Florida Statutes Part I - Indian Affairs (Ss. 285.01-285.20)

• 285.01 - Lands Set Aside; Description.
  The following described lands in the County of Monroe, are set aside and given to the Seminole Indians of Florida as a reservation, to wit:(1) All...
• 285.011 - Seminole Indian Lands; Trustee.
  The Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund shall hereafter serve as the trustee of all Seminole Indian lands, and title to all...
• 285.03 - Grant Of Florida Lands To Seminole Indians.
  (1)(a) A grant is made, for use of the Seminole Indians of Florida, of a tract of land situated in Broward County, described as follows:(b) Beginning 330...
• 285.04 - Board Of Trustees Of Internal Improvement Trust Fund Authorized To Exchange State Lands For United States Lands.
  To provide more adequately for the needs of the Seminole Indians in Florida, and for cooperating with the United States therein, the Board of Trustees...
• 285.05 - Board Of Trustees Of The Internal Improvement Trust Fund Authorized To Exchange Lands With Individuals.
  The Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund may, in its discretion, exchange state lands with private landowners, and, in turn, exchange any...
• 285.06 - State Indian Reservation.
  When, as the result of the exchanges provided for in ss. 285.04 and 285.05, there shall have been established a reservation for the Indians by...
• 285.061 - Transfer Of Land To United States In Trust For Seminole And Miccosukee Indian Tribes.
  (1) The Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund of state Indian reservation lands is authorized in its discretion, to transfer to the United...
• 285.07 - Purpose Of Law.
  The purpose of ss. 285.07-285.13 is to protect the Seminole Indians of Florida against undue and unnecessary hardships during these difficult years of transition from...
• 285.08 - Definitions.
  For the purpose of ss. 285.09-285.13:(1) “Tribe” means the Seminole Tribe in the state composed of bands of Indians known and referred to as Miccosukee and...
• 285.09 - Rights Of Miccosukee And Seminole Tribes With Respect To Hunting, Fishing, And Frogging.
  (1) It is lawful for members of the Miccosukee Tribe and members of the Seminole Tribe to take wild game and fish at any time within...
• 285.10 - No License Or Permit Fees Required; Identification Card Required.
  Indians may exercise the hunting, fishing, and frogging rights granted to them in those areas specified by s. 285.09 without payment of licensing or permitting...
• 285.11 - Reservation; Improvement Leases.
  The trustee shall have the right to lease any part or parts of the reservation to any person willing to enter into an improvement lease....
• 285.12 - Reservation; Mineral Deposits.
  The tribe shall benefit from the discovery and development of all mineral deposits on the lands of the reservation the same as if the title...
• 285.13 - Campsites; Flood Control.
  Indians living in camps settled prior to the passage of ss. 285.07-285.13 within the boundaries of the flood control project shall be permitted to continue...
• 285.14 - Board Of Trustees Of The Internal Improvement Trust Fund As Trustee To Accept Donations Of And Acquire Property For Indians.
  (1) The Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund, as the trustee defined in s. 285.08, may accept donations of real and personal property...
• 285.15 - Grant Of Hunting, Fishing, And Frogging Privileges By Board Of Trustees Of Internal Improvement Trust Fund; Access To And Use Of Land.
  (1) The Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund, in its discretion, may grant hunting and fishing privileges and rights to the Miccosukee and...
• 285.16 - Civil And Criminal Jurisdiction; Indian Reservation.
  (1) The State of Florida hereby assumes jurisdiction over criminal offenses committed by or against Indians or other persons within Indian reservations and over civil causes...
• 285.165 - Water Rights Compact With Seminole Tribe.
  (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 285.16, the water rights compact among the Seminole Tribe of Florida, the State of Florida, and the South Florida Water...
• 285.17 - Special Improvement Districts; Seminole And Miccosukee Tribes.
  There is hereby created a special improvement district for each of the areas contained within the reservations set aside for the Seminole and Miccosukee Tribes,...
• 285.18 - Tribal Council As Governing Body; Powers And Duties.
  (1) The respective governing bodies of the Seminole Tribe of Florida and the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians recognized by the United States and organized pursuant to...
• 285.20 - Tribal Secured Transactions Filing Offices.
  (1) If the governing body of the Seminole Tribe of Florida or the governing body of the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians adopts or enacts a law...

Last modified: September 23, 2016