Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 369.309 (2025)

Airboats prohibited; exceptions; penalties.

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369.309 Airboats prohibited; exceptions; penalties.
(1) The operation of an airboat on the Wekiva River System shall be prohibited. For the purposes of this section, an airboat is any boat, sled, skiff, or swamp vessel that is pushed, pulled, or propelled by air power generated by a nondetachable motor of more than 10 horsepower.
(2) The provisions of this section shall not apply in the case of an emergency or to any employee of a municipal, county, state, or federal agency or their agents on official government business.
(3) Persons convicted for violation of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
History.s. 1, ch. 90-81.

Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 369.309

M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd
§369.309CONSERVATION-ENVIRONMENTAIRBOATS PROHIBITED ON WEKIVA RIVERM · 2nd

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