Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68A - Freshwater Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 68A-1 - GENERAL: OWNERSHIP, SHORT TITLE, SEVERABILITY AND DEFINITIONS › Section 68A-1.004 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
The following definitions are for the purpose of carrying out
				  the provisions of the rules of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
				  relating to wild animal life and freshwater aquatic life. As used herein, the
				  singular includes the plural. The following shall be construed respectively to
				  mean:
(1) Airboat - Any boat, sled,
				sea skiff or swamp boat pushed, pulled or propelled by airpower generated by a
				motor of more than 25 horsepower.
(2) Alligator exhibit - A facility in which
				alligators are confined in such a manner that the general public may view the
				reptiles, with or without fee.
(3)
				Alligator farm - A facility in which alligators, hatchlings and eggs have been
				lawfully reduced to private control, confinement and possession and from which
				alligators, their hides, meat and products may be sold.
(4) Alligator hatchling - Any alligator that
				is less than nine inches in length measured in a straight line along the belly
				from the tip of the snout to the rear margin of the cloacal vent.
(5) All-terrain vehicle - As defined in
				Section 317.0003(1),
				F.S. (2022).
(6) Amphibians - All
				members of the class Amphibia (for example frogs, toads, mudpuppies, newts and
				salamanders).
(7) Antlered deer -
				Any deer having one or more antlers at least five inches in length visible
				above the hairline.
(8) Antlerless
				deer - Any deer, except a spotted fawn, that is without antlers or whose
				antlers are less than five inches in length visible above the
				hairline.
(9) Antler point - Any
				antler projection that is at least one inch in length.
(10) Artificial bait - Any fish lure that is
				not a natural food for fish.
(11)
				Artificially propagated game - Game that is hatched or born and raised in
				captivity. The term "artificially propagated" is synonymous with the term "pen
				raised."
(12) Bag limit - The
				maximum number of individual specimens of fish or wildlife which may lawfully
				be taken or possessed by one person in a specified time.
(13) Birds - The various forms of wildlife
				belonging to the class Aves, having both feathers and wings.
(14) Bird sanctuary - An area established for
				the protection of birds and other wildlife in which hunting is prohibited in
				developed areas in the interest of safety, unless otherwise provided by
				specific regulation of the Commission.
(15) Black bass - Any bass included in the
				genus Micropterus.
(16) Bow - A
				device consisting of flexible material having a string connecting its two ends,
				either indirectly by cables or pulleys or directly, for the purpose of
				discharging arrows; which propels arrows only by the energy stored by the
				drawing of the device; and which is hand-held, hand-drawn and
				hand-released.
(17) Bush hook - A
				single line with a single hook attached to a tree, bush, shore or other
				structure.
(18) Captive wildlife -
				Any wildlife, specifically birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians maintained
				in captivity for exhibition, sale, personal use, propagation, preservation,
				rehabilitation, protection or hunting purposes.
(19) Closed season - The calendar period
				during which the taking of freshwater fish or wildlife is prohibited.
(20) Commission - The Fish and Wildlife
				Conservation Commission, established pursuant to Article IV, Section 9, Florida
				Constitution.
(21) Common carrier -
				Railroad companies, airlines, water carriers, express companies, stage or bus
				companies, persons or companies operating stages, buses or airplanes, or any
				such person, firm, or corporation certified as a common carrier by the
				appropriate state or federal agency.
(22) Critical Incident - Any condition which
				results in the release or escape of captive wildlife from its enclosure, cage,
				leash, or other constraint.
(23)
				Critical wildlife area - An area established by the Commission which is
				regulated to minimize the adverse impact on wildlife due to man-caused
				disturbance or destruction.
(24)
				Crossbow - A device consisting of flexible material having a string connecting
				its two ends, either indirectly by cables or pulleys or directly, affixed to a
				stock for the purpose of discharging quarrels, bolts, or arrows; which propels
				quarrels, bolts, or arrows only by the energy stored by the drawing of the
				device; and which utilizes a non-hand-held locking mechanism to maintain the
				device in a drawn or ready-to-discharge condition.
(25) Cub bear - A bear that is less than 100
				pounds whole (ungutted) or less than 75 pounds eviscerated (gutted)
				weight.
(26) Daylight hours - The
				time of day from one-half hour before sunrise until one-half hour after
				sunset.
(27) Disaster - A sudden
				calamitous event that causes great damage, loss or destruction. Examples
				include a hurricane, tornado or other severe storm, flood, wildfire, or any
				other similar natural disaster, terrorist act, biological or radiological
				event, or any other similar manmade disaster.
(28) Executive director - The administrative
				head of the Commission.
(29)
				Falconry - The sport of taking quarry by means of a trained raptor.
(30) Fawn deer - Any native deer with visible
				spots.
(31) Florida Endangered and
				Threatened Species - species of fish or wild animal life, subspecies or
				isolated populations of species or subspecies, whether vertebrate or
				invertebrate, that are native to Florida which are endangered and threatened
				under Commission rule as either:
(a)
				Federally-designated Endangered and Threatened species by virtue of designation
				as endangered or threatened by the United States Departments of Interior or
				Commerce under the Endangered Species Act,
				16 U.S.C. §
											1531, et seq. and rules thereto, or
(b) As a State-designated Threatened species.
				Florida Endangered and Threatened species retain their status regardless of
				subsequent changes in scientific nomenclature or subsequent identification of
				species or subspecies within the species listed.