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FL Stat § 379.3003 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use|Chapter 379 - Fish and Wildlife Conservation|Part IV - Wild Animal Life (Ss. 379.3001-379.305)|379.3003 - Required clothing for persons hunting deer.

379.3003 Required clothing for persons hunting deer.—It is a Level One violation under s. 379.401 for any person to hunt deer, or for any person to accompany another person hunting deer, during the open season for the taking of deer on public lands unless each person shall wear a total of at least 500 square inches of daylight fluorescent orange material as an outer garment. Such clothing shall be worn above the waistline and may include a head covering. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any person hunting deer with a bow and arrow during seasons restricted to hunting with a bow and arrow.History.—s. 1, ch. 86-136; s. 1, ch. 87-53; s. 28, ch. 2006-304; s. 96, ch. 2008-247.Note.—Former s. 372.988.
FL Stat § 379.3004 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use|Chapter 379 - Fish and Wildlife Conservation|Part IV - Wild Animal Life (Ss. 379.3001-379.305)|379.3004 - Voluntary Authorized Hunter Identification Program.

379.3004 Voluntary Authorized Hunter Identification Program.—(1) There is created the “Voluntary Authorized Hunter Identification Program” to assist landowners and law enforcement officials in better controlling trespass and illegal or unauthorized hunting. Landowners wishing to participate in the program shall:(a) Annually notify the sheriff’s office in the county in which the land is situated and the respective area supervisor of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission by letter of their desire to participate in the program, and provide a description of their property which they wish to have in the program by township, range, section, partial section, or other geographical description.(b) Provide a means of identifying authorized hunters as provided in subsection (2).(2) Any person hunting on private land enrolled in the Voluntary Authorized Hunter Identification Program shall have readily available on the land at all times when hunting on the property written authorization from the owner or his or her authorized representative to be on the land for the purpose of hunting. The written authorization shall be presented on demand to any law enforcement officer, the owner, or the authorized agent of the owner.(a) For purposes of this section, the term “hunting” means to be engaged in or reasonably equipped to engage in the pursuit or taking by any means of any animal described in s. 379.101(19) or (20), and the term “written authorization” means a card, letter, or other written instrument which shall include, but need not be limited to, the name of the person or entity owning the property, the name and signature of the person granting the authorization, a description by township, range, section, partial section, or other geographical description of the land to which the authorization applies, and a statement of the time period during which the authorization is valid.(b) Failure by any person hunting on private land enrolled in the program to present written authorization to hunt on said land to any law enforcement officer or the owner or representative thereof within 7 days of demand shall be prima facie evidence of violation of s. 810.09(2)(c), punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. However, such evidence may be contradicted or rebutted by other evidence.History.—s. 2, ch. 97-201; s. 155, ch. 99-245; s. 30, ch. 2002-46; s. 97, ch. 2008-247.Note.—Former s. 372.7016.
FL Stat § 379.3012 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use|Chapter 379 - Fish and Wildlife Conservation|Part IV - Wild Animal Life (Ss. 379.3001-379.305)|379.3012 - Alligator management program implementation; commission authority.

379.3012 Alligator management program implementation; commission authority.—The powers and duties of the commission to implement the alligator management program do not supersede the regulatory authority or lawful responsibility of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the Department of Health, or any local governmental entity regarding the processing or handling of food products, but are supplemental thereto.History.—s. 3, ch. 87-199; s. 17, ch. 98-333; s. 66, ch. 99-8; s. 148, ch. 99-245; s. 7, ch. 99-397; s. 99, ch. 2008-247; s. 5, ch. 2015-161.Note.—Former s. 372.6672.
FL Stat § 379.3014 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use|Chapter 379 - Fish and Wildlife Conservation|Part IV - Wild Animal Life (Ss. 379.3001-379.305)|379.3014 - Unlawful sale, possession, or transporting of alligators or alligator skins.

379.3014 Unlawful sale, possession, or transporting of alligators or alligator skins.—Whenever the sale, possession, or transporting of alligators or alligator skins is prohibited by any law of this state, or by the rules, regulations, or orders of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission adopted pursuant to s. 9, Art. IV of the State Constitution, the sale, possession, or transporting of alligators or alligator skins is a Level Three violation under s. 379.401.History.—s. 1, ch. 65-160; s. 7, ch. 69-216; s. 311, ch. 71-136; s. 30, ch. 83-216; s. 143, ch. 99-245; s. 25, ch. 2006-304; s. 101, ch. 2008-247.Note.—Former s. 372.662.
FL Stat § 379.3015 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use|Chapter 379 - Fish and Wildlife Conservation|Part IV - Wild Animal Life (Ss. 379.3001-379.305)|379.3015 - Prima facie evidence of intent to violate laws protecting alligators.

