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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to the Dog Breeding Trust Fund; 2
creating s. 585.718, F.S.; creating the trust fund 3
within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer 4
Services; providing the purpose of the trust fund and 5
source of funds; requiring that the balance of the 6
trust fund remain in the fund at the end of the year 7
and be available for the purposes of the trust fund; 8
providing for future review and termination or re -9
creation of the trust fund; providing a contingent 10
effective date. 11
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13
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Section 1. Section 585.71 8, Florida Statutes, is created 15
to read: 16
585.718 Dog Breeding Trust Fund. — 17
(1) The Dog Breeding T rust Fund is created within the 18
department. The department may use moneys deposited in the fund 19
as a funding source for implementing and enforcing this section. 20
(2) Funds credited to the Dog Breeders Trust Fund shall 21
consist of fees, penalties, and payme nts received by the state 22
pursuant to this part. 23
(3) Notwithstanding s. 216.301 and pursuant to s. 216.351, 24
any balance in the trust fund at the end of any fiscal year must 25
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remain in the trust fund at the end of the year and must be 26
available for carryin g out the purposes of the trust fund. 27
(4) In accordance with s. 19(f)(2), Art. III of the State 28
Constitution, the Dog Breeders Trust Fund shall, unless 29
terminated sooner, be terminated on July 1, 2030. Before its 30
scheduled termination, the fund shall be reviewed as provided in 31
s. 215.3206(1) and (2). 32
Section 2. This act shall take effect on the same date 33
that HB 1481 or similar legislation takes effect , if such 34
legislation is adopted in the same legislative session or an 35
extension thereof and become s a law. 36