Florida Statute 403.131 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXIX
PUBLIC HEALTH

Chapter 403
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL

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F.S. 403.131

403.131 Injunctive relief, remedies.—

(1) The department may institute a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction to seek injunctive relief to enforce compliance with this chapter or any rule, regulation, permit certification, or order; to enjoin any violation specified in s. 403.161(1); and to seek injunctive relief to prevent irreparable injury to the air, waters, and property, including animal, plant, and aquatic life, of the state and to protect human health, safety, and welfare caused or threatened by any violation.

(2) All the judicial and administrative remedies to recover damages and penalties in this section and s. 403.121 are alternative and mutually exclusive.

History.—s. 14, ch. 67-436; ss. 26, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 70-139; s. 1, ch. 70-439; s. 2, ch. 72-286; s. 3, ch. 2001-258; s. 27, ch. 2020-158.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 403.131

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 403.131.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 403.131

Total Results: 12

Kirk v. US Sugar Corp.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1999-02-02T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 726 So. 2d 822

Snippet: governmental entity. See, e.g., § 403.088(4), 403.121, 403.131, 403.135, 403.141, 403.161, Fla. Stat. (1995).

DEPT. OF ENVIRON. PROTECTION v. Gibbins

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1997-06-13T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 696 So. 2d 888

Snippet: from denying DEP access to his property. See § 403.131, Fla. Stat. (1993). On 30 January 1995, DEP moved

State v. Delgrasso

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1995-04-07T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 653 So. 2d 459

Snippet: enforcement for violations of the act. See §§ 403.121, 403.131 and 403.141, Fla. Stat. (1991). Section 403.727

State Department of Environmental Regulation v. Kaszyk

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1991-12-10T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 590 So. 2d 1010, 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 12258, 1991 WL 259267

Snippet: enforce the consent orders and, pursuant to section 403.131, Florida Statutes (1989), to enjoin further violations…remedies of in-junctive relief and penalties. § 403.131, Fla.Stat. Clear Legal Right to Relief Requested… for damage to the environment. §§ 403.121 and 403.131, Fla.Stat.; § 403.121(l)(c), Fla.Stat. (“It shall…prior to the institution of a civil action”); § 403.131, Fla.Stat. (“All the judicial and administrative…to violate state effluent standards, as section 403.131 grants DER the authority to seek such relief to

State ex rel. State Attorney for the Twelfth Judicial Circuit v. General Development Corp.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1984-03-23T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 448 So. 2d 1074, 1984 Fla. App. LEXIS 12361

Snippet: institute" the available actions. Section 403.131(1), Florida Statutes (1981), provides: "The

STATE BY & THRO. STATE ATTY. v. Gen. Dev. Corp.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1984-03-22T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 448 So. 2d 1074

Snippet: institute" the available actions. Section 403.131(1), Florida Statutes (1981), provides: "The

ST. v. Falls Chase Spec. Taxing Dist.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1983-01-20T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 424 So. 2d 787

Snippet: permanent injunction and fine pursuant to Sections 403.131(1) and 403.141(1), Florida Statutes, for violations… injunctive relief, fines or damages. Sections 403.131, .141, .121(1), Fla. Stat. (1979). The Department…injunctive relief in a circuit court, under section 403.131, Fla. Stat., and fines under section 403.141, Fla

Ago

Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1976-08-12T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: any violation" of part I of Ch. 403; and s. 403.131 providing that: (2) All the judicial and administrative

State v. St. Regis Paper Co.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1973-03-06T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 275 So. 2d 21, 1973 Fla. App. LEXIS 6997

Snippet: with requirements set forth in Sections 403.121, 403.-131, and 403.161. In that case, we held that the Department

State ex rel. Florida Air & Water Pollution Control Commission v. St. Regis Paper Co.

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1971-06-23T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 257 So. 2d 253, 3 ERC 1908, 3 ERC (BNA) 1908, 1971 Fla. LEXIS 3089

Snippet: those circumstances coming within the purview of § 403.131. The trial court is directed to grant the instant…relief is sought where applicable under Fla.Stat. § 403.131, F.S.A. Although Fla.Stat. § 403.121(1), (2) and… case the injunctive procedures of Fla.Stat. § 403.131, F.S.A. shall apply. More importantly, we cannot

St. Regis Paper Company v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1970-07-14T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 237 So. 2d 797

Snippet: injunctive relief may be sought as provided under § 403.131." (Emphasis supplied.) Subsection (2) of §…permitted to do in certain instances specified by § 403.131, Florida Statutes, F.S.A.[2] Apparently the Commission…those circumstances coming within the purview of § 403.131. The trial court is directed to grant the instant

City of Vero Beach v. State Ex Rel. Davidson

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1938-02-21T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 179 So. 403, 131 Fla. 195

Snippet: Ellis, Terrell, Whitfield 21 February 1938 179 So. 403, 131 Fla. 195 Vocelle Mitchell, for Plaintiffs in