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HOUSE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS/HB 1085
Amendment No. 2 (for drafter's use only)
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11 Representative(s) Baxley offered the following:
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17 Section 25. Effective July 1, 2003, section 372.574,
18 Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
19 372.574 Appointment of subagents for the sale of
20 hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses and permits.--
21 (1) A county tax collector who elects to sell licenses
22 and permits may appoint any person as a subagent for the sale
23 of fishing, hunting, and trapping licenses and permits that
24 the tax collector is allowed to sell. The following are
25 requirements for subagents:
26 (a) Each subagent must serve at the pleasure of the
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28 (b) Neither an employee of the county tax collector
29 nor her or his relative or next of kin, by blood or otherwise,
30 may be appointed as a subagent.
31 (c) The tax collector may require each subagent to
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1 post an appropriate bond as determined by the tax collector,
2 using an insurance company acceptable to the tax collector.
3 In lieu of such bond, the tax collector may purchase blanket
4 bonds covering all or selected subagents or may allow a
5 subagent to post such other security as is required by the tax
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7 (d) A subagent may sell licenses and permits as are
8 determined by the tax collector at such specific locations
9 within the county and in states contiguous to Florida as will
10 best serve the public interest and convenience in obtaining
11 licenses and permits. The commission may uniformly prohibit
12 subagents from selling certain licenses or permits.
13 (e) It is unlawful for any person to handle licenses
14 or permits for a fee or compensation of any kind unless she or
15 he has been appointed as a subagent.
16 (f) Any person who willfully violates any of the
17 provisions of this law is guilty of a misdemeanor of the
18 second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s.
19 775.083.
20 (g) A subagent may charge and receive as her or his
21 compensation 50 cents for each license or permit sold. This
22 charge is in addition to the sum required by law to be
23 collected for the sale and issuance of each license or permit.
24 (h) A subagent shall weekly submit payment for and
25 report the sale of licenses and permits.
26 (i) Subagents shall submit an activity report for
27 sales made during the reporting period on forms prescribed or
28 approved by the commission. Periodic audits may be performed
29 at the discretion of the commission.
30 (1)(2) If a tax collector elects not to appoint
31 subagents, the commission may appoint subagents within that
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1 county. Subagents shall serve at the pleasure of the
2 commission. The commission may establish, by rule, procedures
3 for the selection and appointment of subagents. The following
4 are requirements for subagents so appointed:
5 (a) The commission may require each subagent to post
6 an appropriate bond as determined by the commission, using an
7 insurance company acceptable to the commission. In lieu of
8 the bond, the commission may purchase blanket bonds covering
9 all or selected subagents or may allow a subagent to post
10 other security as required by the commission.
11 (b) A subagent may sell licenses and permits as
12 authorized by the commission at specific locations within the
13 county and in states as will best serve the public interest
14 and convenience in obtaining licenses and permits. The
15 commission may prohibit subagents from selling certain
16 licenses or permits.
17 (c) It is unlawful for any person to handle licenses
18 or permits for a fee or compensation of any kind unless he or
19 she has been appointed as a subagent.
20 (d) Any person who willfully violates any of the
21 provisions of this section commits a misdemeanor of the second
22 degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
23 (e) A subagent may charge and receive as his or her
24 compensation 50 cents for each license or permit sold. This
25 charge is in addition to the sum required by law to be
26 collected for the sale and issuance of each license or permit.
27 (f) A subagent shall submit payment for and report the
28 sale of licenses and permits to the commission as prescribed
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30 (g) Subagents shall maintain records of all licenses
31 and permits sold, voided, stolen, or lost. Subagents are
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1 responsible to the commission for the fees for all licenses
2 and permits sold and for the value of all licenses and permits
3 reported as lost. Subagents must report all stolen licenses
4 and permits to the appropriate law enforcement agency. The
5 subagent shall submit a written report and a copy of the law
6 enforcement agency's report to the commission within 5 days
7 after discovering the theft.
8 (h) Subagents shall submit an activity report for
9 sales made during the reporting period on forms prescribed or
10 approved by the commission. Periodic audits may be performed
11 at the discretion of the commission.
12 (i) By July 15 of each year, each subagent shall
13 submit to the commission all unissued stamps for the previous
14 year along with a written audit report, on forms prescribed or
15 approved by the commission, on the numbers of the unissued
16 stamps.
17 (2)(3) The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
18 or any other law enforcement agency may carry out any
19 investigation necessary to secure information required to
20 carry out and enforce this section.
21 (3)(4) All social security numbers that are provided
22 pursuant to ss. 372.561 and 372.57 and are contained in
23 records of any subagent appointed under this section are
24 confidential as provided in those sections.
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28 And the title is amended as follows:
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2 requirements; amending s. 372.574, F.S.;
3 effective July 1, 2003; repealing tax
4 collectors' authority to appoint subagents;
5 clarifying the authority of the Fish and
6 Wildlife Conservation Commission to select and
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