Current rules governing elephant rides in Florida lack clarity and allow for ambiguity in enforcement action. The proposed draft rule clarifies application requirements such as animal identification and safety records. It also requires licensees to notify the Commission in advance when an elephant ride is to occur outside of a licensed facility. Handlers will be required to have free contact experience hours specific to each elephant, thus increasing public safety. Currently, rules do not establish specific barrier requirements for elephant rides, which has the potential to impact public safety. The proposed draft rule modification would require a boundary and barrier during public elephant rides. The boundary would form the ride delineation and the public barrier would prevent unauthorized contact from bystanders during public elephant rides. The draft rule provides specific requirements for public barrier height and material. Licensees who have been continuously licensed and authorized for elephant rides at the time the rule becomes effective would be grandfathered and authorized to conduct private elephant rides.