Florida § 379.4041 - Illegal taking, possession, and sale of bears.
Full text of Florida Florida Statutes § 379.4041 — Illegal taking, possession, and sale of bears., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 379.4041. Illegal taking, possession, and sale of bears.
(1) Unless a person is acting under the authority of rule 68A-4.009, Florida Administrative Code, a person who takes a bear or possesses a freshly killed bear during the closed season prescribed by law or rules of the commission commits a Level Three violation under s. 379.401 and forfeits any license or permit issued to him or her under this chapter for 3 years after the date of the violation. A person who commits a subsequent offense of such taking or possession is permanently ineligible for issuance of any license or permit under this chapter. (2) A person who possesses for sale or sells a bear taken in violation of this section or rules of the commission commits a Level Four violation under s. 379.401.
Source: official Florida text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 379.4041 ("Illegal taking, possession, and sale of bears.") 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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