Legal Opinion

Airboat Ass'n of Florida v. Florida Game & Fresh Water Fish Commission

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 9, 1986No. 85-1557PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HUBBART, Judge.

This is an appeal from final rules promulgated by the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission severely restricting the use of hunting dogs and all terrain vehicles for hunting wild animal life in the Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area in this state. Because the above Commission is a constitutionally created agency with legislative authority to adopt rules of this nature, we hold that the subject rule is tantamount to a legislative act which a district court of appeal has no jurisdiction to review on a direct appeal therefrom under Article V, Section 4(b)(2) of the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Price v. City of St. PetersburgSupreme Court of Florida · 1947
  2. State Ex Rel. Griffin v. SullivanSupreme Court of Florida · 1947
  3. Whitehead v. RogersSupreme Court of Florida · 1969

3Cited by5 opinions

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  2. Wakulla Commercial Fishermen's Ass'n v. FishDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2007
  3. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Comm. v. William Daws, Jr. and Ouida GershonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2018
  4. Haddock & Greyhound Breeders Ass'n of Florida, Inc. v. Florida Game & Freshwater Fish Commission, State of Florida Division of Administrative Hearings1987
  5. LIGHTSEY CATTLE COMPANY v. FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATIVE COMMISSIONDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2024

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