Full Statute Name: West's Florida Statutes Annotated. Title XXVIII. Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use (Chapters 369-380). Chapter 379. Fish and Wildlife Conservation. Part I. General Provisions. 379.105. Harassment of hunters, trappers, or fishers
Primary Citation: West's F. S. A. § 379.105Country of Origin: United StatesLast Checked: October, 2023Alternate Citation: FL ST § 379.105Date Adopted: 1990Historical:
Summary:
This law represents the state's hunter harassment provision. Under the law, a person may not intentionally, within a publicly or privately owned wildlife management or fish management area or on any state-owned water body, interfere with or attempt to prevent the lawful taking of fish, game, or nongame animals by another or attempt to disturb wildlife or fish to prevent their lawful taking. Any person who violates this section commits a Level Two violation.
(1) A person may not intentionally, within or on any public lands or publicly or privately owned wildlife management and fish management areas, or in or on any public waters:
(a) Interfere with or attempt to prevent the lawful taking of fish, game, or nongame animals by another within or on such lands or areas, or in or on such waters.
(b) Attempt to disturb fish, game, or nongame animals or attempt to affect their behavior with the intent to prevent their lawful taking by another within or on such lands or areas, or in or on such waters.
(2) Any person who violates this section commits a Level Two violation under s. 379.401.
Credits Laws 1990, c. 90-170, § 2. Amended by Laws 2006, c. 2006-304, § 27, eff. July 1, 2006. Renumbered from 372.705 and amended by Laws 2008, c. 2008-247, § 9, eff. July 1, 2008. Amended by Laws 2020, c. 2020-123, § 1, eff. July 1, 2020.
