Title XXIV, Vessels

(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…

(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…

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…

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…

(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…

(1) A person convicted of a noncriminal infraction as specified in s. 327.73(1)(h)-(k), (m), (o), (p), and (s)-(y) must:(a) Enroll in, attend, and successfully complete, at his or her own expense, a classroom or online boating safety course that is approved by and meets the minim…

(1) The commission shall prepare and supply to every law enforcement agency and code enforcement officer authorized under s. 327.4107(5) or s. 327.4111(5) in this state that enforce the laws of this state regulating the operation of vessels, an appropriate form boating citation c…

(1) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the “Watercraft Energy Source Freedom Act.”(2) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section, the term:(a) “Energy source” means any source of energy used to power a watercraft, including, but not limited to, gasoline, diesel fuel, el…

(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…

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.History.—s. 5, ch. 96-187; s. 35, ch. 99-245.