§ 379.336, Fla. Stat. · Part V. LAW ENFORCEMENT
Venue for proceedings against citizens and residents charged with violations outside state boundaries.
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
(1) In any proceeding against a resident or citizen of the state to enforce the provisions of this chapter with respect to alleged violations occurring beyond the territorial waters of the state, the proper venue shall be the county within the state which is nearest the site of the violation.
(2) For the purpose of this section, any person having embarked from, or having docked his or her vessel in, a port within this state who violates any provision of this chapter with respect to the unlawful landing of saltwater life, whether or not outside the territorial waters of the state, shall be considered a citizen of the state for the purpose of subjecting that person to the police powers of the state.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
s. 1, ch. 75-82; s. 565, ch. 95-148; s. 121, ch. 2008-247.
Note
Note.—Former s. 370.22.
Source of truth
- Edition
- 2026 Florida Statutes
- Official file
- https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0300-0399/0379/0379.html
- Text hash
- sha256 025e2180634dc0869cb8b91d53bf309a9364a2c49f9786e8c7ec16bf1a0505fe
- Composed by
- compose_v2.py 2026-10-04: the Legislature's structured HTML read in document order; verify_v2.py's independent reading agrees character for character
- composed from the Legislature's structured HTML (one source of text; no PDF extraction); a second, independent reading of the same bytes agrees character for character
Procedural information only. Not legal advice and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Confirm the current text with the official publisher before relying on it.