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The 2000 Florida Statutes

Title XXVIII
NATURAL RESOURCES; CONSERVATION, RECLAMATION, AND USE
Chapter 372
Wildlife
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Section 372.9903, Florida Statutes 2000

372.9903  Illegal possession or transportation of freshwater game fish in commercial quantities; penalty.--

(1)  Whoever possesses, moves, or transports any black bass, bream, speckled perch, or other freshwater game fish in commercial quantities in violation of law or the rules of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

(2)  For the purposes of this section "commercial quantities" shall be deemed to be a quantity of freshwater game fish of 150 or more pounds, and the possession, movement, or transportation of freshwater game fish in excess of such weight shall constitute prima facie evidence of possession or transportation for commercial purposes.

History.--s. 1, ch. 70-380; s. 321, ch. 71-136; s. 181, ch. 99-245.