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CS/SB 1304: Fish and Wildlife Conservation [RPCC]

GENERAL BILL by Environmental Preservation and Conservation ; Saunders

Fish and Wildlife Conservation [RPCC]; Consolidates chapters 370 and 372, F.S., to create chapter 379, F.S., entitled "Fish and Wildlife Conservation." Renumbers, amends, and repeals sections of such chapters to conform to changes made by this act, etc.

Effective Date: 07/01/2008
Last Action: 4/30/2008 Senate - Substituted HB 7091 -SJ 01001; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 7091 (Ch. 2008-247), CS/CS/SB 1286 (Ch. 2008-106) -SJ 01001
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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/23/2008 Senate • Filed
    2/7/2008 Senate • Referred to Environmental Preservation and Conservation; General Government Appropriations; Rules
    3/4/2008 Senate • Introduced, referred to Environmental Preservation and Conservation; General Government Appropriations; Rules -SJ 00080
    4/17/2008 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Environmental Preservation and Conservation, 04/22/08, 1:00 pm, 401-S
    4/22/2008 Senate • CS by Environmental Preservation and Conservation; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 00753; CS read 1st time on 04/23/08 -SJ 00759
    4/23/2008 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2)
    4/24/2008 Senate • Original reference(s) removed: General Government Appropriations; Rules; Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 00823
    4/29/2008 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read 2nd time -SJ 00949
    4/30/2008 Senate • Substituted HB 7091 -SJ 01001; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 7091 (Ch. 2008-247), CS/CS/SB 1286 (Ch. 2008-106) -SJ 01001

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  • CS/SB 1304, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/23/2008 at 2:38 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Environmental Preservation and Conservation (Post-Meeting) 4/22/2008 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    H 7091 (e2) Kendrick Similar Last Action: 6/30/2008 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2008-247; See also CS/CS/SB 1286 (Ch. 2008-106)
    Location:
    H 7059 (e3) Kendrick Compare Last Action: 5/8/2009 H Veto Message transmitted to Secretary of State
    Location:
    S 1286 (e1) Saunders Compare Last Action: 6/10/2008 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2008-106; See also HB 7091 (Ch. 2008-247)
    Location:

