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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

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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 23.  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

27  county tax collector.

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

  6  collector.

  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 submit payment for and report the

25  sale of licenses and permits to the tax collector as

26  prescribed by the tax collector but no less frequently than

27  monthly.

28         (i)  Subagents shall submit an activity report for

29  sales made during the reporting period on forms prescribed or

30  approved by the commission. Periodic audits may be performed

31  at the discretion of the commission.

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  1         (1)(2)  If a tax collector elects not to appoint

  2  subagents, the commission may appoint subagents within that

  3  county.  Subagents shall serve at the pleasure of the

  4  commission.  The commission may establish, by rule, procedures

  5  for selection and appointment of subagents.  The following are

  6  requirements for subagents so appointed:

  7         (a)  The commission may require each subagent to post

  8  an appropriate bond as determined by the commission, using an

  9  insurance company acceptable to the commission.  In lieu of

10  the bond, the commission may purchase blanket bonds covering

11  all or selected subagents or may allow a subagent to post

12  other security as required by the commission.

13         (b)  A subagent may sell licenses and permits as

14  authorized by the commission at specific locations within the

15  county and in states as will best serve the public interest

16  and convenience in obtaining licenses and permits. The

17  commission may prohibit subagents from selling certain

18  licenses or permits.

19         (c)  It is unlawful for any person to handle licenses

20  or permits for a fee or compensation of any kind unless he or

21  she has been appointed as a subagent.

22         (d)  Any person who willfully violates any of the

23  provisions of this section commits a misdemeanor of the second

24  degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

25         (e)  A subagent may charge and receive as his or her

26  compensation 50 cents for each license or permit sold.  This

27  charge is in addition to the sum required by law to be

28  collected for the sale and issuance of each license or permit.

29         (f)  A subagent shall submit payment for and report the

30  sale of licenses and permits to the commission as prescribed

31  by the commission.

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  1         (g)  Subagents shall maintain records of all licenses

  2  and permits sold, voided, stolen, or lost.  Subagents are

  3  responsible to the commission for the fees for all licenses

  4  and permits sold and for the value of all licenses and permits

  5  reported as lost.  Subagents must report all stolen licenses

  6  and permits to the appropriate law enforcement agency.  The

  7  subagent shall submit a written report and a copy of the law

  8  enforcement agency's report to the commission within 5 days

  9  after discovering the theft.

10         (h)  Subagents shall submit an activity report for

11  sales made during the reporting period on forms prescribed or

12  approved by the commission. Periodic audits may be performed

13  at the discretion of the commission.

14         (2)(3)  The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

15  or any other law enforcement agency may carry out any

16  investigation necessary to secure information required to

17  carry out and enforce this section.

18         (3)(4)  All social security numbers that are provided

19  pursuant to ss. 372.561 and 372.57 and are contained in

20  records of any subagent appointed under this section are

21  confidential as provided in those sections.

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27  And the title is amended as follows:

28         On page 3, line 11, after the semicolon

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31         amending s. 372.547, F.S.; effective July 1,

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