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Florida House Bill H1133

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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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1414 A bill to be entitled 1
1515 An act relating to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation 2
1616 Commission; providing a short title; amending s. 3
1717 379.102, F.S.; providing for regional and at -large 4
1818 representation on the commission; revising membership 5
1919 of the commission; providing for staggered terms; 6
2020 providing for the filling of vacancies; authorizing 7
2121 the commission to define the geographic boundaries of 8
2222 the regions; requiring compliance with specifi ed 9
23-provisions; amending s. 379.3311, F.S.; specifying the 10
24-conditions under which commission officers and other 11
25-commission personnel may enter private property; 12
26-providing an effective date. 13
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28-Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 15
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30- Section 1. This act shall be known as the "Fish and 17
31-Wildlife Conservation Commission Regional Representation Act." 18
32- Section 2. Section 379.102, Florida Statutes, is amended 19
33-to read: 20
34- 379.102 Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. — 21
35- (1) The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission shall 22
36-consist of seven members who shall be appointed by the Governor, 23
37-subject to confirmation by the Senate , for staggered terms of 5 24
38-years. 25
23+provisions; amending s. 379.3311, F.S.; prohibiting 10
24+certain persons from entering upon private land 11
25+without a warrant; providing an effective date. 12
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27+Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 14
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29+ Section 1. This act shall be known as the "Fish and 16
30+Wildlife Conservation Commission Regional Representation Act." 17
31+ Section 2. Section 379.102, Florida Statutes, is amended 18
32+to read: 19
33+ 379.102 Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. — 20
34+ (1) The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission sh all 21
35+consist of seven members who shall be appointed by the Governor, 22
36+subject to confirmation by the Senate , for staggered terms of 5 23
37+years. 24
38+ (2) Members of the commission so appointed shall annually 25
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51- (2) Members of the commission so appointed shall annually 26
52-select one of their members as chair. The Such chair may be 27
53-removed at any time for sufficient cause , by the affirmative 28
54-vote of the majority of the members of the commission. If In 29
55-case the said office of chair becomes vacant by removal or 30
56-otherwise, it the same may be filled for the unexpired term at 31
57-any time by the commission from its members. 32
58- (3)(a) To ensure statewide representation, one member 33
59-shall reside full-time within each of the five regions 34
60-established by the commission. The five regions are as follows: 35
61- 1. Northwest Region. 36
62- 2. North Central Region. 37
63- 3. Northeast Region. 38
64- 4. Southwest Region. 39
65- 5. South Region. 40
66- (b) The remaining two members shall be appointed as at -41
67-large members, representing the state as a whole. 42
68- (4)(a) Each regional member must reside full-time within 43
69-the boundaries of his or her respective region at the time of 44
70-appointment and throughout his or her term of service. 45
71- (b) The at-large members are not subject to regional 46
72-residency requirements but must be residents of this state. 47
73- (5)(a) Members shall serve staggered terms of 5 years. 48
74- (b) A vacancy occurring during the term of a member shall 49
75-be filled in the same manner as the original appointment and for 50
51+select one of their members as chair. The Such chair may be 26
52+removed at any time for sufficient cause , by the affirmative 27
53+vote of the majority of the members of the commission. If In 28
54+case the said office of chair becomes vacant by removal or 29
55+otherwise, it the same may be filled for the unexpired term at 30
56+any time by the commission from its members. 31
57+ (3)(a) To ensure statewide representation, one member 32
58+shall reside full-time within each of the five regions 33
59+established by the commission. The five regions are as follows: 34
60+ 1. Northwest Region. 35
61+ 2. North Central Re gion. 36
62+ 3. Northeast Region. 37
63+ 4. Southwest Region. 38
64+ 5. South Region. 39
65+ (b) The remaining two members shall be appointed as at -40
66+large members, representing the state as a whole. 41
67+ (4)(a) Each regional member must reside full -time within 42
68+the boundaries of his or her respective region at the time of 43
69+appointment and throughout his or her term of service. 44
70+ (b) The at-large members are not subject to regional 45
71+residency requirements but must be residents of this state. 46
72+ (5)(a) Members shall serve staggered terms of 3 years. 47
73+ (b) A vacancy occurring during the term of a member shall 48
74+be filled in the same manner as the original appointment and for 49
