Purpose


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 (FWC) to develop and adopt wildlife best management practices (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. The effect of the proposed rule amendment would be to delete references to Sections 403.067 and 597.004 F.S and incorporate reference to Section 570.94 F.S., incorporate reference to Chapter 5I-8 and 5M-17, including Sections 5I-8.001 and 5M-17.001 F.A.C., and delete language directing FWC to work cooperatively with FDACS, landowners and other stakeholders to develop and adopt wildlife BMPs for Agriculture by November 2014.