| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the carrying of firearms in national |
| 3 | forests; repealing s. 790.11, F.S., which prohibits the |
| 4 | carrying of firearms in national forests; repealing s. |
| 5 | 790.12, F.S., which authorizes the granting of a special |
| 6 | permit for the carrying of firearms in a national forest; |
| 7 | repealing s. 790.14, F.S., which provides a penalty for |
| 8 | violation of ss. 790.11 and 790.12, F.S.; amending s. |
| 9 | 790.25, F.S.; correcting cross-references; directing the |
| 10 | Department of Environmental Protection to amend the |
| 11 | correlative rule in the Florida Administrative Code, to |
| 12 | conform; providing an effective date. |
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| 14 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 16 | Section 1. Sections 790.11, 790.12, and 790.14, Florida |
| 17 | Statutes, are repealed. |
| 18 | Section 2. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section |
| 19 | 790.25, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 20 | 790.25 Lawful ownership, possession, and use of firearms |
| 21 | and other weapons.-- |
| 22 | (2) USES NOT AUTHORIZED.-- |
| 23 | (b) The protections of this section do not apply to the |
| 24 | following: |
| 25 | 1. A person who has been adjudged mentally incompetent, |
| 26 | who is addicted to the use of narcotics or any similar drug, or |
| 27 | who is a habitual or chronic alcoholic, or a person using |
| 28 | weapons or firearms in violation of ss. 790.07-790.115 790.07- |
| 29 | 790.12, 790.145-790.19 790.14-790.19, 790.22-790.24; |
| 30 | 2. Vagrants and other undesirable persons as defined in s. |
| 31 | 856.02; |
| 32 | 3. A person in or about a place of nuisance as defined in |
| 33 | s. 823.05, unless such person is there for law enforcement or |
| 34 | some other lawful purpose. |
| 35 | Section 3. The Department of Environmental Protection is |
| 36 | directed to adopt amendments to rule 62D-2.014(10), Florida |
| 37 | Administrative Code, to repeal the provision that no person |
| 38 | shall use, carry, or possess firearms in state parks. |
| 39 | Section 4. This act shall take effect October 1, 2006. |