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| 10 | 10 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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| 12 | 12 | | A bill to be entitled 1 |
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| 13 | 13 | | An act relating to Melbourne -Tillman Water Control 2 |
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| 14 | 14 | | District, Brevard County; amending ch. 2001 -336, Laws 3 |
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| 15 | 15 | | of Florida, as amended; providing requirements for 4 |
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| 16 | 16 | | establishing an offense of trespass; requiring certain 5 |
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| 17 | 17 | | signage for trespass on posted land and providing 6 |
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| 18 | 18 | | requirements therefor; providing prima facie evidence 7 |
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| 19 | 19 | | of intent to trespass; defining the term "unlawful 8 |
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| 20 | 20 | | dumping"; providing requirements for certain l aw 9 |
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| 21 | 21 | | enforcement agencies; providing immunity for certain 10 |
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| 22 | 22 | | law enforcement officers; providing an effective date. 11 |
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| 24 | 24 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13 |
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| 26 | 26 | | Section 1. Section 33 is added to section 3 of chapter 15 |
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| 27 | 27 | | 2001-336, Laws of Florida, as amended by chapters 2019 -175, 16 |
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| 28 | 28 | | 2010-253, and 2003-334, Laws of Florida, to read: 17 |
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| 29 | 29 | | Section 33. Trespass. —For purposes of chapter 810, Florida 18 |
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| 30 | 30 | | Statutes, establishing an offense of trespass, as it relates to 19 |
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| 31 | 31 | | lands owned by the District, shall requir e all of the following: 20 |
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| 32 | 32 | | (1) Posted land, as defined in section 810.011(5), Florida 21 |
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| 33 | 33 | | Statutes, shall require placement of signs at or near the 22 |
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| 34 | 34 | | intersection of a District canal right -of-way and a road right -23 |
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| 35 | 35 | | of-way and shall comply with the lettering and siz e requirements 24 |
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| 36 | 36 | | of that section. 25 |
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| 45 | 45 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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| 47 | 47 | | (2) The unlawful dumping by any person of any personal 26 |
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| 48 | 48 | | property of any kind on or in a District canal right -of-way is 27 |
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| 49 | 49 | | prima facie evidence of the intention of such person to commit 28 |
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| 50 | 50 | | an act of trespass. For purposes of this subsection, the term 29 |
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| 51 | 51 | | "unlawful dumping" shall mean dumping, placing, throwing, 30 |
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| 52 | 52 | | discarding, depositing, disposing of, draining, or discharging 31 |
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| 53 | 53 | | the following items, including, but not limited to, any item of 32 |
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| 54 | 54 | | personal property; fluids; tires; household items; appliances; 33 |
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| 55 | 55 | | garbage; vehicles; trucks; trailers; motorhomes; vessels; farm 34 |
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| 56 | 56 | | machinery or equipment; sheds; garden, landscaping, tree, or 35 |
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| 57 | 57 | | yard debris; fencing; construction materials; hazardous waste as 36 |
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| 58 | 58 | | defined by any state or federal regulatory agency; hum an or 37 |
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| 59 | 59 | | animal waste; pharmaceuticals of any kind; fertilizers; or any 38 |
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| 60 | 60 | | substance in any form resulting from domestic, industrial, 39 |
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| 61 | 61 | | commercial, mining, agriculture, or government operations in or 40 |
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| 62 | 62 | | upon a District canal right -of-way without the express written 41 |
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| 63 | 63 | | consent of the District Board of Directors or the District 42 |
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| 64 | 64 | | manager or his or her designee. 43 |
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| 65 | 65 | | (3) Upon contact from the District, the law enforcement 44 |
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| 66 | 66 | | agency in whose jurisdiction any alleged trespass of District 45 |
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| 67 | 67 | | property has occurred shall respond and arrest either on or off 46 |
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| 68 | 68 | | any District canal right -of-way or any other District property, 47 |
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| 69 | 69 | | facility, or equipment and with or without warrant any person 48 |
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| 70 | 70 | | the officer has probable cause to believe has committed the 49 |
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| 71 | 71 | | offense of trespass upon any District canal right -of-way or any 50 |
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| 80 | 80 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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| 82 | 82 | | other District property, facility, or equipment, or has 51 |
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| 83 | 83 | | otherwise violated subsection (2). Such arrest shall not render 52 |
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| 84 | 84 | | the law enforcement officer criminally or civilly liable for 53 |
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| 85 | 85 | | false arrest, false imprisonment, or unlawful detention. 54 |
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| 86 | 86 | | Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. 55 |
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