§ 253.67, Fla. Stat. · Chapter 253. STATE LANDS
Definitions.
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
As used in ss. 253.67-253.75:
(1) “Aquaculture” means the cultivation of aquatic organisms and associated activities, including, but not limited to, grading, sorting, transporting, harvesting, holding, storing, growing, and planting.
(2) “Board” means the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund.
(3) “Department” means the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
(4) “Water column” means the vertical extent of water, including the surface thereof, above a designated area of submerged bottom land.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
s. 1, ch. 69-46; ss. 25, 27, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 76, ch. 94-356; s. 2, ch. 96-247; s. 3, ch. 2000-364; s. 5, ch. 2005-157.
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The Florida Statutes
- § 253.002, Fla. Stat.Department of Environmental Protection, water management districts, Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; duties with respect to state lands.Printed as ss. 253.67-253.75 and 597.010; ss. 253.67-253.75, 369.25, 369.251, and 597.010
- § 253.68, Fla. Stat.Authority to lease or use submerged lands and water column for aquaculture activities.Printed as ss. 253.67-253.75
- § 253.73, Fla. Stat.Rules; ss. 253.67-253.75.Printed as ss. 253.67-253.75
- § 379.2411, Fla. Stat.Saltwater fish; regulations.Printed as ss. 253.67-253.75
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