Chapter 327 — Chapter 327
61 sections in this chapter.
Fla. Stat. § 327.60 Local regulations; limitations
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(1) The provisions of this chapter and chapter 328 shall govern the operation, equipment, and all other matters relating thereto whenever any vessel shall be operated upon the waters of this state or when any activity regulated hereby shall take place thereon.(2) This chapter and…
Fla. Stat. § 327.65 Muffling devices
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(1) The exhaust of every internal combustion engine used on any vessel operated on the waters of this state shall be effectively muffled by equipment so constructed and used as to muffle the noise of the exhaust in a reasonable manner. The use of cutouts is prohibited, except for…
Fla. Stat. § 327.66 Carriage of gasoline on vessels
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(1)(a) A person shall not:1. Possess or operate any vessel that has been equipped with tanks, bladders, drums, or other containers designed or intended to hold gasoline, or install or maintain such containers in a vessel, if such containers do not conform to federal regulations o…
Fla. Stat. § 327.70 Enforcement of this chapter and chapter 328
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(1) This chapter and chapter 328 shall be enforced by the Division of Law Enforcement of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and its officers, the sheriffs of the various counties and their deputies, municipal police officers, and any other law enforcement officer as de…
Fla. Stat. § 327.71 Exemption
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The commission may, if it finds that federal law imposes less restrictive requirements than provided herein or if it determines that boating safety will not be adversely affected, issue temporary exemptions from any provision of this chapter or rules established hereunder, on suc…
Fla. Stat. § 327.72 Penalties
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Any person failing to comply with the provisions of this chapter or chapter 328 not specified in s. 327.73 or not paying the civil penalty specified in s. 327.73 within 30 days, except as otherwise provided in this chapter or chapter 328, commits a misdemeanor of the second degre…
Fla. Stat. § 327.73 Noncriminal infractions
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(1) Violations of the following provisions of the vessel laws of this state are noncriminal infractions:(a) Section 328.46, relating to operation of unregistered and unnumbered vessels.(b) Section 328.48(4), relating to display of number and possession of registration certificate…
Fla. Stat. § 327.731 Mandatory education for violators
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(1) A person convicted of a criminal violation under this chapter, convicted of a noncriminal infraction under this chapter if the infraction resulted in a reportable boating accident, or convicted of two noncriminal infractions as specified in s. 327.73(1)(h)-(k), (m), (o), (p),…
Fla. Stat. § 327.74 Uniform boating citations
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(1) The commission shall prepare, and supply to every law enforcement agency in this state which enforces the laws of this state regulating the operation of vessels, an appropriate form boating citation containing a notice to appear (which shall be issued in prenumbered books wit…
Fla. Stat. § 327.803 Boating Advisory Council
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(1) The Boating Advisory Council is created within the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and shall be composed of 18 members. The members include:(a) One representative from the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, who shall serve as the chair of the council.(b) One…
Fla. Stat. § 327.804 Compilation of statistics on boating accidents and violations
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The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission shall compile statistics on boating accidents and boating violations of the age groups of persons affected by chapter 96-187, Laws of Florida.