75+the remainder of the unexpired term. 50
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88-the remainder of the unexpired term. 51
89- (c) A vacancy for a regional member may not be filled by 52
90-an individual who resides in the same region as a sitting 53
91-regional member. 54
92- (6)(a) The commission is authorized to take all necessary 55
93-actions to define the geographic boundaries of the five regions. 56
94- (b) The Governor shall ensure co mpliance with this section 57
95-when appointing members to the commission. 58
96- (7)(3) Commission members shall receive no compensation 59
97-for their services as such, but shall be reimbursed for travel 60
98-expenses as provided in s. 112.061. 61
99- Section 3. Subsection (1) and paragraph (a) of subsection 62
100-(2) of section 379.3311, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 63
101- 379.3311 Police powers of commission and its agents. — 64
102- (1) The commission, the executive director and the 65
103-executive director's assistants designated by her or him, and 66
104-each commission officer are constituted peace officers with the 67
105-power to make arrests for violations of the laws of this state 68
106-when committed in the presence of the officer or when committed 69
107-on lands under the supervision and management of the commission, 70
108-the department, the Board of Trustees of the Internal 71
109-Improvement Trust Fund, or the Department of Agriculture and 72
110-Consumer Services, including state parks, coastal and aquatic 73
111-managed areas, and greenways and trails. The general laws 74
112-applicable to arrests by peace officers of this state shall also 75
88+ (c) A vacancy may not be filled by a member who resides in 51
89+the same region as a sitting member. 52
90+ (6)(a) The commission is authorized to take all necessary 53
91+actions to define the geographic boundaries of the five regions. 54
92+ (b) The Governor shall ensure compliance with this section 55
93+when appointing members to the commission. 56
94+ (7)(3) Commission members shall receive no compensation 57
95+for their services as such, but shall be reimbursed for travel 58
96+expenses as provided in s. 112.061. 59
97+ Section 3. Subsection (1) and paragraph (a) of subsection 60
98+(2) of section 379.3311, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 61
99+ 379.3311 Police powers of commission and its agents. — 62
100+ (1) The commission, the executive director and the 63
101+executive director's assistants designated by her or him, and 64
102+each commission officer are constituted peace officers with the 65
103+power to make arrests for violations of the laws of this state 66
104+when committed in the presence of the officer or when committed 67
105+on lands under the supervision and management of the commission, 68
106+the department, the Board of Trustees of the Internal 69
107+Improvement Trust Fund, or the Department of Agriculture and 70
108+Consumer Services, including state parks, coastal and aquatic 71
109+managed areas, and greenways and trails. The general laws 72
110+applicable to arrests by peace officers of this state shall also 73
111+be applicable to such director, assistants, and commission 74
112+officers. Such persons may enter upon any land or waters of the 75
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125-be applicable to such director, assistants, and commission 76
126-officers. Such persons may enter upon any land or waters of the 77
127-state in the same manner and subject to the same requirements as 78
128-a law enforcement officer as defined in s. 943.10(1) for 79
129-performance of their lawful duties and may take with them any 80
130-necessary equipment, and such entry does not constitute a 81
131-trespass. 82
132- (2) Such officers may enforce throughout the state all 83
133-laws relating to game, n ongame birds, fish, and fur -bearing 84
134-animals and all rules and regulations of the commission relating 85
135-to wild animal life, marine life, and freshwater aquatic life, 86
136-and in connection with such laws, rules, and regulations, in the 87
137-enforcement thereof and in the performance of their duties 88
138-thereunder, to: 89
139- (a) Go upon all premises in the same manner and subject to 90
140-the same requirements as a law enforcement officer as defined in 91
141-s. 943.10(1), posted or otherwise; 92
142- Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 93
125+state for performance of their lawful duties and may take with 76
126+them any necessary equipment, and such entry does not constitute 77
127+a trespass; however, such persons may not enter upon any private 78
128+land without a warrant . 79
129+ (2) Such officers may enforce throughout the state all 80
130+laws relating to game, nongame birds, fish, and fur -bearing 81
131+animals and all rules and regulations of the commission relating 82
132+to wild animal life, marine life, and freshwater aquatic life, 83
133+and in connection with such laws, rules, and regulations, in the 84
134+enforcement thereof and in the performance of their duties 85
135+thereunder, to: 86
136+ (a) Go upon all premises, except for private land that 87
137+requires such officers to have a warrant posted or otherwise; 88
138+ Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 89