A Notice of Rule Development for the above rule was published in the Florida Administrative Register on July 6, 2017, in Vol. 43/130, and the deadline to publish the proposed rule was April 1, 2018. Notice is hereby given pursuant to subsection 127....

 

FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION

Vessel Registration and Boating Safety

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

68D-24.004Guidelines for the Establishment of Boating Restricted Areas for Seagrass and Seagrass Habitat Protection

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: A Notice of Rule Development for the above rule was published in the Florida Administrative Register on July 6, 2017, in Vol. 43/130, and the deadline to publish the proposed rule was April 1, 2018. Notice is hereby given pursuant to subsection 127.74(5), F.S., that the deadline for implementing rulemaking of the above noticed rule is being extended to October 1, 2018. The reason for the delay in the implementation of the rule necessitating this extension is the extraordinary and unexpected amount of time devoted by staff in the Division of Law Enforcement to removal and disposal of displaced and derelict vessels following the impacts of Hurricane Irma in September 2017.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Vessel Registration and Boating Safety

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 327.04, 327.46, FS.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Ryan Moreau, [phone].