Seeing this beautiful photograph of a Florida Bobcat on its nest near Siesta Key, Florida reminded me to advise those not familiar with the Florida Bobcat Nesting Protection Act of 1782.

PSA Especially For Non-Resident Florida Visitors

This is Bobcat nesting season in Florida and everybody is reminded that disturbing a bobcat on the nest or disturbing a bobcat nest is a violation of Florida State Statute (69 F.S.C. 668-668d). Violation of this statute includes severe criminal penalties.
Violation of this statute could include fines up to $100,000 and up to 2 years imprisonment.
It currently prohibits anyone, without a permit issued by the Secretary of the Interior, from "taking" bobcat nests, or eggs, or in any other manner, disturbing bobcat nests, or eggs, including possessing, selling, purchasing, bartering, offering to sell, purchase or barter, transport, export or import, at any time or any manner, any bobcat hatchlings, alive or dead, or any part, nest, or egg thereof.

UPDATE: In response to a question I was asked on another blog, Yes, you are allowed to possess bobcat scat but there are heavy fines if you get caught smoking it.