish taken in lakes of 500 square miles or less.
372.66	License required for fur and hide dealers.
372.661	Private hunting preserve, license; exception.
372.662	Unlawful sale, possession, or transporting of alligators or alligator skins.
372.663	Illegal killing, possessing, or capturing of alligators or other crocodilia or eggs; confiscation of equipment.
372.664	Prima facie evidence of intent to violate laws protecting alligators.
372.6645	Unlawful to sell alligator products; penalty.
372.667	Feeding or enticement of alligators or crocodiles unlawful; penalty.
372.6672	Alligator management and trapping program implementation; commission authority.
372.672	Florida Panther Research and Management Trust Fund.
372.673	Florida Panther Technical Advisory Council.
372.674	Environmental education.
372.70	Prosecutions.
372.701	Arrest by officers of the Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission; recognizance; cash bond; citation.
372.7015	Illegal killing, taking, possessing, or selling wildlife or game; fines; disposition of fines.
372.7016	Voluntary Authorized Hunter Identification Program.
372.72	Disposition of fines, penalties, and forfeitures.
372.73	Confiscation and disposition of illegally taken game.
372.74	Cooperative agreements with U. S. Forest Service; penalty.
372.76	Search and seizure authorized and limited.
372.761	Issuance of warrant for search of private dwelling.
372.77	Assent to provisions of Act of Congress of September 2, 1937.
372.7701	Assent to federal acts.
372.771	Federal conservation of fish and wildlife; limited jurisdiction.
372.85	Contaminating fresh waters.
372.86	Possessing, exhibiting poisonous or venomous reptile; license required.
372.87	License fee; renewal, revocation.
372.88	Bond required, amount.
372.89	Safe housing required.
372.901	Inspection.
372.911	Rewards.
372.912	Organized poisonous reptile hunts.
372.92	Rules and regulations.
372.921	Exhibition of wildlife.
372.922	Personal possession of wildlife.
372.97	Jim Woodruff Dam; reciprocity agreements.
372.971	St. Mary's River; reciprocity agreements.
372.98	Possession of nutria; license; inspection; penalty for violation.
372.981	Regulation of importation of caiman.
372.99	Illegal taking and possession of deer and wild turkey; evidence; penalty.
372.9901	Seizure of illegal devices; disposition; appraisal; forfeiture.
372.9903	Illegal possession or transportation of freshwater game fish in commercial quantities; penalty.
372.9904	Seizure of illegal devices; disposition; appraisal; forfeiture.
372.9906	Wildlife Law Enforcement Program; creation; purposes.
372.991	Nongame Wildlife Trust Fund.
372.992	Nongame Wildlife Advisory Council.
372.995	Release of balloons.
373.453	Surface water improvement and management plans and programs.
373.455	Review of surface water improvement and management plans.
373.4595	Lake Okeechobee improvement and management.
373.465	Lake Panasoffkee Restoration Council.
373.466	Lake Panasoffkee restoration program.
373.591	Management review teams.
375.021	Comprehensive multipurpose outdoor recreation plan.
375.311	Legislative intent.
375.312	Definitions.
376.11	Florida Coastal Protection Trust Fund.
376.121	Liability for damage to natural resources.
376.15	Derelict vessels; removal from public waters.
378.011	Land Use Advisory Committee.
378.036	Land acquisitions financed by Nonmandatory Land Reclamation Trust Fund moneys.
378.409	Civil liability.
380.061	The Florida Quality Developments program.
388.45	Threat to public health; emergency declarations.
388.46	Florida Coordinating Council on Mosquito Control; establishment; membership; organization; responsibilities.
403.0752	Ecosystem management agreements.
403.0885	Establishment of federally approved state National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
403.413	Florida Litter Law.
403.507	Preliminary statements of issues, reports, and studies.
403.508	Land use and certification proceedings, parties, participants.
403.518	Fees; disposition.
403.526	Preliminary statements of issues, reports, and studies.
403.527	Notice, proceedings, parties, participants.
403.5365	Fees; disposition.
403.7841	Application for certification.
403.786	Report and studies.
403.787	Notice, proceedings, parties, participants.
403.9325	Definitions.
403.941	Preliminary statements of issues, reports, and studies.
403.9411	Notice; proceedings; parties and participants.
403.961	Statements of issues and reports; written analyses.
403.962	Certification hearing; cancellation; parties.
403.972	Fees; disposition.
403.973	Expedited permitting; comprehensive plan amendments.
487.0615	Pesticide Review Council.
581.186	Endangered Plant Advisory Council; organization; meetings; powers and duties.
585.21	Sale of biological products.
597.003	Powers and duties of Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
597.006	Aquaculture Interagency Coordinating Council.
784.07	Assault or battery of law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical care providers, public transit employees or agents, or other specified officers; reclassification of offenses; minimum sentences.
790.06	License to carry concealed weapon or firearm.
790.15	Discharging firearm in public.
823.11	Abandoned and derelict vessels; removal; penalty.
828.122	Fighting or baiting animals; offenses; penalties.
832.06	Prosecution for worthless checks given tax collector for licenses or taxes; refunds.
843.08	Falsely personating officer, etc.
870.04	Specified officers to disperse riotous assembly.
932.7055	Disposition of liens and forfeited property.
943.1728	Basic skills training relating to the protection of archaeological sites.

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