30745525, 68A-24.002 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 30745525

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION

Division:

Freshwater Fish and Wildlife

Chapter:

RULES RELATING TO FUR-BEARING ANIMALS AND POSSESSION OF HIDES

Overview

RULE:

68A-24.002	Methods of Taking Fur-Bearing Animals; Possession; Open Season
68A-24.003	License and Tagging Requirements
68A-24.004	Fur and Hide Dealers: Operations, Reporting Requirements

PURPOSE:

The proposed rule amendments update trapping regulations to better manage wildlife populations by establishing more efficient, selective, and humane trapping methods.

SUMMARY:

The amendments adjust current regulations as follows:

68A-24.002 Methods of Taking Furbearers; Possession; Open Season: 
	Adjusts current trapping regulations to remove obsolete terms and rule language that has been moved to Chapter 68A-32, F.A.C. (new), reference the new rule governing the take of wildlife with traps (68A-32.002, F.A.C.), and clarify existing rules related to taking fox.

68A-24.003 License and Tagging Requirements:
	Clarifies existing rules; modernizes rule language; removes unnecessary, redundant, or conflicting language; corrects prior mistakes; and makes non-substantive, technical corrections.

68A-24.004 Fur and Hide Dealers: Operations, Reporting Requirements:
	Replaces the term “fur-bearing animal(s)” with “furbearer(s)”.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

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

LAW:

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

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

4/6/2026 Vol. 52/66

COMMENTS:

From 4/6/2026 To 4/27/2026 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

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