Boating, Waterways, and the Rights of Navigation in Florida

Abstract

This publication represents the fifth edition of analysis of the federal, state, and local government law associated with the practice of navigating on the waters of the State of Florida. When the first edition was released in 1999, we focused largely on legal issues involving anchoring, often considered part and parcel of the right of navigation. The second and third editions continued with this focus. The fourth edition omitted the term Anchoring Away from the title and we expanded the substantive scope of analysis to more broadly address the legal aspects of waterborne navigation in Florida, including anchoring and mooring. This fifth edition continues to expand on the substantive scope of waterborne navigation issues in Florida, includes updates on changes to Florida Statutes that have been enacted since the fourth edition’s publication, and continues to keep the title, Boating, Waterways, and the Rights of Navigation in Florida.