| 1 | The Justice Council recommends the following: |
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| 3 | Council/Committee Substitute |
| 4 | Remove the entire bill and insert: |
| 5 | A bill to be entitled |
| 6 | An act relating to littering; amending s. 403.413, F.S.; |
| 7 | increasing the civil penalty for littering; dedicating a |
| 8 | portion of the increase to the Solid Waste Management |
| 9 | Trust Fund; providing an effective date. |
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| 11 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 13 | Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (6) of section |
| 14 | 403.413, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 15 | 403.413 Florida Litter Law.-- |
| 16 | (6) PENALTIES; ENFORCEMENT.-- |
| 17 | (a) Any person who dumps litter in violation of subsection |
| 18 | (4) in an amount not exceeding 15 pounds in weight or 27 cubic |
| 19 | feet in volume and not for commercial purposes is guilty of a |
| 20 | noncriminal infraction, punishable by a civil penalty of $100, |
| 21 | from which $50 shall be deposited into the Solid Waste |
| 22 | Management Trust Fund to be used for the solid waste management |
| 23 | grant program pursuant to s. 403.7095. In addition, the court |
| 24 | may require the violator to pick up litter or perform other |
| 25 | labor commensurate with the offense committed. |
| 26 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2005. |