These rule amendments are necessary to streamline current rule language; to develop a fee schedule for all State Buffer Preserves; to delete language prohibiting firearm use; to amend language to allow for unleased horses and pack animals for ...

 

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT TRUST FUND

RULE NOS.:RULE TITLES:
18-23.002Scope and Goals
18-23.007Activities in Buffer Preserves
18-23.010Enforcement
18-23.011User Fees
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: These rule amendments are necessary to streamline current rule language; to develop a fee schedule for all State Buffer Preserves; to delete language prohibiting firearm use; to amend language to allow for unleased horses and pack animals for equestrian trail use; to amend language to define nuisance domestic animals as those which are vicious, dangerous, disturbing or intimidating other humans or wildlife; to amend language to prohibit consumption of alcoholic beverages except during preserve-sanctioned events such as special events, within designated areas only; to amend language to allow hunting in those areas designated for such uses in management plans; and to require an agreement with the Department for commercial photography, such as motion picture productions, if they will disrupt normal operations, adversely impact the resources, or disrupt the public’s normal enjoyment of the State Buffer Preserves.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Chapter 18-23, F.A.C., is an existing rule of the CAMA office within DEP that defines the lands CAMA is responsible for managing. The rule further defines the prohibited activities and enforcement provisions for engaging in prohibited activities.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 253.86(1) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 253.86, Chap. 258, Part II FS.
A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: January 10, 2013, 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
PLACE: Guana Tolomato Matanzas NERR, Environmental Education Center, 505 Guana River Road, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082, [phone]
DATE AND TIME: January 15, 2013, 4:00 p. m. – 6:00 p.m.
PLACE: Rookery Bay NERR, 300 Tower Road, Naples, FL 34113, [phone]
DATE AND TIME: January 23, 2013, 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
PLACE: Apalachicola Bay NERR, Environmental Education and Training Center, 108 Island Drive, East Point, FL 32328, [phone]
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 10 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Rebecca Prado, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Coastal and Aquatic Managed Areas, 3900 Commonwealth Blvd – MS 235, Tallahassee, Florida 32399; telephone [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail]; or facsimile [phone]. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Rebecca Prado, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Coastal and Aquatic Managed Areas, 3900 Commonwealth Blvd – MS 235, Tallahassee, Florida 32399; telephone [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail]; or facsimile [phone]

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE.