Florida § 310.131 - Assessment of percentage of gross pilotage.
Full text of Florida Florida Statutes § 310.131 — Assessment of percentage of gross pilotage., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 310.131. Assessment of percentage of gross pilotage.
The department shall assess the licensed state pilots in the respective ports of the state a percentage of the gross amount of pilotage earned by such pilots during each year, which percentage will be established by the board not to exceed 2 percent, to be paid into the Professional Regulation Trust Fund by such pilots at such time and in such manner as the board prescribes or as is set forth in the General Appropriations Act. The financial records of all pilots and deputy pilots relating to pilotage are subject to audit by the department and the Auditor General. The department shall by rule set a procedure for verifying the amount of pilotage at each port and may charge costs to the appropriate port if the port does not comply with such procedure.
Source: official Florida text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 310.131 ("Assessment of percentage of gross pilotage.") is part of the Florida Statutes, the codified statutory law of Florida. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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