(1) A person may not engage in the business of a dealer or buyer in green or dried alligator hides or green or dried furs in the state or purchase such hides or furs within the state until the person has been licensed as provided in this section.
(2) A person who solicits business through the mail, or by advertising, or who travels to buy or employs or has other agents or buyers, shall be deemed a dealer.
(3) A resident dealer must pay a license fee of $100 per annum.
(4) A nonresident dealer must pay a license fee of $500 per annum.
(5) A person who violates this section commits a Level Two violation under s. 379.401.
History.—s. 61, ch. 13644, 1929; CGL 1936 Supp. 1977(61); s. 581, ch. 95-148; s. 141, ch. 99-245; s. 39, ch. 2000-362; s. 150, ch. 2008-247; s. 8, ch. 2015-161; s. 16, ch. 2016-107.
Note.—Former s. 372.66.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use
Chapter 379 - Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Part VII - Nonrecreational Licenses (Ss. 379.361-379.377)
379.362 - Wholesale and retail saltwater products dealers; regulation.
379.363 - Freshwater fish dealer’s license.
379.364 - License required for fur and hide dealers.
379.365 - Stone crab; regulation.
379.366 - Blue crab; regulation.
379.367 - Spiny lobster; regulation.
379.3671 - Spiny lobster trap certificate program.
379.369 - Fees for shrimp fishing in Tampa Bay.
379.3711 - License fee for private game preserves and farms.
379.3712 - Private hunting preserve license fees; exception.
379.373 - License fee; renewal, revocation.
379.374 - Bond required, amount.
379.3751 - Taking and possession of alligators; trapping licenses; fees.
379.3752 - Required tagging of alligators and hides; fees; revenues.
379.3761 - Exhibition or sale of wildlife; fees; classifications.