§ 373.213, Fla. Stat. · Part II. PERMITTING OF CONSUMPTIVEUSES OF WATER
Certain artesian wells exempt.
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
Nothing in ss. 373.203, 373.206, 373.209, or this section shall be construed to apply to an artesian well feeding a lake already in existence prior to June 15, 1953, which lake is used or intended to be used for public bathing and/or the propagation of fish, where the continuous flow of water is necessary to maintain its purity for bathing and the water level of said lake for fish.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
s. 6, ch. 28253, 1953; s. 25, ch. 73-190; s. 167, ch. 99-13.
Note
Note.—Former ss. 370.055, 373.061.
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