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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 15. 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 recreational licenses or permits.
25 (2) The commission shall establish forms for the
26 issuance of recreational licenses and permits.
27 (3) The commission shall issue a license, permit, or
28 authorization number to take wild animal life, freshwater
29 aquatic life, or marine life when an applicant provides proof
30 that she or he is entitled to such license, permit, or
31 authorization number. Each applicant for a recreational
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1 license, permit, or authorization number shall provide her or
2 his social security number on the application form.
3 Disclosure of social security numbers obtained through this
4 requirement shall be limited to the purposes of administration
5 of the Title IV-D program for child support enforcement, use
6 by the commission, and as otherwise provided by law.
7 (4) Licenses and permits to take wild animal life,
8 freshwater aquatic life, or marine life may be sold by the
9 commission, by any tax collector in the state, or by any
10 subagent authorized under s. 372.574.
11 (5) In addition to any license or permit fee, the sum
12 of $1.50 shall be charged for each license or management area
13 permit, except for replacement of license or permit, to cover
14 the cost of issuing such license or permit.
15 (6)(a) The fee established pursuant to s. 372.561(5)
16 shall be distributed as follows:
17 1. For each hunting license and freshwater fishing
18 license sold by a tax collector, including the combination
19 freshwater fishing and hunting license, the sportsman's
20 license, and the gold sportsman's license, a tax collector may
21 retain $1.00.
22 2. For each management area permit sold by a tax
23 collector, a tax collector may retain $1.00.
24 3. For each saltwater fishing tag and saltwater
25 fishing license sold by a tax collector, including the
26 combination saltwater fishing and freshwater fishing license
27 and the combination saltwater fishing, freshwater fishing, and
28 hunting license, a tax collector may retain $1.50.
29 4. For licenses or management area permits sold by
30 subagents, a tax collector may retain 50 cents for each
31 license sold in the tax collector's county.
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1 5. Any and all remaining fees shall be deposited in
2 the State Game Trust Fund and shall be used to support an
3 automated license system and administration of the license
4 program.
5 (b) Tax collectors shall remit license and permit
6 revenue to the commission weekly.
7 (7)(a) The sum of $10 shall be charged for each
8 replacement lifetime license and $2 for all other replacement
9 licenses and permits. A tax collector may retain $1.00 for
10 each replacement license.
11 (b) Fees collected from the issuance of replacement
12 licenses shall be deposited in the State Game Trust Fund.
13 (8) The commission is authorized to adopt rules
14 pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 necessary to administer
15 this section.
16 (6)(a)1. For each hunting or freshwater fishing
17 license sold and for each sportsman's or gold sportsman's
18 license sold, a tax collector may retain $1.
19 2. For each management area permit sold, a tax
20 collector may retain $1.
21 3. For each saltwater fishing tag or license sold,
22 including combination saltwater fishing and freshwater fishing
23 licenses, or combination saltwater fishing, freshwater
24 fishing, and hunting licenses, a tax collector may retain
25 $1.50.
26 (b) Tax collectors shall remit license and permit
27 moneys, along with a report of funds collected and other
28 required documentation, to the commission weekly.
29 (c) Tax collectors shall maintain records of all
30 licenses and permits that are sold, voided, stolen, or lost.
31 1. The tax collector is responsible to the commission
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1 for the fees for all licenses and permits sold and for the
2 value of all licenses and permits reported as lost.
3 2. The tax collector shall report stolen licenses and
4 permits to the appropriate law enforcement agency.
5 3. The tax collector shall submit a written report and
6 a copy of the law enforcement agency's report to the
7 commission within 5 days after discovering a theft.
8 4. The tax collector is responsible for the fees for
9 all licenses and permits sold or lost by a subagent appointed
10 pursuant to s. 372.574.
11 (7) The commission is authorized to adopt rules
12 pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 necessary to administer
13 this section.
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19 And the title is amended as follows:
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23 amending s. 372.561, F.S., effective July 1,
24 2003; providing reporting requirements for tax
25 collectors and specifying issuance costs for
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