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Florida Statute 298.005 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 298.005 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 298.005 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
298.005 Definitions.As used in this chapter, the term:
(1) “Jurisdictional water management district” means the chapter 373 water management district or districts within which the lands encompassed by a water control district are located.
(2) “Owner” means the owner of the freehold estate, subject to assessment pursuant to this chapter, as appears by the deed record. The term does not include reversioners, remaindermen, or mortgagees, who are not to be counted and need not be notified by publication or served by process, but are to be represented by the present owners of the freehold estate in any proceeding under this chapter.
(3) “Water control plan” means the comprehensive operational document that describes the activities and improvements to be conducted by a water control district authorized under this chapter and includes any district “plan of reclamation,” “water management plan,” or “plan of improvement” that details the system of water management improvements implemented by a water control district.
History.s. 38, ch. 6458, 1913; RGS 1135; CGL 1490; s. 1, ch. 97-40; s. 1, ch. 98-329; s. 4, ch. 2000-308.
Note.Former s. 298.68.

Cases Citing F.S. 298.005

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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 2000).

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supervisors of water control districts. 6 Section 298.005(2), Fla. Stat. 7 Section 298.11(3), Fla. Stat
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1999).

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...The landowners shall at such election determine the length of the terms of office of each supervisor so elected by them, which shall be respectively 1, 2, and 3 years, and they shall serve until their successors shall have been elected and qualified." 6 Section 298.005 (2), Florida Statutes, defines "Owner" as "the owner of the freehold estate, as appears by the deed record....
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 2011).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

...Florida State Board of Dentistry , 297 So. 2d 628 (Fla. 1st DCA 1974), cert. dismissed , 300 So. 2d 900 (Fla. 1974); City of Cape Coral v. GAC Utilities, Inc., of Florida , 281 So. 2d 493 (Fla. 1973). And see, e.g. , Ops. Att'y Gen. Fla. 02-30 (2002) and 04-48 (2004). 9 Section 298.005 (3), Fla....

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