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The 2000 Florida Statutes

Title XXVIII
NATURAL RESOURCES; CONSERVATION, RECLAMATION, AND USE
Chapter 372
Wildlife
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Section 372.988, Florida Statutes 2000

372.988  Required clothing for persons hunting deer.--It is unlawful for any person to hunt deer, or for any person to accompany another person hunting deer, during the open season for the taking of deer on public lands unless each person shall wear a total of at least 500 square inches of daylight fluorescent orange material as an outer garment. Such clothing shall be worn above the waistline and may include a head covering. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any person hunting deer with a bow and arrow during seasons restricted to hunting with a bow and arrow.

History.--s. 1, ch. 86-136; s. 1, ch. 87-53.