Shellfish Harvesting Area Standards

 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

Division of Aquaculture

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

5L-1.003Shellfish Harvesting Area Standards

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. 44 No. 51, March 14, 2018 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.

5L-1.003 Shellfish Harvesting Area Standards.

(1) The Department shall describe and/or illustrate harvesting areas and provide harvesting area classifications as approved, conditionally approved, restricted, conditionally restricted, prohibited, or unclassified as defined herein, including criteria for opening and closing shellfish harvesting areas in accordance with Chapters II and IV of the NSSP Model Ordinance. Copies of the Shellfish Harvesting Area Classification Maps, (FDACS-P-01773, Revised April 2018 January 2018), and the Shellfish Harvesting Area Classification Boundaries and Management Plans, (FDACS-P-01593, Revised April 2018 January 2018), containing shellfish harvesting area descriptions, references to shellfish harvesting area map numbers, and operating criteria are hereby incorporated by reference and may be obtained by writing to Division of Aquaculture, Holland Building, 600 South Calhoun Street, Suite 217, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, or online as indicated.

(a) Shellfish Harvesting Area Classification Maps, (FDACS-P-01773, Revised April 2018 January 2018) http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-XXXXX.

(b) Shellfish Harvesting Area Classification Boundaries and Management Plans, (FDACS-P-01593, Revised April 2018 January 2018) http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-XXXXX .

(2) through (10) No change.

Rulemaking Authority 597.020 FS. Law Implemented 597.020 FS. History–New 1-4-87, Amended 8-10-88, 7-9-89, 12-23-91, Formerly 16R-7.004, Amended 7-3-95, 6-18-97, 7-1-97, 7-22-97, 10-12-97, 12-16-97, 12-28-97, 2-12-98, 2-25-98, 7-1-98, 7-20-98, 11-13-98, 12-28-98, 3-18-99, 7-1-99, Formerly 62R-7.004, Amended 6-19-00, 8-9-00, 10-14-01(1), 10-14-01(1), 8-17-04, 9-28-04, 9-5-05, 6-11-06, 3-11-07, 10-2-07, 4-14-08, 7-28-08, 5-5-09, 6-18-09, 12-28-09, 2-9-11, 8-19-12, 3-23-17,_______.