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Parks (Florida Statutes: Title XVIII Public Lands and Property; Chapter 258 State Parks and Preserves; Part I; ss. 258.001-258.158)

Country/Territory
United States of America
Territorial subdivision
Florida
Document type
Legislation
Date
1941 (2018)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
National parks Institution Offences/penalties Royalties/fees Non-governmental entity Expropriation Public forest Special fund Tourism Local government Cultural heritage Tax/levy Coral Governance Management/conservation Procedural matters Protected area Protection forest Protection of environment Protection of habitats Protection of species Right of use Aquatic animals
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This Part of Chapter 258 of the Florida Statutes concerns state parks of Florida. It provides for dividing the state into five park regions; the powers and duties of the Division of Recreation and Parks of the Department of Environmental Protection of Florida; prohibited activities and penalties for violating the state parks laws; fees and fee discounts for use of state parks; use of the state park system property by citizen support organizations; senior/disabled citizen camping permit; defibrillators in state parks; dedication of state park lands for public use; the power of eminent domain and procedure; creating state Park Trust Fund; the policy of the Division to promote the parks and tourism; cooperation of the Division with counties; guide meridian and base parallel park; maintaining Stephen Foster State Folk Culture Center; taking or damaging of coral and other material from John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park; designation of Rauscher Park; supervision measures of Rauscher Park by the Division; ceding land for Royal Palm State Park; Royal Palm State Park and endowment lands exempt from taxation; designation of St. Michael’s Cemetery as a state park; and prohibited acts in Savannas State Reserve.

Full text
English
Website
www.flsenate.gov