Bear in Florida Neighborhood. Image from Winter Springs Police Department
Posted on 06/20/2024 5:55:43 AM PDT by marktwain
On June 7, 2021, Florida Governor DeSantis received HB0087 along with 24 other bills. Because the bill was sent after the Florida legislature had adjourned for the session, Governor DeSantis has 15 days to sign the bill, allow the bill to become law, or veto the bill.
The Florida legislature overwhelmingly voted for HB0087 on March 8, 2024. The bill is titled Taking of Bears. It restores the ability of people in Florida to protect themselves, their pets, and their dwellings from black bears without having to ask permission from the Florida state bureaucracy first. The legal ability to defend pets and dwellings from bears was stripped away in a regulation created by the Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission (FWC)in 2012. 68A-4.009 Florida Black Bear Conservation:
The Florida legislature was not involved in this regulation. No elected official voted on this major change in the law. Because law-abiding citizens with property and assets to lose try to follow the law, this regulation cast doubt on people’s ability to defend themselves and others from bears without first obtaining permission from the Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission.
This is a reversal of traditional law, which was in effect until 2012. If a bear was destroying property or killing livestock, the bear could be stopped with lethal force. The 2012 regulation requires the owner of the livestock or property to contact the Fish & Wildlife Commission first, then attempt to stop the depredations with
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DeSantis stood up to anniml rights extremism, fostered by Disney’s blurring the distinction between people and annimsls.
There is a Chicago football team that might not want to.play in Florida.😀
Da Bears!
This is why we are up to our ears in Black Bears!....................
Waiting for the NAACP to comment...
This reminds me of an old South Park episode when the “damn” Democrats outlawed rabbit hunting. There was a loophole in the law that allowed them to shoot rabbits if they yelled “they’re coming right after us” before they pulled the trigger.
“Democrats Piss Me Off!”
That’s it! LOL
Some DSDS* patients will find something to complain about…..
*DeSantis Derangement Syndrome
Anyone who has been attacked or stalked by a bear or mountain lion will tell you how dangerous they can be and it you hesitate in protecting yourself you are in big trouble.
This is a good law and it should pass.
Coyotes can be a huge problem as well and they are adapting to urban areas very nicely. Not the danger of a bear or a mountain lion for an adult but they are fast and sneaky so if you turn your back your small dog or child is in serious danger.
Oh, well that’s a relief! Cuz, without the laws of politicians, I’d just bend over and let those “bears of color” have their way with me and my property.
Bear in Florida Neighborhood. Image from Winter Springs Police Department
DeSantis stood up to anniml rights extremism, fostered by Disney’s blurring the distinction between people and annimsls.
He has two more days to go.
If he does not sign, the bill will become law without his signature.
The Bears defense should be shot... oh wait...nevermind.
Why not just repeal the right to arm bears?
We have lost a couple of wars and missed several terrorists because the Poohbahs had to “give permission” to take the shot!
This is the right thing to do!
We have the right to bear arms, but do we have the right to anti-bear arms?
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