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Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68A - Freshwater Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 68A-16 - RULES RELATING TO BIRDS › Section 68A-16.002 - Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) No person shall take, feed, disturb,
				possess, sell, purchase or barter any bald eagle or parts thereof, or their
				nests or eggs, or attempt to engage in any such conduct, except when such
				conduct is authorized by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
(2) For purposes of this section, the term
				"disturb" is defined as, "To agitate or bother a bald eagle to the degree that
				causes, or is likely to cause (a) injury to an eagle, (b) a decrease in its
				productivity, by substantially interfering with normal breeding, feeding, or
				sheltering behavior, or (c) nest abandonment, by substantially interfering with
				normal breeding, feeding, or sheltering behavior."
(3) On public land, it is unlawful for any
				person to knowingly enter any area posted as closed for the protection of bald
				eagles, their nests, or their nest trees, except the staff or authorized agents
				of the managing public entity for that area, or as authorized pursuant to
				subsection (1).
Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law
					 Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const.,
					 379.2223
					 FS.
New 5-15-08, Amended
					 6-22-17.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68A - Freshwater Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 68A-16 - RULES RELATING TO BIRDS › Section 68A-16.003 - Non-Listed Migratory Birds, Nests, and Eggs

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
For birds identified by the United States Departments of
				  Interior or Commerce in 50 C.F.R. §10.13, List of Migratory Birds
				  (effective 09/2016, which is hereby incorporated by reference at
https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07922
),
				  and not listed in Chapter 68A-27 or Rule
				  68A-16.002, F.A.C., the
				  following apply:
(1) Take of birds,
				nests, and eggs is prohibited pursuant to Rule
				68A-4.001, F.A.C., without a
				permit or authorization, except as authorized in Commission-approved
				guidelines. The following Species Conservation Measures and Permitting
				Guidelines from the Commission are hereby incorporated by reference and can be
				found online at the following links:
(a)
				Osprey,
Pandion haliaetus,
effective September 2018, (
https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-10431
);
(b) Snowy egret,
Egretta
				thula
, effective December 2019, (
https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-11504
);
(c) White ibis,
Eudocimus albus,
effective December 2019, (
https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-11504
).
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68A - Freshwater Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 68A-17 - WILDLIFE AND ENVIRONMENTAL AREAS › Section 68A-17.004 - General Regulations Relating to Wildlife and Environmental Areas

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) General
				prohibitions: Hunting, fishing or trapping is prohibited on any portion of any
				wildlife and environmental area posted as closed to hunting, fishing or
				trapping. Hunting, fishing, trapping, camping or other usage related to such
				activity on any wildlife and environmental area shall only be at the time and
				in the manner provided by the regulations for the particular wildlife and
				environmental area. During a given season, all legal methods for taking fish,
				frogs or wildlife during that season shall be allowed, unless prohibited under
				the rules governing a particular area. Taking furbearers with traps, snares or
				at night is prohibited unless allowed by an area specific rule.
(2) Permits required:
(a) All regular licenses are required for
				persons, except those exempted in subsection (3), hereof, to take wildlife on a
				wildlife and environmental area.
(b) A management area permit as provided by
				Section 379.354, F.S., in addition to
				all regular license requirements, is required for persons, except those
				exempted in subsection (3), hereof, to take wildlife on a wildlife and
				environmental area.
(c) A
				short-term use permit or special-use permit is mandatory on those wildlife and
				environmental areas where required by regulations for that area. On areas where
				short-term use permits (daily or multi-day permits) are authorized, holders of
				such permits shall possess or display a valid short-term use permit receipt in
				the manner specified on the receipt. Access to areas open to
				special-opportunity deer, hog, and wild turkey hunting is prohibited by persons
				not in possession of the appropriate special-opportunity hunt permit except
				persons using the Florida Trail for recreational hiking.
(d) The lead managing agency or landowner of
				a wildlife and environmental area may authorize persons to engage in otherwise
				prohibited activities not relating to the taking of fish or wildlife, to allow
				for access, vehicles, vessels, camping, or horses, valid only during periods
				closed to hunting. The landowner of a wildlife and environmental area that
				requires a Recreational Use Permit (RUP) may only give such authorization to
				persons holding a RUP for that area. Persons so authorized must possess a copy
				of the authorization when engaged in such activities.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68A - Freshwater Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 68A-17 - WILDLIFE AND ENVIRONMENTAL AREAS › Section 68A-17.005 - Specific Regulations for Wildlife and Environmental Areas

