Florida Statutes Part V - Law Enforcement (Ss. 379.33-379.343)

• 379.33 - Enforcement Of Commission Rules; Penalties For Violation Of Rule.
  Rules of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission shall be enforced by any law enforcement officer certified pursuant to s. 943.13. Except as provided under...
• 379.3311 - Police Powers Of Commission And Its Agents.
  (1) The commission, the executive director and the executive director’s assistants designated by her or him, and each commission officer are constituted peace officers with the...
• 379.3312 - Powers Of Arrest By Agents Of Commission.
  Any certified law enforcement officer of the commission, upon receiving information, relayed to her or him from any law enforcement officer stationed on the ground,...
• 379.3313 - Powers Of Commission Law Enforcement Officers.
  (1) Law enforcement officers of the commission are constituted law enforcement officers of this state with full power to investigate and arrest for any violation of...
• 379.332 - Prosecutions; State Attorney To Represent State.
  (1) The prosecuting officers of the several courts of criminal jurisdiction of this state shall investigate and prosecute all violations of the laws relating to game,...
• 379.333 - Arrest By Officers Of The Commission; Recognizance; Cash Bond; Citation.
  (1) In all cases of arrest by officers of the commission, the person arrested shall be delivered forthwith by such officer to the sheriff of the...
• 379.334 - Search And Seizure Authorized And Limited.
  The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and its conservation officers shall have authority when they have reasonable and probable cause to believe that the provisions...
• 379.335 - Issuance Of Warrant For Search Of Private Dwelling.
  (1) A search warrant may be issued on application by a commissioned officer of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to search any private dwelling occupied...
• 379.336 - Venue For Proceedings Against Citizens And Residents Charged With Violations Outside State Boundaries.
  (1) In any proceeding against a resident or citizen of the state to enforce the provisions of this chapter with respect to alleged violations occurring beyond...
• 379.337 - Confiscation, Seizure, And Forfeiture Of Property And Products.
  (1) SEIZURE, FORFEITURE; PROCEDURE.—Nothing in this subsection affects the commission’s authority to confiscate in any case illegal saltwater products, illegally taken saltwater products, or illegal fishing...
• 379.338 - Confiscation And Disposition Of Illegally Taken Wildlife, Freshwater Fish, And Saltwater Fish.
  (1) All wildlife, freshwater fish, and saltwater fish seized under the authority of this chapter, any other chapter, or rules of the commission shall, upon conviction...
• 379.3381 - Photographic Evidence Of Illegally Taken Wildlife, Freshwater Fish, And Saltwater Fish.
  In any prosecution for a violation of this chapter, any other chapter, or rules of the commission, a photograph of illegally taken wildlife, freshwater fish,...
• 379.339 - Seizure Of Illegal Hunting Devices; Disposition; Notice; Forfeiture.
  In order to protect the state’s wildlife resources, any vehicle, vessel, animal, gun, light, or other hunting device used or attempted to be used in...
• 379.3395 - Seizure Of Illegal Transportation Devices; Disposition; Appraisal; Forfeiture.
  (1) Any vehicle, vessel, or other transportation device used in the commission of the offense prohibited by s. 379.406, except a vehicle, vessel, or other transportation...
• 379.341 - Disposition Of Illegal Fishing Devices; Exercise Of Police Power.
  (1) In all cases of arrest and conviction for use of illegal nets or traps or fishing devices, as provided in this chapter, such illegal net,...
• 379.342 - Applicability Of Ss. 379.339, 379.3395, 379.404, And 379.406.
  The provisions of ss. 379.339, 379.3395, 379.404, and 379.406 relating to seizure and forfeiture of animals or of vehicles, vessels, or other transportation devices do...
• 379.343 - Rewards.
  The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is authorized to offer rewards in amounts of up to $500 to any person furnishing information leading to the...

Last modified: September 23, 2016