HB 1345

CS

CHAMBER ACTION

1	The State Resources Council recommends the following:
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3	Council/Committee Substitute
4	Remove the entire bill and insert:
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6	A bill to be entitled
7	An act relating to saltwater fisheries; amending s.
8	370.0603, F.S.; authorizing use of the Marine Resources
9	Conservation Trust Fund to fund the stone crab reduction,
10	blue crab effort management, spiny lobster trap
11	certificate, and trap retrieval programs; requiring
12	proceeds from certain fees, fines, and penalties to be
13	deposited in the Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund;
14	amending s. 370.13, F.S., relating to stone crab
15	regulation; authorizing the Fish and Wildlife Conservation
16	Commission to waive or defer replacement tag fees under
17	certain circumstances; amending s. 370.135, F.S., relating
18	to blue crab regulation; establishing certain endorsement
19	fees for the taking of blue crabs; establishing an annual
20	trap tag fee; authorizing the commission to waive or defer
21	replacement tag fees under certain circumstances;
22	requiring the deposit of certain proceeds into the Marine
23	Resources Conservation Trust Fund; specifying the use of
24	such proceeds; requiring the commission to waive
25	endorsement and tag fees for certain program participants;
26	providing administrative penalties for certain violations;
27	prohibiting the unauthorized possession of trap gear or
28	removal of trap contents and providing penalties therefor;
29	providing penalties for certain other prohibited
30	activities relating to traps, lines, buoys, and trap tags;
31	providing penalties for fraudulent reports related to
32	endorsement transfers; prohibiting certain activities
33	during endorsement suspension and revocation; preserving
34	state jurisdiction for certain convictions; providing
35	requirements for certain license renewal; appropriating
36	certain fee revenues to the commission for blue crab
37	effort management program costs; requiring the commission
38	to create an advisory board; amending s. 370.142, F.S.,
39	relating to the spiny lobster trap certificate program;
40	authorizing the commission to waive or defer replacement
41	tag fees under certain circumstances; providing
42	administrative penalties for certain violations of the
43	spiny lobster trap certificate program; amending s.
44	370.143, F.S.; revising provisions for certain trap
45	retrieval programs and fees; providing a recurring
46	appropriation; providing an effective date.
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48	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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50	Section 1.  Paragraph (j) is added to subsection (1) of
51	section 370.0603, Florida Statutes, and paragraphs (c) and (d)
52	of subsection (2) of that section are amended, to read:
53	370.0603  Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund;
54	purposes.--
55	(1)  The Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund within
56	the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission shall serve as a
57	broad-based depository for funds from various marine-related and
58	boating-related activities and shall be administered by the
59	commission for the purposes of:
60	(j)  Funding the stone crab trap reduction program under s.
61	370.13, the blue crab effort management program under s.
62	370.135, the spiny lobster trap certificate program under s.
63	370.142, and the trap retrieval program under s. 370.143.
64	(2)  The Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund shall
65	receive the proceeds from:
66	(c)  All fees collected pursuant to ss. 370.063, 370.13,
67	370.135, 370.142, 370.143, and 372.5704.
68	(d)  All fines and penalties pursuant to ss. s. 370.021,
69	370.13, 370.135, and 370.142.
70	Section 2.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section
71	370.13, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
72	370.13  Stone crab; regulation.--
73	(1)  FEES AND EQUITABLE RENT.--
74	(b)  Certificate fees.--
75	1.  For each trap certificate issued by the commission
76	under the requirements of the stone crab trap limitation program
77	established by commission rule, there is an annual fee of 50
78	cents per certificate. Replacement tags for lost or damaged tags
79	cost 50 cents each. In the event of a major natural disaster,
80	such as a hurricane or major storm, which causes massive trap
81	losses within an area declared by the Governor to be a disaster
82	emergency area, the commission may temporarily defer or
83	permanently waive replacement tag fees, except that tags lost in
84	the event of a major natural disaster declared as an emergency
85	disaster by the Governor shall be replaced for the cost of the
86	tag as incurred by the commission.
87	2.  The fee for transferring trap certificates is $1 per
88	certificate transferred, except that the fee for eligible crew
89	members is 50 cents per certificate transferred. Eligible crew
90	members shall be determined according to criteria established by
91	rule of the commission. Payment must be made by money order or
92	cashier's check, submitted with the certificate transfer form
93	developed by the commission.
