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FL Stat § 258.004 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property|Chapter 258 - State Parks and Preserves|Part I - Parks (Ss. 258.001-258.158)|258.004 - Duties of division.

258.004 Duties of division.—(1) It shall be the duty of the Division of Recreation and Parks of the Department of Environmental Protection to supervise, administer, regulate, and control the operation of all public parks, including all monuments, memorials, sites of historic interest and value, sites of archaeological interest and value owned, or which may be acquired, by the state, or to the operation, development, preservation, and maintenance of which the state may have made or may make contribution or appropriation of public funds.(2) The Division of Recreation and Parks shall preserve, manage, regulate, and protect all parks and recreational areas held by the state and may provide these services by contract or interagency agreement for any water management district when the governing board of a water management district designates or sets aside any park or recreation area within its boundaries.(3) The Division of Recreation and Parks shall study and appraise the recreation needs of the state and assemble and disseminate information relative to recreation.(4) The Division of Recreation and Parks shall provide consultation assistance to local governing units as to the protection, organization, and administration of local recreation systems and the planning and design of local recreation areas and facilities.(5) The Division of Recreation and Parks shall assist in recruiting, training, and placing recreation personnel.(6) The Division of Recreation and Parks shall sponsor and promote recreation institutes, workshops, seminars, and conferences throughout the state.(7) The Division of Recreation and Parks shall cooperate with state and federal agencies, private organizations, and commercial and industrial interests in the promotion of a state recreation program.(8) This part shall be enforced by the Division of Law Enforcement of the Department of Environmental Protection and its officers and by the Division of Law Enforcement of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and its officers.History.—s. 6, ch. 25353, 1949; ss. 25, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 254, ch. 71-377; s. 14, ch. 75-22; s. 91, ch. 94-356; s. 2, ch. 2010-178; s. 118, ch. 2011-142; s. 6, ch. 2019-141.Note.—Former s. 592.06.
FL Stat § 258.008 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property|Chapter 258 - State Parks and Preserves|Part I - Parks (Ss. 258.001-258.158)|258.008 - Prohibited activities; penalties.

258.008 Prohibited activities; penalties.—(1) Except as provided in subsection (3), any person who violates or otherwise fails to comply with the rules adopted under this chapter commits a noncriminal infraction for which ejection from all property managed by the Division of Recreation and Parks and a fine of up to $500 may be imposed by the division. Fines paid under this subsection shall be paid to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and deposited in the State Game Trust Fund as provided in ss. 379.338, 379.339, and 379.3395 or to the Department of Environmental Protection and deposited in the State Park Trust Fund, as applicable.(2) In addition to penalties imposed under subsection (1), any person who fails to sign a citation given under subsection (1), fails to appear in court in response to such citation, or fails to comply with the court’s order commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.(3) Any person who engages in any of the following activities within the boundaries of a state park without first obtaining the express permission of the Division of Recreation and Parks commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, and shall be ejected from all property managed by the division:(a) Cutting, carving, injuring, mutilating, moving, displacing, or breaking off any water-bottom formation or coral.(b) Capturing, trapping, or injuring a wild animal.(c) Collecting plant or animal specimens.(d) Leaving the designated public roads in a vehicle.(e) Hunting.History.—s. 2, ch. 2008-98; s. 8, ch. 2012-88; s. 7, ch. 2019-141.
FL Stat § 258.014 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property|Chapter 258 - State Parks and Preserves|Part I - Parks (Ss. 258.001-258.158)|258.014 - Fees for use of state parks.

258.014 Fees for use of state parks.—(1) The Division of Recreation and Parks shall have the power to charge reasonable fees, rentals or charges for the use or operation of facilities and concessions in state parks, and all such fees, rentals, and charges so collected shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of “State Park Trust Fund,” which is hereby created, the continuing balance of which fund is hereby appropriated to be expended by said division for the administration, improvement and maintenance of state parks and for the acquisition and development of lands hereafter acquired for state park purposes. The appropriation of said fund shall be continuing, and shall not revert to the General Revenue Fund at the end of any fiscal year or at any other time but shall, until expended, be continually available to said division for the uses and purposes set forth.(2) Any moneys received in trust by the division by gift, devise, appropriation, or otherwise shall, subject to the terms of such trust, be deposited with the Chief Financial Officer in a fund to be known as the “State Park Trust Fund,” and shall be subject to withdrawal upon application of such division for expenditure or investment in accordance with the terms of the trust. Unless prohibited by the terms of the trust by which the moneys are derived, all of such moneys may be invested as provided by law.History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 20417, 1941; s. 2, ch. 61-119; s. 9, ch. 67-354; ss. 25, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 279, ch. 2003-261.Note.—Former s. 589.25, s. 592.072.
FL Stat § 258.0142 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property|Chapter 258 - State Parks and Preserves|Part I - Parks (Ss. 258.001-258.158)|258.0142 - Foster and adoptive family state park fee discounts.

