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11  Senator Pruitt moved the following amendment:

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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 18, between lines 16 and 17,

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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:

20         On page 2, line 22, after "thereto;"

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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

26         tax collectors for licenses and permits;

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