Florida Statutes Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 379.101-379.237)

• 379.101 - Definitions.
  In construing these statutes, where the context does not clearly indicate otherwise, the word, phrase, or term:(1) “Authorization” means a number issued by the Fish and...
• 379.102 - Fish And Wildlife Conservation Commission.
  (1) The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission shall consist of seven members who shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate, for...
• 379.1025 - Powers, Duties, And Authority Of Commission; Rules, Regulations, And Orders.
  The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission may exercise the powers, duties, and authority granted by s. 9, Art. IV of the Constitution of Florida, and...
• 379.10255 - Headquarters Of Commission.
  The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is located at the state capital, and, when suitable adequate office space cannot be provided in the State Capitol...
• 379.103 - Duties Of Executive Director.
  The executive director of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission shall:(1) Keep full and correct minutes of the proceedings of said commission at its meetings, which...
• 379.104 - Right To Hunt And Fish.
  The Legislature recognizes that hunting, fishing, and the taking of game are a valued part of the cultural heritage of Florida and should be forever...
• 379.105 - Harassment Of Hunters, Trappers, Or Fishers.
  (1) A person may not intentionally, within a publicly or privately owned wildlife management or fish management area or on any state-owned water body:(a) Interfere with or...
• 379.106 - Administration Of Commission Grant Programs.
  (1) The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is authorized to establish grant programs that are consistent with statutory authority and legislative appropriations. The commission is further...
• 379.201 - Administrative Trust Fund.
  (1) The Administrative Trust Fund is created within the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.(2) The fund is established for use as a depository for funds to be...
• 379.203 - Dedicated License Trust Fund.
  (1) There is established within the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission the Dedicated License Trust Fund. The fund shall be credited with moneys collected pursuant to...
• 379.204 - Federal Grants Trust Fund.
  (1) The Federal Grants Trust Fund is created within the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.(2) The fund is established for use as a depository for funds to...
• 379.205 - Florida Panther Research And Management Trust Fund.
  (1) There is established within the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission the Florida Panther Research and Management Trust Fund to be used exclusively for the purposes...
• 379.206 - Grants And Donations Trust Fund.
  (1) The Grants and Donations Trust Fund is created within the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.(2) The fund is established for use as a depository for funds...
• 379.207 - Lifetime Fish And Wildlife Trust Fund.
  (1) There is established within the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission the Lifetime Fish and Wildlife Trust Fund to be used for the purpose of supporting...
• 379.208 - Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund; Purposes.
  (1) The Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund within the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission shall serve as a broad-based depository for funds from various marine-related and...
• 379.209 - Nongame Wildlife Trust Fund.
  (1) The Legislature recognizes the value of maintaining ecologically healthy and stable populations of a wide diversity of fish and wildlife species and recognizes the need...
• 379.211 - State Game Trust Fund.
  The funds resulting from the operation of the commission and from the administration of the laws and regulations pertaining to birds, game, fur-bearing animals, freshwater...
• 379.212 - Land Acquisition Trust Fund.
  (1)(a) There is established within the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission the Land Acquisition Trust Fund to implement s. 28, Art. X of the State Constitution.(b) The...
• 379.213 - Save The Manatee Trust Fund.
  (1) The Save the Manatee Trust Fund shall be administered by the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.(2) Funds to be credited to and uses of the trust...
• 379.214 - Invasive Plant Control Trust Fund.
  (1) The Invasive Plant Control Trust Fund shall be administered by the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.(2) Funds to be credited to and uses of the trust...
• 379.2201 - Deposit Of License Fees; Allocation Of Federal Funds.
  (1) Except as provided in ss. 379.203 and 379.207, all saltwater license and permit fees collected pursuant to s. 379.354 shall be deposited into the Marine...
• 379.2202 - Expenditure Of Funds.
  Any moneys available pursuant to s. 379.2201(1)(c) may be expended by the commission within Florida through grants and contracts for research with research institutions including...
• 379.2203 - Disposition Of Fines, Penalties, And Forfeitures.
  (1) All moneys collected from fines, penalties, proceeds from unclaimed bonds, or forfeitures of bail of persons convicted under this chapter shall be deposited in the...
• 379.2213 - Management Area Permit Revenues.
  The commission shall expend the revenue generated from the sale of the management area permit as provided for in s. 379.354(8)(g) or that pro rata...
• 379.2222 - Acquisition Of State Game Lands.
  The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, with the approval of the Governor, may acquire, in the name of the state, lands and waters suitable for...
• 379.2223 - Control And Management Of State Game Lands.
  (1) The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is authorized to make, adopt, promulgate, amend, repeal, and enforce all reasonable rules and regulations necessary for the protection,...
• 379.2224 - Preserves, Refuges, Etc., Not Tax-exempt.
  No property acquired by purchase, lease, gift, contract to purchase or lease, or otherwise, under the provisions of this chapter, as state game lands, or...
• 379.2225 - Everglades Recreational Sites; Definitions.
  (1) PURPOSE.—It is the intent of the Legislature to provide for the development and management of recreational sites in the water conservation areas of the Florida...
• 379.223 - Citizen Support Organizations; Use Of State Property; Audit.
  (1) The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission may authorize the establishment of citizen support organizations to provide assistance, funding, and promotional support for the programs of...
• 379.224 - Memorandum Of Agreement Relating To Fish And Wildlife Research Institute.
  A memorandum of agreement will be developed between the Department of Environmental Protection and the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission which will detail the responsibilities...
• 379.2251 - Agreements With Federal Government For The Preservation Of Saltwater Fisheries; Authority Of Commission.
