# Mineral Rights in Florida: Ownership, Dormancy, Leasing & Taxes
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> How Florida mineral rights law works: the FDEP, florida's Marketable Record Title Act can wipe out an old reservation, severance and property taxes, and how land is described. Source-linked, educational.

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## Answer
Mineral rights in Florida are governed by Florida property and oil and gas law and regulated by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Oil and Gas Program (FDEP). Whether a severed interest can lapse from non-use, how oil and gas production is taxed, and how land is legally described all follow Florida-specific rules — set out below with the Florida authorities that govern them. Frequently asked questions Can I lose my mineral rights in Florida for non-use? Florida has no classic dormant mineral act with a production test, but its Marketable Record Title Act functions as a trap for severed minerals and is the single highest-risk fact for a Florida mineral owner. A person with a record estate for thirty years or more takes marketable record title free and clear of interests depending on any act or title transaction occurring before the root of title — and mineral and oil and gas interests are not among the statutory exceptions. Who regulates oil and gas in Florida? Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Oil and Gas Program. FDEP permits Florida wells and runs just two field offices — Jay in the Panhandle and Fort Myers in the south — because that is the whole industry. How is Florida mineral property described? Florida is a rectangular-survey state and tracts are ordinarily described by township, range, and section off the Tallahassee Meridian. Metes-and-bounds and platted-subdivision descriptions are common in developed areas, and older Spanish land grants survive as irregular non-rectangular parcels.

## Page Outline
- Mineral Rights in Florida: The Law
  - The regulator: Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Oil and Gas Program
  - Florida's Marketable Record Title Act can wipe out an old reservation
  - Separately assessed only on request
  - Section-township-range off the Tallahassee Meridian
  - Where oil and gas is produced in Florida
  - What this means for Florida mineral owners
  - Related reading
  - Frequently asked questions
  - Ready to Sell Your Mineral Rights?

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