Florida Statutes Title XXVIII. Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use § 379.2426. Regulation of shark fins; penalties

(a) “Land” means the physical act of bringing a harvested organism, or any part thereof, ashore.

(b) “Shark” means any species of the orders Carcharhiniformes, Lamniformes, Hexanchiformes, Orectolobiformes, Pristiophoriformes, Squaliformes, Squatiniformes, or any part thereof.

(c) “Shark fin” means the detached fin of a shark, including the caudal or tail fin, or any portion thereof.

(d) “Separated,” with respect to a shark fin, means not naturally attached to the corresponding shark body through some portion of uncut skin.

(a) Such possession is authorized by commission rule; or

(b) Such fin has been lawfully obtained on land, prepared by taxidermy, and is possessed for the purposes of display.

(a) The sale of shark fins by any commercial fisher who harvested sharks from a vessel holding a valid federal shark fishing permit on January 1, 2020.

(b) The export and sale of shark fins by any wholesale dealer holding a valid federal Atlantic shark dealer permit on January 1, 2020.

(c) The export and sale of domestically sourced shark fins by any shark fin processor that obtains fins from a wholesale dealer holding a valid federal Atlantic shark dealer permit on January 1, 2020.

(a) For a first violation, a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. In addition, the commission shall assess an administrative fine of $4,500 and suspend all of the person's license privileges under this chapter for 180 days.

(b) For a second violation, a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. In addition, the commission shall assess an administrative fine of $9,500 and suspend all of the person's license privileges under this chapter for 365 days.

(c) For a third and any subsequent violation, a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. In addition, the commission shall assess an administrative fine of $9,500 and permanently revoke all of the person's license privileges under this chapter.