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FL S0834
Bill
AI Summary
- Expands Florida's recreational fishing vessel license requirements to cover freshwater fishing vessels in addition to saltwater fishing vessels, requiring licensure for any vessel where a fee is paid to take or possess freshwater fish for noncommercial purposes
- Sets annual license fees for freshwater fishing vessels at the same rates as saltwater: $800 for vessels carrying more than 10 customers, $400 for vessels carrying 10 or fewer customers, and $200 for vessels carrying 4 or fewer customers
- Establishes a $2,000 annual license for recreational freshwater vessels not for hire, with a requirement to maintain and file a log of species taken
- Extends existing use tax provisions to boats requiring freshwater fishing vessel licenses, applying a depreciation schedule reducing the taxable purchase price from 100% in the first year to 50% by the sixth year after purchase
- Exempts individuals fishing from a licensed freshwater vessel (or from a vessel whose operator holds the appropriate license) from needing a personal freshwater fishing license, mirroring the existing saltwater exemption; effective July 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Recreational Fishing Vessel Licenses
Last Action
Died in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
6/16/2025
Committee Referrals
Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government3/18/2025
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