SENATE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 2024
Amendment No. ___ Barcode 395910
CHAMBER ACTION
Senate House
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11 Senator Pruitt moved the following amendment:
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13 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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17 Section 26. Section 372.635, Florida Statutes, is
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19 372.635 Illegal molestations or theft from freshwater
20 traps, nets or buoys.--
21 (1) It is a felony of the third degree, punishable as
22 provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, for any
23 person, firm, or corporation to:
24 (a) Willfully molest any authorized and lawfully
25 permitted freshwater traps, nets, lines or buoys, belonging to
26 another, without the express written consent of the trap or
27 net owner, available for immediate inspection; or
28 (b) Willfully remove the contents of any authorized
29 and lawfully permitted freshwater traps or nets belonging to
30 another, without the express written consent of the trap or
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SENATE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 2024
Amendment No. ___ Barcode 395910
1 (2) A person convicted of removing the contents of a
2 freshwater trap shall permanently lose his or her freshwater
3 and saltwater fishing privileges, including recreational and
4 commercial licenses and endorsements. In addition, any person,
5 firm, or corporation convicted of violating this subsection
6 shall also be assessed an administrative penalty of up to
7 $5,000. In such cases, endorsements are nontransferable.
8 Immediately upon receiving a citation for a violation of
9 removing the contents of a freshwater trap and until
10 adjudicated for such a violation, or if convicted of such
11 violation, the violator is prohibited from transferring any
12 endorsements.
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18 And the title is amended as follows:
19 On page 1, line 16, after the semicolon.
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22 creating s. 372.635, F.S.; prohibiting the
23 illegal molestation or theft from freshwater
24 traps, nets, or buoys; providing penalties;
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