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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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| 14 | 14 | | A bill to be entitled 1 |
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| 15 | 15 | | An act relating to the storage of firearms by licensed 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | importers, manufacturers, and dealers; creating s. 3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | 790.0656, F.S.; providing firearm storage requirements 4 |
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| 18 | 18 | | for licensed importers, licensed manufacturers, and 5 |
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| 19 | 19 | | licensed dealers under certain circumstances; 6 |
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| 20 | 20 | | authorizing inspections by the Department of 7 |
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| 21 | 21 | | Agriculture and Consumer Services; providing 8 |
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| 22 | 22 | | noncriminal penalties; providing an effective date. 9 |
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| 24 | 24 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11 |
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| 26 | 26 | | Section 1. Section 790.0656, Florida Statutes, is created 13 |
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| 27 | 27 | | to read: 14 |
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| 28 | 28 | | 790.0656 Safe storage of firearms by licensed importers, 15 |
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| 29 | 29 | | manufacturers, and dealers. — 16 |
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| 30 | 30 | | (1) A licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or 17 |
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| 31 | 31 | | licensed dealer who stores or leaves, on a business premises 18 |
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| 32 | 32 | | under its control a firearm shall, when the premises is not open 19 |
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| 33 | 33 | | for business, secure each firearm on the premises using one of 20 |
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| 34 | 34 | | the following methods: 21 |
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| 35 | 35 | | (a) Secure the firearm with a hardened steel rod or cable 22 |
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| 36 | 36 | | of at least 1/8 inch in diameter through the trigger guard of 23 |
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| 37 | 37 | | the firearm. The steel rod or cable shall be secured with a 24 |
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| 38 | 38 | | hardened steel lock that has a shackle. The lock and shackle 25 |
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| 51 | 51 | | shall be protected or shielded from the use of a bolt cutter, 26 |
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| 52 | 52 | | and the rod or cable shall be anchored in a manner that prevents 27 |
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| 53 | 53 | | the removal of the firearm from the premises; 28 |
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| 54 | 54 | | (b) Store the firearm in a locked fireproof safe or vault 29 |
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| 55 | 55 | | in the licensee's business premises; or 30 |
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| 56 | 56 | | (c) Store the firearm in a hardene d, impact-resistant, 31 |
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| 57 | 57 | | locked cabinet. 32 |
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| 58 | 58 | | (2) A duly authorized agent or employee of the Department 33 |
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| 59 | 59 | | of Agriculture and Consumer Services may inspect in a lawful 34 |
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| 60 | 60 | | manner at all reasonable hours any business premises subject to 35 |
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| 61 | 61 | | the requirements of this section. 36 |
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| 62 | 62 | | (3) A violation of this section is a noncriminal 37 |
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| 63 | 63 | | violation, punishable as provided in s. 775.083. 38 |
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| 64 | 64 | | Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2022. 39 |
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