| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to aquaculture; amending s. 379.2523, |
| 3 | F.S.; eliminating a requirement that the Fish and Wildlife |
| 4 | Conservation Commission provide assistance to the |
| 5 | Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services in the |
| 6 | development of an aquaculture plan for the state; |
| 7 | providing an effective date. |
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| 9 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 11 | Section 1. Subsection (8) of section 379.2523, Florida |
| 12 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 13 | 379.2523 Aquaculture definitions; marine aquaculture |
| 14 | products, producers, and facilities.- |
| 15 | (8) The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission shall |
| 16 | provide assistance to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer |
| 17 | Services in the development of an aquaculture plan for the |
| 18 | state. |
| 19 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010. |