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Florida House Bill H0087

Florida 2024 Regular Session

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1010 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+A bill to be entitled 1
1515 An act relating to taking of bears; providing a short 2
16-title; creating s. 379.40411, F.S.; providing for the 3
17-taking of bears without certain penalties under 4
18-specified conditions; requiring the disposal of such 5
19-bears by the Fish and Wildlife Conservation 6
20-Commission; prohibiting certain possession, sale, and 7
21-disposal of such bears or their parts; requiring the 8
22-commission to adopt rules; providing an effective 9
23-date. 10
16+title; creating s. 379.40411, F.S.; providing an 3
17+exemption from penalties for the taking of bears 4
18+without permits or authorizations under specified 5
19+conditions; requiring the disposal of such bears by 6
20+the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; 7
21+prohibiting certain possession, sale, and disposal of 8
22+such bears; requiring the commission to adopt rules; 9
23+providing an effective date. 10
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2525 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 12
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2727 Section 1. This act may be cited as the "Self Defense 14
2828 Act." 15
2929 Section 2. Section 379.40411, Florida Statutes, is created 16
3030 to read: 17
3131 379.40411 Taking of bears; use of lethal force in defense 18
3232 of person or certain property. — 19
3333 (1) A person is not subject to any administrative, civil, 20
34-or criminal penalty for taking a bear with lethal force if: 21
34+or criminal penalties for taking a bear with lethal force if: 21
3535 (a) The person reasonably believed that his or her action 22
3636 was necessary to avoid an imminent threat of death or serious 23
37-bodily injury to himself or herself or to another, an imminent 24
37+bodily injury to himself or herself or another, an imminent 24
3838 threat of death or serious bodily injury to a pet, or 25
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5151 substantial damage to a dwelling as defined in s. 776.013(5); 26
52- (b) The person did not lure the bear with food or 27
53-attractants for an illegal purpose, including, but not limited 28
54-to, training dogs to hunt bears; 29
55- (c) The person did not intentionally or recklessly place 30
56-himself or herself or a pet in a situation in which he or she 31
57-would be likely to need to use lethal force as described in 32
58-paragraph (a); and 33
59- (d) The person notified the commission within 24 hours 34
60-after he or she used lethal force to take the bear. 35
61- (2) A bear taken under this section must be disposed of by 36
62-the commission. A person who takes a bear und er this section may 37
63-not possess, sell, or dispose of the bear or its parts. 38
64- (3) The commission shall adopt rules to implement this 39
65-section. 40
66- Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 41
52+ (b) The person did not intentiona lly or recklessly place 27
53+himself or herself or the pet in a situation in which he or she 28
54+would be likely to need to use lethal force as described in 29
55+paragraph (a); and 30
56+ (c) The person notified the commission within 24 hours 31
57+after using lethal force to take the bear. 32
58+ (2) A bear taken under this section must be disposed of by 33
59+the commission. A person who takes a bear under this section may 34
60+not possess, sell, or dispose of the bear or its parts. 35
61+ (3) The commission shall adopt rules to implement this 36
62+section. 37
63+ Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 38