Fishing in Retention Pond in Deed Restricted Community?
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I live in an upscale community consisting of 7 retention ponds scattered around the neighborhood.
In these ponds, there are many different types of freshwater fish including bass.
The community council has prohibited fishing in these ponds.
My kids love going fishing but we cant go out to a lake or stream more than a couple times a year.
My two questions are this:
1) What can they do about my kids going fishing there?
2) What can they do about ME going fishing there?
We don’t litter there, in fact, I clean up any and all trash I see left behind by other people.
We live in Northern Florida if that helps with particular laws.
Thanks in advance for all helpful answers.
To clarify, we are catch and release fishermen.
We understand that the fish are in those ponds to eat the mosquito larva, and we respect their purpose.
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What fine can be imposed if I were to break said restriction?
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It is private property. You just can’t go around fishing in private lakes without permission. Fishing or whatever, you are breaking the law by anything you do on land you don’t own that the owner has prohibited.
I know Fish and Game arrests you for poaching and confiscates your fishing gear. I would think criminal trespass and theft would also come into play.
You should be teaching your kids respect of others, not be looking for ways to steal and poach fish. That is a terrible ethic to instill upon your children,
If the ponds are on private property, then you could be trespassed from that property.
If your “community council” has the authority to create laws for your community, then you could also be subject to fines for violating their ban on fishing.
IMNSHO, it’s probably worth it.
If the local laws or private regulations prohibit it, that should be the end of it. If you want the rules changed, campaign for it. In the meantime, you’re not so special that you should be exempt from the rules that everyone else has to observe.