The Commission is considering amendments to the existing black bear conservation rule to remove duplicative and superfluous language for clarification purposes, to allow people to scare a bear away with non-lethal methods without requiring a permit, ...

 

FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION

Freshwater Fish and Wildlife

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

68A-4.009Florida Black Bear Conservation

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Commission is considering amendments to the existing black bear conservation rule to remove duplicative and superfluous language for clarification purposes, to allow people to scare a bear away with non-lethal methods without requiring a permit, and to add a provision that would allow the agency to issue a permit for people to take a bear when it is damaging property and there are no reasonable options to prevent the damage.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Black bear conservation

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const.

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. David Telesco, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Imperiled Species Management Section, 620 South Meridian Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1600, telephone: [phone]

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