Florida § 316.1305 - Fishing from state road bridges.
Full text of Florida Florida Statutes § 316.1305 — Fishing from state road bridges., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 316.1305. Fishing from state road bridges.
(1) The Department of Transportation is authorized to investigate and determine whether it is detrimental to traffic safety or dangerous to human life for any person to fish from a state road bridge. When the Department of Transportation, after due investigation, determines that it is dangerous for persons to fish from such a bridge, it shall post appropriate signs on the bridge stating that fishing from the bridge is prohibited. (2) Fishing from a bridge upon which the Department of Transportation has posted signs as provided in subsection (1) is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a pedestrian violation as provided in chapter 318. (3) This section is cumulative and is not intended to repeal any special law making it unlawful to fish from any bridge.
Source: official Florida text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 316.1305 ("Fishing from state road bridges.") 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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