94	3.  In addition to the transfer fee, a surcharge of $1 per
95	certificate transferred, or 25 percent of the actual value of
96	the transferred certificate, whichever is greater, will be
97	assessed the first time a certificate is transferred outside the
98	original holder's immediate family.
99	4.  Transfer fees and surcharges only apply to the actual
100	number of certificates received by the purchaser. A transfer of
101	a certificate is not effective until the commission receives a
102	notarized copy of the bill of sale as proof of the actual value
103	of the transferred certificate or certificates, which must also
104	be submitted with the transfer form and payment.
105	5.  A transfer fee will not be assessed or required when
106	the transfer is within a family as a result of the death or
107	disability of the certificate owner. A surcharge will not be
108	assessed for any transfer within an individual's immediate
109	family.
110	6.  The fees and surcharge amounts in this paragraph apply
111	in the 2005-2006 license year and subsequent years.
112	Section 3.  Subsection (1) of section 370.135, Florida
113	Statutes, is amended, and subsections (3), (4), (5), and (6) are
114	added to that section, to read:
115	370.135  Blue crab; regulation.--
116	(1)  No person, firm, or corporation shall transport on the
117	water, fish with or cause to be fished with, set, or place any
118	trap designed for taking blue crabs unless such person, firm, or
119	corporation is the holder of a valid saltwater products license
120	issued pursuant to s. 370.06 and the trap has a current state
121	number permanently attached to the buoy. The trap number shall
122	be affixed in legible figures at least 1 inch high on each buoy
123	used. The saltwater products license must be on board the boat,
124	and both the license and the crabs shall be subject to
125	inspection at all times. Only one trap number may be issued for
126	each boat by the commission upon receipt of an application on
127	forms prescribed by it. This subsection shall not apply to an
128	individual fishing with no more than five traps. It is a felony
129	of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s.
130	775.083, or s. 775.084, for any person willfully to molest any
131	traps, lines, or buoys, as defined herein, belonging to another
132	without the express written consent of the trap owner. Any
133	person receiving a judicial disposition other than dismissal or
134	acquittal on a charge of willful molestation of a trap, in
135	addition to the penalties specified in s. 370.021, shall lose
136	all saltwater fishing privileges for a period of 24 calendar
137	months. It is unlawful for any person to remove the contents of
138	or take possession of another harvester's trap without the
139	express written consent of the trap owner available for
140	immediate inspection. Unauthorized possession of another's trap
141	gear or removal of trap contents constitutes theft. Any person
142	receiving a judicial disposition other than dismissal or
143	acquittal on a charge of theft of or from a trap pursuant to
144	this section or s. 370.1107 shall, in addition to the penalties
145	specified in s. 370.021 and the provisions of this section,
146	permanently lose all his or her saltwater fishing privileges
147	including his or her saltwater products license and blue crab
148	endorsement. In such cases endorsements, landings history, and
149	trap certificates are nontransferable. In addition, any person,
150	firm, or corporation receiving a judicial disposition other than
151	dismissal or acquittal for violating this subsection or s.
152	370.1107 shall also be assessed an administrative penalty of up
153	to $5,000. Immediately upon receiving a citation for a violation
154	involving theft of or from a trap and until adjudicated for such
155	a violation, or receiving a judicial disposition other than
156	dismissal or acquittal for such a violation, the person, firm,
157	or corporation committing the violation is prohibited from
158	transferring any blue crab endorsements, landings history, or
159	trap certificates.
160	(3)(a)  Endorsement fees.--
161	1.  The fee for a hard-shell blue crab endorsement for the
162	taking of hard-shell blue crabs, as required by rule of the
163	commission, is $125, $25 of which must be used solely for trap
164	retrieval under s. 370.143 and rule 68B-55, Florida
165	Administrative Code.
166	2.  The fee for a soft-shell blue crab endorsement for the
167	taking of soft-shell blue crabs, as required by rule of the
168	commission, is $250, $25 of which must be used solely for trap
169	retrieval under s. 370.143 and rule 68B-55, Florida
170	Administrative Code.
171	3.  The fee for a nontransferable blue crab endorsement for
172	the taking of hard-shell blue crabs, as required by rule of the
173	commission, is $125, $25 of which must be used solely for trap
174	retrieval under s. 370.143 and rule 68B-55, Florida
175	Administrative Code.
176	4.  The fee for an incidental-take blue crab endorsement
177	for the taking of blue crabs as bycatch in shrimp trawls and
178	stone crab traps, as established by commission rule, is $25.
