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LDWF Safety Checks
Posted on 7/30/26 at 7:54 am
Posted on 7/30/26 at 7:54 am
HB 756 will take affect August 1st. Among other things there is a section on enforcement that now requires "...reasonable suspicion that a violation of this Part has occurred or is occurring." before a wildlife agent or any other officer can stop or board a vessel. So in essence, no more random safety checks without cause. Thoughts?
HB 756
HB 756
Posted on 7/30/26 at 7:59 am to UncleDuck
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reasonable suspicion
Sounds vague enough to be able to make stops for random safety checks.
Posted on 7/30/26 at 8:01 am to Splackavellie
quote:
Sounds vague enough
Yea, I dont see how it changes anything. The times I have been boarded by LDWF and USCG they always requested permission to board and I always wondered what would have happened if I had said no.
Posted on 7/30/26 at 8:08 am to UncleDuck
The Coast Guard can still board at will w/o any basis for doing so.
Posted on 7/30/26 at 8:12 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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I always wondered what would have happened if I had said no.
I don't know and I sure as hell don't want to know lol
Posted on 7/30/26 at 9:41 am to UncleDuck
Last two times I ah w been stopped by WL&F; Insurance check, Life jacket check.
Was checked by a hotty in west cove and she only wanted to see fish. Haven’t seen her since.
Was checked by a hotty in west cove and she only wanted to see fish. Haven’t seen her since.
Posted on 7/30/26 at 11:07 am to UncleDuck
I’ve only had one negative interaction with a ldwf agent and it was damn near 15 years ago right after they went to online license sales. I had a stop in my kayak asked for license. Showed the pdf on my phone. Green jeans got shitty with me stating this wasn’t acceptable proof of license. I did argue with him over that. I was in a damn 12’ kayak with my life jacket on and a paddle and no fish. frick that guy.
Posted on 7/30/26 at 11:59 am to UncleDuck
quote:
reasonable suspicion that a violation of this Part has occurred or is occurring
They know that everyone will have expired boat decals because they are so slow. The reasonable suspicion is built in
Posted on 7/30/26 at 12:09 pm to Beessnax
I had a bad experience before. They were stopping every boat going back to the boat launch. I had my 10 redfish limit, plus a few specks and they took one of my redfish saying it wasn't long enough and let me go with a warning.
The fish was long enough. He didn't even measure to find out. What the hell could I have done about it though?
The fish was long enough. He didn't even measure to find out. What the hell could I have done about it though?
Posted on 7/30/26 at 12:47 pm to zippyputt
Well, I mean, they are the military......
Posted on 7/30/26 at 3:14 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Yea, I dont see how it changes anything.
This is just based on what I've seen and talking to other people, but in Florida a similar law did cut down on the revenue seeking. A think a lot of their compliance with it is top-down directed, because the language always gives them room to make stuff up.
Posted on 7/30/26 at 6:00 pm to Potchafa
Pretty sure they are DOT now
Posted on 7/31/26 at 11:09 am to D500MAG
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Pretty sure they are DOT now
Yeah not DOW/DOD, they are Homeland Security... but crazy part is I was blown away on a layover in Turkey talking to a Coastie and he was taking some leave from a deployment with a Cutter that was in the Arabian Gulf... they also operate in international waters
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