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The 2003 Florida Statutes

Title XXVIII
NATURAL RESOURCES; CONSERVATION, RECLAMATION, AND USE
Chapter 370
SALTWATER FISHERIES
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Section 370.27, Florida Statutes 2003

370.27  State employment; priority consideration for qualified displaced employees of the saltwater fishing industry.--All state agencies must give priority consideration to any job applicant who is able to document the loss of full-time employment in the commercial saltwater fishing industry as a result of the adoption of the constitutional amendment limiting the use of nets to harvest marine species, provided the applicant meets the minimum requirements for the position sought.

History.--s. 5, ch. 95-414.