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The Florida Statutes
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The 1995 Florida Statutes
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372.9901 Seizure of illegal
devices; disposition; appraisal; forfeiture. ---
(1) Any vehicle, vessel, animal, gun, light, or other
hunting device used in the commission of an offense prohibited by
s. 372.99, shall be seized by the arresting officer, who shall
promptly make return of the seizure and deliver the property to the
Director of the Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission. The return
shall describe the property seized and recite in detail the facts
and circumstances under which it was seized, together with the
reason that the property was subject to seizure. The return shall
also contain the names of all persons known to the officer to be
interested in the property.
(2) The director of the commission, upon receipt of
the property, shall promptly fix its value and make return thereof
to the clerk of the circuit court of the county wherein the article
was seized; after which on proper showing of ownership of the
property by someone other than the person arrested the property
shall be returned to the said owner.
(3) Upon conviction of the violator, the property, if
owned by the person convicted, shall be forfeited to the state
under the procedure set forth in ss. 372.312 through 372.318, where
not inconsistent with this section. All amounts received from the
sale or other disposition of the property shall be paid into the
State Game Trust Fund. If the property is not sold or converted, it
shall be delivered to the director of the Game and Fresh Water
Fish Commission.
History: s. 1, ch. 65-340.
Note. Former s. 372.0100.
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