Next message: Norm of Bandersnatch: "lv-ab: Lost Message?"
Jim wrote:
> It may be a moot point, folks. Florida House Bill 7175 effective July1,
> 2006 prohibits local governments from imposing anchoring restrictions
> except in designated mooring fields or for "liveaboards" as defined
> narrowly to mean vessels used for nothing except a residence. For Norm
> this means he's not a liveaboard since he also uses it for
> transportation and maybe fishing, recreation, etc. Reference:
> http://www.ssca.org/anchorrights.pdf
>
Um, not quite. If Norm calls himself (represents himself as) a
live-aboard, then that Florida law deems him to be a live-aboard. The
statute gives its own definition of live-aboard, which is a little
different than our understanding of the term. As I recall this thread,
the SSCA attorneys recommend that we call ourselves "full time cruisers"
rather than "live-aboards" so as to put the burden of proof on the local
governments that we are "live-aboards" within the meaning of the Florida
statute.
--
James Maynard
Salem, Oregon, USA
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