(1) The Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund, in its discretion, may grant hunting and fishing privileges and rights to the Miccosukee and Seminole Indian Tribes and to any other Indians who are not members of the Miccosukee Tribe or Seminole Tribe but who are eligible for membership therein, covering lands under its administration, management, control, and supervision. The rights granted under this section extend only to game taken by the said Indians for personal consumption, and no other license or permit shall be required, notwithstanding the provisions of any other law.
(2) The Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund, in its discretion, may grant to the Miccosukee and Seminole Indian Tribes and to any other Indians who are not members of the Miccosukee Tribe or Seminole Tribe but who are eligible for membership therein the right to take frogs for personal consumption and for commercial purposes, covering lands under its administration, management, control, and supervision.
(3) The Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund, in its discretion, may grant to the Miccosukee and Seminole Tribes and to any other Indians who are not members of the Miccosukee Tribe or Seminole Tribe but who are eligible for membership therein the right of access to and use of lands under its administration, management, control, and supervision.
History.—s. 1, ch. 59-451; s. 2, ch. 61-119; ss. 27, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 81-204.
Structure Florida Statutes
Chapter 285 - Indian Reservations and Affairs
Part I - Indian Affairs (Ss. 285.01-285.20)
285.01 - Lands set aside; description.
285.011 - Seminole Indian lands; trustee.
285.03 - Grant of Florida lands to Seminole Indians.
285.06 - State Indian Reservation.
285.061 - Transfer of land to United States in trust for Seminole and Miccosukee Indian Tribes.
285.09 - Rights of Miccosukee and Seminole Tribes with respect to hunting, fishing, and frogging.
285.10 - No license or permit fees required; identification card required.
285.11 - Reservation; improvement leases.
285.12 - Reservation; mineral deposits.
285.13 - Campsites; flood control.
285.16 - Civil and criminal jurisdiction; Indian reservation.
285.165 - Water rights compact with Seminole Tribe.
285.17 - Special improvement districts; Seminole and Miccosukee Tribes.
285.18 - Tribal council as governing body; powers and duties.