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Law Enforcement (Florida Statutes: Title XXVIII Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use; Chapter 379 Fish and Wildlife Conservation; Part V; ss. 379.33-379.343)

Country/Territory
United States of America
Territorial subdivision
Florida
Document type
Legislation
Date
1941 (2018)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Marine fisheries Inland fisheries Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties Freshwater fishes Marine fishes Procedural matters Fishing gear/fishing method Fishery management and conservation Hunting gear/hunting methods Wild fauna Wild flora Wildlife products
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This Part of Chapter 379 of the Florida Statutes provides law enforcement rules for fish and wildlife conservation. More specifically, it provides for enforcement of the rules of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission of Florida; police powers of commission and its agents; powers of arrest by agents of commission; powers of commission law enforcement officers; prosecutions; state attorney to represent state; arrest by officers of the commission; recognizance; cash bond; citation; search and seizure authorized and limited; issuance of warrant for search of private dwelling; venue for proceedings against citizens and residents charged with violations outside state boundaries; confiscation, seizure, and forfeiture of property and products; confiscation and disposition of illegally taken wildlife, freshwater fish, and saltwater fish; photographic evidence of illegally taken wildlife, freshwater fish, and saltwater fish; seizure of illegal hunting devices, disposition, notice and forfeiture; seizure of illegal transportation devices, disposition, appraisal and forfeiture; and disposition of illegal fishing devices, and exercise of police power.

Full text
English
Website
www.flsenate.gov