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Southwest Region.
(a) Little Gator Creek - Pasco County.
1. The designated wood stork rookery area is
				closed to public access.
2. Public
				access is prohibited February 1 through August 31.
3. Possession of any animal is prohibited,
				except dogs as provided by paragraph
				68A-17.004(7)(c),
				F.A.C.
4. All persons shall enter
				and exit the area only at designated entrances.
5. Public access other than by foot
				(pedestrian) or bicycle is prohibited.
6. Public access is prohibited from one-half
				hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68A - Freshwater Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 68A-18 - WILDLIFE REFUGES › Section 68A-18.004 - Regulations in Wildlife Refuges

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
No person shall take or possess any wildlife on any area
				  established as a wildlife refuge; or take or possess any freshwater fish on any
				  area closed to the taking of freshwater fish. In any wildlife refuge, no person
				  shall be in possession of a dog or trap for taking wildlife. In any refuge
				  where taking freshwater fish is prohibited, no person shall be in possession of
				  any device for taking freshwater fish.
Specific Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law
					 Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const.,
					 379.2223
					 FS.
New 8-1-79, Amended 6-21-82, 7-1-84, Formerly 39-18.04,
					 39-18.004, Amended 7-1-08.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68A - Freshwater Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 68A-19 - BIRD SANCTUARIES OR COLONIAL NESTING SITES › Section 68A-19.002 - Establishment of Restricted Hunting Areas, and Bird Sanctuaries, Procedure

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) The Commission may establish bird
				sanctuaries for the protection of all birds and other wildlife and restricted
				hunting areas within any developed area upon the written request of the local
				governmental body having jurisdiction over such areas. In requesting
				establishment of such restricted hunting areas or bird sanctuaries, the
				governing body shall, by proper resolution or ordinance, officially agree to
				assume the responsibility for enforcement of regulations of the Commission
				which apply to such areas, including posting the area boundary with signs
				bearing the words "RESTRICTED HUNTING AREA, Hunting by Special Permit Only" or
				"BIRD SANCTUARY, No Hunting" established by Rule
				68A-19.002, F.A.C., which shall
				be placed at intervals of no more than 500 feet, be easily visible from any
				point of ingress or egress and provide other necessary notice of such area to
				the public. Said governing body shall agree to instruct its duly authorized law
				enforcement personnel to enforce said regulations within the area.
(2) Following receipt of the request of the
				governing body the Commission shall, through its staff, investigate to ensure
				that the tract under consideration is sufficiently developed as to preclude
				recreational hunting in the interest of safety and that its closure will not
				result in a denial of reasonable and lawful hunting opportunity.
(3) Action by the Commission for the
				establishment of restricted hunting areas or bird sanctuaries as recommended by
				its staff shall be taken at its July and January meetings.
Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law
					 Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla.
					 Const.
New 8-1-79, Amended 6-21-82, Formerly 39-19.02, Amended
					 5-10-87, 11-23-97, Formerly 39-19.002.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68A - Freshwater Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 68A-19 - BIRD SANCTUARIES OR COLONIAL NESTING SITES › Section 68A-19.004 - Regulations in Bird Sanctuaries

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
No person shall take any wildlife in any bird sanctuary using
				  a gun unless such taking is authorized by specific rule relating to such
				  sanctuary.
Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law
					 Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const.,
					 120.53
					 FS.
New 8-1-79, Formerly 39-19.04, Amended 4-14-92, 9-7-97,
					 11-23-97, Formerly 39-19.004.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68A - Freshwater Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 68A-19 - BIRD SANCTUARIES OR COLONIAL NESTING SITES › Section 68A-19.005 - General Regulations Relating to Critical Wildlife Areas

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) The general regulations for critical
				wildlife areas shall be as follows:
(a) Areas
				in which regulations are to be enforced shall be posted as a "Critical Wildlife
				Area" to provide due notice as to the identity and status of the
				area.
(b) The take of fish and
				wildlife is prohibited within any area posted as a critical wildlife area,
				except as authorized in the order establishing the critical wildlife
				area.
(c) Public access, including
				vehicles, vessels and dogs, is prohibited within areas posted as "Closed to
				Public Access."
(d) Dogs are
				prohibited within areas posted as "Dogs Prohibited."
(e) The Executive Director may issue permits
				authorizing access for scientific or conservation purposes to a critical
				wildlife area where public access is prohibited. Persons so authorized must
				possess a copy of the authorization when engaged in such
				activities.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68A - Freshwater Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 68A-19 - BIRD SANCTUARIES OR COLONIAL NESTING SITES › Section 68A-19.006 - Taking Game in Restricted Hunting Areas

