Fla. Stat. 379.2251
Agreements with Federal Government for the preservation of saltwater fisheries; authority of commission

The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is authorized and empowered to enter into cooperative agreements with the Federal Government or agencies thereof for the purpose of preserving saltwater fisheries within and without state waters and for the purpose of protecting against overfishing, waste, depletion, or any abuse whatsoever. Such authority includes the authority to enter into cooperative agreements whereby officers of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission are empowered to enforce federal statutes and rules pertaining to fisheries management. When differences between state and federal laws occur, state laws shall take precedence.

Source: Section 379.2251 — Agreements with Federal Government for the preservation of saltwater fisheries; authority of commission, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0379.­2251 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

379.23
Federal conservation of fish and wildlife 379.101
Definitions 379.102
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission 379.103
Duties of executive director 379.104
Right to hunt and fish 379.105
Harassment of hunters, trappers, or fishers 379.106
Administration of commission grant programs 379.107
Residential conservation programs 379.201
Administrative Trust Fund 379.203
Dedicated License Trust Fund 379.204
Federal Grants Trust Fund 379.205
Florida Panther Research and Management Trust Fund 379.206
Grants and Donations Trust Fund 379.207
Lifetime Fish and Wildlife Trust Fund 379.208
Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund 379.209
Nongame Wildlife Trust Fund 379.211
State Game Trust Fund 379.212
Land Acquisition Trust Fund 379.213
Save the Manatee Trust Fund 379.214
Invasive Plant Control Trust Fund 379.223
Citizen support organizations 379.224
Memorandum of agreement relating to Fish and Wildlife Research Institute 379.226
Florida Territorial Waters Act 379.231
Regulation of nonnative animals 379.232
Water bottoms 379.233
Release of balloons 379.236
Retention, destruction, and reproduction of commission records 379.237
Courts of equity may enjoin 379.1025
Powers, duties, and authority of commission 379.1026
Site-specific location information for endangered and threatened species 379.2201
Deposit of license fees 379.2202
Expenditure of funds 379.2203
Disposition of fines, penalties, and forfeitures 379.2213
Management area permit revenues 379.2222
Acquisition of state game lands 379.2223
Control and management of state game lands 379.2224
Preserves, refuges, etc., not tax-exempt 379.2225
Everglades recreational sites 379.2231
Additional assessment 379.2251
Agreements with Federal Government for the preservation of saltwater fisheries 379.2252
Compacts and agreements 379.2253
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Compact 379.2254
Gulf States Marine Fisheries Compact 379.2255
Wildlife Violator Compact Act 379.2256
Compact licensing and enforcement authority 379.2257
Cooperative agreements with United States Forest Service 379.2258
Assent to provisions of Act of Congress of September 2, 1937 379.2259
Assent to federal acts 379.2271
Harmful-Algal-Bloom Task Force 379.2272
Harmful-algal-bloom program 379.2273
Florida Red Tide Mitigation and Technology Development Initiative 379.2281
Jim Woodruff Dam 379.2282
St. Marys River 379.2291
Endangered and Threatened Species Act 379.2292
Endangered and Threatened Species Reward Program 379.2293
Airport activities within the scope of a federally approved wildlife hazard management plan or a federal or state permit or other authorization for depredation or harassment 379.2311
Nonnative animal management 379.2341
Publications by the commission 379.2342
Private publication agreements 379.2351
Land-based commercial and recreational fishing activities 379.2352
State employment 379.10255
Headquarters of commission

Current through Fall 2025

§ 379.2251. Agreements with Fed. Gov’t for the preservation of saltwater fisheries; authority of commission's source at flsenate​.gov