Tuesday, August 26, 2002
Caribbean Conservation Corp. v. Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission

no.01-1885

Leon County & Statewide impact



In 1998 voters amended the state Constitution to create the Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission. In 1999 a statute was approved that allegedly restricted the Commission's ability to regulate practices affecting endangered and threatened species. Conservation groups sued, and the trial court found the statute unconstitutional. On appeal, the First District Court reversed.