DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES
RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:
5N-1.131Approval of Other Firearms
NOTICE OF CHANGE
Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 42 No. 153, August 8, 2016 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.
5N-1.131 Approval of Other Firearms
(1) In addition to firearms authorized pursuant to Section 493.6115(6), Florida Statutes, the department approves the following weapons for use by Class “G” licensed employees of security and private investigative agencies, when performing Chapter 493 regulated duties under the conditions identified below. A Class “G” licensee is only authorized to carry a firearm of the specific type and caliber with which she or he is qualified pursuant to the firearms training referenced in s. 493.6105(5) or s. 493.6113(3)(b).
(a) Use of 12-gauge pump-action shotguns or semi-automatic rifles as a secondary weapon, to carry or to remain in a vehicle, when the agency is engaged in:
1. through 2. No change.
3. Guarding large rural tracts of land where a significant possibility of encountering heavily armed poachers, narcotics traffickers, or trespassers exist.
(b) through (c) No change.
(2) through (4) No change.
