11473856, 5L-1.003 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 11473856

Notice of Development of Rulemaking

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

Division:

Division of Aquaculture

Chapter:

THE COMPREHENSIVE SHELLFISH CONTROL CODE

Overview

RULE:

5L-1.003

Shellfish Harvesting Area Standards

PURPOSE:

These amendments propose to reclassify the West Bay, Alligator Harbor, Myakka River and South Volusia shellfish harvesting areas. Sanitary surveys have been conducted that evaluated current information on pollution sources and bacteriological water quality, and recommends reclassification of the West Bay, Alligator Harbor, Myakka River and South Volusia shellfish harvesting areas. This amendment further proposes to make a minor change to the boundary of three shellfish areas. The effect would be to increase the acres available to shell fishing and to decrease the number of days the areas would be closed statewide.

SUBJECT:

The proposed reclassification and management of the West Bay, Alligator Harbor, Myakka River and South Volusia shellfish harvesting areas for shellfish harvesting is in accordance with Rule 5L-1.003, F.A.C., to protect the health of shellfish consumers and to provide access to renewable shellfish resources. Likewise, the refining of the boundary in shellfish area 16 is also in accordance with Rule 5L-1.003, F.A.C. The goal of the Division of Aquaculture is to maximize the amount of shellfish harvesting waters available and to maximize the times those waters will be in the open status while continuing to protect the public health.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

597.020 FS.

LAW:

597.020 FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

5/11/2012 Vol. 38/19

RELATED STATUTES
AND LAWS:

597.020 FS., 597.020 FS.

OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE:

Joint Administrative Procedures Committee
Florida Administrative Law Central Online Network (F.A.L.C.O.N.)

RELATED COURT CASES:

Division of Administrative Hearings

FEDERAL eRULEMAKING
WEB PORTAL:

Regulations.gov

HOW TO LINK TO
THIS NOTICE:

http://flrules.org/gateway/ruleno.asp?id=5L-1.003&PDate=5/11/2012&Section=1

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

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