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FWC Law Enforcement Report
October 6, 2016
The Florida FWC Division of Law Enforcement reported the following activity during the weekly period ending September 29 in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.
ESCAMBIA COUNTY
Officers on board the vessel FinCat conducted 33 hours of offshore patrol over a four‑day period. A total of 12 violations were documented with federal charges. The violations included undersized mingo/vermillion snapper, undersized scamp, possession of red snapper and greater amberjack during closed season, and failure to allow inspection.
SANTA ROSA COUNTY
Officer Hutchinson was patrolling the Blackwater State Forest when he made contact with two subjects in possession of alcoholic beverages where they are prohibited. He asked the subjects for their identification and followed them to their vehicle to get the IDs. While standing next to the passenger side door of their vehicle, Officer Hutchinson could smell a strong odor of cannabis emitting from the vehicle. After further investigation, he found a glass pipe with cannabis residue in it and a plastic bag containing cannabis inside of the vehicle. Both subjects were charged with possession of cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia. They were issued warnings for the alcohol violations.
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3 Responses to “FWC Law Enforcement Report”
It is amazing these officers have time to catch fishing violations with all those folks drinking and smoking dope in the woods that need catching.
Yes, stronger laws and more enforcement is what the fishing regulations need, you should have to have an attorney with you at all times that you are hunting or fishing and stop at checkpoints to have the proper authorities check your catch and deem you worthy of keeping a few fish to take home or not. $500 per fish and a court appearance is not enough for the crime of GOING FISHING.
They need stronger laws or at least enforce the one we have. If you are caught with illegal fish you need to lose your license for at least a year and all your equipment seized for that year. If you lost your $40000.00 boat for a year you just might think about what your are doing. Yes I fish but don’t break the laws.