40E-7.521. Definitions

When used in this Part:

(1) “Activity area” means a zone within a management area designated for specific recreational activities.

(2) “Access point” means a designated location or boundary for public access to District lands.

(3) “Allied purposes” means other related outdoor activities including, but not limited to, frogging, photography, painting, environmental education, and nature study.

(4) “Camping” means to use a vehicle, tent or shelter, or to arrange bedding or both with the intent to stay overnight.

(5) “Designated road” means any road, path, lane, or trail officially designated by name or number for public vehicular travel.

(6) “District lands” means any real property owned, leased, managed, or controlled by the District and includes lands or water areas defined in this Part as Management Areas, Stormwater Treatment Areas, Impoundment Areas, Rights of Way, and vacant undesignated lands.

(7) “Event Authorization” means a permission to access and use District lands in a manner not otherwise provided for or authorized in this Part.

(8) “Facility” or “Structure” means any object placed on District lands which is intended to be permanently attached to the land for which would be considered a fixture under Florida law.

(9) “Group campsite” means a designated campsite for campers whose total is eight (8) or more people.

(10) “Horse cart” means a non-motorized two- (2) wheeled vehicle pulled by a single saddle animal.

(11) “Hunting device” means any mechanical device used to take or attempt to take wildlife or feral hogs.

(12) “Idle Speed” means the minimum speed at which a motorized Vessel is able to move and maintain adequate steerage control.

(13) “Impoundment Area” means District lands designated by the Governing Board as an Impoundment Area.

(14) “Leased” means the granting of either an exclusive or non-exclusive use of or interest in District lands for a specified period of time.

(15) “Outdoor recreational purposes” means natural resource based outdoor recreational activities including, but not limited to, fishing, hunting, horseback riding, bicycling, swimming, camping, hiking, canoeing, boating, airboating, scuba diving, birding, sailing, jogging, picnicking, nature study, water skiing, geocaching, astronomy, and visiting historical, archaeological, scenic or scientific sites.

(16) “Management Area” means District lands, designated by the Governing Board as a Management Area.

(17) “Management Unit” means a portion of any District lands within a management area that requires a specific public use regulation due to legal, cultural or environmental factors uniquely affecting the specific unit of land, but which is not applicable to the entire management area.

(18) “Natural Resources” mean water, soils, flora, and fauna.

(19) “This Part” means Rules 40E-7.511 through 40E-7.539, F.A.C.

(20) “Personal watercraft” means a Vessel less than 16 feet in length which uses an inboard motor powering a water jet pump as its primary source of motorized power and which is designed to be operated by a person sitting, standing, or kneeling on the Vessel, rather than in the conventional manner of sitting or standing inside the Vessel.

(21) “Primitive Camping” means no amenities are provided.

(22) “Recreation site” means an improved or unimproved site established to facilitate public use of a designated Management Area, Stormwater Treatment Area, Impoundment Area, Right of Way or vacant undesignated land.

(23) “Recreational trail” means saddle animal riding, hiking, canoeing, bicycling, or jogging trails for use by the public.

(24) “Right of Way” or “Rights of Way,” for purposes of this rule, means those lands acquired by the District in fee, easement, or other type of grant, for the purpose of construction, operation, and maintenance of Works of the District adopted pursuant to Section 373.086, F.S., including, but not limited to, canals, levees, water control structures, spoil areas, and access roads, excluding Stormwater Treatment Areas (STAs).

(25) “Saddle animal” means any animal used to transport a person or property.

(26) “Special Use License” means a type of license granted by the District to allow access to and use of certain District lands and facilities as set forth in this Part.

(27) “Stormwater Treatment Area” means District lands designated by the Governing Board as a Stormwater Treatment Area.

(28) “Vacant undesignated land” means any land owned by the District that is not designated as a Management Area, Stormwater Treatment Area, Impoundment Area, or Rights of Way and has legal and practical public access.

(29) “Vessel” is synonymous with a boat as referenced in section 1(b), Art. VII of the Florida State Constitution and includes every description of watercraft, barge, and air boat, other than a seaplane on the water, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water.

Rulemaking Authority 373.019, 373.044, 373.113, 373.171 FS. Law Implemented 373.056, 373.069, 373.0693, 373.073, 373.079, 373.083, 373.103, 373.1391, 373.59 FS. History–New 5-24-94, Amended 11-13-97, 1-1-99, 1-5-03, 7-12-06, 8-28-12, 5-3-14.