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After a large number of years of new laws that had been not rather friendly to boaters, the new governor and Florida Legislator are getting a bit kinder. Gov. Charlie Crist recently signed a bill stopping nearby communities from forcing boaters to leave an anchorage unless the boat is a liveaboard vessel. The law defines a liveaboard vessel as one that is utilized solely as a residence and not for navigation, 1 applied as a location of enterprise, or 1 that has been declared a domicile. In addition, the new law prohibits local governments from regulating anchoring outside of established mooring fields unless it is a liveaboard vessel.
The NMMA director issued the following statement "This law will not only have a positive impact on boaters in the location, but create revenue for local businesses by permitting boaters far more freedom to anchor. We are encouraged by this law's effort to make Florida even more boater friendly than ever."
Hopefully this will aid reverse the laws in a number of Southern Florida communities who had particularly restrictive laws in which there was an anchorage limit of seven days within any 30-day period. Or the actually extreme law in Ft. Lauderdale that only allowed a 24-hour window for boaters anchoring there.
This new law follows a recent change in the law which will enable boat buyers in Florida to keep the boat in the state for up to 6 months without having paying Florida sales tax.
Whiteaker Yacht Sales applauds these and any other laws Florida lawmakers see fit to support us make Florida waters additional boater friendly.
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