    Citations - Statutes (378)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    72.011 Jurisdiction of circuit courts in specific tax matters; administrative hearings and appeals; time for commencing action; parties; deposits.
    97.05831 Voter registration applications made available to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
    125.01 Powers and duties.
    142.01 Fine and forfeiture fund; clerk of the circuit court.
    161.053 Coastal construction and excavation; regulation on county basis.
    201.15 Distribution of taxes collected.
    212.06 Sales, storage, use tax; collectible from dealers; "dealer" defined; dealers to collect from purchasers; legislative intent as to scope of tax.
    212.08 Sales, rental, use, consumption, distribution, and storage tax; specified exemptions.
    213.053 Confidentiality and information sharing.
    215.20 Certain income and certain trust funds to contribute to the General Revenue Fund.
    290.004 Definitions relating to Florida Enterprise Zone Act.
    320.08058 Specialty license plates.
    327.02 Definitions of terms used in this chapter and in chapter 328.
    327.41 Uniform waterway regulatory markers.
    327.73 Noncriminal infractions.
    328.66 County and municipality optional registration fee.
    328.72 Classification; registration; fees and charges; surcharge; disposition of fees; fines; marine turtle stickers.
    328.76 Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund; vessel registration funds; appropriation and distribution.
    370.01 Definitions.
    370.021 Administration; rules, publications, records; penalties; injunctions.
    370.023 Administration of commission grant programs.
    370.025 Marine fisheries; policy and standards.
    370.027 Rulemaking authority with respect to marine life.
    370.028 Enforcement of commission rules; penalties for violation of rule.
    370.03 Water bottoms.
    370.06 Licenses.
    370.0603 Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund; purposes.
    370.0607 Marine information system.
    370.06091 Memorandum of agreement relating to Fish and Wildlife Research Institute.
    370.06092 Harmful-Algal-Bloom Task Force.
    370.06093 Harmful-algal-bloom program; implementation; goals; funding.
    370.061 Confiscation, seizure, and forfeiture of property and products.
    370.063 Special recreational spiny lobster license.
    370.07 Wholesale and retail saltwater products dealers; regulation.
    370.08 Fishers and equipment; regulation.
    370.081 Illegal importation or possession of nonindigenous marine plants and animals; rules and regulations.
    370.0821 St. Johns County; use of nets.
    370.09 Industrial hazards; oil deposits discharge prohibited.
    370.092 Carriage of proscribed nets across Florida waters.
    370.093 Illegal use of nets.
    370.10 Crustacea, marine animals, fish; regulations; general provisions.
    370.101 Saltwater fish; regulations.
    370.102 State preemption of power to regulate.
    370.103 Agreements with Federal Government for the preservation of saltwater fisheries; authority of commission.
    370.11 Fish; regulation.
    370.1103 Land-based commercial and recreational fishing activities; legislative findings and purpose; definitions; legal protection; local ordinances; prohibited activity.
    370.1105 Saltwater finfish; fishing traps regulated.
    370.1107 Definition; possession of certain licensed traps prohibited; penalties; exceptions; consent.
    370.1121 Bonefish; regulation.
    370.12 Marine animals; regulation.
    370.1201 Manatee protection; intent; conduct of studies; initiatives and plans.
    370.1202 Enhanced manatee protection study.
    370.13 Stone crab; regulation.
    370.135 Blue crab; regulation.
    370.14 Spiny lobster; regulation.
    370.1405 Spiny lobster reports by dealers during closed season required.
    370.142 Spiny lobster trap certificate program.
    370.143 Retrieval of spiny lobster, stone crab, blue crab, and black sea bass traps during closed season; commission authority; fees.
    370.15 Shrimp; regulation.
    370.151 Tortugas shrimp beds; penalties.
    370.153 Regulation of shrimp fishing; Clay, Duval, Nassau, Putnam, Flagler, and St. Johns Counties.
    370.1535 Regulation of shrimp fishing in Tampa Bay; licensing requirements.
    370.154 Shrimp regulations; closed areas; suspension of license, etc.
    370.155 Regulation of shrimp fishing in a designated area.
    370.16 Noncultured shellfish harvesting.
    370.1601 Lease of state-owned water bottoms for growing oysters and clams.
    370.1603 Oysters produced in and outside state; labeling; tracing; rules.
    370.161 Oyster bottom land grants made pursuant to ch. 3293.
    370.17 Sponges; regulation.
    370.172 Spearfishing; definition; limitations; penalty.
    370.18 Compacts and agreements; generally.
    370.19 Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Compact; implementing legislation.
    370.20 Gulf States Marine Fisheries Compact; implementing legislation.
    370.21 Florida Territorial Waters Act; alien-owned commercial fishing vessels; prohibited acts; enforcement.
    370.22 Venue for proceedings against citizens and residents charged with violations outside state boundaries.
    370.23 Sale of unlawfully landed product; jurisdiction.
    370.25 Artificial reef program; grants and financial and technical assistance to local governments.
    370.26 Aquaculture definitions; marine aquaculture products, producers, and facilities.
