18931798, 68A-16.002 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 18931798

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION

Division:

Freshwater Fish and Wildlife

Chapter:

RULES RELATING TO BIRDS

Overview

RULE:

68A-16.002

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

PURPOSE:

The purposes of this proposed rule revision is to remove the need for a state permit to impact bald eagles or their nests while maintaining the protections afforded by the rule.  A federal permit or authorization will be required to legally impact bald eagles or their nests. The effect of this rule revision is to reduce the regulatory burden of bald eagle-related permitting, reduce the duplicative permitting from both a federal and state agency, and maintain bald eagle protections currently in place.

SUMMARY:

Currently, to legally impact a bald eagle or its nest, permits are required from both federal and state agencies.  These permitting processes were well aligned with one another until recent changes made to the rules on federal eagle permitting.  With these changes, the processes are not well aligned and state permitting is not necessary to ensure ongoing protection of bald eagles and their nests.  Therefore, the state bald eagle rule is proposed to be revised to eliminate the need for a state permit while maintaining the protections afforded by the rule.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

Art. IV, Sec. 9, Florida Constitution

LAW:

Art. IV, Sec. 9, Florida Constitution

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

5/5/2017 Vol. 43/88

COMMENTS:

From 5/5/2017 To 5/26/2017 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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