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1998 Florida Statutes
Feeding or enticement of alligators or crocodiles unlawful; penalty.
372.667 Feeding or enticement of alligators or crocodiles unlawful; penalty.--
(1) No person shall intentionally feed, or entice with feed, any wild American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) or American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus). However, the provisions of this section shall not apply to:
(a) Those persons feeding alligators or crocodiles maintained in protected captivity for educational, scientific, commercial, or recreational purposes.
(b) Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission personnel, persons licensed or otherwise authorized by the commission, or county or municipal animal control personnel when relocating alligators or crocodiles by baiting or enticement.
(2) For the purposes of this section, the term "maintained in protected captivity" means held in captivity under a permit issued by the Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission pursuant to s. 372.921 or s. 372.922.
(3) Any person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
History.--s. 1, ch. 78-101; s. 55, ch. 91-224.