Florida Senate - 2009 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for CS for SB 2536
Barcode 180158
LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
Comm: WD .
04/20/2009 .
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The Committee on General Government Appropriations (Oelrich)
recommended the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Between lines 1337 and 1338
4 insert:
5 Section 35. Effective July 1, 2010, paragraphs (h), (i),
6 and (j) of subsection (4) and subsections (8), (11), and (12) of
7 section 379.354 are amended to read:
8 379.354 Recreational licenses, permits, and authorization
9 numbers; fees established.—
10 (4) RESIDENT HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES.—The licenses and
11 fees for residents participating in hunting and fishing
12 activities in this state are as follows:
13 (h) Annual sportsman’s license, $79, except that an annual
14 sportsman’s license for a resident 64 years of age or older is
15 $12. A sportsman’s license authorizes the person to whom it is
16 issued to take game and freshwater fish, subject to the state
17 and federal laws, rules, and regulations, including rules of the
18 commission, in effect at the time of the taking. Other
19 authorized activities include activities authorized by a
20 management area permit, a muzzle-loading gun season permit, a
21 crossbow season permit, a turkey permit, a Florida waterfowl
22 permit, a deer permit, and an archery season permit.
23 (i) Annual gold sportsman’s license, $98.50. The gold
24 sportsman’s license authorizes the person to whom it is issued
25 to take freshwater fish, saltwater fish, and game, subject to
26 the state and federal laws, rules, and regulations, including
27 rules of the commission, in effect at the time of taking. Other
28 authorized activities include activities authorized by a
29 management area permit, a muzzle-loading gun season permit, a
30 crossbow season permit, a turkey permit, a Florida waterfowl
31 permit, an archery season permit, a snook permit, a deer permit,
32 and a spiny lobster permit.
33 (j) Annual military gold sportsman’s license, $18.50. The
34 gold sportsman’s license authorizes the person to whom it is
35 issued to take freshwater fish, saltwater fish, and game,
36 subject to the state and federal laws, rules, and regulations,
37 including rules of the commission, in effect at the time of
38 taking. Other authorized activities include activities
39 authorized by a management area permit, a muzzle-loading gun
40 season permit, a crossbow season permit, a turkey permit, a
41 Florida waterfowl permit, an archery season permit, a snook
42 permit, a deer permit, and a spiny lobster permit. Any resident
43 who is an active or retired member of the United States Armed
44 Forces, the United States Armed Forces Reserve, the National
45 Guard, the United States Coast Guard, or the United States Coast
46 Guard Reserve is eligible to purchase the military gold
47 sportsman’s license upon submission of a current military
48 identification card.
49 (8) SPECIFIED HUNTING, FISHING, AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY
50 PERMITS.— In order to assure that the cultural heritage of
51 hunting and sport fishing, recognized in s. 379.104, is passed
52 on to future Floridians, the commission shall use up to 10% of
53 the proceeds from the below-stated hunting and sport fishing
54 related permits to promote hunting and sport fishing activities,
55 with an emphasis on youth participation. In addition to any
56 license required under this chapter, the following permits and
57 fees for specified hunting, fishing, and other recreational uses
58 and activities are required:
59 (a) An annual Florida waterfowl permit for a resident or
60 nonresident to take wild ducks or geese within the state or its
61 coastal waters is $5 $3. Revenue generated from the sale of
62 waterfowl permits or that pro rata portion of any license that
63 includes waterfowl hunting privileges provided for in this
64 section shall be used for conservation, research, or management
65 of waterfowl; for the development, restoration, maintenance, and
66 preservation of wetlands within the state; or for promoting the
67 hunting heritage.
68 (b)1. An annual Florida turkey permit for a resident to
69 take wild turkeys within the state is $ 10 $5. Revenue generated
70 from the sale of resident wild turkey permits or that pro rata
71 portion of any license that includes turkey hunting privileges
72 provided for in this section shall be used for the conservation,
73 research, or management of wild turkeys or promoting the hunting
74 heritage.
75 2. An annual Florida turkey permit for a nonresident to
76 take wild turkeys within the state is $125 $100. Revenue
77 generated from the sale of non-resident wild turkey permits or
78 that pro rata portion of any license that includes turkey
79 hunting privileges provided for in this section shall be used
80 for the conservation, research, or management of wild turkeys or
81 promoting the hunting heritage.
82 (c) The commission shall prepare an annual report
83 documenting the use of funds generated under the provisions of
84 paragraphs (a) and (b), to be submitted to the Governor, the
85 Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President of
86 the Senate on or before September 1 of each year.
87 (d)(c) An annual snook permit for a resident or nonresident
88 to take or possess any snook from any waters of the state is $10
89 $2. Revenue generated from the sale of snook permits shall be
90 used exclusively for programs to benefit the snook population.
91 (e)(d) An annual spiny lobster permit for a resident or
92 nonresident to take or possess any spiny lobster for
93 recreational purposes from any waters of the state is $5 $2.
94 Revenue generated from the sale of spiny lobster permits shall
95 be used exclusively for programs to benefit the spiny lobster
96 population.
97 (f) An annual deer permit for a resident or nonresident to
98 take deer within the state during any season authorized by the
99 commission is $5. Revenue generated from the sale of deer
100 permits shall be used for the conservation, research, or
101 management of white-tailed deer or promoting the hunting
102 heritage.
103 (g)(e) A $5 fee is imposed for each of the following
104 permits:
105 1. An annual archery season permit for a resident or
106 nonresident to hunt within the state during any archery season
107 authorized by the commission.
