State v. Davis’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. “(c) The Commission shall exercise the regulatory and executive powers of the state with respect to wild animal life, freshwater aquatic life, and marine aquatic life, except that all license fees for taking wild animal life, freshwater aquatic life and marine aquatic life, and penalties for violating regulations of the Commission shall be prescribed by specific statute. The Commission shall not be a sub-unit of any other state agency and shall have its own staff which includes management, research, enforcement and public information functions. The Legislature may enact laws in aid of the Commission, not inconsistent with this section. The Commission's exercise of executive powers in the area of planning, budgeting, personnel management and purchasing shall be as provided by law. Revenue derived from such license fees shall be appropriated to the Commission by the Legislature for the purpose of management, protection and conservation of wild animal life, freshwater aquatic life and marine aquatic life.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 838 So. 2d 492 - CARIBBEAN CONSERV. CORP., INC. v. Fla. Fish & Wildlife Conservation Comm'n

2. “Davis, 556 So.2d at 1105 . We rejected Davis's argument: We find that a plain reading of section 370.027 does not preclude the Commission from establishing rules that might impact upon endangered species. Rather, the plain import of the reference to”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 838 So. 2d 492 - CARIBBEAN CONSERV. CORP., INC. v. Fla. Fish & Wildlife Conservation Comm'n

3. “The gravamen of Davis' initial argument is that the [Marine] Commission's rule constitutes an invalid exercise of delegated legislative authority because section 370.027 prohibits any action by the Commission pertaining to endangered species.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 838 So. 2d 492 - CARIBBEAN CONSERV. CORP., INC. v. Fla. Fish & Wildlife Conservation Comm'n