Summary, The purpose of the proposed rule amendment is to correct the Florida Statute reference that authorizes the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) to work cooperatively with Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (..., Vol. 40, No. 193 (10/03/2014), 2014 Issues, Florida Administrative Register

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Wildlife BMPs will provide a voluntary alternative to incidental take permitting for landowners engaged in agriculture. This rule amendment would correct the Florida Statute reference that authorizes FDACS to work cooperatively with FWC to develop and adopt wildlife BMPs for Agriculture, incorporate reference to the sections of Florida Administrative Code wherein FDACS is adopting wildlife BMPs for Agriculture, and remove language directing FWC to work cooperatively with FDACS to develop and adopt wildlife BMPs for Agriculture by November 2014.