No. CS/CS/HB 1103
Filed under Transportation.
Local Administration of Vessel Restrictions; Authorizes counties & municipalities to adopt ordinances authorizing code enforcement officers to administer enforcement of certain provisions relating to vessels at risk of becoming derelict & long-term anchoring permit requirements, respectively; provides that such ordinances may not take effect until reviewed & approved by FWCC; requires FWCC to adopt rules; revises exemption from anchoring limitation area requirements for certain vessels; authorizes municipalities & counties to adopt ordinances to extend boating-restricted areas under certain conditions; requires boundaries of such areas to be clearly marked with specified markers.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDCounties and municipalities may now authorize code enforcement officers to enforce state boating laws. This includes identifying derelict vessels and enforcing long-term anchoring permit requirements.
These local ordinances must be reviewed and approved by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission before they can take effect. The commission must also adopt rules to implement the new local authority.
Code enforcement officers may issue noncriminal infractions for specific boating violations. These citations are exempt from certain standard requirements that apply to other local code enforcement actions.
In Monroe County, the waiting period for a vessel to be exempt from anchoring limits is reduced from 100 to 60 new public moorings. This change affects when the exemption for domiciled vessels takes effect.
AIPrevents local boating ordinances from taking effect until the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reviews and approves them.
AIPermits local code enforcement officers to issue official state boating citations for specific violations.
AIReduces the waiting period for a specific Key West domicile exemption from 100 to 60 new public moorings.