# Fla. Stat. § 285.06: 285.06 State Indian Reservation

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXIX_C285_PI_S285.06

## Section

- **Citation:** Fla. Stat. § 285.06
- **Heading:** 285.06 State Indian Reservation
- **Jurisdiction:** Florida
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Florida Code / Title XIX / Chapter 285 / Part I / Section 285.06

## Text

When, as the result of the exchanges provided for in ss. 285.04 and 285.05, there shall have been established a reservation for the Indians by the United States in Florida, the State Seminole Indian Reservation in Monroe County, created by chapter 7310, Acts of 1917, shall be withdrawn and returned to the board of trustees; and thereupon the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund shall set aside a tract of land of approximately equal size and of suitable character, adjacently located, as nearly as may be, to the reservation to be established by the United States; and said lands, when so set aside, shall constitute the State Indian Reservation and shall be held in trust by the Department of Management Services for the perpetual benefit of the Indians and as a reservation for them.

History: s. 3, ch. 17065, 1935; CGL 1936 Supp. 1995(4); s. 2, ch. 61-119; ss. 22, 27, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 244, ch. 92-279; s. 55, ch. 92-326.

## Nearby sections

- [Fla. Stat. § 285.01 285.01 Lands set aside; description.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXIX_C285_PI_S285.01.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 285.03 285.03 Grant of Florida lands to Seminole Indians.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXIX_C285_PI_S285.03.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 285.04 285.04 Board of Trustees of Internal Improvement Trust Fund authorized to exchange state lands for United States lands.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXIX_C285_PI_S285.04.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 285.05 285.05 Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund authorized to exchange lands with individuals.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXIX_C285_PI_S285.05.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 285.06 285.06 State Indian Reservation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXIX_C285_PI_S285.06.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 285.07 285.07 Purpose of law.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXIX_C285_PI_S285.07.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 285.08 285.08 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXIX_C285_PI_S285.08.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 285.09 285.09 Rights of Miccosukee and Seminole Tribes with respect to hunting, fishing, and frogging.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXIX_C285_PI_S285.09.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 285.10 285.10 No license or permit fees required; identification card required.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXIX_C285_PI_S285.10.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 285.011 285.011 Seminole Indian lands; trustee.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXIX_C285_PI_S285.011.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 285.11 285.11 Reservation; improvement leases.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXIX_C285_PI_S285.11.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 285.12 285.12 Reservation; mineral deposits.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXIX_C285_PI_S285.12.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 285.13 285.13 Campsites; flood control.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXIX_C285_PI_S285.13.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 285.14 285.14 Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund as trustee to accept donations of and acquire property for Indians.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXIX_C285_PI_S285.14.md)

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