  The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is authorized and empowered to enter into cooperative agreements with the Federal Government or agencies thereof for the purpose...
• 379.2252 - Compacts And Agreements; Generally.
  The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission may enter into agreements of reciprocity with the fish commissioners or other departments or other proper officials of other...
• 379.2253 - Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Compact; Implementing Legislation.
  (1) FORM.—The Governor of this state is hereby authorized and directed to execute a compact on behalf of the State of Florida with any one or...
• 379.2254 - Gulf States Marine Fisheries Compact; Implementing Legislation.
  (1) FORM.—The Governor of this state is hereby authorized and directed to execute the compact on behalf of the State of Florida with any one or...
• 379.2255 - Wildlife Violator Compact Act.
  The Wildlife Violator Compact is created and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows:ARTICLE IFindings and Purpose(1) The...
• 379.2256 - Compact Licensing And Enforcement Authority; Administrative Review.
  (1) LICENSING AND ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY.—For purposes of this act and the interstate Wildlife Violator Compact, the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is the licensing authority for...
• 379.2257 - Cooperative Agreements With U. S. Forest Service; Penalty.
  The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is authorized and empowered:(1) To enter into cooperative agreements with the United States Forest Service for the development of game,...
• 379.2258 - Assent To Provisions Of Act Of Congress Of September 2, 1937.
  (1) The state hereby assents to the provisions of the Act of Congress entitled “An Act to provide that the United States shall aid the States...
• 379.2259 - Assent To Federal Acts.
  (1) The state hereby assents to the provisions of the Federal Aid in Fish Restoration Act of August 9, 1950, as amended. The Fish and Wildlife...
• 379.226 - Florida Territorial Waters Act; Alien-owned Commercial Fishing Vessels; Prohibited Acts; Enforcement.
  (1) This act may be known and cited as the “Florida Territorial Waters Act.”(2) It is the purpose of this act to exercise and exert full sovereignty...
• 379.2271 - Harmful-algal-bloom Task Force.
  (1) There is established a Harmful-Algal-Bloom Task Force for the purpose of determining research, monitoring, control, and mitigation strategies for red tide and other harmful algal...
• 379.2272 - Harmful-algal-bloom Program; Implementation; Goals; Funding.
  (1)(a) The Fish and Wildlife Research Institute shall implement a program designed to increase the knowledge of factors that control harmful algal blooms, including red tide,...
• 379.2281 - Jim Woodruff Dam; Reciprocity Agreements.
  The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission of the state is hereby authorized to enter into an agreement of the reciprocity with the game and fish...
• 379.2282 - St. Marys River; Reciprocity Agreements.
  The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission of the state is hereby authorized to enter into an agreement of reciprocity with the game and fish commissioner...
• 379.2291 - Endangered And Threatened Species Act.
  (1) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the “Florida Endangered and Threatened Species Act.”(2) DECLARATION OF POLICY.—The Legislature recognizes that the State of Florida harbors a...
• 379.2292 - Endangered And Threatened Species Reward Program.
  (1) There is established within the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission the Endangered and Threatened Species Reward Program, to be funded from the Nongame Wildlife Trust...
• 379.2293 - Airport Activities Within The Scope Of A Federally Approved Wildlife Hazard Management Plan Or A Federal Or State Permit Or Other Authorization For Depredation Or Harassment.
  (1) The Legislature finds and declares that the ability of airports to manage wildlife hazards in a manner consistent with state and federal law is necessary...
• 379.23 - Federal Conservation Of Fish And Wildlife; Limited Jurisdiction.
  (1) Consent of the State of Florida is hereby given, to the United States for acquisition of lands, waters, or lands and waters or interests therein,...
• 379.231 - Regulation Of Nonnative Animals.
  (1) It is unlawful to import for sale or use, or to release within this state, any species of the animal kingdom not native to Florida...
• 379.232 - Water Bottoms.
  (1) OWNERSHIP.—All beds and bottoms of navigable rivers, bayous, lagoons, lakes, bays, sounds, inlets, oceans, gulfs and other bodies of water within the jurisdiction of Florida...
• 379.233 - Release Of Balloons.
  (1) The Legislature finds that the release into the atmosphere of large numbers of balloons inflated with lighter-than-air gases poses a danger and nuisance to the...
• 379.2341 - Publications By The Commission.
  The commission is given authority, from time to time in its discretion, to cause the statutory laws under its jurisdiction, together with any rules promulgated...
• 379.2342 - Private Publication Agreements; Advertising; Costs Of Production.
  (1) The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission may enter into agreements to secure the private publication of public information brochures, pamphlets, audiotapes, videotapes, and related materials...
• 379.2351 - Land-based Commercial And Recreational Fishing Activities; Legislative Findings And Purpose; Definitions; Legal Protection; Local Ordinances; Prohibited Activity.
  (1) LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.—The Legislature finds that commercial and recreational fishing constitute activities of statewide importance and that the continuation of commercial and recreational fishing...
• 379.2352 - State Employment; Priority Consideration For Qualified Displaced Employees Of The Saltwater Fishing Industry.
  All state agencies must give priority consideration to any job applicant who is able to document the loss of full-time employment in the commercial saltwater...
• 379.236 - Retention, Destruction, And Reproduction Of Commission Records.
  Records and documents of the commission created in compliance with and in the implementation of this chapter or former chapter 370, former chapter 371, or...
• 379.237 - Courts Of Equity May Enjoin.
  Courts of equity in this state have jurisdiction to enforce the conservation laws of this state by injunction.History.—s. 2, ch. 61-231; s. 2, ch. 98-227;...

Last modified: September 23, 2016