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Florida Statute 161.131 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 161.131 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 161.131 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
161.131 Construction of ss. 161.011-161.212.—The provisions of ss. 161.011-161.212 shall be liberally construed by all concerned in a manner to best accomplish the beach and shore preservation purposes and programs.
History.—s. 3, ch. 65-408; s. 6, ch. 86-138.

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·Wallace Corp. v. City of Miami Beach, 793 So. 2d 1134 (Fla. 1st DCA 2001).

Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 2001 Fla. App. LEXIS 12839, 2001 WL 1033585

...Spahn, The Beach and Shore Presewation Act: Regulating Coastal Construction in Florida, 24 Stetson L.Rev. 353 (1995); Kenneth G. Oertel & Thomas G. Tomasello, Beach, Shore and Coastal Zone Regulation, Florida Environmental & Land Use Law, Vol. II, ch. 14 (1996 Supp.). Under section 161.131, the Legislature directed that section 161.201 “shall be liberally construed by all con *1139 cerned in a manner to best accomplish the beach and shore preservation purposes and programs.” Required for the Prevention of Erosion Wa...
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