Florida Statute 377.21 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXVIII
NATURAL RESOURCES; CONSERVATION, RECLAMATION, AND USE

Chapter 377
ENERGY RESOURCES

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F.S. 377.21

377.21 Jurisdiction of division.—

(1) The division shall have jurisdiction and authority over all persons and property necessary to administer and enforce effectively the provisions of this law and all other laws relating to the conservation of oil and gas or to the storage of gas in and recovery of gas from natural gas storage reservoirs.

(2) The division shall have authority, and it shall be its duty, to make such inquiries as it may deem proper to determine whether waste, over which it has jurisdiction, exists or is imminent. In the exercise of such power, the division shall have the authority to:

(a) Collect data.

(b) Make investigations and inspections.

(c) Examine properties, leases, papers, books, and records and to examine, survey, check, test, and gauge oil and gas wells, tanks, storage tanks, treatment plants and facilities, and modes of transportation used to gather and process crude oil or gas and products derived from wells within the state, prior to delivery to a common carrier.

(d) Hold hearings.

(e) Provide for the keeping of records and the making of reports.

(f) Take such action as may be reasonably necessary to enforce this law.

(3) The jurisdiction of the division shall extend to the state boundaries as set forth in s. 1, Art. II of the State Constitution.

History.—s. 16, ch. 22819, 1945; ss. 25, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 72-394; s. 1, ch. 76-188; s. 8, ch. 2013-205.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 377.21

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 377.21.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 377.21

Total Results: 2

Moore v. City Dry Cleaners Laundry

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1949-07-25T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 41 So. 2d 865

Snippet: Meadowmoor Dairies v. Milkwagon Drivers Union, 371 Ill. 377, 21 N.E.2d 308, 312 U.S. 287, 61 S.Ct. 552, 85 L.Ed…Meadowmoor Dairies v. Milkwagon Drivers Union, 371 Ill. 377, 21 N.E.2d 308, 312 U.S. 287, 61 S.Ct. 552, 85 L.Ed

Forrest v. State

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1939-10-27T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 191 So. 829, 140 Fla. 374, 1939 Fla. LEXIS 1113

Snippet: Rule 21-A of the Rules of this Court. *Page 377 21 November 1939 Supreme Court of Florida fla