The Commission is considering amendments to the manatee protection rule for Flagler County to add a roughly half-mile section of the Intracoastal Waterway channel to the existing seasonal zones near Lehigh Canal, as requested by Flagler County. The ...

 

FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION

Manatees

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

68C-22.028Flagler County Zones

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Commission is considering amendments to the manatee protection rule for Flagler County to add a roughly half-mile section of the Intracoastal Waterway channel to the existing seasonal zones near Lehigh Canal, as requested by Flagler County. The effect of the rule would be to extend the northern boundary of the existing shore-to-shore zone from its current location near marker 13 to a new location approximately 500 feet north of Lehigh Canal. Additional information is available at: http://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/managed/manatee/rulemaking/.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Manatee protection zones in Flagler County

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 379.2431(2) FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 379.2431(2) FS.

IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE REGISTER.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Mr. Scott Calleson, Imperiled Species Management Section, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, 620 South Meridian Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, telephone: [phone]

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE.