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HOUSE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS/HB 1085
Amendment No. 1 (for drafter's use only)
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11 Representative(s) Baxley offered the following:
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17 Section 14. Effective July 1, 2003, section 372.561,
18 Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
19 372.561 Recreational licenses, permits, and
20 authorization numbers to take wild animal life, freshwater
21 aquatic life, and marine life; issuance; costs; reporting.--
22 (1) This section applies to all recreational licenses
23 and permits and to any authorization numbers issued by the
24 commission for the use of such recreational licenses or
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26 (2) The commission shall establish forms for the
27 issuance of recreational licenses and permits.
28 (3) The commission shall issue a license, permit, or
29 authorization number to take wild animal life, freshwater
30 aquatic life, or marine life when an applicant provides proof
31 that she or he is entitled to such license, permit, or
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1 authorization number. Each applicant for a recreational
2 license, permit, or authorization number shall provide her or
3 his social security number on the application form.
4 Disclosure of social security numbers obtained through this
5 requirement shall be limited to the purposes of administration
6 of the Title IV-D program for child support enforcement, use
7 by the commission, and as otherwise provided by law.
8 (4) Licenses and permits to take wild animal life,
9 freshwater aquatic life, or marine life may be sold by the
10 commission, by any tax collector in the state, or by any
11 subagent authorized under s. 372.574.
12 (5) In addition to any license or permit fee, the sum
13 of $1.50 shall be charged for each license or management area
14 permit, except for replacement licenses, to cover the cost of
15 issuing such license or permit.
16 (6)(a) The fee established pursuant to s. 372.561(5)
17 shall be distributed as follows:
18 1. For each hunting license and freshwater fishing
19 license sold by a tax collector, including the combination
20 freshwater fishing and hunting license, the sportsman's
21 license, and the gold sportsman' license, a tax collector may
22 retain $1.00.
23 2. For each management area permit sold by a tax
24 collector, a tax collector may retain $1.00.
25 3. For each saltwater fishing tag and saltwater
26 fishing license sold by a tax collector, including the
27 combination saltwater fishing and freshwater fishing license
28 and the combination saltwater fishing, freshwater fishing, and
29 hunting license, a tax collector may retain $1.50.
30 4. For licenses and management area permits sold by
31 subagents, a tax collector may retain 50 cents for each
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1 license sold in the tax collector's county.
2 5. Any and all remaining fees shall be deposited in
3 the State Game Trust Fund and shall be used to support an
4 automated license system and administration of the license
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6 (b) Tax collectors shall remit license and permit
7 revenue to the commission weekly.
8 (7)(a) The sum of $10 shall be charged for each
9 replacement lifetime license and $2 for all other replacement
10 licenses and permits. A tax collector may retain $1.00 for
11 each replacement license.
12 (b) Fees collected from the issuance of replacement
13 licenses shall be deposited in the State Game Trust Fund.
14 (6)(a)1. For each type of hunting or freshwater
15 fishing license sold and for each type of sportsman's license
16 sold, a tax collector may retain $1.
17 2. For each management area permit sold, a tax
18 collector may retain $1.
19 3. For each type of saltwater fishing tag or license
20 sold, including combination saltwater fishing and freshwater
21 fishing licenses, or combination saltwater fishing, freshwater
22 fishing, and hunting licenses, a tax collector may retain
23 $1.50.
24 (b) Tax collectors shall remit license and permit
25 moneys, along with a report of funds collected and other
26 required documentation, to the commission weekly.
27 (c) Tax collectors shall maintain records of all
28 licenses and permits sold, voided, stolen, or lost.
29 1. The tax collector is responsible to the commission
30 for the fees for all licenses and permits sold and for the
31 value of all licenses and permits reported as lost.
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1 2. The tax collector shall report stolen licenses and
2 permits to the appropriate law enforcement agency.
3 3. The tax collector shall submit a written report and
4 a copy of the law enforcement agency's report to the
5 commission within 5 days after discovering a theft.
6 4. The tax collector is responsible for the fees for
7 all licenses and permits sold or lost by a subagent appointed
8 pursuant to s. 372.574.
9 (8)(7) The commission is authorized to adopt rules
10 pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the
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15 And the title is amended as follows:
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20 related thereto; amending s. 372.561, F.S.;
21 effective July 1, 2003; revising amounts tax
22 collectors may retain for the sale of licenses
23 and permits; creating s. 372.562, F.S.;
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