The power to regulate the taking or possession of saltwater fish, as defined in s. 379.101, is expressly reserved to the state. This section does not prohibit a local government from prohibiting, for reasons of protecting the public health, safety, or welfare, saltwater fishing from real property owned by that local government.
Fla. Stat. § 379.2412
State preemption of power to regulate
History.--s. 1, ch. 73-208; s. 1, ch. 89-273; s. 66, ch. 2008-247; s. 22, ch. 2022-142
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