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Bill File, House Bill 58. "The Florida Skunk Ape Protection Act"

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Bill File, House Bill 58. "The Florida Skunk Ape Protection Act"

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State Archives of Florida, Series s19

Description

Bill file supporting a draft of a bill to protect the Florida Skunk Ape, a cryptid creature understood to live in Florida. The file also includes amendments, vote sheets, and a short transcript of discussion of the bill.

Date

1978

Creator

Florida. Legislature. House of Representatives

Contributors

Nuckolls, Hugh Paul, 1941-2023

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Legislative Records

General Note

This bill did not pass in 1978. The Florida Skunk Ape is a cryptid alleged to be a sasquatch-like creature living in Florida. Purported sightings of the creature have been reported since the 19th century.

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Bill File, House Bill 58. "The Florida Skunk Ape Protection Act"

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Skunk ape (Cryptid)

Acts, legislative

Criminal law

Animals, mythical

Description

Creator

Florida. Legislature. House of Representatives

Source

State Archives of Florida, Series s19

Date

1978

Contributor

Nuckolls, Hugh Paul, 1941-2023

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legislative records

Language

eng-US

Type

text

Identifier

s19_b0517_f03

Coverage

Late 20th-Century Florida (1968-2000)

Geographic Term

Florida

Tallahassee (Fla.)

Leon County (Fla.)

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Politics and Government

Subject - Person

Nuckolls, Hugh Paul, 1941-2023

Blackburn, Ed R. Jr., 1912-1997

Burral, Frederic H., 1935-2016

Crawford, Robert Bruce III, 1948-

Fontana, Antonio M. 1924-2010

Gersten, Joseph Morris, 1947-

Kiser, Curtis S., 1944-

Lehman, David J. 1915-2000

Nelson, Clarence William II, 1942-

Poole, Van B., 1935-

Richard, Barry, 1942-

Smith, Eric B. 1942-

Haben, Ralph H. Jr., 1941-

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Florida. Legislature. House of Representatives. Bill File, House Bill 58. "The Florida Skunk Ape Protection Act". 1978. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/351325>, accessed 25 December 2024.

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Florida. Legislature. House of Representatives. Bill File, House Bill 58. "The Florida Skunk Ape Protection Act". 1978. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/351325>

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(State Archives of Florida/Florida. Legislature. House of Representatives)

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