    370.27 State employment; priority consideration for qualified displaced employees of the saltwater fishing industry.
    370.28 Enterprise zone designation; communities adversely impacted by net limitations.
    370.31 Commercial production of sturgeon.
    372.001 Definitions.
    372.002 Right to hunt and fish.
    372.0025 No net loss of hunting lands.
    372.01 Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
    372.021 Powers, duties, and authority of commission; rules, regulations, and orders.
    372.0215 Citizen support organizations; use of state property; audit.
    372.0222 Private publication agreements; advertising; costs of production.
    372.0225 Freshwater organisms.
    372.023 J. W. Corbett and Cecil M. Webb Wildlife Management Areas.
    372.025 Everglades recreational sites; definitions.
    372.03 Headquarters of commission.
    372.05 Duties of executive director.
    372.07 Police powers of commission and its agents.
    372.071 Powers of arrest by agents of Department of Environmental Protection or Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
    372.0715 Rewards.
    372.072 Endangered and Threatened Species Act.
    372.0725 Killing or wounding of any species designated as endangered, threatened, or of special concern; criminal penalties.
    372.073 Endangered and Threatened Species Reward Program.
    372.074 Fish and Wildlife Habitat Program.
    372.09 State Game Trust Fund.
    372.101 Administrative Trust Fund.
    372.102 Federal Grants Trust Fund.
    372.103 Grants and Donations Trust Fund.
    372.105 Lifetime Fish and Wildlife Trust Fund.
    372.106 Dedicated License Trust Fund.
    372.107 Federal Law Enforcement Trust Fund.
    372.12 Acquisition of state game lands.
    372.121 Control and management of state game lands.
    372.127 Conservation and Recreation Lands Program Trust Fund of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
    372.16 Private game preserves and farms; penalty.
    372.19 Preserves, refuges, etc., not tax-exempt.
    372.26 Imported fish.
    372.265 Regulation of foreign animals.
    372.27 Silver Springs and Rainbow Springs, etc., closed to all fishing.
    372.551 Competitive bidding for certain sale of licenses and permits and the issuance of authorization numbers.
    372.561 Recreational licenses, permits, and authorization numbers to take wild animal life, freshwater aquatic life, and marine life; issuance; costs; reporting.
    372.562 Recreational licenses and permits; exemptions from fees and requirements.
    372.57 Recreational licenses, permits, and authorization numbers; fees established.
    372.5701 Deposit of license fees; allocation of federal funds.
    372.5702 Expenditure of funds.
    372.5704 Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission license program for tarpon; fees; penalties.
    372.5705 Fish pond license.
    372.571 Expiration of licenses and permits.
    372.5711 Review of fees for licenses and permits; review of exemptions.
    372.5712 Florida waterfowl permit revenues.
    372.5714 Waterfowl Advisory Council.
    372.5715 Florida wild turkey permit revenues.
    372.5717 Hunter safety course; requirements; penalty.
    372.5718 Hunter safety course for juveniles.
    372.573 Management area permit revenues.
    372.574 Appointment of subagents for the sale of hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses and permits.
    372.58 False statement in application for license or permit.
    372.581 Entering false information on licenses or permits.
    372.59 License and permit not transferable.
    372.65 Freshwater fish dealer's license.
    372.651 Haul seine and trawl permits; freshwater lakes in excess of 500 square miles; fees.
    372.653 Required tagging of fish; lakes in excess of 500 square miles; tag fee; game fish taken in lakes of 500 square miles or less.
    372.66 License required for fur and hide dealers.
    372.661 Private hunting preserve license fees; exception.
    372.662 Unlawful sale, possession, or transporting of alligators or alligator skins.
    372.663 Illegal killing, possessing, or capturing of alligators or other crocodilia or eggs; confiscation of equipment.
    372.664 Prima facie evidence of intent to violate laws protecting alligators.
    372.6645 Unlawful to sell alligator products; penalty.
    372.665 Word "alligator" or "gator" not to be used in certain sales.
    372.667 Feeding or enticement of alligators or crocodiles unlawful; penalty.
    372.6671 Alligator trapping program; definitions.
    372.6672 Alligator management and trapping program implementation; commission authority.
    372.6673 Taking and possession of alligators; trapping licenses; fees.
    372.6674 Required tagging of alligators and hides; fees; revenues.
    372.6678 Alligator study requirements.
    372.671 Florida or wild panther; killing prohibited; penalty.
    372.672 Florida Panther Research and Management Trust Fund.
    372.673 Florida Panther Technical Advisory Council.
    372.70 Prosecutions; state attorney to represent state.
    372.701 Arrest by officers of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; recognizance; cash bond; citation.
    372.7015 Illegal killing, taking, possessing, or selling wildlife or game; fines; disposition of fines.
    372.7016 Voluntary Authorized Hunter Identification Program.
    372.705 Harassment of hunters, trappers, or fishers.
    372.72 Disposition of fines, penalties, and forfeitures.
    372.73 Confiscation and disposition of illegally taken game.
    372.74 Cooperative agreements with U. S. Forest Service; penalty.
