(1) In all cases of arrest by officers of the commission, the person arrested shall be delivered forthwith by such officer to the sheriff of the county, or the officer shall obtain from such person arrested a recognizance or, if deemed necessary, a cash bond or other sufficient security conditioned for her or his appearance before the proper tribunal of such county to answer the charge for which the person has been arrested.
(2) All officers of the commission shall deliver all bonds accepted and approved by them to the sheriff of the county in which the offense is alleged to have been committed.
(3) Any person so arrested and released on her or his own recognizance by an officer and who shall fail to appear or respond to the proper citation to appear, shall, in addition to the charge relating to wildlife or freshwater fish, be charged with that offense of failing to respond to such citation and, upon conviction, be punished as for a misdemeanor. A written warning to this effect shall be given at the time of arrest of such person.
History.—s. 1, ch. 65-229; ss. 25, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 246, ch. 94-356; s. 1003, ch. 95-148; s. 153, ch. 99-245; s. 118, ch. 2008-247; s. 23, ch. 2012-88; s. 81, ch. 2014-17.
Note.—Former s. 372.701.
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.