Title: Dog Breeders Trust Fund/Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Summary: Creating the trust fund within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; requiring that the balance of the trust fund remain in the fund at the end of the year and be available for the purposes of the trust fund; providing for future review and termination or re-creation of the trust fund, etc.

Full Text:
An act relating to the Dog Breeders Trust Fund; creating s. 585.718, F.S.; creating the trust fund within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; providing the purpose of the trust fund; providing for the trust fund s source of funds; requiring that the balance of the trust fund remain in the fund at the end of the year and be available for the purposes of the trust fund; providing for future review and termination or re-creation of the trust fund; providing a contingent effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Section 585.718, Florida Statutes, is created to read: 585.718   Dog Breeders Trust Fund.  (1)   The Dog Breeders Trust Fund is created within the department. The department shall use moneys deposited in the fund as a funding source for implementing and enforcing this part. (2)   Funds credited to the Dog Breeders Trust Fund shall consist of fees, penalties, or payments received by the state pursuant to this part. (3)   Notwithstanding s. 216.301, and pursuant to s. 216.351, any balance remaining in the trust fund at the end of any fiscal year must remain in the trust fund at the end of the year and be available for carrying out the purposes of the trust fund. (4) In accordance with s. 19(f)(2), Art. III of the State Constitution, the Dog Breeders Trust Fund shall, unless terminated sooner, be terminated on July 1, 2029. Before its scheduled termination, the fund shall be reviewed as provided in s. 215.3206(1) and (2). Section 2. This act shall take effect on the same date that SB 1830 or similar legislation takes effect, if such legislation is adopted in the same legislative session or an extension thereof and becomes a law.