§ 327.42, Fla. Stat. · Chapter 327. VESSEL SAFETY

Mooring to or damaging of uniform waterway markers prohibited.

Verbatim from the official edition

Text — 2026 Florida Statutes

(1) No person shall moor or fasten a vessel to a lawfully placed uniform waterway marker, except in case of emergency or with the written consent of the marker’s owner.

(2) No person shall willfully damage, alter, or move a lawfully placed uniform waterway marker.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

s. 1, ch. 72-20; s. 12, ch. 2009-86.

Note

Note.—Former s. 371.524.

Source of truth

Edition: 2026 Florida Statutes
Official file: https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0300-0399/0327/0327.html
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