30362763, 68A-1.004 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 30362763

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION

Division:

Freshwater Fish and Wildlife

Chapter:

GENERAL: OWNERSHIP, SHORT TITLE, SEVERABILITY AND DEFINITIONS

Overview

RULE:

68A-1.004

Definitions

PURPOSE:

The proposed rule amendment will update the definition of furbearers, game birds, game mammals, legal game, non-protected mammals, and wildlife. The amendment will improve the clarity and correctness of existing definitions.

SUMMARY:

The proposed rule amendment adjusts current definitions as follows: 

Furbearers – remove nutria from the list of species defined as furbearers. 
Game Birds – clarify that nonnative bird species generally considered as game are not limited to pheasant, chukar partridge, and coturnix quail.
Game Mammals – clarify that nonnative mammal species generally considered as game are not limited to elk, antelope, and buffalo.
Legal Game – add nutria and nonnative species that were formerly defined as non-protected mammals (armadillo, black and brown rats, and house mouse) to this definition.
Non-protected mammals – remove this definition.

Additionally, the proposed rule amendment makes non-substantive, technical corrections.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const.

LAW:

Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

12/30/2025 Vol. 51/251

COMMENTS:

From 12/30/2025 To 1/20/2026 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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