Reward Categories

Violation levels as stated in Florida Statutes 379.401 – 379.504 and 403.161. The violations include, but are not limited to, the following:

$100 Reward

• Level One Violations as defined in F.S. 379.401 such as:
  • Hunting/fishing/trapping without a license
  • No quota permit or hunting zone assignment violation
  • Possession of captive wildlife without the required free permit
• Infraction violation of the Florida litter law

$300 Reward

• Level Two Violations as defined in F.S. 379.401 such as:
  • Unlawfully taking small game or any saltwater finfish, shellfish, or crustaceans
  • Feeding or enticement of alligators or crocodiles
  • Molesting endangered/threatened species
  • Taking protected wildlife species (i.e. migratory birds
• Possession of captive wildlife without the required permit
• Boating under the influence (BUI)
• Misdemeanor violation of the Florida litter law

$500 Reward

• Level Three Violations as defined in F.S. 379.401 such as:
  • Illegal sale or possession of alligators
  • Unlawful taking of a quantity of saltwater species or taking with prohibited gear
  • Unlawful possession, transportation, or sale of commercial quantities of game fish, salt-water species, or freshwater fish
  • Illegal take and possession of deer or wild turkey
  • Falsification of applicant information for possession of captive wildlife

$600 Reward

• Level Four Violations as defined in F.S. 379.401 such as:
  • Level Trap robbing (lobster, stone crab, etc)
  • Taking/killing an endangered/threatened species
  • Unlawfully killing, injuring, possessing, or capturing of alligators or other crocodilians or their eggs
• Felony Boating under the influence (BUI)

$1,000 Reward

• Felony Violation of the Florida litter law (F.S. 403.413)
• Commercial trafficking of wildlife (except panfish)
• Organized black-market taking and sale of protected species

NOTE: In the event of multiple violations, the reward shall be up to the maximum level of the most serious offense.