Florida Senate - 2012                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 804
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  01/26/2012           .                                
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       The Committee on Budget Subcommittee on General Government
       Appropriations (Latvala) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Between lines 56 and 57
    4  insert:
    5         Section 3. Paragraph (a) of subsection (7) of section
    6  379.354, Florida Statutes, is amended, and paragraph (f) is
    7  added to that subsection, to read:
    8         379.354 Recreational licenses, permits, and authorization
    9  numbers; fees established.—
   10         (7) VESSEL LICENSES.—
   11         (a) Except as provided in paragraph (f), a No person may
   12  not operate any vessel wherein a fee is paid, either directly or
   13  indirectly, for the purpose of taking, attempting to take, or
   14  possessing any saltwater fish for noncommercial purposes unless
   15  she or he has obtained a license for each vessel for that
   16  purpose, and has paid the license fee pursuant to paragraphs (b)
   17  and (c) for such vessel.
   18         (f) If the operator of a vessel that carries scuba divers
   19  for a fee, either directly or indirectly, maintains the
   20  appropriate vessel license under this subsection based upon the
   21  number of persons the vessel is licensed to carry and any
   22  applicable permits, the individual scuba divers engaged in
   23  taking or attempting to take saltwater products are not required
   24  to obtain individual fishing licenses and permits. However, if
   25  such vessel operator does not have the appropriate license, a
   26  scuba diver engaged in taking or attempting to take saltwater
   27  products must have individual fishing licenses and any
   28  applicable permits.
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   31         And the title is amended as follows:
   32         Delete line 10
   33  and insert:
   34         Magazine Advisory Council; amending s. 379.354, F.S.;
   35         exempting a scuba diver who is engaged in taking or
   36         attempting to take saltwater products from having an
   37         individual fishing license if the operator of a vessel
   38         carrying the scuba diver meets certain conditions;
   39         amending s. 379.3581, F.S.;