Bill Text: FL S1414 | 2020 | Regular Session | Enrolled
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-Enrolled.html
ENROLLED 2020 Legislature CS for CS for CS for SB 1414, 1st Engrossed 20201414er 1 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, research, or eradication or 14 control purposes; including green iguanas and species 15 of the genera Salvator and Tupinambis in such 16 prohibition; providing that certain persons, firms, or 17 corporations may continue to exhibit, sell, or breed 18 green iguanas or tegu lizards commercially under 19 certain circumstances; requiring such green iguanas or 20 tegu lizards to be sold outside of this state; 21 prohibiting the import of green iguanas or tegu 22 lizards; requiring the commission to adopt rules that 23 meet certain requirements; reenacting s. 379.2311(1), 24 F.S., relating to the definition of the term “priority 25 invasive species,” to incorporate the amendment made 26 to s. 379.372, F.S., in a reference thereto; providing 27 an effective date. 28 29 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 30 31 Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 379.105, Florida 32 Statutes, is amended to read: 33 379.105 Harassment of hunters, trappers, or fishers.— 34 (1) A person may not intentionally, within or on any public 35 lands orapublicly or privately owned wildlife management and 36orfish management areas,areaor in or on any public waters 37state-owned water body: 38 (a) Interfere with or attempt to prevent the lawful taking 39 of fish, game, or nongame animals by another within or on such 40 lands or areas, or in or on such waters. 41 (b) Attempt to disturb fish, game, or nongame animals or 42 attempt to affect their behavior with the intent to prevent 43 their lawful taking by another within or on such lands or areas, 44 or in or on such waters. 45 Section 2. Subsection (15) of section 379.354, Florida 46 Statutes, is amended to read: 47 379.354 Recreational licenses, permits, and authorization 48 numbers; fees established.— 49 (15) FREE FISHING DAYS.—The commission may designate by 50 rule no more than 64consecutive or nonconsecutive days in each 51 year as free freshwater fishing days and no more than 6452 consecutive or nonconsecutive days in each year as free 53 saltwater fishing days. Notwithstanding any other provision of 54 this chapter, aanyperson may take freshwater fish for 55 noncommercial purposes on a free freshwater fishing day and may 56 take saltwater fish for noncommercial purposes on a free 57 saltwater fishing day, without obtaining or possessing a license 58 or permit or paying a license or permit fee as set forth 59prescribedin this section. A person who takes freshwater or 60 saltwater fish on a free fishing day must comply with all laws, 61 rules, and regulations governing the holders of a fishing 62 license or permit and all other conditions and limitations 63 regulating the taking of freshwater or saltwater fish as are 64 imposed by law or rule. 65 Section 3. Present paragraphs (b) through (e) of subsection 66 (2) of section 379.372, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as 67 paragraphs (c) through (f), respectively, a new paragraph (b) is 68 added to that subsection, and paragraph (a) of that subsection 69 is amended, to read: 70 379.372 Capturing, keeping, possessing, transporting, or 71 exhibiting venomous reptiles, reptiles of concern, conditional 72 reptiles, or prohibited reptiles; license required.— 73 (2)(a) ANoperson, party, firm, association, or 74 corporation may notshallkeep, possess, import into the state, 75 sell, barter, trade, or breed the following species except for 76 educational, research, or eradication or control purposes 77personal use or for sale for personal use: 78 1. Burmese or Indian python (Python molurus). 79 2. Reticulated python (Python reticulatus). 80 3. Northern African python (Python sebae). 81 4. Southern African python (Python natalensis). 82 5. Amethystine or scrub python (Morelia amethystinus). 83 6. Green Anaconda (Eunectes murinus). 84 7. Nile monitor (Varanus niloticus). 85 8. Green iguana (Iguana iguana). 86 9. Tegu lizard (any species of the genera Salvator or 87 Tupinambis). 88 10. Any other reptile designated as a conditional or 89 prohibited species by the commission. 90 (b) If a person, firm, or corporation holds a valid captive 91 wildlife class III exhibition or sale license on January 1, 92 2020, and documented an inventory of green iguanas or tegu 93 lizards on his or her or its 2019 application, the commission 94 may grandfather that person, firm, or corporation so as to allow 95 them to continue to exhibit, sell, or breed green iguanas or 96 tegu lizards commercially for as long as the license remains 97 active. Such status is void upon any license transfer or lapse. 98 The person, firm, or corporation may only sell such inventory of 99 green iguanas or tegu lizards outside of this state and may not 100 import the species into this state. The commission shall adopt 101 rules that address all of the following: 102 1. Reporting requirements. 103 2. Biosecurity measures to prevent escape of these species. 104 3. Any necessary grandfathering provisions for those 105 persons presently in possession of either a green iguana or a 106 tegu lizard who do not meet the grandfathering provisions of 107 this paragraph. 108 Section 4. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 109 made by this act to section 379.372, Florida Statutes, in a 110 reference thereto, subsection (1) of section 379.2311, Florida 111 Statutes, is reenacted to read: 112 379.2311 Nonnative animal management.— 113 (1) As used in this section, the term “priority invasive 114 species” means the following: 115 (a) Lizards of the genus Tupinambis, also known as tegu 116 lizards; 117 (b) Species identified in s. 379.372(2)(a); 118 (c) Pterois volitans, also known as red lionfish; and 119 (d) Pterois miles, also known as the common lionfish or 120 devil firefish. 121 Section 5. This act shall take effect July 1, 2020.