21586009, 68A-15.006 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

Home

Florida Department of State and Division of Library and Information Services

Notice: 21586009

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION

Division:

Freshwater Fish and Wildlife

Chapter:

TYPE I WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS

Overview

RULE:

68A-15.006

Regulations Relating to Miscellaneous Areas

PURPOSE:

The purpose of the proposed rule amendment is to revise specific area regulations on miscellaneous areas and conform to calendar year date changes.  The effect of the proposed rule amendment will be to enable the agency to better manage fish and wildlife resources and public use on miscellaneous areas.

SUMMARY:

The proposed rule amendment would adjust season dates to conform to calendar year changes and revise specific area regulations on miscellaneous areas as follows:

Babcock Ranch Preserve Tier I – extend scouting hours before each spring turkey quota hunt to 1½ hours before sunrise until 1½ hours after sunset; and shift the start of the general gun mobility-impaired and general gun quota hunts from Friday to Saturday (the length of the hunts will remain the same). 
Babcock Ranch Preserve Tier II – reduce antler point restriction for harvesting antlered deer from "at least 1 antler having 4 or more points" to "at least 1 antler having 3 or more points OR one antler with a main beam of 10 inches or more" (consistent with Zone A antler point restrictions).  
Kissimmee Chain of Lakes Area – allow deer to be hunted during archery, muzzleloading gun and general gun seasons in the Drasdo Unit.
Kissimmee River Public Use Area – establish two 5-day wild hog-dog hunts during the months of April and May (no quota requirement). 

Additionally, the proposed rule amendment would provide non-substantive technical changes, such as grammatical corrections, language standardization, or clarification of an existing rule.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

Article IV, Section 9, Florida Constitution.

LAW:

Article IV, Section 9, Florida Constitution.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

3/7/2019 Vol. 45/46

COMMENTS:

From 3/7/2019 To 3/28/2019 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

Under Florida law, E-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your E-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing.