15.01 Duties.— (1) The Secretary of State shall serve as the state protocol officer. In consultation with the Governor and other governmental officials, the Secretary of State shall develop, maintain, publish, and distribute the state protocol manual. (2) The Department of State shall have the custody of the constitution and Great Seal of this state, and of the […]
15.012 State flag.—The state flag shall conform with standard commercial sizes and be of the following proportions and description: The seal of the state, in diameter one-half the hoist, shall occupy the center of a white ground. Red bars, in width one-fifth the hoist, shall extend from each corner toward the center, to the outer rim […]
15.02 Custodian of state flag; state papers; state laws and legislative documents.—The Department of State shall have custody of the state flag; of all books, papers, files, and documents belonging to the office of Secretary of State; and of the laws of the state and books, papers, journals, and documents of the Legislature. History.—s. 3, ch. […]
15.03 State seal.— (1) The great seal of the state shall be of the size of the American silver dollar, having in the center thereof a view of the sun’s rays over a highland in the distance, a sabal palmetto palm tree, a steamboat on water, and an Indian female scattering flowers in the foreground, encircled by […]
15.0301 State motto.—“In God We Trust” is hereby designated and declared the official motto of the State of Florida. History.—s. 1, ch. 2006-282.
15.031 State tree.— (1) The sabal palmetto palm, which is also known as the cabbage palm, and sometimes as the cabbage palmetto, a tree native to Florida, is hereby designated as the Florida state tree. (2) Said state tree being now extensively used for commercial purposes, the provisions of this section shall not be construed to limit in […]
15.0315 State fruit.—The orange (Citrus sinensis and hybrids thereof) is hereby designated the official fruit of Florida. History.—s. 1, ch. 2005-38.
15.032 State beverage.—The juice obtained from mature oranges of the species Citrus sinensis and hybrids thereof is hereby adopted as the official beverage of Florida. History.—s. 1, ch. 67-4.
15.0325 Official citrus archive.—The Florida Citrus Archives, dedicated to Thomas B. Mack and located at Florida Southern College in Lakeland, are designated as the official citrus archive of Florida. History.—s. 57, ch. 2001-279.
15.0326 State anthem.—The song “Florida, Where the Sawgrass Meets the Sky,” music and lyrics written by Jan Hinton, is designated as the official anthem of the State of Florida. History.—s. 1, ch. 2008-233.
15.0327 State song.—The song “Old Folks at Home,” revised lyrics, as adopted by the Center for American Music, Stephen Foster Memorial, at the University of Pittsburgh, is designated as the official song of the State of Florida. History.—s. 2, ch. 2008-233.
15.033 State shell.—The horse conch, which is also known as Pleuroploca gigantea, and sometimes as the giant band shell, a shell native to the marine waters surrounding the State of Florida, is hereby designated as the Florida state shell. History.—s. 1, ch. 69-107.
15.0336 State stone.—Agatized coral, a chalcedony pseudomorph after coral, appearing as limestone geodes lined with botryoidal agate or quartz crystals and drusy quartz fingers, indigenous to Florida, is hereby designated the Florida state stone. History.—s. 1, ch. 79-278.
15.034 State gem.—The moonstone, a transparent or translucent feldspar of pearly or opaline luster, is hereby designated the Florida state gem. History.—s. 1, ch. 70-53.
15.0345 Official state wildflower.—The Coreopsis is hereby designated and declared the official Florida state wildflower, as species of this genus are found throughout the state and are used extensively in roadside plantings and highway beautification. History.—s. 1, ch. 91-10.
15.035 Official state play.—The historical pageant by Paul Green known as the “Cross and Sword,” presented annually by the citizens of the City of St. Augustine, is hereby designated the official play of the state. History.—s. 1, ch. 73-79.
15.0353 Official state animal.—The Florida panther is hereby designated and declared as the official Florida state animal. History.—s. 1, ch. 82-61.
15.036 Official state freshwater fish.—The Florida largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides floridanus) is hereby designated and declared as the official Florida state freshwater fish. History.—s. 1, ch. 75-1.
15.037 Official state saltwater fish.—The Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus) is hereby designated and declared as the official Florida state saltwater fish. History.—s. 2, ch. 75-1.
15.038 State marine mammal and state saltwater mammal.— (1) The manatee, also commonly known as the sea cow, is hereby designated the Florida state marine mammal. (2) The porpoise, also commonly known as the dolphin, is hereby designated as the Florida state saltwater mammal. History.—s. 1, ch. 75-75.