379.3015 Prima facie evidence of intent to violate laws protecting alligators.—Except as otherwise provided by rule of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission for the purpose of the limited collection of alligators in designated areas, the display or use of a light in a place where alligators might be known to inhabit in a manner capable of disclosing the presence of alligators, together with the possession of firearms, spear guns, gigs, and harpoons customarily used for the taking of alligators, during the period between 1 hour after sunset and 1 hour before sunrise shall be prima facie evidence of an intent to violate the provisions of law regarding the protection of alligators.History.—s. 1, ch. 70-2; s. 1, ch. 87-199; s. 145, ch. 99-245; s. 102, ch. 2008-247.Note.—Former s. 372.664.
FL Stat § 379.303 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use|Chapter 379 - Fish and Wildlife Conservation|Part IV - Wild Animal Life (Ss. 379.3001-379.305)|379.303 - Classification of wildlife; seizure of captive wildlife.

379.303 Classification of wildlife; seizure of captive wildlife.—(1) The commission shall promulgate rules defining Class I, Class II, and Class III types of wildlife. The commission shall also establish rules and requirements necessary to ensure that permits are granted only to persons qualified to possess and care properly for wildlife and that permitted wildlife possessed as personal pets will be maintained in sanitary surroundings and appropriate neighborhoods.(2) In instances where wildlife is seized or taken into custody by the commission, said owner or possessor of such wildlife shall be responsible for payment of all expenses relative to the capture, transport, boarding, veterinary care, or other costs associated with or incurred due to seizure or custody of wildlife. Such expenses shall be paid by said owner or possessor upon any conviction or finding of guilt of a criminal or noncriminal violation, regardless of adjudication or plea entered, of any provision of chapter 828 or this chapter, or rule of the commission or if such violation is disposed of under s. 921.187. Failure to pay such expense may be grounds for revocation or denial of permits to such individual to possess wildlife.History.—s. 1, ch. 74-309; s. 6, ch. 98-333; s. 34, ch. 2002-46; s. 106, ch. 2008-247.Note.—Former s. 372.922(3), (4).
FL Stat § 379.304 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use|Chapter 379 - Fish and Wildlife Conservation|Part IV - Wild Animal Life (Ss. 379.3001-379.305)|379.304 - Exhibition or sale of wildlife.

379.304 Exhibition or sale of wildlife.—(1) Permits issued pursuant to s. 379.3761 and places where wildlife is kept or held in captivity shall be subject to inspection by officers of the commission at all times. The commission shall have the power to release or confiscate any specimens of any wildlife, specifically birds, mammals, amphibians, or reptiles, whether native to the state or not, when it is found that conditions under which they are being confined are unsanitary, or unsafe to the public in any manner, or that the species of wildlife are being maltreated, mistreated, or neglected or kept in any manner contrary to the provisions of chapter 828, any such permit to the contrary notwithstanding. Before any such wildlife is confiscated or released under the authority of this section, the owner thereof shall have been advised in writing of the existence of such unsatisfactory conditions; the owner shall have been given 30 days in which to correct such conditions; the owner shall have failed to correct such conditions; the owner shall have had an opportunity for a proceeding pursuant to chapter 120; and the commission shall have ordered such confiscation or release after careful consideration of all evidence in the particular case in question. The final order of the commission shall constitute final agency action.(2) In instances where wildlife is seized or taken into custody by the commission, said owner or possessor of such wildlife shall be responsible for payment of all expenses relative to the capture, transport, boarding, veterinary care, or other costs associated with or incurred due to seizure or custody of wildlife. Such expenses shall be paid by said owner or possessor upon any conviction or finding of guilt of a criminal or noncriminal violation, regardless of adjudication or plea entered, of any provision of chapter 828 or this chapter, or rule of the commission or if such violation is disposed of under s. 921.187. Failure to pay such expense may be grounds for revocation or denial of permits to such individual to possess wildlife.(3) Any animal on exhibit of a type capable of contracting or transmitting rabies shall be immunized against rabies.(4) The commission is authorized to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this section.(5) A violation of this section is punishable as provided by s. 379.4015.History.—s. 1, ch. 67-290; s. 16, ch. 78-95; s. 32, ch. 83-218; s. 8, ch. 91-134; s. 5, ch. 98-333; s. 173, ch. 99-245; s. 33, ch. 2002-46; s. 9, ch. 2003-151; s. 107, ch. 2008-247; s. 33, ch. 2009-86; s. 11, ch. 2010-185.Note.—Former s. 372.921(4)-(6), (9), (10).
FL Stat § 379.305 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use|Chapter 379 - Fish and Wildlife Conservation|Part IV - Wild Animal Life (Ss. 379.3001-379.305)|379.305 - Rules and regulations; penalties.

