(1) The prosecuting officers of the several courts of criminal jurisdiction of this state shall investigate and prosecute all violations of the laws relating to game, freshwater fish, nongame birds, and fur-bearing animals which may be brought to their attention by the commission or its conservation officers, or which may otherwise come to their knowledge.
(2) The state attorney shall represent the state in any forfeiture proceeding under this chapter. The Department of Legal Affairs shall represent the state in all appeals from judgments of forfeiture to the Supreme Court. The state may appeal any judgment denying forfeiture in whole or in part that may be otherwise adverse to the state.
History.—s. 11, ch. 13644, 1929; CGL 1936 Supp. 1977(11); s. 152, ch. 99-245; s. 8, ch. 2002-264; s. 117, ch. 2008-247.
Note.—Former s. 372.70.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use
Chapter 379 - Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Part V - Law Enforcement (Ss. 379.33-379.343)
379.33 - Enforcement of commission rules.
379.3311 - Police powers of commission and its agents.
379.3312 - Powers of arrest by agents of commission.
379.3313 - Powers of commission law enforcement officers.
379.332 - Prosecutions; state attorney to represent state.
379.333 - Arrest by officers of the commission; recognizance; cash bond; citation.
379.334 - Search and seizure authorized and limited.
379.335 - Issuance of warrant for search of private dwelling.
379.337 - Confiscation, seizure, and forfeiture of property and products.
379.3381 - Photographic evidence of illegally taken wildlife, freshwater fish, and saltwater fish.
379.339 - Seizure of illegal hunting devices; disposition; notice; forfeiture.
379.3395 - Seizure of illegal transportation devices; disposition; appraisal; forfeiture.
379.341 - Disposition of illegal fishing devices; exercise of police power.
379.342 - Applicability of ss. 379.339, 379.3395, 379.404, and 379.406.