1998 Florida Code
TITLE XVIII PUBLIC LANDS AND PROPERTY
Chapter 253 State Lands  
253.74   Penalties.

253.74  Penalties.--

(1)  Any person who conducts aquaculture activities in excess of those authorized by lease agreement with the board or who conducts such activities on state-owned submerged lands without having previously leased the same shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to imprisonment for not more than 6 months or fine of not more than $1,000, or both. In addition to such fine and imprisonment, all works, improvements, animal and plant life involved in the project, may be forfeited to the state.

(2)  Any person who is found by the department to have violated the provisions of chapter 403 shall be subject to having his or her lease of state-owned submerged lands canceled.

History.--s. 1, ch. 69-46; ss. 25, 26, 27, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 2, ch. 71-137; s. 10, ch. 79-65; s. 77, ch. 94-356; s. 846, ch. 95-148.

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