Amnesty for Persons Relinquishing Non-native Pets

FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION

Rule No.: RULE TITLE
68-5.004: Amnesty for Persons Relinquishing Non-native Pets

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. 36, No. 20, May 21, 2010 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly.

Proposed amendment to Rule 68-5.004(3) has been changed to include the following modified subsection:

(3) Relinquishing reptiles of concern, or conditional snakes and lizards

(a) through (b) No change.

(c) Persons accepting unpermitted reptiles of concern, or conditional snakes and lizards, shall complete a Captive Wildlife Inventory-Donated Reptile form FWCDLE_624IV (06-10), which is adopted and incorporated herein by reference, which is available from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Division of Law Enforcement, 620 South Meridian Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1600, and submit the form to the same address within 72 hours of acquisition.

(d) No change.

(e) Persons accepting unpermitted reptiles of concern, or conditional snakes or lizards, under this subsection must otherwise comply with all permit conditions and Commission rules, specifically including provisions in Rules 68A-6.007, 68A-6.0071, and 68A-6.0072, F.A.C. Chapter 68A-6.

No other changes were made to the rule amendments as proposed.