Senate Bill sb1870

    Florida Senate - 2004                                  SB 1870

    By Senator Crist





    12-1088A-04                                         See HB 457

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to the Lowry Park Zoo;

  3         designating the Lowry Park Zoo as the state

  4         center for Florida species conservation and

  5         biodiversity; providing an effective date.

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  7  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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  9         Section 1.  The Lowry Park Zoo, a not-for-profit

10  corporation located in the City of Tampa, is hereby designated

11  as the state center for Florida species conservation and

12  biodiversity, including captive breeding, animal husbandry,

13  conservation education, and veterinary care and rescue,

14  rehabilitation, research, and release of Florida's endangered

15  and threatened wildlife species, including, but not limited

16  to, the Florida manatee, Florida panther, red wolf, Key deer,

17  Key Largo wood rat, and whooping crane.

18         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

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