(A) Except as may be authorized by terms of a valid state permit issued pursuant to the Florida Manatee Sanctuary Act or by terms of a valid federal permit, it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association, institution or corporation at any time, by any means, or in any manner intentionally or negligently to annoy, molest, harass, disturb or attempt to molest, harass or disturb any manatee; injure or harm or attempt to injure or harm any manatee; capture or collect or attempt to capture or collect any manatee; pursue, hunt, wound, kill or attempt to pursue, hunt, wound or kill any manatee; or possess, literally or constructively, any manatee or any part of any manatee in any waterway within the city.
(B) Any gun, net, trap, spear, harpoon, boat of any kind, aircraft, automobile of any kind, other motorized vehicle, chemical, explosive, electrical equipment, scuba or other subaquatic gear or other instrument, device or apparatus of any kind or description used in violation of any provision of division (A) may be forfeited upon conviction. The foregoing provisions relating to seizure and forfeiture of vehicles, vessels, equipment or supplies shall not apply when such vehicles, vessels, equipment or supplies are owned by, or titled in the name of, innocent parties, and such provisions shall not vitiate any valid lien, retain title contract or chattel mortgage on such vehicles, vessels, equipment or supplies if such lien, retain title contract or chattel mortgage is property of public record at the time of the seizure.
(C) For purposes of this section, the term
BOAT, VESSEL, or MOTOR BOAT does not refer to commercial vessels engaged in interstate, intrastate or foreign commerce entering or leaving the channels and harbors of the port authorities of this state.
('72 Code, § 6-12) (Ord. O-81-4, passed 1-21-81) Penalty, see § 92.99