258.0142 Foster and adoptive family state park fee discounts.—(1) To promote awareness of the contributions made by foster families and adoptive families to the vitality of the state, the Division of Recreation and Parks shall provide the following discounts on state park fees to persons who present written documentation satisfactory to the division which evidences their eligibility for the discounts:(a) Families operating a licensed family foster home under s. 409.175 shall receive family annual entrance passes at no charge and a 50 percent discount on base campsite fees at state parks.(b) Families who adopt a special needs child as described in s. 409.166(2)(a)2. from the Department of Children and Families shall receive a one-time family annual entrance pass at no charge at the time of the adoption.(2) The division, in consultation with the Department of Children and Families, shall identify the types of documentation sufficient to establish eligibility for the discounts under this section and establish a procedure for obtaining the discounts.(3) The division shall continue its partnership with the Department of Children and Families to promote fostering and adoption of special needs children with events held each year during National Foster Care Month and National Adoption Month.History.—s. 1, ch. 2017-27.
FL Stat § 258.0145 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property|Chapter 258 - State Parks and Preserves|Part I - Parks (Ss. 258.001-258.158)|258.0145 - Military, law enforcement, and firefighter state park fee discounts.

258.0145 Military, law enforcement, and firefighter state park fee discounts.—The Division of Recreation and Parks shall provide the following discounts on park fees to persons who present written documentation satisfactory to the division which evidences their eligibility for the discounts:(1) Active duty members and honorably discharged veterans of the United States Armed Forces, National Guard, or reserve components thereof shall receive a 25-percent discount on annual entrance passes.(2) Honorably discharged veterans who have service-connected disabilities shall receive lifetime family annual entrance passes at no charge.(3) Surviving spouses and parents of deceased members of the United States Armed Forces, National Guard, or reserve components thereof who have fallen in combat shall receive lifetime family annual entrance passes at no charge.(4) The surviving spouse and parents of a law enforcement officer, as defined in s. 943.10(1), or a firefighter, as defined in s. 633.102, who has died in the line of duty shall receive lifetime family annual entrance passes at no charge.History.—s. 1, ch. 2010-178; s. 1, ch. 2011-110; s. 131, ch. 2013-183.
FL Stat § 258.016 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property|Chapter 258 - State Parks and Preserves|Part I - Parks (Ss. 258.001-258.158)|258.016 - Senior/disabled citizen camping permit.

258.016 Senior/disabled citizen camping permit.—The Division of Recreation and Parks is authorized to issue a senior/disabled citizen camping permit. This permit shall be available free of charge to Florida citizens who are at least 65 years of age or older or Florida citizens possessing a current social security disability award certificate or a 100 percent disability award certificate from the Federal Government. The permit shall allow the person named and one companion to receive a 50 percent discount on current base campsite fees at Florida state parks.History.—s. 1, ch. 87-336.
FL Stat § 258.0165 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property|Chapter 258 - State Parks and Preserves|Part I - Parks (Ss. 258.001-258.158)|258.0165 - Defibrillators in state parks.

258.0165 Defibrillators in state parks.—(1) Each state park is encouraged to have on the premises at all times a functioning automated external defibrillator.(2) State parks that provide automated external defibrillators shall ensure that employees and volunteers are properly trained in accordance with s. 401.2915.(3) The location of each automated external defibrillator shall be registered with a local emergency medical services medical director.(4) The use of automated external defibrillators by employees and volunteers shall be covered under the provisions of ss. 768.13 and 768.1325.History.—s. 1, ch. 2006-40; s. 19, ch. 2013-18.
FL Stat § 258.017 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property|Chapter 258 - State Parks and Preserves|Part I - Parks (Ss. 258.001-258.158)|258.017 - Dedication of state park lands for public use.

258.017 Dedication of state park lands for public use.—The Division of Recreation and Parks is authorized and empowered, from time to time, by resolution, to dedicate and reserve for the use of the public all or any part of the lands acquired by the division for park purposes; provided however, that said dedication and reservation shall be subject to such rules and regulations, as to reasonable use by the public, as may be adopted by the division.History.—s. 28, ch. 29615, 1955; ss. 25, 35, ch. 69-106.Note.—Former s. 592.073.
FL Stat § 258.021 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property|Chapter 258 - State Parks and Preserves|Part I - Parks (Ss. 258.001-258.158)|258.021 - Power of eminent domain; procedure.

