253.86 Management and use of state-owned or other uplands; rulemaking authority. - Florida Statutes

253.86 Management and use of state-owned or other uplands; rulemaking authority.

   (1) The Office of Coastal and Aquatic Managed Areas of the Department of Environmental Protection shall have the authority to promulgate rules to govern the management and use of state-owned or other uplands assigned to it for management. Such rules may include, but shall not be limited to, establishing prohibited activities or restrictions on activities, consistent with the purposes for which the lands were acquired, designated, or dedicated, and charging fees for use of lands. All fees collected shall be used for the management of uplands managed by the office.

   (2) Any person violating or otherwise failing to comply with the rules adopted under this section commits a noncriminal violation as defined in s. 775.08(3), punishable by fine, not to exceed $500 per violation.

History. s. 6, ch. 2001-275.