Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 373.6161 (2025)

Chapter to be liberally construed.

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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.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases, 1976–1988 · leading case: Pinellas Cnty. v. Lake Padgett Pines, 333 So. 2d 472 (Fla. 2d DCA 1976).

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Pinellas Cnty. v. Lake Padgett Pines, 333 So. 2d 472 (Fla. 2d DCA 1976). · cites it 2× “373 is to be liberally construed for effectuating the purposes described in the chaper and these purposes clearly mandate consideration of the total environment, Fla. Stat. § 373.6161 . And, given this statutory duty on the part of the agencies to consider the environmental…”

Osceola Cty. v. St. Johns River Water Mgt. Dist., 486 So. 2d 616 (Fla. 5th DCA 1986). · cites it 2× “Our holding reflects the legislative intent, expressed in section 373.6161, Florida Statutes (1985), that the Water Resources Act shall be construed liberally for effectuating the purposes described in the Act.”

Booker Creek Pres., Inc. v. SW FLA. WATER MGT. DIST., 534 So. 2d 419 (Fla. 5th DCA 1988). “[3] § 373.6161; Department of Environmental Regulation v.”

Deseret Ranches of Florida, Inc. v. St. Johns River Water Mgmt. Dist., 406 So. 2d 1132 (Fla. 5th DCA 1981). “) In addition, section 373.6161 demands that chapter 373: [B]e 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…”

Osceola Cty. v. St. Johns River Water Manag., 504 So. 2d 385 (Fla. 1987). “*388 Similarly, section 373.6161 provides that "[t]his 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…”

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