§ 13-6. Unlawful diving and swimming in manatee sanctuary areas and fishing within Port Everglades jurisdictional area.

(a)

Definitions. The words defined in this section shall have the meanings set forth below whenever they appear in this section:

(1)

Designated manatee sanctuary area(s) shall mean those areas located within the Port jurisdictional area which have been designated by the Florida Legislature, pursuant to § 370.12, F.S., as the "Florida Manatee Sanctuary Act." The designated manatee sanctuary area(s) shall be clearly identified by the County through the posting of appropriate signage.

(2)

Port Jurisdictional Area shall mean that geographical area located in Broward County, Florida, as more particularly described in Chapter 89-427, Laws of Florida as amended.

(b)

No person shall come upon any land within the Port jurisdictional area located west of the east line of the Intracoastal Waterway for the purpose of taking or catching fish.

(c)

No person shall dock, moor, anchor or otherwise cause any vessel to be stopped for the purposes of taking or catching fish within the Port jurisdictional area.

(d)

No person shall take or catch any fish in violation of this section.

(e)

No person(s) shall dive, or swim, or come upon any waterways at Port Everglades, Florida, within designated manatee sanctuary area(s), for the purposes of diving and/or swimming.

(f)

No person(s) shall dock, move, anchor, or otherwise cause any vessel to be stopped for the purposes of diving and/or swimming within designated manatee sanctuary area(s).

(g)

No person(s) shall feed or otherwise furnish food to any manatee located within designated manatee sanctuary area(s).

(h)

Any person(s) employed by or otherwise rendering services at Port Everglades on behalf of County, Florida Power and Light Company, or federal, state, or other local agency in an official capacity is exempt from the provisions of this section.

(i)

Any person violating the terms of this section shall be subject to a fine in a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) and up to sixty (60) days in jail.

(j)

Enforcement of this section shall be vested in such law enforcement agencies as may have original jurisdiction or jurisdiction by means of an interlocal agreement entered into by the county from time to time or as otherwise provided by law.

(Ord. No. 94-50, § 1, 11-22-94)

Editor's note

Ordinance No. 94-50, adopted November 22, 1994, did not specifically amend this code; hence, inclusion § 1 as § 13-6 was at the discretion of the editor.