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
No person shall take any wildlife in any restricted hunting
				  area using a gun unless such taking is authorized by a permit issued by the
				  executive director or his or her designee. Such permits may be issued on an
				  annual basis upon application by a landowner or lessee under the following
				  conditions:
(1) The taking of wildlife
				by the use of a gun would not endanger the safety of the public.
(2) The taking of wildlife is subject to all
				applicable Commission regulations governing hunting such as bag limits,
				possession limits and hours of shooting.
(3) At all times while hunting, the permit to
				take wildlife shall be in the possession of the landowner, lessee or their
				guests and invitees.
(4) The
				executive director or his designee shall consult with the appropriate unit of
				local government prior to taking action on the request for
				permit.
Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla Const. Law
					 Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla
					 Const.
New 11-4-97, Formerly
					 39-19.006.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68A - Freshwater Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 68A-20 - FISH MANAGEMENT AREAS › Section 68A-20.004 - Regulations in Fish Management Areas

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
No person shall take fish in any fish management area except
				  as provided by rules of the Commission.
(1) Any person fishing on a fish management
				area shall be licensed to take fish as provided by Section
				379.354, F.S., unless exempt by
				law.
(2) All Fish Management Area
				lakes are open to fishing, except as provided in Rule
				68A-20.005, F.A.C. The
				possession of fishing devices or fishing tackle is prohibited on any fish
				management area closed to fishing.
(3) Methods of taking freshwater fish shall
				be as established for the state in Rule
				68A-23.002, F.A.C., except as
				provided under the rules established for a particular fish management area in
				Rule 68A-20.005, F.A.C. The
				possession of nets, fish traps, trotlines, set lines or bush hooks is
				prohibited unless specifically authorized in Rule
				68A-20.005, F.A.C. Minnow seines
				or cast nets may be used for the taking of bait.
(4) Daily bag limits or length limits for
				certain freshwater fish shall be as provided below:
(a) Channel catfish - six fish, no length
				limit.
(b) Freshwater gamefish - as
				established in Rule 68A-23.005, F.A.C., except as
				specified in Rule 68A-20.005,
				F.A.C.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68A - Freshwater Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 68A-21 - WILD HOG AREAS › Section 68A-21.002 - Establishment (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Specific Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law
					 Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla.
					 Const.
New 8-1-79, Amended 6-21-82, Formerly 39-21.02, 39-21.002,
					 Repealed 7-1-08.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68A - Freshwater Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 68A-21 - WILD HOG AREAS › Section 68A-21.004 - General Regulations Relating to Wild Hog Areas (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Specific Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law
					 Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla.
					 Const.
New 8-1-79, Amended 6-4-81, 6-21-82, Formerly 39-21.04,
					 39-21.004, Repealed 7-1-08.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68A - Freshwater Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 68A-22 - MISCELLANEOUS AREAS › Section 68A-22.001 - Establishment

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
The Commission shall establish miscellaneous areas as set
				  forth in 68A-14.001 and
				  68A-14.0011.
Specific Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law
					 Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla.
					 Const.
New 8-1-79, Amended 6-21-82, Formerly 39-22.01,
					 39-22.001.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68A - Freshwater Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 68A-23 - RULES RELATING TO FRESHWATER FISH › Section 68A-23.001 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
As used in this rule chapter:
Immediate family means parents, children, grandchildren,
				  siblings, and spouse.
Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law
					 Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla.
					 Const.
New 10-16-14.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68A - Freshwater Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 68A-23 - RULES RELATING TO FRESHWATER FISH › Section 68A-23.002 - General Methods of Taking Freshwater Fish

