Kirk v. Thompson

RAWLS, Acting Chief Judge.

The Members of the State Board of Conservation and the Director appeal from an *169order of the Circuit Court finding that the Director did not comply with the mandatory requirements of Section 370.151, Florida Statutes, and voiding the Director’s order closing the area to shrimp fishing.

On January 1, 1968, the Board of Conservation closed the Tortugas shrimp beds off the coast of Monroe County to shrimp fishing. Numerous residents of Monroe County instituted this action seeking to permanently enjoin the Board from enforcing its order. Section 370.151, Florida Statutes,…