The purpose of the proposed rule amendment is to increase sustainable access to the alligator egg resource on permitted properties, provide greater flexibility to program participants, and strengthen accountability measures intended to further protect the alligator resource. The effect will be to allow the collection of more alligator eggs on a permitted property predicated on the property meeting certain requirements, allowing more qualified people to conduct nest surveys and agents to complete required reporting forms, and require notification to FWC when the possession of collected eggs changes