Florida Senate - 2009 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 2536
Barcode 683914
LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
Comm: WD .
04/20/2009 .
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The Committee on General Government Appropriations (Baker)
recommended the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Between lines 1261 and 1262
4 insert:
5 Section 33. Effective July 1, 2010, subsections (4), (8),
6 and (11) of section 379.354, Florida Statutes, are amended to
7 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 (a) Annual freshwater fishing license, $15.50.
14 (b) Annual saltwater fishing license, $15.50.
15 (c) Annual hunting license to take game, $15.50.
16 (d) Annual combination hunting and freshwater fishing
17 license, $31.
18 (e) Annual combination freshwater fishing and saltwater
19 fishing license, $31.
20 (f) Annual combination hunting, freshwater fishing, and
21 saltwater fishing license, $46.50.
22 (g) Annual license to take fur-bearing animals, $25.
23 However, a resident with a valid hunting license or a no-cost
24 license who is taking fur-bearing animals for noncommercial
25 purposes using guns or dogs only, and not traps or other
26 devices, is not required to purchase this license. Also, a
27 resident 65 years of age or older is not required to purchase
28 this license.
29 (h) Annual sportsman’s license, $79, except that an annual
30 sportsman’s license for a resident 64 years of age or older is
31 $12. A sportsman’s license authorizes the person to whom it is
32 issued to take game and freshwater fish, subject to the state
33 and federal laws, rules, and regulations, including rules of the
34 commission, in effect at the time of the taking. Other
35 authorized activities include activities authorized by a
36 management area permit, a muzzle-loading gun season permit, a
37 crossbow season permit, a turkey permit, a Florida waterfowl
38 permit, a deer permit, and an archery season permit.
39 (i) Annual gold sportsman’s license, $98.50. The gold
40 sportsman’s license authorizes the person to whom it is issued
41 to take freshwater fish, saltwater fish, and game, subject to
42 the state and federal laws, rules, and regulations, including
43 rules of the commission, in effect at the time of taking. Other
44 authorized activities include activities authorized by a
45 management area permit, a muzzle-loading gun season permit, a
46 crossbow season permit, a turkey permit, a Florida waterfowl
47 permit, a deer permit, an archery season permit, a snook permit,
48 and a spiny lobster permit.
49 (j) Annual military gold sportsman’s license, $18.50. The
50 gold sportsman’s license authorizes the person to whom it is
51 issued to take freshwater fish, saltwater fish, and game,
52 subject to the state and federal laws, rules, and regulations,
53 including rules of the commission, in effect at the time of
54 taking. Other authorized activities include activities
55 authorized by a management area permit, a muzzle-loading gun
56 season permit, a crossbow season permit, a turkey permit, a
57 Florida waterfowl permit, a deer permit, an archery season
58 permit, a snook permit, and a spiny lobster permit. Any resident
59 who is an active or retired member of the United States Armed
60 Forces, the United States Armed Forces Reserve, the National
61 Guard, the United States Coast Guard, or the United States Coast
62 Guard Reserve is eligible to purchase the military gold
63 sportsman’s license upon submission of a current military
64 identification card.
65 (8)(a) SPECIFIED HUNTING, FISHING, AND RECREATIONAL
66 ACTIVITY PERMITS.—In addition to any license required under this
67 chapter, the following permits and fees for specified hunting,
68 fishing, and other recreational uses and activities are
69 required:
70 1.(a) An annual Florida waterfowl permit for a resident or
71 nonresident to take wild ducks or geese within the state or its
72 coastal waters is $5 $3. Revenue generated from the sale of
73 waterfowl permits or the pro rata portion of the fee for any
74 license that includes waterfowl hunting privileges shall be used
75 for conservation, research, or management of waterfowl; for the
76 development, restoration, maintenance, and preservation of
77 wetlands within the state; or for promoting the heritage of
78 hunting.
79 2.a.(b)1. An annual Florida turkey permit for a resident to
80 take wild turkeys within the state is $10 $5. Revenue generated
81 from the sale of wild turkey permits to residents or the pro
82 rata portion of the fee for any license that includes turkey
83 hunting privileges shall be used for the conservation, research,
84 or management of wild turkeys or for promoting the heritage of
85 hunting.
86 b.2. An annual Florida turkey permit for a nonresident to
87 take wild turkeys within the state is $125 $100. Revenue
88 generated from the sale of wild turkey permits to nonresidents
89 or that pro rata portion of the fee for any license that
90 includes turkey hunting privileges shall be used for the
91 conservation, research, or management of wild turkeys or for
92 promoting the heritage of hunting.
93 3.(c) An annual snook permit for a resident or nonresident
94 to take or possess any snook from any waters of the state is $10
95 $2. Revenue generated from the sale of snook permits shall be
96 used exclusively for programs to benefit the snook population.
97 4.(d) An annual spiny lobster permit for a resident or
98 nonresident to take or possess any spiny lobster for
99 recreational purposes from any waters of the state is $5 $2.
100 Revenue generated from the sale of spiny lobster permits shall
101 be used exclusively for programs to benefit the spiny lobster
102 population.
103 5. An annual deer permit for a resident or nonresident to
104 take deer within the state during any season authorized by the
105 commission is $5. Revenue generated from the sale of deer
106 permits shall be used for the conservation, research, or
107 management of white-tailed deer or for promoting the heritage of
108 hunting.
