The following described area in Charlotte County and Sarasota County is designated by the Legislature for inclusion in the aquatic preserve system under the Florida Aquatic Preserve Act of 1975. Such area, to be known as the Lemon Bay Aquatic Preserve, shall be included in the aquatic preserve system and shall include the following described property: Those state-owned sovereignty submerged lands comprising the Lemon Bay estuarine system bounded on the south by the Boca Grand Bridge, in Charlotte County, and on the north by the east line of Section 31, Township 39 South, Range 19 East, in Sarasota County, and including: Section 32, Township 39 South, Range 19 East, and Sections 4, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 35, and 36, of Township 40 South, Range 19 East, all lying within the defined boundaries of Sarasota County; and Sections 1, 2, 12, and 13 of Township 41 South, Range 19 East, and Sections 6, 7, 8, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 28, 29, 33, and 34 of Township 41 South, Range 20 East, and Sections 2, 3, 4, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 22, and 27 of Township 42 South, Range 20 East, all lying within the defined boundaries of Charlotte County; including Placida Harbor, Gasparilla Pass, Kettle Harbor, Bocilla Lagoon, Bocilla Pass, Knight Pass, Stump Pass, Lemon Bay, Buck Creek upstream to County Road 775, Oyster Creek upstream to County Road 775, Ainger (Rock) Creek upstream to County Road 775, and Godfrey (Godfried, Gottfried) Creek upstream to County Road 775.
Fla. Stat. § 258.3925