179	(b)  Trap tag fees.--For each trap tag issued by the
180	commission under the requirements of the blue crab effort
181	management program established by commission rule, there is an
182	annual fee of 50 cents per tag. The fee for replacement tags for
183	lost or damaged tags is 50 cents each plus shipping. In the
184	event of a major natural disaster, such as a hurricane or major
185	storm, which causes massive trap losses within an area declared
186	by the Governor to be a disaster emergency area, the commission
187	may temporarily defer or permanently waive replacement tag fees.
188	(c)  Disposition of fees, surcharges, and civil penalties
189	and fines.--Endorsement fees, trap tag fees, civil penalties and
190	fines, replacement trap tag fees, and trap retrieval fees shall
191	be deposited in the Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund.
192	Not more than 50 percent of the revenues generated under this
193	section may be used for the operation and administration of the
194	blue crab effort management program. The remaining revenues
195	generated under this section shall be used for trap retrieval,
196	management of the blue crab fishery, public education
197	activities, research, and enforcement activities in support of
198	the blue crab effort management program.
199	(d)  Waiver of fees.--For the 2006-2007 license year, the
200	commission shall waive all fees under this subsection for all
201	persons who qualify by September 30, 2006, to participate in the
202	blue crab effort management program established by commission
203	rule.
204	(4)(a)  Untagged trap penalties.--In addition to any other
205	penalties provided in s. 370.021 for any person, firm, or
206	corporation that violates rule 68B-45.007(6)(b), Florida
207	Administrative Code, the following administrative penalties
208	apply:
209	1.  For a first violation, the commission shall assess an
210	administrative penalty of up to $1,000 and the blue crab
211	endorsement holder's blue crab fishing privileges may be
212	suspended for the remainder of the current license year.
213	2.  For a second violation that occurs within 24 months
214	after any previous such violation, the commission shall assess
215	an administrative penalty of up to $2,000 and the blue crab
216	endorsement holder's blue crab fishing privileges may be
217	suspended for 12 calendar months.
218	3.  For a third violation that occurs within 36 months
219	after any two previous such violations, the commission shall
220	assess an administrative penalty of up to $5,000 and the blue
221	crab endorsement holder's blue crab fishing privileges may be
222	suspended for 24 calendar months.
223	4.  A fourth violation that occurs within 48 months after
224	any three previous such violations shall result in permanent
225	revocation of all of the violator's saltwater fishing
226	privileges, including having the commission proceed against the
227	endorsement holder's saltwater products license in accordance
228	with s. 370.021.
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230	Any person assessed an administrative penalty under this
231	paragraph shall, within 30 calendar days after notification, pay
232	the administrative penalty to the commission or request an
233	administrative hearing under ss. 120.569 and 120.57. The
234	proceeds of all administrative penalties collected under this
235	paragraph shall be deposited in the Marine Resources
236	Conservation Trust Fund.
237	(b)  Trap theft; prohibitions and penalties.--It is
238	unlawful for any person to remove or take possession of the
239	contents of another harvester's trap without the express written
240	consent of the trap owner, which must be available for immediate
241	inspection. Unauthorized possession of another harvester's trap
242	gear or removal of trap contents constitutes theft. Any person
243	convicted of theft of or from a trap pursuant to this paragraph
244	shall, in addition to the penalties specified in s. 370.021 and
245	the provisions of this section, permanently lose all of his or
246	her saltwater fishing privileges, including saltwater products
247	licenses, blue crab endorsements, and all trap tags allotted to
248	him or her by the commission. In such cases, endorsements are
249	nontransferable. In addition, any person, firm, or corporation
250	convicted of a violation of this paragraph shall also be
251	assessed an administrative penalty of up to $5,000. Immediately
252	upon receiving a citation for a violation involving theft of or
253	from a trap and until adjudicated for such a violation or upon
254	receipt of a judicial disposition other than dismissal or
255	acquittal on such a violation, the violator is prohibited from
256	transferring any blue crab endorsement.
