| 1 | Representative Ambler offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Between lines 166 and 167, insert: |
| 5 | Section 1. Paragraph (h) of subsection (2) of section |
| 6 | 379.353, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 7 | 379.353 Recreational licenses and permits; exemptions from |
| 8 | fees and requirements.-- |
| 9 | (2) A hunting, freshwater fishing, or saltwater fishing |
| 10 | license or permit is not required for: |
| 11 | (h) Any resident saltwater fishing from land or from a |
| 12 | structure fixed to the land, or any person who has been |
| 13 | determined eligible for the food stamp, temporary cash |
| 14 | assistance, or Medicaid programs by the Department of Children |
| 15 | and Family Services. A benefit issuance or program |
| 16 | identification card issued by the Department of Children and |
| 17 | Family Services or the Agency for Health Care Administration |
| 18 | shall serve as proof of program eligibility. The individual must |
| 19 | have the benefit issuance or program identification card and |
| 20 | positive proof of identification in her or his possession when |
| 21 | fishing. |
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| 25 | T I T L E A M E N D M E N T |
| 26 | Remove lines 2-3 and insert: |
| 27 | An act relating to health care; amending s. 379.353, F.S.; |
| 28 | providing that a hunting, freshwater fishing, or saltwater |
| 29 | fishing license or permit is not required for any person who has |
| 30 | been determined eligible for the food stamps, temporary cash |
| 31 | assistance, or the Medicaid programs; providing for proof of |
| 32 | eligibility for the qualifying programs; repealing s. 395.0199, |
| 33 | F.S., relating to |