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                                                                     EXHIBIT 5.1

Attorneys and Counselors at Law
8400 East Prentice Avenue
Penthouse Suite
Englewood, CO  80111

August 30, 2000

Board of Directors
Seychelle Environmental Technologies, Inc.
32921 Calle Perfecto
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675

Gentlemen:

We have acted as counsel to SEYCHELLE ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (the
"Company") in connection with the preparation and filing of a Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement") covering registration under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of the 300,000 shares of the Company's
common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the "Shares"), pursuant to the 2000
Compensation Plan I of July 1, 2000, (the "Plan"). As such, we have examined the
Registration Statement and such other documents of the Company as we deemed
appropriate under the circumstances.

Based upon the foregoing, and assuming that the Shares will be issued as set
forth in the Plan and Registration Statement, at a time when effective, and that
there will be full compliance with all applicable securities laws involved under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended and the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to said Acts, and in
those states in which the Shares may be sold, we are of the opinion that, upon
issuance of the Shares according to the Registration Statement and receipt of
the consideration to be paid for the Shares, the Shares will be validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock of the Company. This opinion
does not cover any matters related to any re-offer or re-sale of the Shares by
the Plan Beneficiary, once issued pursuant to the Plan as described in the
Registration Statement.

This opinion is not to be used, circulated, quoted or otherwise referred to for
any other purpose without our prior written consent. This opinion is based on
our knowledge of the law and facts as of the date hereof. We assume no duty to
communicate with the Company in respect to any matter which comes to our
attention hereafter.

Very truly yours,

/s/ DAVID WAGNER & ASSOCIATES, P.C.


Consent:

We consent to the use of our opinion dated August 30, 2000 as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement of Seychelle Environmental Technologies, Inc. and to the
reference to our firm in the Registration Statement.

/s/ DAVID WAGNER & ASSOCIATES, P.C.