257	(c)  Criminal activities.--Any person, firm, or corporation
258	convicted of violating commission rules that prohibit any of the
259	following commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as
260	provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084:
261	1.  The willful molestation of any blue crab trap, line, or
262	buoy that is the property of any licenseholder, without the
263	permission of that licenseholder.
264	2.  The bartering, trading, leasing, or sale, or conspiring
265	or aiding in such barter, trade, lease, or sale, or supplying,
266	agreeing to supply, aiding in supplying, or giving away blue
267	crab trap tags unless the action is duly authorized by the
268	commission as provided by commission rules.
269	3.  The making, altering, forging, counterfeiting, or
270	reproducing of blue crab trap tags.
271	4.  Possession of altered, forged, counterfeit, or
272	imitation blue crab trap tags.
273	5.  Possession of commission-issued original trap tags and
274	commission-issued replacement trap tags, the sum of which
275	exceeds by 1 percent the number of traps allowed by rule of the
276	commission.
277	6.  Engaging in the commercial harvest of blue crabs during
278	the time the licenseholder's blue crab endorsements are under
279	suspension or revocation.
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281	Any person, firm, or corporation convicted of a violation of
282	this paragraph shall be assessed an administrative penalty of up
283	to $5,000, and all of the blue crab endorsements possessed by
284	the person, firm, or corporation may be suspended for up to 24
285	calendar months. Immediately upon receiving a citation involving
286	a violation of this paragraph and until adjudicated for such a
287	violation, or if convicted of such a violation, the person,
288	firm, or corporation committing the violation is prohibited from
289	transferring any blue crab endorsements.
290	(d)  Endorsement transfers; fraudulent reports;
291	penalties.--For any person, firm, or corporation convicted of
292	fraudulently reporting the actual value of transferred blue crab
293	endorsements, the commission may automatically suspend or
294	permanently revoke the seller's or the purchaser's blue crab
295	endorsements. If the endorsement is permanently revoked, the
296	commission shall also permanently deactivate the endorsement
297	holder's blue crab trap tag accounts.
298	(e)  Prohibitions during endorsement suspension and
299	revocation.--During any period of suspension or revocation of a
300	blue crab endorsement holder's endorsements, he or she shall,
301	within 15 days after notice provided by the commission, remove
302	from the water all traps subject to that endorsement. Failure to
303	do so shall extend the period of suspension or revocation for an
304	additional 6 calendar months.
305	(5)  For purposes of this section, a conviction is any
306	disposition other than acquittal or dismissal.
307	(6)  An endorsement may not be renewed until all fees and
308	administrative penalties imposed under this section are paid.
309	Section 4.  Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (2) of
310	section 370.142, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
311	370.142  Spiny lobster trap certificate program.--
312	(2)  TRANSFERABLE TRAP CERTIFICATES; TRAP TAGS; FEES;
313	PENALTIES.--The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission shall
314	establish a trap certificate program for the spiny lobster
315	fishery of this state and shall be responsible for its
316	administration and enforcement as follows:
317	(b)  Trap tags.--Each trap used to take or attempt to take
318	spiny lobsters in state waters or adjacent federal waters shall,
319	in addition to the crawfish trap number required by s.
320	370.14(2), have affixed thereto an annual trap tag issued by the
321	commission. Each such tag shall be made of durable plastic or
322	similar material and shall, based on the number of certificates
323	held, have stamped thereon the owner's license number. To
324	facilitate enforcement and recordkeeping, such tags shall be
325	issued each year in a color different from that of each of the
326	previous 3 years. The annual certificate fee shall be $1 per
327	certificate. Replacement tags for lost or damaged tags may be
328	obtained as provided by rule of the commission. In the event of
329	a major natural disaster, such as a hurricane or major storm,
330	which causes massive trap losses within an area declared by the
331	Governor to be a disaster emergency area, the commission may
332	temporarily defer or permanently waive replacement tag fees.
333	(c)  Prohibitions; penalties.--
334	1.  It is unlawful for a person to possess or use a spiny
335	lobster trap in or on state waters or adjacent federal waters
336	without having affixed thereto the trap tag required by this
337	section. It is unlawful for a person to possess or use any other
338	gear or device designed to attract and enclose or otherwise aid
339	in the taking of spiny lobster by trapping that is not a trap as
340	defined in rule 68B-24.006(2), Florida Administrative Code.
