Bill Text: FL S1414 | 2020 | Regular Session | Comm Sub
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Bill Title: Fish and Wildlife Activities
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (? 3-1)
Status: (Passed) 2020-06-30 - Chapter No. 2020-123 [S1414 Detail]
Download: Florida-2020-S1414-Comm_Sub.html
Bill Title: Fish and Wildlife Activities
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (? 3-1)
Status: (Passed) 2020-06-30 - Chapter No. 2020-123 [S1414 Detail]
Download: Florida-2020-S1414-Comm_Sub.html
Florida Senate - 2020 CS for SB 1414 By the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources; and Senator Mayfield 592-03062-20 20201414c1 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to fish and wildlife activities; 3 amending s. 379.105, F.S.; prohibiting certain 4 harassment of hunters, trappers, and fishers within or 5 on public lands or publicly or privately owned 6 wildlife and fish management areas, or in or on public 7 waters; amending s. 379.354, F.S.; authorizing the 8 Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to designate 9 additional annual free freshwater and saltwater 10 fishing days; amending s. 379.372, F.S.; prohibiting 11 the keeping, possessing, importing, selling, 12 bartering, trading, or breeding of certain species 13 except for educational or research purposes; including 14 green iguanas and species of the genera Salvator and 15 Tupinambis in such prohibition; reenacting s. 16 379.2311(1), F.S., relating to the definition of the 17 term “priority invasive species,” to incorporate the 18 amendment made to s. 379.372, F.S., in a reference 19 thereto; providing an effective date. 20 21 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 22 23 Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 379.105, Florida 24 Statutes, is amended to read: 25 379.105 Harassment of hunters, trappers, or fishers.— 26 (1) A person may not intentionally, within or on any public 27 lands orapublicly or privately owned wildlife management and 28orfish management areas,areaor in or on any public waters 29state-owned water body: 30 (a) Interfere with or attempt to prevent the lawful taking 31 of fish, game, or nongame animals by another within or on such 32 lands or areas, or in or on such waters. 33 (b) Attempt to disturb fish, game, or nongame animals or 34 attempt to affect their behavior with the intent to prevent 35 their lawful taking by another within or on such lands or areas, 36 or in or on such waters. 37 Section 2. Subsection (15) of section 379.354, Florida 38 Statutes, is amended to read: 39 379.354 Recreational licenses, permits, and authorization 40 numbers; fees established.— 41 (15) FREE FISHING DAYS.—The commission may designate by 42 rule no more than 64consecutive or nonconsecutive days in each 43 year as free freshwater fishing days and no more than 6444 consecutive or nonconsecutive days in each year as free 45 saltwater fishing days. Notwithstanding any other provision of 46 this chapter, aanyperson may take freshwater fish for 47 noncommercial purposes on a free freshwater fishing day and may 48 take saltwater fish for noncommercial purposes on a free 49 saltwater fishing day, without obtaining or possessing a license 50 or permit or paying a license or permit fee as set forth 51prescribedin this section. A person who takes freshwater or 52 saltwater fish on a free fishing day must comply with all laws, 53 rules, and regulations governing the holders of a fishing 54 license or permit and all other conditions and limitations 55 regulating the taking of freshwater or saltwater fish as are 56 imposed by law or rule. 57 Section 3. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 58 379.372, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 59 379.372 Capturing, keeping, possessing, transporting, or 60 exhibiting venomous reptiles, reptiles of concern, conditional 61 reptiles, or prohibited reptiles; license required.— 62 (2)(a) ANoperson, party, firm, association, or 63 corporation may notshallkeep, possess, import into the state, 64 sell, barter, trade, or breed the following species except for 65 educational or research purposespersonal use or for sale for66personal use: 67 1. Burmese or Indian python (Python molurus). 68 2. Reticulated python (Python reticulatus). 69 3. Northern African python (Python sebae). 70 4. Southern African python (Python natalensis). 71 5. Amethystine or scrub python (Morelia amethystinus). 72 6. Green Anaconda (Eunectes murinus). 73 7. Nile monitor (Varanus niloticus). 74 8. Green iguana (Iguana iguana). 75 9. Tegu lizard (any species of the genera Salvator or 76 Tupinambis). 77 10. Any other reptile designated as a conditional or 78 prohibited species by the commission. 79 Section 4. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 80 made by this act to section 379.372, Florida Statutes, in a 81 reference thereto, subsection (1) of section 379.2311, Florida 82 Statutes, is reenacted to read: 83 379.2311 Nonnative animal management.— 84 (1) As used in this section, the term “priority invasive 85 species” means the following: 86 (a) Lizards of the genus Tupinambis, also known as tegu 87 lizards; 88 (b) Species identified in s. 379.372(2)(a); 89 (c) Pterois volitans, also known as red lionfish; and 90 (d) Pterois miles, also known as the common lionfish or 91 devil firefish. 92 Section 5. This act shall take effect July 1, 2020.