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The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XXVIII
NATURAL RESOURCES; CONSERVATION, RECLAMATION, AND USE
Chapter 376
POLLUTANT DISCHARGE PREVENTION AND REMOVAL
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F.S. 376.315
376.315 Construction of ss. 376.30-376.317.Sections 376.30-376.317, being necessary for the general welfare and the public health and safety of the state and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes set forth under ss. 376.30-376.317 and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended.
History.s. 84, ch. 83-310; s. 22, ch. 86-159; s. 69, ch. 2007-5.

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Amendments to 376.315


Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 376.315
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 376.315.



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Cases from cite.case.law:

SIMON S TRUCKING, INC. v. A. LIEUPO,, 244 So. 3d 370 (Fla. App. Ct. 2018)

. . . Specifically, the court construed sections 376.315 and 376.30 as expressing a legislative intent for . . . Id. at 1221 (citing §§ 376.315 & 376.30(2)(b), Fla. Stat.). . . .

CURD, v. MOSAIC FERTILIZER, LLC,, 39 So. 3d 1216 (Fla. 2010)

. . . Section 376.315 of this chapter provides that “[sjections 376.30-376.319, being necessary for the general . . . See § 376.315 (“Sections 376.30-376.319 ... shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes set forth . . . See § 376.315, Fla. . . .

ARAMARK UNIFORM AND CAREER APPAREL, INC. v. EASTON, Jr., 894 So. 2d 20 (Fla. 2004)

. . . .” § 376.315, Fla. Stat. (2002). We therefore interpret the statute with that directive in mind. . . . Moreover, the narrow interpretation applied in Mostoufi ignores the directive in section 376.315 that . . .

D ALTO, v. STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION,, 860 So. 2d 1003 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2003)

. . . See also § 376.315, Fla. . . .

METROPOLITAN DADE COUNTY, v. STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, 714 So. 2d 512 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1998)

. . . . § 376.315, Fla. Stat. (1995). . . .

KAPLAN, v. PETERSON,, 674 So. 2d 201 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1996)

. . . . §§ 376.30(5), 376.315, Fla.Stat. (1989). . 33 U.S.C.A. s. 1365(e) provides: Nothing in this section . . .

MOSTOUFI, v. PRESTO FOOD STORES, INC. a C. III, M., 618 So. 2d 1372 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1993)

. . . However, Florida Statutes section 376.315, unequivocally states the legislative intent that Sections . . . drawing reference to a Federal statute as guidance for statutory interpretation, Florida Statutes section 376.315 . . .

SUNSHINE JR. STORES, INC. v. STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION,, 556 So. 2d 1177 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990)

. . . This, I think, is required by the express terms of Section 376.315, Florida Statutes (1985), stating . . . that the provisions of sections 376.30 through 376.315 shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes . . . storing pollutants and related activities. (3) The Legislature intends by the enactment of ss. 376.30-376.315 . . . Liabilities and defenses of facilities. — In any suit instituted by the department under ss. 376.30-376.315 . . . only defenses of a person alleged to be responsible for the discharge to any action under ss. 376.30-376.315 . . .

COMMERCIAL COATING CORPORATION, v. STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION,, 548 So. 2d 677 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1989)

. . . Section 376.315 explains how the Act is to be construed: Sections 376.30-376.319, being necessary for . . .

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION, v. MONTCO RESEARCH PRODUCTS, INC., 489 So. 2d 771 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1986)

. . . judge entered the order in question in which he “found” that applying the 1983 statute [sections 376.30-376.315 . . .