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) No person may take any freshwater fish
				except as herein provided.
(2)
				Freshwater game fish may be taken only by hook and line or rod and reel unless
				otherwise provided.
(3) Nongame
				fish may be taken by hook and line, rod and reel or by trotlines, set lines or
				bush hooks (as specified in Rule
				68A-23.004, F.A.C.), or by
				traps, nets or other devices as specified in Rule
				68A-23.003, F.A.C. Nongame fish
				may be taken for personal use by any person possessing a valid freshwater
				fishing license by the use of not more than one slat basket or one wire trap,
				made as specified in Rule
				68A-23.003, F.A.C., in those
				waters where the use of wire traps or slat baskets is permitted for commercial
				purposes as specified in subsection
				68A-23.003(2),
				F.A.C. Nongame fish may be taken during non-daylight hours with a light and by
				bow and arrow, crossbow and gigs and during daylight hours by manually operated
				spears, gigs, snatch hooks, crossbow or bow and arrow from a boat or from shore
				except at the spillways of the Eureka and Rodman Dams on the Oklawaha River or
				on the spillway of the Jim Woodruff Dam on the Apalachicola River or in Dade
				County canals south of the C-4 and east of the L-31N and L-31W canals
				inclusively. Nongame fish may be taken by the use of cast nets of any mesh size
				in the South and Northeast regions, in Citrus County, and in the Southwest
				Region, except that possession or use of cast nets in waters adjoining Saddle
				Creek Fish Management Area, Polk County, confined by Morgan Combee Road, U.S.
				Highway 92 and Fish Hatchery Road are prohibited.
(4) Nongame fish may be taken at night, from
				September 1 to May 1 by the following methods in the designated waters of the
				following counties:
(a) By portable
				impoundments in the non-navigable streams:
1.
				Bay County.
2. Calhoun
				County.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68A - Freshwater Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 68A-23 - RULES RELATING TO FRESHWATER FISH › Section 68A-23.004 - Lawful Methods for Using Trotlines and Bush Hooks or Set Lines

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Trotlines, bush hooks or set lines are
				permitted statewide except in that portion of the Ochlockonee River between
				State Road 20 and the Lake Talquin Power Dam; that portion of the Apalachicola
				River between US Highway 90 and the Jim Woodruff Dam; Bear Gully Lake in
				Seminole County; the Oklawaha River upstream from the Eureka Bridge; Lake
				Jackson in Walton County; Silver Lake on the Withlacoochee River; Lakes
				Jessamine and Holden in Orange County; Triplett lakes in Seminole County; Lake
				Helen in Volusia County; in Martin County east of the Sunshine State Parkway;
				in that portion of the St. Johns River and its tributaries south of State Road
				46 and north of US Highway 192, including lakes Poinsett, Winder and
				Washington. Trotlines are prohibited in Little Bay Lake in Orange County except
				under permit. All fishing devices authorized by this section shall be
				permanently and legibly marked with the harvester's name and address while
				being used or possessed in or upon the waters of the state.
(2) Trotlines are permitted in the portion of
				the St. Johns River lying between US Highway 17-92 and State Road 46 provided
				that from 9:00 a.m. on Saturday until sunset on Sunday all trotlines shall be
				sunk to the bottom or to a minimum depth of four feet during daylight hours.
				From January 1 until March 31, trotlines shall be prohibited from 9:00 a.m.
				until sunset in the waters of the main channel of the St. Johns River from a
				point immediately south of Lake Monroe to State Road 46, excluding Lake Harney.
				Trotlines are prohibited from 9:00 a.m. until sunset in the Oklawaha River
				below the Rodman Dam.
(3) In lakes
				Beauclaire, Carlton, Dora, Eustis, Griffin, Harris and Yale, no trotline shall
				be allowed from 9:00 a.m. Friday until one hour before sunset Sunday. Trotlines
				shall also be prohibited from 9:00 a.m. until one hour before sunset Monday
				through Thursday from May 1 through October 31. No trotline shall be secured to
				or fished within 50 yards of a private pier or dock.
(4) In East Lake Tohopekaliga, trotlines are
				permitted only from sunset Sunday until midnight Friday of each week and only
				during the period from sunset each day until 9:00 a.m. the following
				morning.
(5) Trotlines are
				prohibited from 9:00 a.m. until sunset in the waters of the following lakes:
(a) Lake County - Cherry, Cook, Crescent,
				Hiawatha, Johns, Louisa, Minnehaha, Minneola, Palatlakaha, Susan, Wilson, and
				Winona.
(b) Orange County - Butler,
				Chase, Conway, Down, Fish, Isleworth, Johns, Mable, Maitland, Misell, Osceola,
				Picket, Sheen, Starke, Tibet Butler and Virginia.
(c) Polk County - All lakes except Arbuckle,
				Crooked, Hancock, Rosalie, Tiger and Walk-in-Water.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68A - Freshwater Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 68A-23 - RULES RELATING TO FRESHWATER FISH › Section 68A-23.005 - Bag Limits, Length Limits, Open Season: Freshwater Fish