    372.76 Search and seizure authorized and limited.
    372.761 Issuance of warrant for search of private dwelling.
    372.77 Assent to provisions of Act of Congress of September 2, 1937.
    372.7701 Assent to federal acts.
    372.771 Federal conservation of fish and wildlife; limited jurisdiction.
    372.83 Penalties and violations; civil penalties for noncriminal infractions; criminal penalties; suspension and forfeiture of licenses and permits.
    372.831 Wildlife Violator Compact Act.
    372.8311 Compact licensing and enforcement authority; administrative review.
    372.84 Forfeiture or denial of licenses and permits.
    372.85 Contaminating fresh waters.
    372.86 Capturing, keeping, possessing, transporting, or exhibiting venomous reptiles or reptiles of concern; license required.
    372.87 License fee; renewal, revocation.
    372.88 Bond required, amount.
    372.92 Rules and regulations; penalties.
    372.921 Exhibition or sale of wildlife.
    372.922 Personal possession of wildlife.
    372.935 Captive wildlife penalties.
    372.97 Jim Woodruff Dam; reciprocity agreements.
    372.971 St. Marys River; reciprocity agreements.
    372.98 Possession of nutria; license; inspection; penalty for violation.
    372.981 Regulation of importation of caiman.
    372.988 Required clothing for persons hunting deer.
    372.99 Illegal taking and possession of deer and wild turkey; evidence; penalty.
    372.9901 Seizure of illegal hunting devices; disposition; notice; forfeiture.
    372.99021 Disposition of illegal fishing devices; exercise of police power.
    372.99022 Illegal molestation of or theft from freshwater fishing gear.
    372.9903 Illegal possession or transportation of freshwater game fish in commercial quantities; penalty.
    372.9904 Seizure of illegal transportation devices; disposition; appraisal; forfeiture.
    372.9905 Applicability of ss. 372.99, 372.9901, 372.9903, and 372.9904.
    372.991 Nongame Wildlife Trust Fund.
    372.992 Nongame Wildlife Advisory Council.
    372.993 Land-based commercial and recreational fishing activities; legislative findings and purpose; definitions; legal protection; local ordinances; prohibited activity.
    372.995 Release of balloons.
    373.046 Interagency agreements.
    379.101
    379.102
    379.1025
    379.10255
    379.103
    379.104
    379.105
    379.106
    379.201
    379.202
    379.203
    379.204
    379.205
    379.206
    379.207
    379.208
    379.209
    379.211
    379.212
    379.2201
    379.2202
    379.2203
    379.2211
    379.2212
    379.2213
    379.2221
    379.2222
    379.2223
    379.2224
    379.2225
    379.223
    379.224
    379.2251
    379.2252
    379.2253
    379.2254
    379.2255
    379.2256
    379.2257
    379.2258
    379.2259
    379.226
    379.2271
    379.2272
    379.2281
    379.2282
    379.2291
    379.2292
    379.230
    379.23
    379.231
    379.232
    379.233
    379.2341
    379.2342
    379.2351
    379.2352
    379.2353
    379.236
    379.237
    379.2401
    379.2402
    379.2411
    379.2412
    379.2413
    379.2421
    379.2422
    379.2423
    379.2424
    379.2425
    379.2431
    379.2432
    379.2433
    379.244
    379.245
    379.246
    379.247
    379.248
    379.249
    379.25
    379.2511
    379.2512
    379.2521
    379.2522
    379.2523
    379.2524
    379.2525
    379.28
    379.3001
    379.3002
    379.3003
    379.3004
    379.3011
    379.3012
    379.3013
    379.3014
    379.3015
    379.3016
    379.3017
    379.302
    379.303
    379.304
    379.305
    379.3061
    379.3062
    379.3063
    379.33
    379.3311
    379.3312
    379.3313
    379.332
    379.333
    379.334
    379.335
    379.336
    379.337
    379.338
    379.339
    379.3395
    379.340
    379.341
    379.342
    379.343
    379.350
    379.35
    379.3501
    379.3502
    379.3503
    379.3504
    379.3511
    379.3512
    379.352
    379.353
    379.354
    379.355
    379.356
    379.357
    379.3581
    379.3582
    379.361
    379.362
    379.363
    379.3635
    379.364
    379.365
    379.366
    379.367
    379.3671
    379.368
    379.369
    379.3711
    379.3712
    379.372
    379.373
    379.374
    379.3751
    379.3752
    379.3761
    379.3762
    379.377
    379.401
    379.4015
    379.402
    379.403
    379.404
    379.405
    379.406
    379.407
    379.408
    379.409
    379.411
    379.4115
    379.412
    379.413
    379.414
    403.41315 Comprehensive illegal dumping, litter, and marine debris control and prevention.
    403.813 Permits issued at district centers; exceptions.
    597.010 Shellfish regulation; leases.
    777.04 Attempts, solicitation, and conspiracy.
    810.09 Trespass on property other than structure or conveyance.
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart.
    932.7055 Disposition of liens and forfeited property.

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  • SB 1304, Original Filed Version Posted 1/23/2008 at 1:04 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    545748 - Amendment
    Environmental Preservation and Conservation
    (Saunders)
    4/21/2008
    12:37 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/22/2008
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    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/22/2008 1:00 PM Environmental Preservation and Conservation 5 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    370.06 Licenses.

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