341	2.  It is unlawful for a person to possess or use spiny
342	lobster trap tags without having the necessary number of
343	certificates on record as required by this section.
344	3.  It is unlawful for any person to willfully molest, take
345	possession of, or remove the contents of another harvester's
346	trap without the express written consent of the trap owner
347	available for immediate inspection. Unauthorized possession of
348	another's trap gear or removal of trap contents constitutes
349	theft. Any person receiving a judicial disposition other than
350	dismissal or acquittal on a charge of theft of or from a trap
351	pursuant to this subparagraph or s. 370.1107 shall, in addition
352	to the penalties specified in ss. 370.021 and 370.14 and the
353	provisions of this section, permanently lose all his or her
354	saltwater fishing privileges, including his or her saltwater
355	products license, crawfish endorsement, and all trap
356	certificates allotted to him or her through this program. In
357	such cases, trap certificates and endorsements are
358	nontransferable. Any person receiving a judicial disposition
359	other than dismissal or acquittal on a charge of willful
360	molestation of a trap, in addition to the penalties specified in
361	ss. 370.021 and 370.14, shall lose all saltwater fishing
362	privileges for a period of 24 calendar months. In addition, any
363	person, firm, or corporation charged with violating this
364	paragraph and receiving a judicial disposition other than
365	dismissal or acquittal for violating this subparagraph or s.
366	370.1107 shall also be assessed an administrative penalty of up
367	to $5,000. Immediately upon receiving a citation for a violation
368	involving theft of or from a trap, or molestation of a trap, and
369	until adjudicated for such a violation or, upon receipt of a
370	judicial disposition other than dismissal or acquittal of such a
371	violation, the person, firm, or corporation committing the
372	violation is prohibited from transferring any crawfish trap
373	certificates and endorsements.
374	4.  In addition to any other penalties provided in s.
375	370.021, a commercial harvester, as defined by rule 68B-
376	24.002(1), Florida Administrative Code, who violates the
377	provisions of this section, or the provisions relating to traps
378	of chapter 68B-24, Florida Administrative Code, shall be
379	punished as follows:
380	a.  If the first violation is for violation of subparagraph
381	1. or subparagraph 2., the commission shall assess an additional
382	civil penalty of up to $1,000 and the crawfish trap number
383	issued pursuant to s. 370.14(2) or (6) may be suspended for the
384	remainder of the current license year. For all other first
385	violations, the commission shall assess an additional civil
386	penalty of up to $500.
387	b.  For a second violation of subparagraph 1. or
388	subparagraph 2. which occurs within 24 months of any previous
389	such violation, the commission shall assess an additional civil
390	penalty of up to $2,000 and the crawfish trap number issued
391	pursuant to s. 370.14(2) or (6) may be suspended for the
392	remainder of the current license year.
393	c.  For a third or subsequent violation of subparagraph 1.,
394	subparagraph 2., or subparagraph 3. which occurs within 36
395	months of any previous two such violations, the commission shall
396	assess an additional civil penalty of up to $5,000 and may
397	suspend the crawfish trap number issued pursuant to s. 370.14(2)
398	or (6) for a period of up to 24 months or may revoke the
399	crawfish trap number and, if revoking the crawfish trap number,
400	may also proceed against the licenseholder's saltwater products
401	license in accordance with the provisions of s. 370.021(2)(h).
402	d.  Any person assessed an additional civil penalty
403	pursuant to this section shall within 30 calendar days after
404	notification:
405	(I)  Pay the civil penalty to the commission; or
406	(II)  Request an administrative hearing pursuant to the
407	provisions of s. 120.60.
408	e.  The commission shall suspend the crawfish trap number
409	issued pursuant to s. 370.14(2) or (6) for any person failing to
410	comply with the provisions of sub-subparagraph d.
411	5.a.  It is unlawful for any person to make, alter, forge,
412	counterfeit, or reproduce a spiny lobster trap tag or
413	certificate.
414	b.  It is unlawful for any person to knowingly have in his
415	or her possession a forged, counterfeit, or imitation spiny
416	lobster trap tag or certificate.
