Florida Senate - 2009                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 2536
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  04/06/2009           .                                
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       The Committee on Judiciary (Constantine) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Between lines 801 and 802
    4  insert:
    5         Section 15. Effective October 1, 2009, section 327.70,
    6  Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
    7         327.70 Enforcement of this chapter and chapter 328.—
    8         (1) This chapter and chapter 328 shall be enforced by the
    9  Division of Law Enforcement of the Fish and Wildlife
   10  Conservation Commission and its officers, the sheriffs of the
   11  various counties and their deputies, municipal police officers,
   12  and any other authorized law enforcement officer as defined in
   13  s. 943.10, all of whom may order the removal of vessels deemed
   14  to be an interference or a hazard to public safety, enforce the
   15  provisions of this chapter and chapter 328, or cause any
   16  inspections to be made of all vessels in accordance with this
   17  chapter and chapter 328.
   18         (2)(a) Noncriminal violations of the following statutes may
   19  be enforced by a uniform boating citation mailed to the
   20  registered owner of an unattended vessel anchored, aground, or
   21  moored on the waters of this state:
   22         1. Section 327.33(3)(b), relating to navigation rules;
   23         2. Section 327.44, relating to interference with
   24  navigation;
   25         3. Section 327.50(2), relating to required lights and
   26  shapes;
   27         4. Section 327.53, relating to marine sanitation;
   28         5. Section 328.48(5), relating to display of decal.
   29         6. Section 328.52(2), relating to display of number.
   30         (b) Citations issued to livery vessels under this
   31  subsection shall be the responsibility of the lessee of the
   32  vessel if the livery has included a warning of this
   33  responsibility as a part of the rental agreement and has
   34  provided to the agency issuing the citation the name, address,
   35  and date of birth of the lessee when requested by that agency.
   36  The livery is not responsible for the payment of citations if
   37  the livery provides the required warning and lessee information.
   38         (3)Such officers shall have the power and duty to issue
   39  such orders and to make such investigations, reports, and
   40  arrests in connection with any violation of the provisions of
   41  this chapter and chapter 328 as are necessary to effectuate the
   42  intent and purpose of this chapter and chapter 328.
   43         (4)(3)The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission or any
   44  other law enforcement agency may make any investigation
   45  necessary to secure information required to carry out and
   46  enforce the provisions of this chapter and chapter 328.
   47  
   48         Renumber subsequent sections
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   51  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   52         And the title is amended as follows:
   53         Delete line 110
   54  and insert:
   55  Its jurisdiction; amending s. 327.70, F.S.; providing for the
   56  mailing of citations; amending s. 328.72, F.S.; providing