109 6.(e) A $5 fee is imposed for each of the following
110 permits:
111 a.1. An annual archery season permit for a resident or
112 nonresident to hunt within the state during any archery season
113 authorized by the commission.
114 b.2. An annual crossbow season permit for a resident or
115 nonresident to hunt within the state during any crossbow season
116 authorized by the commission.
117 c.3. An annual muzzle-loading gun season permit for a
118 resident or nonresident to hunt within the state during any
119 muzzle-loading gun season authorized by the commission.
120 7.(f) A special use permit for a resident or nonresident to
121 participate in limited entry hunting or fishing activities as
122 authorized by commission rule shall not exceed $150 $100 per day
123 or $300 $250 per week. Notwithstanding any other provision of
124 this chapter, there are no exclusions, exceptions, or exemptions
125 from this permit fee. In addition to the permit fee, the
126 commission may charge each special use permit applicant a
127 nonrefundable application fee not to exceed $10.
128 8.a.(g)1. A management area permit for a resident or
129 nonresident to hunt on, fish on, or otherwise use for outdoor
130 recreational purposes land owned, leased, or managed by the
131 commission, or by the state for the use and benefit of the
132 commission, shall not exceed $30 $25 per year.
133 b. A management area permit for a resident or nonresident
134 to hike, camp, or otherwise engage in other outdoor recreational
135 activities, excepting hunting or fishing, on management area
136 lands shall not exceed $5 per day or $30 per year.
137 c.2. Permit fees for short-term use of land that is owned,
138 leased, or managed by the commission may be established by rule
139 of the commission for activities on such lands. Such permits may
140 be in lieu of, or in addition to, the annual management area
141 permit authorized in sub-subparagraphs a. and b. subparagraph 1.
142 d.3. Other than for hunting or fishing, the provisions of
143 this paragraph do shall not apply on any lands not owned by the
144 commission, unless the commission has obtained the written
145 consent of the owner or primary custodian of such lands.
146 9.a.(h)1. A recreational user permit is required to hunt
147 on, fish on, or otherwise use for outdoor recreational purposes
148 land leased by the commission from private nongovernmental
149 owners, except for those lands located directly north of the
150 Apalachicola National Forest, east of the Ochlocknee River until
151 the point the river meets the dam forming Lake Talquin, and
152 south of the closest federal highway. The fee for a recreational
153 user permit shall be based upon the economic compensation
154 desired by the landowner, game population levels, desired hunter
155 density, and administrative costs. The permit fee shall be set
156 by commission rule on a per-acre basis. The recreational user
157 permit fee, less administrative costs of up to $25 per permit,
158 shall be remitted to the landowner as provided in the lease
159 agreement for each area.
160 b.2. One minor dependent under 16 years of age may hunt
161 under the supervision of the permittee and is exempt from the
162 recreational user permit requirements. The spouse and dependent
163 children of a permittee are exempt from the recreational user
164 permit requirements when engaged in outdoor recreational
165 activities other than hunting and when accompanied by a
166 permittee. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter,
167 no other exclusions, exceptions, or exemptions from the
168 recreational user permit fee are authorized.
169 (b)1. In order to ensure that the cultural heritage of
170 hunting and sport fishing, recognized in s. 379.104, is passed
171 on to future Floridians, the commission shall promote hunting
172 and sport fishing activities, with an emphasis on youth
173 participation. The commission may use up to 10 percent of the
174 proceeds from the hunting and sport fishing-related permits
175 under subparagraphs (a)1.-3. and 6.-9. on these promotional
176 activities.
177 2. The commission shall prepare an annual report
178 documenting the use of funds generated under subparagraphs (a)1.
179 and 2., to be submitted to the Governor, the President of the
180 Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by
181 September 1 of each year.
182 (11) RESIDENT LIFETIME HUNTING LICENSES.—
183 (a) Lifetime hunting licenses are available to residents
184 only, as follows, for:
185 1. Persons 4 years of age or younger, for a fee of $200.
186 2. Persons 5 years of age or older, but under 13 years of
187 age, for a fee of $350.
188 3. Persons 13 years of age or older, for a fee of $500.
189 (b) The following activities are authorized by the purchase
190 of a lifetime hunting license:
191 1. Taking, or attempting to take or possess, game
192 consistent with the state and federal laws and regulations and
193 rules of the commission in effect at the time of the taking.
194 2. All activities authorized by a muzzle-loading gun season
195 permit, a crossbow season permit, a turkey permit, a deer
196 permit, an archery season permit, a Florida waterfowl permit,
197 and a management area permit, excluding fishing.
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199 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================
200 And the title is amended as follows:
201 Delete line 151
202 and insert:
203 Health Care Administration; amending s. 379.354, F.S.;
204 providing that authorized activities under a
205 sportsman’s license include activities authorized by a
206 deer permit; increasing fees for hunting and fishing
207 related permits; imposing a fee for a permit to hunt
208 deer; requiring the Fish and Wildlife Conservation
209 Commission to use revenues from certain hunting and
210 fishing-related permits for wildlife conservation,
211 research, or management and to promote hunting and
212 fishing activities; setting a limit on the fees for a
213 management area permit to hike, camp, or otherwise
214 engage in other outdoor recreational activities on
215 management area lands; deleting certain exceptions to
216 the recreational user permit; requiring the commission
217 to promote hunting and sport fishing activities, with
218 an emphasis on youth participation; requiring the
219 commission to submit an annual report on the use of
220 certain funds to the Governor and the Legislature;
221 amending s. 379.3671,