In 2022, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) announced the state reached 1 million registered boats ...

The new law 'repeal(s) the … (FWC)’s authority to conduct random vessel safety inspections' without probable cause.

Nearly 150 laws went into effect in Florida on July 1, including a wide variety of new crimes, harsher penalties, and changes to law enforcement.

The Florida Legislature passed the Boater Freedom Initiative May 1. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the bill into law, his office announced May 19. It takes effect July 1. Banning random vessel safety ...

More than 100 new laws will go into effect in Florida on July 1, with everything from animal abuse to education, state parks ...

Florida leads the nation in boat ownership — with 1.04 million registered vessels in 2023 — and boating crashes — with 659, resulting in 59 fatalities. On the Treasure Coast, there were: ...

Everyone born after January 1, 1988, must have a Boating Safety Education ID Card to legally operate a boat of 10 or more horsepower on Florida waters. So, as of this writing, if you are 37 or younger ...

The Florida Legislature passed the Boater Freedom Initiative May 1. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the bill into law, his office announced May 19. It takes effect July 1. Banning random vessel safety ...

The Florida Legislature passed the Boater Freedom Initiative May 1. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the bill into law, his office announced May 19. It takes effect July 1. Banning random vessel safety ...

Florida leads the nation in boat ownership — with 1.04 million registered vessels in 2023 — and boating crashes — with 659, resulting in 59 fatalities. On the Treasure Coast, there were: ...

Florida leads the nation in boat ownership — with 1.04 million registered vessels in 2023 — and boating crashes — with 659, resulting in 59 fatalities. On the Treasure Coast, there were: ...

Florida leads the nation in boat ownership — with 1.04 million registered vessels in 2023 — and boating crashes — with 659, resulting in 59 fatalities. On the Treasure Coast, there were: ...