379.305 Rules and regulations; penalties.—(1) The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission may prescribe such other rules and regulations as it may deem necessary to prevent the escape of venomous reptiles or reptiles of concern, either in connection of construction of such cages or otherwise to carry out the intent of ss. 379.372-379.374.(2) A person who knowingly releases a nonnative venomous reptile or reptile of concern to the wild or who through gross negligence allows a nonnative venomous reptile or reptile of concern to escape commits a Level Three violation, punishable as provided in s. 379.4015.History.—s. 6, ch. 28263, 1953; s. 172, ch. 99-245; s. 6, ch. 2007-239; s. 108, ch. 2008-247.Note.—Former s. 372.92.
FL Stat § 379.33 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use|Chapter 379 - Fish and Wildlife Conservation|Part V - Law Enforcement (Ss. 379.33-379.343)|379.33 - Enforcement of commission rules.

379.33 Enforcement of commission rules.—Rules of the commission shall be enforced by any law enforcement officer certified pursuant to s. 943.13.History.—ss. 2, 5, ch. 83-134; ss. 3, 17, ch. 85-234; ss. 16, 17, 18, ch. 93-213; ss. 1, 2, 3, ch. 94-247; s. 8, ch. 98-203; s. 96, ch. 99-245; s. 3, ch. 2006-304; s. 113, ch. 2008-247; s. 7, ch. 2016-107.Note.—Former s. 370.028.
FL Stat § 379.3312 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use|Chapter 379 - Fish and Wildlife Conservation|Part V - Law Enforcement (Ss. 379.33-379.343)|379.3312 - Powers of arrest by agents of commission.

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, on the water, or in the air, that a driver, operator, or occupant of any vehicle, boat, or airboat has violated any section of chapter 327, chapter 328, or this chapter, or s. 597.010 or s. 597.020, may arrest the driver, operator, or occupant for violation of such laws when reasonable and proper identification of the vehicle, boat, or airboat and reasonable and probable grounds to believe that the driver, operator, or occupant has committed or is committing any such offense have been communicated to the arresting officer by the other officer stationed on the ground, on the water, or in the air.History.—s. 1, ch. 70-396; s. 1, ch. 79-217; s. 242, ch. 94-356; s. 1000, ch. 95-148; s. 123, ch. 99-245; s. 14, ch. 2000-364; s. 115, ch. 2008-247; s. 21, ch. 2012-88.Note.—Former s. 372.071.
FL Stat § 379.332 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use|Chapter 379 - Fish and Wildlife Conservation|Part V - Law Enforcement (Ss. 379.33-379.343)|379.332 - Prosecutions; state attorney to represent state.

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, freshwater fish, nongame birds, and fur-bearing animals which may be brought to their attention by the commission or its conservation officers, or which may otherwise come to their knowledge.(2) The state attorney shall represent the state in any forfeiture proceeding under this chapter. The Department of Legal Affairs shall represent the state in all appeals from judgments of forfeiture to the Supreme Court. The state may appeal any judgment denying forfeiture in whole or in part that may be otherwise adverse to the state.History.—s. 11, ch. 13644, 1929; CGL 1936 Supp. 1977(11); s. 152, ch. 99-245; s. 8, ch. 2002-264; s. 117, ch. 2008-247.Note.—Former s. 372.70.
FL Stat § 379.333 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use|Chapter 379 - Fish and Wildlife Conservation|Part V - Law Enforcement (Ss. 379.33-379.343)|379.333 - Arrest by officers of the commission; recognizance; cash bond; citation.

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 county, or the officer shall obtain from such person arrested a recognizance or, if deemed necessary, a cash bond or other sufficient security conditioned for her or his appearance before the proper tribunal of such county to answer the charge for which the person has been arrested.(2) All officers of the commission shall deliver all bonds accepted and approved by them to the sheriff of the county in which the offense is alleged to have been committed.(3) Any person so arrested and released on her or his own recognizance by an officer and who shall fail to appear or respond to the proper citation to appear, shall, in addition to the charge relating to wildlife or freshwater fish, be charged with that offense of failing to respond to such citation and, upon conviction, be punished as for a misdemeanor. A written warning to this effect shall be given at the time of arrest of such person.History.—s. 1, ch. 65-229; ss. 25, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 246, ch. 94-356; s. 1003, ch. 95-148; s. 153, ch. 99-245; s. 118, ch. 2008-247; s. 23, ch. 2012-88; s. 81, ch. 2014-17.Note.—Former s. 372.701.
FL Stat § 379.334 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use|Chapter 379 - Fish and Wildlife Conservation|Part V - Law Enforcement (Ss. 379.33-379.343)|379.334 - Search and seizure authorized and limited.

