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WHEREAS, the Honorable Sam T. Joyce, Sherl,ff of Indian RiVo,,r
County, has presented to the Board of county Cozrunlasloners Of irra:tierz
River County the problem of commercial fishermen using nets to catch
fish in man-made canals and the resulting problems to the inconvenience,
irritation and violence of residents which are located next to and
adjacent to man-made canals in Indian River county;
WHEREAS, it appears to the Board of County Commissioners of
Indian River County that it would be in the best interests of the
general public to prohibit conutercial fishing within all man-made
canals and further, to prohibit commercial fishing within 100 yard4
of any pier, dock or bridge;
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River
County is in sympathy with the problem;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners
of Indian River County, in regular session, this the 22nd day of
September, A. D. 1965, that they respectfully request the Honorable
Merrill P. Barber, State Senator and Honorable Arthur E. Karst,
member of the House of Representatives, State of Florida, to intro-
duce legislation at the next session of the Florida Legislature to
prohibit commercial fishing within all man-made canals located in
Indian River County and to further prohibit commercial fl--hing within
100 yards of any pier, dock or bridge and that the Board does further
respectfully request the Board of Conservation of the State of Florida,
if it be within their power, to take steps to implement that request
during the interim period between now and the next session of the
Legislature.
BE IT F'URT'HER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution shall be
furnished to Honorable Merrill P. Barber, Honorable Arthur 1. Karst,
and the Board of Conservation of the; State of Fl.ori.di.