Our thanks to Capt. John Kettlewell for sending this KeysInfoNet article concerning SB 1548 Florida Anchoring Rights – see /?p=147397 for the full text of the bill and for additional comments.

Proposed state bill would push some liveaboard boaters further out from shore
By WILLIAM AXFORD
March 18, 2015
Liveaboard boaters anchored outside designated mooring fields in the Keys and elsewhere in Florida may have to find new locations to anchor if a bill in the state Legislature passes.

Senate Bill 1548 aims to restrict vessels from anchoring within 200 feet of waterfront homes and designated mooring fields between one hour past sunset and one hour before sunrise. If passed, the 200-foot buffer would go into effect July 1, trumping at least the city of Marathon’s 50-foot buffer rule.

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