The Florida Senate

SB 988: Taking and Exporting Aquatic Animal Species

GENERAL BILL by Garcia

Taking and Exporting Aquatic Animal Species; Citing this act as the “Marine and Aquatic Native Threatened Animal Protection Act”; prohibiting the taking, possession, transportation, or exportation of endangered, threatened, or vulnerable aquatic animal species from state waters for certain purposes; prohibiting the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission from issuing, renewing, or approving certain licenses; providing penalties, etc.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  12/19/2025	Senate	• Filed

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• SB 988, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/19/2025 at 11:36 AM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Citations - Statutes (2)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  379.24312		Page 1 (pdf)
  379.401	Penalties and violations; civil penalties for noncriminal infractions; criminal penalties; suspension and forfeiture of licenses and permits.	Page 3 (pdf)

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