The Commission is considering revising the rule to 1) incorporate by reference and link to the Commission-approved Gopher Tortoise Management Plan and to Commission-approved Guidelines for the Gopher Tortoise, 2) link to revised Commission-approved ...

 

FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION

Freshwater Fish and Wildlife

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

68A-27.003Florida Endangered and Threatened Species List; Prohibitions

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Commission is considering revising the rule to 1) incorporate by reference and link to the Commission-approved Gopher Tortoise Management Plan and to Commission-approved Guidelines for the Gopher Tortoise, 2) link to revised Commission-approved Guidelines for the Florida pine snake, 3) add the Gulf of Mexico Bryde’s whale to the Florida Endangered and Threatened Species list as federally endangered, and 4) revise rule provisions associated with species classified as Endangered, Threatened, or Species of Special Concern.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Take of State-Threatened species; gopher tortoise, Florida pine snake; Gulf of Mexico Bryde’s whale, Endangered species, Threatened species, Species of Special Concern.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: Art. IV, Sec. 9, Florida Constitution

LAW IMPLEMENTED: Art. IV, Sec. 9, Florida Constitution

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Bradley J. Gruver, Ph.D., Section Leader, Species Conservation Planning Section, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, 620 S. Meridian St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1600.

 

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