HB 125

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to the conveyance of bodies into or out of
3	the state; amending s. 406.61, F.S.; authorizing an
4	accredited or certified museum to convey plastinated
5	bodies into or out of the state for exhibition and
6	educational purposes; requiring that the museum provide
7	prior notification to the anatomical board; providing an
8	effective date.
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10	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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12	Section 1.  Section 406.61, Florida Statutes, is amended to
13	read:
14	406.61  Selling, buying, or conveying bodies outside state
15	prohibited; exceptions, penalty.--Any person who sells shall
16	sell or buys buy any body or parts of bodies as described in
17	this chapter or any person except a recognized Florida medical
18	or dental school who transmits shall transmit or conveys convey
19	or causes cause to be transmitted or conveyed such body or parts
20	of bodies to any place outside this state commits is guilty of a
21	misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in ss.
22	775.082 and 775.083. However, nothing in this chapter does not
23	prohibit shall be construed as prohibiting the anatomical board
24	from transporting human specimens outside the state for
25	educational or scientific purposes or prohibit as prohibiting
26	the transport of bodies, parts of bodies, or tissue specimens in
27	furtherance of lawful examination, investigation, or autopsy
28	conducted pursuant to s. 406.11. Any person, institution, or
29	organization that conveys bodies or parts of bodies into or out
30	of the state for medical education or research purposes shall
31	notify the anatomical board of such intent and receive approval
32	from the board. However, a museum that is accredited by the
33	American Association of Museums or certified by the Association
34	of Science-Technology Centers may convey plastinated bodies into
35	or out of the state for exhibition and educational purposes
36	without the consent of the board if the museum notifies the
37	board regarding the duration and location of the exhibition at
38	least 30 days before the intended conveyance.
39	Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2009.

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