417	c.  It is unlawful for any person to barter, trade, sell,
418	supply, agree to supply, aid in supplying, or give away a spiny
419	lobster trap tag or certificate or to conspire to barter, trade,
420	sell, supply, aid in supplying, or give away a spiny lobster
421	trap tag or certificate unless such action is duly authorized by
422	the commission as provided in this chapter or in the rules of
423	the commission.
424	6.a.  Any person who violates the provisions of
425	subparagraph 5., or any person who engages in the commercial
426	harvest, trapping, or possession of spiny lobster without a
427	crawfish trap number as required by s. 370.14(2) or (6) or
428	during any period while such crawfish trap number is under
429	suspension or revocation, commits a felony of the third degree,
430	punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
431	b.  In addition to any penalty imposed pursuant to sub-
432	subparagraph a., the commission shall levy a fine of up to twice
433	the amount of the appropriate surcharge to be paid on the fair
434	market value of the transferred certificates, as provided in
435	subparagraph (a)1., on any person who violates the provisions of
436	sub-subparagraph 5.c.
437	c.  In addition to any penalty imposed pursuant to sub-
438	subparagraph a., any person receiving any judicial disposition
439	other than acquittal or dismissal for a violation of
440	subparagraph 5. shall be assessed an administrative penalty of
441	up to $5,000, and the crawfish endorsement under which the
442	violation was committed may be suspended for up to 24 calendar
443	months. Immediately upon issuance of a citation involving a
444	violation of subparagraph 5. and until adjudication of such a
445	violation, and after receipt of any judicial disposition other
446	than acquittal or dismissal for such a violation, the person
447	holding the crawfish endorsement listed on the citation is
448	prohibited from transferring any spiny lobster trap
449	certificates.
450	7.  Any certificates for which the annual certificate fee
451	is not paid for a period of 3 years shall be considered
452	abandoned and shall revert to the commission. During any period
453	of trap reduction, any certificates reverting to the commission
454	shall become permanently unavailable and be considered in that
455	amount to be reduced during the next license-year period.
456	Otherwise, any certificates that revert to the commission are to
457	be reallotted in such manner as provided by the commission.
458	8.  The proceeds of all civil penalties collected pursuant
459	to subparagraph 4. and all fines collected pursuant to sub-
460	subparagraph 6.b. shall be deposited into the Marine Resources
461	Conservation Trust Fund.
462	9.  All traps shall be removed from the water during any
463	period of suspension or revocation.
464	Section 5.  Subsections (1), (2), and (3) of section
465	370.143, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
466	370.143  Retrieval of spiny lobster, crawfish, and stone
467	crab, blue crab, and black sea bass traps during closed season;
468	commission authority; fees.--
469	(1)  The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is
470	authorized to implement a trap retrieval program for retrieval
471	of spiny lobster, crawfish, and stone crab, blue crab, and black
472	sea bass traps remaining in the water during the closed season
473	for each species. The commission is authorized to contract with
474	outside agents for the program operation.
475	(2)  A retrieval fee of $10 per trap retrieved shall be
476	assessed trap owners. However, for each person holding a spiny
477	lobster endorsement, crawfish stamp number or a stone crab
478	endorsement, or a blue crab endorsement issued under rule of the
479	commission, the retrieval fee shall be waived for the first five
480	traps retrieved. Traps recovered under this program shall become
481	the property of the commission or its contract agent, as
482	determined by the commission, and shall be either destroyed or
483	resold to the original owner. Revenue from retrieval fees shall
484	be deposited in the Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund and
485	used solely for operation of the trap retrieval program.
486	(3)  Payment of all assessed retrieval fees shall be
487	required prior to renewal of the trap owner's saltwater products
488	license and stone crab and or crawfish endorsements. Retrieval
489	fees assessed under this program shall stand in lieu of other
490	penalties imposed for such trap violations.
491	Section 6.  Beginning in the 2006-2007 fiscal year, the sum
492	of $132,000 is appropriated from the Marine Resources
493	Conservation Trust Fund to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation
494	Commission on a recurring basis for the purposes of implementing
495	the blue crab effort management program pursuant to s.
496	370.135(3)(b), Florida Statutes, and providing for the
497	administrative costs of the Blue Crab Advisory Board as created
498	by commission rule.
499	Section 7.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2006.

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