Purpose


The purpose and effect of this rule development effort is to establish or revise rule provisions during calendar year 2019 for the unlawful feeding or enticement of crocodilians; the taking, possession, and the sale of alligators and other reptiles; the taking and disposal of nuisance alligators; regulations governing the operation of alligator farms; regulations governing alligator egg and hatchling collections on lands not included in the Alligator Management Programs; regulations governing the establishment of alligator management programs; regulations governing statewide alligator trapping, permitting, taking and sale; and regulations governing the processing of alligators and the sale of alligator meat and parts.