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 of this chapter have been violated, to board any vessel, boat, or vehicle or to enter any fishhouse or warehouse or other building, exclusive of residence, in which game, hides, fur-bearing animals, fish, or fish nets are kept and to search for and seize any such game, hides, fur-bearing animals, fish, or fish nets had or held therein in violation of law. Provided, however, that no search without warrant shall be made under any of the provisions of this chapter, unless the officer making such search has such information from a reliable source as would lead a prudent and cautious person to believe that some provision of this chapter is being violated.History.—s. 30, ch. 13644, 1929; CGL 1936 Supp. 1977(30); s. 584, ch. 95-148; s. 159, ch. 99-245; s. 119, ch. 2008-247.Note.—Former s. 372.76.
FL Stat § 379.335 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use|Chapter 379 - Fish and Wildlife Conservation|Part V - Law Enforcement (Ss. 379.33-379.343)|379.335 - Issuance of warrant for search of private dwelling.

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 as such when it is being used for the unlawful sale or purchase of wildlife or freshwater fish being unlawfully kept therein. The term “private dwelling” shall be construed to include the room or rooms used and occupied, not transiently but solely as a residence, in an apartment house, hotel, boardinghouse, or lodginghouse. No warrant for the search of any private dwelling shall be issued except upon probable cause supported by sworn affidavit of some creditable witness that she or he has reason to believe that the said conditions exist, which affidavit shall set forth the facts on which such reason for belief is based.(2) This section shall not be construed as being in conflict with, but is supplemental to, chapter 933.History.—s. 1, ch. 70-383; s. 585, ch. 95-148; s. 160, ch. 99-245; s. 120, ch. 2008-247.Note.—Former s. 372.761.
FL Stat § 379.336 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use|Chapter 379 - Fish and Wildlife Conservation|Part V - Law Enforcement (Ss. 379.33-379.343)|379.336 - Venue for proceedings against citizens and residents charged with violations outside state boundaries.

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 the territorial waters of the state, the proper venue shall be the county within the state which is nearest the site of the violation.(2) For the purpose of this section, any person having embarked from, or having docked his or her vessel in, a port within this state who violates any provision of this chapter with respect to the unlawful landing of saltwater life, whether or not outside the territorial waters of the state, shall be considered a citizen of the state for the purpose of subjecting that person to the police powers of the state.History.—s. 1, ch. 75-82; s. 565, ch. 95-148; s. 121, ch. 2008-247.Note.—Former s. 370.22.
FL Stat § 379.338 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use|Chapter 379 - Fish and Wildlife Conservation|Part V - Law Enforcement (Ss. 379.33-379.343)|379.338 - Confiscation and disposition of illegally taken wildlife, freshwater fish, and saltwater fish.

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 of the offender or sooner in accordance with a court order if the court so orders, be forfeited to the investigating law enforcement agency. The law enforcement agency may elect to retain the wildlife, freshwater fish, or saltwater fish for the agency’s official use; transfer it to another unit of state or local government for official use; donate it to a charitable organization; sell it at a public sale pursuant to s. 705.103; or destroy the wildlife, freshwater fish, or saltwater fish if none of the other options is practicable or if the wildlife, freshwater fish, or saltwater fish is unwholesome or otherwise not of appreciable value. All illegally possessed live wildlife, freshwater fish, and saltwater fish that are properly documented as evidence as provided in s. 379.3381 may be returned to the habitat unharmed. Any unclaimed wildlife, freshwater fish, or saltwater fish shall be retained by the investigating law enforcement agency and disposed of in accordance with this subsection.(2) All furs or hides or fur-bearing animals seized under the authority of this chapter shall, upon conviction of the offender, be forfeited and sent to the commission, which shall sell the same. If any such hides or furs are seized and the offender is unknown, the court shall order such hides or furs sent to the commission, which shall sell such hides and furs.(3) Except as otherwise provided by law, the proceeds of any such sale under this section shall be deposited in the State Game Trust Fund or the Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund.(4) Any state, county, or municipal law enforcement agency that enforces or assists the commission in enforcing this chapter, which enforcement results in a forfeiture of property as provided in this section, is entitled to receive all or a share of any property based upon its participation in the enforcement.History.—s. 66, ch. 13644, 1929; CGL 1936 Supp. 1977(66); s. 2, ch. 61-119; s. 225, ch. 81-259; s. 2, ch. 98-391; s. 157, ch. 99-245; s. 123, ch. 2008-247; s. 34, ch. 2009-86.Note.—Former s. 372.73.