{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-379.28","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 379.28","heading":"Imported fish.","body":"(1) No person shall import into the state or place in any of the fresh waters of the state any freshwater fish of any species without having first obtained a permit from the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The commission is authorized to issue or deny such a permit upon the completion of studies of the species made by it to determine any detrimental effect the species might have on the ecology of the state.\n(2) A person who violates this section commits a Level Three violation under s. 379.401.\nHistory.—s. 37, ch. 13644, 1929; CGL 1936 Supp. 1977(37); s. 1, ch. 71-294; s. 1, ch. 80-129; s. 52, ch. 91-224; s. 130, ch. 99-245; s. 22, ch. 2006-304; s. 92, ch. 2008-247.","path":["CHAPTER 379 FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0300-0399/0379/0379.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:04:35Z","sha256":"859c6e15f685cd474a667a10e1bb9b38c8f237dd888d2b958e5badc54a24edc1","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-379.26","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-379.29"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}