Bill Text: FL S0680 | 2020 | Regular Session | Comm Sub
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Bill Title: Shark Fins
Spectrum:
Status: (Passed) 2020-09-21 - Chapter No. 2020-172 [S0680 Detail]
Download: Florida-2020-S0680-Comm_Sub.html
Bill Title: Shark Fins
Spectrum:
Status: (Passed) 2020-09-21 - Chapter No. 2020-172 [S0680 Detail]
Download: Florida-2020-S0680-Comm_Sub.html
Florida Senate - 2020 CS for SB 680 By the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources; and Senators Hutson, Gruters, Stewart, Berman, and Book 592-03056-20 2020680c1 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to shark fins; amending s. 379.2426, 3 F.S.; prohibiting the import and export of shark fins; 4 providing an effective date. 5 6 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 7 8 Section 1. Section 379.2426, Florida Statutes, is amended 9 to read: 10 379.2426 RegulationPossessionofseparatedshark finson11the water prohibited; penalties.— 12 (1) As used in this section, the term: 13 (a) “Land” means the physical act of bringing a harvested 14 organism, or any part thereof, ashore. 15 (b) “Shark” means any species of the orders 16 Carcharhiniformes, Lamniformes, Hexanchiformes, 17 Orectolobiformes, Pristiophoriformes, Squaliformes, 18 Squatiniformes, or any part thereof. 19 (c) “Shark fin” means the detached fin of a shark, 20 including the caudal or tail fin, or any portion thereof. 21 (d) “Separated,” with respect to a shark fin, means not 22 naturally attached to the corresponding shark body through some 23 portion of uncut skin. 24 (2) A person may not possess in or on the waters of this 25 state a shark fin that has been separated from a shark or land a 26 separated shark fin in this state, unless: 27 (a) Such possession is authorized by commission rule; or 28 (b) Such fin has been lawfully obtained on land, prepared 29 by taxidermy, and is possessed for the purposes of display. 30 (3) The import to and export from this state of shark fins 31 is prohibited. 32 (4)(3)A person who violates this section is subject to the 33 following penalties: 34 (a) For a first violation, a misdemeanor of the second 35 degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. In 36 addition, the commission shall assess an administrative fine of 37 $4,500 and suspend all of the person’s license privileges under 38 this chapter for 180 days. 39 (b) For a second violation, a misdemeanor of the second 40 degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. In 41 addition, the commission shall assess an administrative fine of 42 $9,500 and suspend all of the person’s license privileges under 43 this chapter for 365 days. 44 (c) For a third and any subsequent violation, a misdemeanor 45 of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 46 775.083. In addition, the commission shall assess an 47 administrative fine of $9,500 and permanently revoke all of the 48 person’s license privileges under this chapter. 49 50 While his or her license privileges are under suspension or 51 revocation pursuant to this subsection, a person may not 52 participate in the taking or harvesting, or attempt the taking 53 or harvesting, of saltwater products from any vessel within the 54 waters of the state; be aboard any vessel on which a commercial 55 quantity of saltwater products is possessed through an activity 56 requiring a license pursuant to this chapter; or engage in any 57 other activity requiring a license, permit, or certificate 58 issued pursuant to this chapter. 59 Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2020.