Holmberg v. DEPT. OF NATURAL RES.

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• holding \liberal construction to effectuate a public purpose [\preservation of Florida's beaches and shores\] cannot prevail over a principle of law as firmly established as that regarding statutory penalties\
• holding “liberal construction to effectuate a public purpose [“preservation of Florida’s beaches and shores”] cannot prevail over a principle of law as firmly established as that regarding statutory penalties”
• restating well-settled Florida law that statutes imposing a penalty or fine must be construed strictly in favor of the one against whom the penalty is imposed

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