Florida Statute 373.6161 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXVIII
NATURAL RESOURCES; CONSERVATION, RECLAMATION, AND USE

Chapter 373
WATER RESOURCES

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F.S. 373.6161

373.6161 Chapter to be liberally construed.—This chapter shall be construed liberally for effectuating the purposes described herein, and the procedure herein prescribed shall be followed and applied with such latitude consistent with the intent thereof as shall best meet the requirements or necessities therefor.

History.—s. 46, ch. 25209; s. 6, ch. 25213, 1949; s. 25, ch. 73-190.

Note.—Former s. 378.47.

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Cases Citing Statute 373.6161

Total Results: 6

Pinellas County v. Lake Padgett Pines

333 So. 2d 472

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 4, 1976 | Docket: 1687249

Cited 10 times | Published

consideration of the total environment, Fla. Stat. § 373.6161. And, given this statutory duty on the part of

Booker Creek Pres., Inc. v. SW FLA. WATER MGT. DIST.

534 So. 2d 419, 1988 WL 96447

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 22, 1988 | Docket: 1358911

Cited 5 times | Published

Sur., 475 So.2d 939 (Fla. 1st DCA 1985). [3] § 373.6161; Department of Environmental Regulation v. Goldring

Deseret Ranches of Florida, Inc. v. St. Johns River Water Management Dist.

406 So. 2d 1132, 1981 Fla. App. LEXIS 21783

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 2, 1981 | Docket: 2539607

Cited 4 times | Published

district. (Emphasis supplied.) In addition, section 373.6161 demands that chapter 373: [B]e construed liberally

Osceola Cty. v. St. Johns River Water Mgt. Dist.

486 So. 2d 616, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 595, 1986 Fla. App. LEXIS 6754

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 6, 1986 | Docket: 1714235

Cited 2 times | Published

reflects the legislative intent, expressed in section 373.6161, Florida Statutes (1985), that the Water Resources

Osceola Cty. v. ST. JOHNS RIVER WATER MANAG.

504 So. 2d 385, 12 Fla. L. Weekly 113, 1987 Fla. LEXIS 1568

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Feb 26, 1987 | Docket: 453273

Published

water management district. *388 Similarly, section 373.6161 provides that "[t]his chapter shall be construed

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Jan 29, 1975 | Docket: 3255680

Published

construed for effectuating those purposes. Section 373.6161, F.S. However, the question then becomes,