14040476, 68A-13.004 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 14040476

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION

Division:

Freshwater Fish and Wildlife

Chapter:

GENERAL HUNTING REGULATIONS

Overview

RULE:

68A-13.004

Hunting Regulations for Non-Migratory Game and Issuance of Antlerless Deer Permits and Private Lands Deer Management Permits

PURPOSE:

The purpose of the proposed rule amendment is to allow private land owners and individuals hunting wild turkey on private land and certain public lands greater flexibility in the harvest of wild turkey by changing the daily bag limit from one to the season limit of two; and to better align the zonal deer hunting seasons in south Florida with deer breeding chronology.  The effect of the proposed rule amendment will be to allow the seasonal bag limit of two wild turkey to be taken in a single day on private lands and those public lands not otherwise managed under the Commission’s wildlife management area system; and to move portions of Zone A into Zone C so that the zonal deer hunting seasons in those areas affected by the change would better align with deer breeding chronology.

SUMMARY:

The proposed rule amendment would change the daily bag limit for wild turkey from one to two and allow hunters on private land and public lands not otherwise managed under the Commission’s wildlife management area system to harvest the seasonal bag limit of two in a single day.  The daily bag limit would remain one turkey per hunter on wildlife management areas, wildlife and environmental areas and miscellaneous areas to aid in distributing harvest of the turkey resource among different hunters.  The proposed rule amendment would also modify the zonal boundary between Zone A and Zone C to move portions of Zone A into Zone C so that the zonal deer hunting seasons in those areas affected by the change would better align with deer breeding chronology.  Fall turkey seasons in the affected area would follow the new zonal seasons.  Spring turkey seasons and all seasons for wildlife management areas and wildlife and environmental areas that lie in the proposed area of change would be unaffected by the proposed zonal line change.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

Article IV, Section 9, Florida Constitution.

LAW:

Article IV, Section 9, Florida Constitution.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

1/9/2014 Vol. 40/06

COMMENTS:

From 1/9/2014 To 1/30/2014 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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