258.021 Power of eminent domain; procedure.—Whenever the Division of Recreation and Parks shall find it necessary to acquire private property for state parks, or rights-of-way for state parks, or for exercising any of the powers and duties authorized and prescribed by law to be exercised and performed by the division, the division is hereby empowered and authorized to exercise the right of eminent domain and to proceed to condemn said property in the same manner as provided by law for the condemnation of private property by counties.History.—s. 28, ch. 29615, 1955; ss. 25, 35, ch. 69-106.Note.—Former s. 592.074.
FL Stat § 258.027 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property|Chapter 258 - State Parks and Preserves|Part I - Parks (Ss. 258.001-258.158)|258.027 - Division to take over certain functions.

258.027 Division to take over certain functions.—The Division of Recreation and Parks is vested with all rights, powers, duties, privileges, and authority relating to park matters heretofore vested in and exercised by the Florida Board of Forestry and Parks and is charged with the responsibility of carrying out, performing and discharging all duties and liabilities, contractual and otherwise heretofore imposed upon or incurred by the Florida Board of Forestry and Parks in connection with or appertaining to the management, control, improvement, operation, and administration of state parks. All park property, real, personal and mixed now owned by, or held under management, direction and control, of Florida Board of Forestry is transferred to and vested in division.History.—s. 8, ch. 25353, 1949; ss. 25, 35, ch. 69-106.Note.—Former s. 592.08.
FL Stat § 258.034 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property|Chapter 258 - State Parks and Preserves|Part I - Parks (Ss. 258.001-258.158)|258.034 - State Park Trust Fund created.

258.034 State Park Trust Fund created.—There is created a “State Park Trust Fund” to which shall be credited all money deposited in the State Treasury by appropriations, or from any other source, whether in trust, by gift, devise, fees, rentals, and charges, together with any unexpended balance of any appropriation heretofore made for the expenditure of public funds toward the support, maintenance, and preservation of any monument, memorial, or historic site which under this chapter comes under the jurisdiction of the Division of Recreation and Parks, to be expended by the division for the administration, improvement, and maintenance of state parks and historic memorials by this chapter placed under the jurisdiction of the division and for the acquisition and development of lands hereafter acquired for state park purposes.History.—s. 11, ch. 25353, 1949; s. 2, ch. 61-119; ss. 25, 35, ch. 69-106.Note.—Former s. 592.11.
FL Stat § 258.037 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property|Chapter 258 - State Parks and Preserves|Part I - Parks (Ss. 258.001-258.158)|258.037 - Policy of division.

258.037 Policy of division.—It shall be the policy of the Division of Recreation and Parks: To promote the state park system for the use, enjoyment, and benefit of the people of Florida and visitors; to acquire typical portions of the original domain of the state which will be accessible to all of the people, and of such character as to emblemize the state’s natural values; conserve these natural values for all time; administer the development, use and maintenance of these lands and render such public service in so doing, in such a manner as to enable the people of Florida and visitors to enjoy these values without depleting them; to contribute materially to the development of a strong mental, moral, and physical fiber in the people; to provide for perpetual preservation of historic sites and memorials of statewide significance and interpretation of their history to the people; to contribute to the tourist appeal of Florida.History.—s. 12, ch. 25353, 1949; ss. 25, 35, ch. 69-106.Note.—Former s. 592.12.
FL Stat § 258.041 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property|Chapter 258 - State Parks and Preserves|Part I - Parks (Ss. 258.001-258.158)|258.041 - Cooperation of division with counties, etc.

258.041 Cooperation of division with counties, etc.—The Division of Recreation and Parks may cooperate with counties in county and state park work, and in this connection county commissioners may acquire, by gift, devise, or purchase from general funds, from individuals, corporations, the United States Government, or any of its departments or agencies, any lands, which are suitable for public parks or for the preservation of natural beauty or places of historic association, and operate the same as public parks. Said county commissioners may also convey any such lands so acquired to the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund or the division, provided such lands are acceptable by said board of trustees or division.History.—ss. 4, 5, 6, ch. 17025, 1935; CGL 1936 Supp. 1749(4)-(6); s. 2, ch. 61-119; ss. 25, 27, 35, ch. 69-106.Note.—Former s. 589.24, s. 592.121.
FL Stat § 258.08 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property|Chapter 258 - State Parks and Preserves|Part I - Parks (Ss. 258.001-258.158)|258.08 - Guide meridian and base parallel park located.

258.08 Guide meridian and base parallel park located.—Guide meridian and base parallel park, a park for the perpetuation and preservation of the point or place from which the state was surveyed, is established and located in Tallahassee, Leon County, on a parcel of land one-half acre square, having for its center the intersection of the guide meridian and the base parallel of Florida, more particularly described as follows, to wit:One-eighth of an acre in the form of a square, in the northwest corner of section six in township one south, range one east; one-eighth of an acre in the form of a square, in the southwest corner of section thirty-one in township one north, range one east; one-eighth of an acre in the form of a square, in the southeast corner of section thirty-six in township one north, range one west; and one-eighth of an acre in the form of a square in the northeast corner of section one in township one south, range one west.History.—s. 1, ch. 10188, 1925; ss. 1, 2, ch. 11902, 1927; CGL 1740, 1742, 1743.
FL Stat § 258.081 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property|Chapter 258 - State Parks and Preserves|Part I - Parks (Ss. 258.001-258.158)|258.081 - Stephen Foster State Folk Culture Center.

