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Notice: 6576811

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION

Division:

Freshwater Fish and Wildlife

Chapter:

TYPE I WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS

Overview

RULE:

68A-15.065

Specific Regulations for Wildlife Management Areas - Northeast Region

PURPOSE:

The purpose of the proposed rule changes is to revise specific area regulations on Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) in the Northeast 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 specific area regulations on Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) in the Northeast Region as follows:
Dexter / Mary Farms WMA – decrease the quota from 40 to 30 during archery, muzzleloading gun, and general gun seasons.
Guana River WMA – change the bag limit for turkey from one per person to one per quota permit.
Lake Monroe WMA (NEW) – establish a new wildlife management area with the following open seasons: 30-day archery season, 9-day muzzleloading gun season, 58-day general gun season, 56-day small game season, 37-day spring turkey season, statewide migratory bird season (except crow may be taken during the first phase of crow season only); allow fishing and frogging year-round; legal to take shall be all legal game, fish, wild hog, frogs and furbearers; prohibit camping; allow motorized vehicles only in designated parking areas; prohibit use or possession of swamp buggies, track vehicles and all-terrain vehicles; allow hunting with dogs only during the small game and migratory bird seasons and only with bird dogs or retrievers; and prohibit fires.
Richloam WMA / Baird Unit – prohibit hunting with dogs, except bird dogs and retrievers.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

Article IV, Section 9, Florida Constitution 375.313 FS.

LAW:

Article IV, Section 9, Florida Constitution 375.313 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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