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Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: April 18, 2024) |
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40. Water Management Districts |
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40E. South Florida Water Management District |
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40E-7. Miscellaneous Provisions |
1Persons may only enter and exit Impoundment Areas at designated public access points during the hours and days, 19and in areas as identified by posted signage27.
28(1) The following are prohibited in all Impoundment Areas:
37(a) Fishing 39or frogging 41in areas closed to fishing 46or frogging 48within the Impoundment Areas 52identified by posted signage56.
57(b) Swimming, surfing, snorkeling, scuba diving or use of other underwater breathing apparatus.
70(c) Water skiing, tubing, wake boarding or similar in water sports.
81(2) Vessels and Vessel operation is 87authorized 88on Impoundment Areas under the following limitations:
95(a) Vessel and Vessel operation limitations are posted by signage.
105(b) Vessel and Vessel operation limitations are made specific to each Impoundment Area for: resource protection; protection of District structures, equipment, and levees; and operation and maintenance of the Impoundment Area.
136(c) Vessels are limited as motorized or non-motorized, and by engine horsepower, engine type, and Vessel type.
153(d) Airboat operation is limited to designated areas.
161(e) Vessel operation is limited by area, water depth, by distance from District structures, equipment, or levees, and by speed.
181(3) The following Vessels and Vessel operations are prohibited in Impoundments:
192(a) Personal watercraft.
195(b) Vessel operation greater than Idle Speed within 300 feet of any District, structure or equipment.
211(c) Vessel operation which causes damage to plants, injures animals or fish, or other natural resources.
227(d) Vessel operation within an area delineated by Vessel barriers.
237(e) Anchoring or tying a Vessel or watercraft to a road, levee, maintenance berm, structure, fence, tree, post, sign, gauge, data recorder, weed barrier or Vessel barrier.
264(4) Pets must be under physical restraint at all times and are only allowed in areas identified by posted signage.
284Rulemaking Authority 286373.044, 287373.113 FS. 289Law Implemented 291373.1391, 292373.59 FS. 294History–New 7-12-06, Amended 5-3-14.