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) The open season for fishing shall be from
				July 1 until June 30 of the following year, except as otherwise provided by
				these rules.
(2) This rule does not
				apply to game fish lawfully acquired for aquarium use in accordance with Rule
				68A-23.009, F.A.C.
(3) No person shall have in his possession
				more than two days' bag limit of freshwater game fish. In any water body where
				there are specific regulations as to bag limits, minimum length, maximum
				length, or protected length limits for any species, which are different from
				the general regulations, the specific regulations supersede the general
				provisions of this rule section.
(4) Bag or length limits for lakes designated
				as Fish Management Areas shall be as specified in Rules
				68A-20.004 and
				68A-20.005, F.A.C.
(5) Bag or length limits for lakes within
				designated boundaries of Wildlife Management Areas shall be as specified in
				Rules 68A-15.061,
				68A-15.062,
				68A-15.063,
				68A-15.064,
				68A-15.065, F.A.C.
(6) State-wide bag limits: Except as
				otherwise provided in these rules, no person shall take in any one day more
				than the following:
(a) Five (5) black bass,
				of which only one may be 16 inches or longer in total length.
(b) Twenty-five (25) crappie.
(c) Fifty (50) in the aggregate for all other
				panfish.
(d) Two (2) butterfly
				peacock bass, only one (1) of which can be greater than 17 inches total length.
				No person shall kill or possess any speckled peacock bass.
(e) American Eels must be nine inches or
				greater in total length for recreational and commercial harvest. The
				recreational bag limit for American Eels is twenty five (25) per angler per
				day.
Wholesale/Retail purchase exemption. Recreational anglers
				  purchasing American eel as bait may possess more than the legal bag limit
				  provided that the eels were purchased from a licensed dealer. The burden shall
				  be upon the person claiming the benefit of this exemption to show, by receipts,
				  bills of sale, or other appropriate documentation, that such fish were
				  purchased from a licensed wholesale or retail dealer.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68A - Freshwater Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 68A-23 - RULES RELATING TO FRESHWATER FISH › Section 68A-23.006 - Prohibiting Possession of Freshwater Game Fish Under Certain Conditions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Freshwater game fish legally caught may
				be kept on the premises of wholesale or retail businesses or in public cold
				storage, refrigerators, ice houses or ice boxes when properly tagged showing
				the name, license number and address of the owner clearly written
				thereon.
(2) The provisions of this
				section shall not apply to properly tagged game fish which were taken in
				accordance with Rule 68A-23.012,
				F.A.C.
Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law
					 Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla.
					 Const.
New 8-1-79, Amended 6-21-82, Formerly 39-23.06, Amended
					 5-10-87, Formerly 39-23.006.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68A - Freshwater Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 68A-23 - RULES RELATING TO FRESHWATER FISH › Section 68A-23.007 - Use of Fish for Bait

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) No person shall
				use any species of black bass, peacock bass or any part thereof as bait. Whole
				pickerel or bream or portions thereof may be used for bait purposes by persons
				catching the fish but in no case shall they be used as bait for trotlines, bush
				hooks or in any manner other than on pole and line or rod and reel. Fish
				commonly called panfish produced by persons possessing a valid certificate of
				registration from the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services may be
				sold and used for bait provided fish are four inches or less in total
				length.
(2) No live goldfish or
				carp shall be transported into the state for bait purposes or possessed or used
				for bait for the purpose of taking freshwater fish in any waters.
(3) Bait minnows may be taken as provided by
				Rule 68A-23.002,
				F.A.C.
Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law
					 Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla.
					 Const.
New 8-1-79, Amended 6-21-82, Formerly 39-23.07, Amended
					 7-1-98, Formerly 39-23.007, Amended
					 7-1-00.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68A - Freshwater Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 68A-23 - RULES RELATING TO FRESHWATER FISH › Section 68A-23.008 - Introduction of Non-Native Aquatic Species in the Waters of the State; Provisions for Sale and Inspection of Fish for Bait or Propagation Purpose; Diseased Fish (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law
					 Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla.
					 Const.
New 8-1-79, Amended 6-4-81, 6-21-82, 7-1-84, Formerly
					 39-23.08, Amended 4-13-88, 7-1-89, 10-30-89, 7-1-92, 7-1-94, 4-12-98, Formerly
					 39-23.008, Amended 10-10-00, 7-1-01, 7-1-02, 7-1-04, Repealed
					 6-7-07.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68A - Freshwater Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 68A-23 - RULES RELATING TO FRESHWATER FISH › Section 68A-23.009 - Sale and Transportation of Freshwater Fish

