STATE, DNR v. JOHNNY'S CORAL MAINT. CORP.

No. 89-218.

552 So.2d 1130 (1989)

STATE of Florida, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, Appellant, v. JOHNNY'S CORAL MAINTENANCE CORP., a Florida Corporation, and Juan Manuel Gonzalez, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied December 14, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sheri I. Holtz, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Peter R. Golburgh, Miami, for appellees.

Before NESBITT, COPE and GERSTEN, JJ.


NESBITT, Judge.

The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) appeals a final judgment denying its petition for forfeiture of a motor boat. We reverse.

An officer of the Florida Marine Patrol stopped the operator of the vessel in question for a safety check. He saw that the registration number affixed to the bow of the hull did not match that on the registration certificate the operator produced. The number on the hull indicated the boat was registered to a person...

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