28952383, 68A-12.002 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 28952383

Notice of Development of Rulemaking

Department:

FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION

Division:

Freshwater Fish and Wildlife

Chapter:

RULES RELATING TO GAME

Overview

RULE:

68A-12.002	General Methods of Taking Game and Crows; Prohibitions
68A-12.003	Protection of Certain Deer and Turkey; Tagging of Deer, Bear, and Turkey; Deer and Wild Turkey Harvest Reporting; Evidence of Legal Harvest or Sex Required

PURPOSE:

The purpose of the proposed rule amendment is to update hunting regulations for crossbow and muzzleloading gun seasons on lands outside the WMA system to provide more opportunities for hunters to participate in these seasons and make several technical corrections to “evidence of legal harvest” language for clarity. The effect of the proposed rule amendment will be to allow the take of wildlife with airbows (pre-charged pneumatic airguns firing arrows) during the crossbow and muzzleloading gun seasons on lands outside the WMA system and provide better understanding of requirements for evidence of legal harvest to staff and hunters by replacing four instances of “possess” with “retain” for consistency and clarity of rule language.

SUBJECT:

Subject area covered in this rule development effort pertains to the use of airbows (pre-charged pneumatic airguns firing arrows) for taking wildlife during the crossbow and muzzleloading gun seasons on lands outside the WMA system and evidence of legal harvest for deer and wild turkey.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

Art. IV, Sec. 9, Florida Constitution

LAW:

Art. IV, Sec. 9, Florida Constitution

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

11/5/2024 Vol. 50/217

RELATED STATUTES
AND LAWS:

Art. IV, Sec. 9, Florida Constitution, Art. IV, Sec. 9, Florida Constitution

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=68A-12.002&PDate=11/5/2024&Section=1

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

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