Florida Statute 379.28 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXVIII
NATURAL RESOURCES; CONSERVATION, RECLAMATION, AND USE

Chapter 379
FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION

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F.S. 379.28

379.28 Imported fish.—

(1) No person shall import into the state or place in any of the fresh waters of the state any freshwater fish of any species without having first obtained a permit from the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The commission is authorized to issue or deny such a permit upon the completion of studies of the species made by it to determine any detrimental effect the species might have on the ecology of the state.

(2) A person who violates this section commits a Level Three violation under s. 379.401.

History.—s. 37, ch. 13644, 1929; CGL 1936 Supp. 1977(37); s. 1, ch. 71-294; s. 1, ch. 80-129; s. 52, ch. 91-224; s. 130, ch. 99-245; s. 22, ch. 2006-304; s. 92, ch. 2008-247.

Note.—Former s. 372.26.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 379.28

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

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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 379.28

Total Results: 2

Southern Colonization Co. v. Parten

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1922-02-23

Citation: 83 Fla. 300, 91 So. 263

Snippet: Western Reserve University, 208 U. S. 38, 52 L. Ed. 379, 28 Sup. Ct. Rep. 182. In that case Mr. Justice Moody

West 132 Feet v. City of Orlando

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1920-06-15

Citation: 80 Fla. 233

Snippet: Mansfield, C. & L. M. Ry. Co. v. Swan, 111 U. S. 379, 28 L. Ed. 162, 1 Sup. Ct. Rep. 510. 15 C. J. p. 852