Expand limited exception allowances for licensed game farm facilities to allow more facilities to continue utilizing their current fencing design which provides adequate containment of game species but were inadvertently excluded in previously ...  

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    FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION

    Freshwater Fish and Wildlife

    RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

    68A-12.011Regulations Governing the Establishment and Operation of Game Farms

    PURPOSE AND EFFECT: Expand limited exception allowances for licensed game farm facilities to allow more facilities to continue utilizing their current fencing design which provides adequate containment of game species but were inadvertently excluded in previously approved rule language. Also, modify and align rule number references within the game farm rules to reflect the recent reorganization of chapter 68A-6. The proposed changes will align the rules for improved consistency.

    SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Subject areas covered in the proposed rules includes the regulations governing game farms and fencing requirements.

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

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

    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: Bridget McDonnell, Assistant General Counsel, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, 620 South Meridian Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1600, (850)487-1764.

    THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE.

Document Information

Subject:
Subject areas covered in the proposed rules includes the regulations governing game farms and fencing requirements.
Purpose:
Expand limited exception allowances for licensed game farm facilities to allow more facilities to continue utilizing their current fencing design which provides adequate containment of game species but were inadvertently excluded in previously approved rule language. Also, modify and align rule number references within the game farm rules to reflect the recent reorganization of chapter 68A-6. The proposed changes will align the rules for improved consistency.
Rulemaking Authority:
Art. IV, Sec. 9, Florida Constitution.
Law:
Art. IV, Sec. 9, Florida Constitution.
Contact:
Bridget McDonnell, Assistant General Counsel, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, 620 South Meridian Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1600, (850) 487-1764.
Related Rules: (1)
68A-12.011. Regulations Governing the Establishment and Operation of Game Farms