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Notice: 5048479

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION

Division:

Freshwater Fish and Wildlife

Chapter:

WILDLIFE AND ENVIRONMENTAL AREAS

Overview

RULE:

68A-17.005

Specific Regulations for Wildlife and Environmental Areas

PURPOSE:

The purpose of the proposed rule changes is to revise specific area regulations on Wildlife and Environmental Areas (WEAs) and conform to calendar year date changes. The effect of the proposed rule changes will be to enable the agency to better manage fish and wildlife resources and public use on WMAs.

SUMMARY:

The proposed rule changes would adjust season dates to conform to calendar year changes and revise specific area regulations on Wildlife and Environmental Areas (WEAs) as follows:
Lake Wales Ridge WEA – Royce Unit – establish two new wild hog weekend hunts (quota of 20 per hunt, no exemptions); establish two new 3-day archery hunts (quota of 10 per hunt, no exemptions); delete the quota permit requirement for small game season; and no longer require hunters to check in and out or check game at the check station.
Suwannee Ridge WEA – allow dogs on leashes for trailing wounded game and eliminate the fishing season.
CREW WEA – establish a 28-day small game season; prohibit the take of bobcat and otter; and allow the take of wildlife with dogs only during general gun and small game seasons.
John C. and Mariana Jones/Hungryland – extend the small game season from 16 days to 30 days; expand the migratory game bird season to match the statewide season; change the definition of legal to take for antlered deer to those having three or more points on at least one antler, each point one inch or more in length; and allow motorized vehicles on named or numbered roads and in designated parking areas unless otherwise posted as closed.
John G. and Susan H. Dupuis, Jr. – allow the mobility-impaired season to start prior to general gun season; allow the take of migratory birds during migratory bird season when it coincides with the archery, muzzleloading gun, general gun, general gun for mobility-impaired, and small game seasons; allow registered and licensed motorcycles; and eliminate the quotas for the general gun hog hunts.
Southern Glades WEA – establish a 114-day small game season.
The proposed rule changes would simplify and standardize regulations related to the take of wild hogs on WEAs by area specific rule; liberalize regulations related to the possession of firearms, in accordance with Florida Statutes; and 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 375.313 FS.

LAW:

Article IV, Section 9, Florida Constitution 375.313 FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

1/4/2008 Vol. 34/01

COMMENTS:

From 1/4/2008 To 1/25/2008 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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