Fla. Stat. § 347.24

Any person who shall for profit or hire transport across any river from any point within 1 mile of any terminus of any ferry maintained under the provisions of law to any point within 1 mile of a terminus of any such ferry, unless duly authorized by law so to do, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.083, for the first offense and for each subsequent offense shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.