258.081 Stephen Foster State Folk Culture Center.—The division shall maintain and operate the Stephen Foster State Folk Culture Center facility in such manner that the performing arts component of the Florida Folklife Programs provided in s. 265.802 shall have priority use of the facility.History.—s. 7, ch. 79-322; s. 126, ch. 83-217; s. 29, ch. 86-163; s. 19, ch. 2021-71.
FL Stat § 258.083 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property|Chapter 258 - State Parks and Preserves|Part I - Parks (Ss. 258.001-258.158)|258.083 - John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park; taking or damaging of coral prohibited.

258.083 John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park; taking or damaging of coral prohibited.—(1) It is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to bring into or transport through any part of the state, including its waters, any coral or other material taken from the subsoil or seabed of any portion of the John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park adjacent to or in the vicinity of the state which has been taken in violation of any law or regulation of the Federal Government.(2) It is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to destroy, damage, remove, deface, or take away any coral, rock, or other formation or any part thereof, of any portion of the John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park adjacent to or in the vicinity of the state in which such action is in violation of any law or regulation of the Federal Government.(3) Violation of any of the provisions of this act shall be a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.History.—ss. 1, 2, 3, ch. 61-454; s. 620, ch. 71-136.Note.—Former s. 592.17.
FL Stat § 258.09 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property|Chapter 258 - State Parks and Preserves|Part I - Parks (Ss. 258.001-258.158)|258.09 - Rauscher Park designated.

258.09 Rauscher Park designated.—There is designated and established as a state park to be known as Rauscher Park, in Escambia County, the lands lying between the Big Lagoon and the Gulf of Mexico, now owned by Escambia County, or hereafter acquired by Escambia County, adjacent or contiguous thereto, from private owners or from the United States Government; and the board of county commissioners of Escambia County may execute proper conveyance to the board of commissioners of state institutions covering the property now owned by Escambia County, as aforesaid, and said board of county commissioners of Escambia County may acquire in the name of the Division of Recreation and Parks of the Department of Environmental Protection any property adjacent or contiguous thereto, from private owners or from the United States Government; and said division may accept in the name of the state the title to any such lands, whether from said Escambia County, or whether same be property acquired from private owners or the United States Government.History.—s. 1, ch. 19345, 1939; ss. 25, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 94, ch. 94-356.
FL Stat § 258.10 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property|Chapter 258 - State Parks and Preserves|Part I - Parks (Ss. 258.001-258.158)|258.10 - Division of Recreation and Parks to supervise and maintain Rauscher Park.

258.10 Division of Recreation and Parks to supervise and maintain Rauscher Park.—After the conveyance of said lands and such additional land as may, from time to time, be acquired, under the provisions of s. 258.09, said lands shall be deemed and held to be a state park, under the supervision of the Division of Recreation and Parks of the Department of Environmental Protection, and the said division is charged with the duty of providing for the development, care, upkeep, maintenance, and beautification of said Rauscher Park.History.—s. 2, ch. 19345, 1939; s. 24, ch. 57-1; ss. 25, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 95, ch. 94-356.
FL Stat § 258.11 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property|Chapter 258 - State Parks and Preserves|Part I - Parks (Ss. 258.001-258.158)|258.11 - Land ceded for Royal Palm State Park; proviso.

258.11 Land ceded for Royal Palm State Park; proviso.—Section fifteen, and the north half of section twenty-two of township fifty-eight south, range thirty-seven east, situated in Miami-Dade County, is ceded to the Florida Federation of Women’s Clubs and designated as the “Royal Palm State Park,” to be cared for, protected, and to remain in the full possession and enjoyment, with all the possessory rights and privileges thereunto, belonging to the Florida Federation of Women’s Clubs, for the purpose of a state park, for the benefit and use of all the people of Florida, perpetually; provided, that the Florida Federation of Women’s Clubs shall procure a deed to 960 acres of land in Miami-Dade County, in the vicinity of said state park, suitable for agricultural purposes, conveying to said Florida Federation of Women’s Clubs fee simple title thereto, said land to be used as an endowment for the perpetual use and benefit of the said park, its protection, improvement and the beautifying thereof, including the construction of roads and other improvements, either in kind or by the use of the rents and profits accruing therefrom, or the proceeds of sale thereof or any part of said endowment tract.History.—s. 1, ch. 6949, 1915; RGS 1210; CGL 1701; s. 49, ch. 2008-4.