Supreme Court of Florida
CARIBBEAN CONSERVATION CORP. v. FLORIDA FISH & WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMM'N, SC01-1885
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has regulatory and executive powers with respect to marine life, but the Department of Environmental Protection retains such powers with respect to endangered and threatened species of marine life.
Appellate Information
- Decided 01/16/2003
- Published 01/16/2003
Judges
- WELLS, J.
Court
- Supreme Court of Florida
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- David Guest,Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund, Tallahassee, FL, for Petitioners., Gary V. Perko, Dan R. Stengle, and Gary P. Sams of Hopping, Green & Sams, P.A., Tallahassee, FL, for Marine Industries Association of Florida, Inc., Amicus Curiae.
- For Appellees:
- James V. Antista, General Counsel, on behalf of Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; and Thomas E. Warner, Solicitor General, T. Kent Wetherell, II, Deputy Solicitor General, and Matthew J. Conigliaro, Deputy Solicitor General, Office of the Solicitor General, Tallahassee, FL, on behalf of the Attorney General, for Respondents.