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Notice: 6570506

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION

Division:

Freshwater Fish and Wildlife

Chapter:

TYPE I WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS

Overview

RULE:

68A-15.062

Specific Regulations for Wildlife Management Areas - North Central Region

PURPOSE:

The purpose of the proposed rule changes is to revise specific area regulations on Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) in the North Central Region 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 area specific regulations on Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) in the North Central Region as follows:
Andrews WMA – Remove references to the number of zone tags to be issued per zone; reduce the archery quota from 60 to 45, muzzleloading gun and general gun quotas from 40 to 30 for each hunt and spring turkey quota from 30 to 25.
Twin Rivers WMA – Remove references to the number of zone tags to be issued per zone; increase the number of permits issued for archery, muzzleloading gun and general gun seasons from 30 per hunt to 45 and eliminate the 30 first-come first-served permits issued at the check station; increase the number of quota permits for spring turkey from 12 to 20 and eliminate the 12 first-come first-served permits issued at the check station; increase the number of archery hunts from one 16-day hunt to one 7-day and one 9-day hunt; and increase the number of general gun hunts from one 11-day hunt to one 4-day hunt and one 7-day hunt.
Ralph E. Simmons WMA – Clarify that during the mobility-impaired hunt only mobility-impaired hunters may take antlerless deer and clarify that guest permit holders may be on the WMA during hunting periods.
Hatchet Creek WMA – Clarify that guest permit holders may be on the WMA during hunting periods.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

Article IV, Section 9, Florida Constitution 379.2223 FS.

LAW:

Article IV, Section 9, Florida Constitution 379.2223 FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

12/31/2008 Vol. 34/53

COMMENTS:

From 12/31/2008 To 1/21/2009 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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