108 2. An annual crossbow season permit for a resident or
109 nonresident to hunt within the state during any crossbow season
110 authorized by the commission.
111 3. An annual muzzle-loading gun season permit for a
112 resident or nonresident to hunt within the state during any
113 muzzle-loading gun season authorized by the commission.
114 (h)(f) A special use permit for a resident or nonresident
115 to participate in limited entry hunting or fishing activities as
116 authorized by commission rule shall not exceed $150 $100 per day
117 or $300 $250 per week. Notwithstanding any other provision of
118 this chapter, there are no exclusions, exceptions, or exemptions
119 from this permit fee. In addition to the permit fee, the
120 commission may charge each special use permit applicant a
121 nonrefundable application fee not to exceed $10.
122 (i)(g)1. A management area permit for a resident or
123 nonresident to hunt on, fish on, or otherwise use for outdoor
124 recreational purposes land owned, leased, or managed by the
125 commission, or by the state for the use and benefit of the
126 commission, shall not exceed $30 $25 per year.
127 2. A management area permit for a resident or non-resident
128 to hike, camp or otherwise engage in other outdoor recreational
129 activities, excepting hunting or fishing, on management area
130 lands shall not exceed $5 per day or $30 per year.
131 3.2. Permit fees for short-term use of land that is owned,
132 leased, or managed by the commission may be established by rule
133 of the commission for activities on such lands. Such permits may
134 be in lieu of, or in addition to, the annual management area
135 permit authorized in subparagraphs 1 and 2 subparagraph 1.
136 4.3. Other than for hunting or fishing, the provisions of
137 this paragraph shall not apply on any lands not owned by the
138 commission, unless the commission has obtained the written
139 consent of the owner or primary custodian of such lands.
140 (j)(h)1. A recreational user permit is required to hunt on,
141 fish on, or otherwise use for outdoor recreational purposes land
142 leased by the commission from private nongovernmental owners,
143 except for those lands located directly north of the
144 Apalachicola National Forest, east of the Ochlocknee River until
145 the point the river meets the dam forming Lake Talquin, and
146 south of the closest federal highway. The fee for a recreational
147 user permit shall be based upon the economic compensation
148 desired by the landowner, game population levels, desired hunter
149 density, and administrative costs. The permit fee shall be set
150 by commission rule on a per-acre basis. The recreational user
151 permit fee, less administrative costs of up to $30 $25 per
152 permit, shall be remitted to the landowner as provided in the
153 lease agreement for each area.
154 2. One minor dependent under 16 years of age may hunt under
155 the supervision of the permittee and is exempt from the
156 recreational user permit requirements. The spouse and dependent
157 children of a permittee are exempt from the recreational user
158 permit requirements when engaged in outdoor recreational
159 activities other than hunting and when accompanied by a
160 permittee. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter,
161 no other exclusions, exceptions, or exemptions from the
162 recreational user permit fee are authorized.
163 (11) RESIDENT LIFETIME HUNTING LICENSES.—
164 (a) Lifetime hunting licenses are available to residents
165 only, as follows, for:
166 1. Persons 4 years of age or younger, for a fee of $ 200.
167 2. Persons 5 years of age or older, but under 13 years of
168 age, for a fee of $ 350.
169 3. Persons 13 years of age or older, for a fee of $ 500.
170 (b) The following activities are authorized by the purchase
171 of a lifetime hunting license:
172 1. Taking, or attempting to take or possess, game
173 consistent with the state and federal laws and regulations and
174 rules of the commission in effect at the time of the taking.
175 2. All activities authorized by a muzzle-loading gun season
176 permit, a crossbow season permit, a turkey permit, an archery
177 season permit, a Florida waterfowl permit, a deer permit, and a
178 management area permit, excluding fishing.
179 (12) RESIDENT LIFETIME SPORTSMAN’S LICENSES.—
180 (a) Lifetime sportsman’s licenses are available to
181 residents only, as follows, for:
182 1. Persons 4 years of age or younger, for a fee of $ 400.
183 2. Persons 5 years of age or older, but under 13 years of
184 age, for a fee of $ 700.
185 3. Persons 13 years of age or older, for a fee of $ 1,000.
186 (b) The following activities are authorized by the purchase
187 of a lifetime sportsman’s license:
188 1. Taking, or attempting to take or possess, freshwater and
189 saltwater fish, and game, consistent with the state and federal
190 laws and regulations and rules of the commission in effect at
191 the time of taking.
192 2. All activities authorized by a management area permit, a
193 muzzle-loading gun season permit, a crossbow season permit, a
194 turkey permit, an archery season permit, a Florida waterfowl
195 permit, a snook permit, a deer permit, and a spiny lobster
196 permit.
197 Section 36. Effective July 1, 2010, section 379.2211,
198 Florida Statutes, is repealed.
199 Section 37. Effective July 1, 2010, section 379.2212,
200 Florida Statutes, is repealed.
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204 And the title is amended as follows:
205 Delete line 152
206 and insert:
207 Health Care Administration; amending s. 379.354, F.S.;
208 increasing hunting and fishing permit fees; creating a deer
209 permit; creating an outdoor recreational permit on wildlife
210 management areas controlled by Fish and Wildlife Conservation
211 Commission; repealing s. 379.2211, F.S.; providing for use of
212 funds for the Florida waterfowl permit program; repealing s.
213 379.2212, F.S.; providing for use of funds for the Florida wild
214 turkey permit program; amending s. 379.3671,