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) No person shall sell, purchase, attempt
				to purchase or sell, or transport any freshwater game fish unless otherwise
				authorized by specific rule of the Commission. Any person transporting game
				fish in excess of legal possession limits shall possess documentation that said
				fish have been acquired legally and are being legally transported.
(a) Holders of valid fishing licenses or
				persons exempt from such licenses may transport their legal possession
				limit.
(b) No common carrier shall
				knowingly transport or receive for transportation any freshwater game fish
				unless such shipment is accompanied by a bill of lading showing the name of the
				shipper, aquaculture certificate of registration number issued by the
				Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services if an aquaculture product,
				total weight of or quantity of each species of fish shipped, and the date of
				the shipment.
(c) The importation
				into or transportation within the state of any live Micropterus species is
				prohibited, except
Micropterus salmoides floridanus
that meet
				Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Genetic Authentication
				Standards listed in subsection (2) of this rule. Recreational anglers may
				transport their legally caught bag limit for personal use, which does not
				include the release of their catch into another waterbody.
Micropterus
				salmoides floridanus
may be imported into or transported within this
				state under a FWC import and transport permit, or a permit issued pursuant to
				Rule 68-5.005 or
				68A-9.002, F.A.C. An import and
				transport permit application may be found at
				Myfwc.com/fl-lmb-genetic-authentication.
(d) Persons authorized to possess, import and
				transport
Micropterus salmoides floridanus
shall collect and
				provide samples of stock in the presence of Commission personnel upon
				request.
(e)
Micropterus
species being transported in Florida must be
				accompanied with documentation providing the date of the shipment, total weight
				or quantity of each species of
Micropterus
shipped,
Micropterus salmoides floridanus
Genetic Authentication
				documentation if transporting live
Micropterus,
appropriate
				bill of lading showing the name of the shipper, Aquaculture Certificate of
				Registration number issued by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer
				Services or an FWC import and transport permit, except as permitted pursuant to
				Rule 68-5.005 or
				68A-9.002, F.A.C. These
				documents must be available for immediate inspection upon request by Commission
				personnel.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68A - Freshwater Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 68A-23 - RULES RELATING TO FRESHWATER FISH › Section 68A-23.010 - Disposition of Illegal Fishing Devices (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. FS. Law
					 Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla.
					 Const.
New 8-1-79, Amended 6-21-82, Formerly 39-23.10, 39-23.010,
					 Repealed 3-17-16.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68A - Freshwater Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 68A-23 - RULES RELATING TO FRESHWATER FISH › Section 68A-23.012 - Special Regulations on Lake Okeechobee

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Freshwater game fish (except black bass,
				striped bass, or black crappie) may be possessed for commercial purposes by
				persons licensed in accordance with Sections
				379.363 and
				379.3635, F.S., within the area
				of Lake Okeechobee bounded on the east by Highway 441 from Okeechobee City to
				Belle Glade; on the south by State Road 80 from Belle Glade to South Bay; on
				the south and west by Highway 27 from South Bay north to the junction of
				Highway 27 and State Road 78; on the west and north by State Road 78 north to
				the junction of Highway 441; and in the incorporated city limits of all
				municipalities located on such boundary roads and highways as provided by this
				section. Such fish may be harvested, for commercial purposes, only under permit
				by the use of haul seines and as specified herein. All freshwater game fish
				shall be transported to the designated tagging station and immediately tagged
				as specified herein. Only permitted and licensed haul seiners may be tagging
				agents and may only tag fish caught pursuant to their own haul seine operation.
(a) Each haul seiner is responsible for
				tagging his own fish as provided herein. Prior to transporting any untagged
				game fish within the boundary designated above, the haul seiner shall:
1. Designate in writing to the Commission,
				the route over which said haul seiner will transport untagged game fish to the
				tagging station.
2. No deviation
				from the above shall be allowed and the haul seiner will be held responsible
				for adherence to all of the requirements of this rule. Any violation will
				subject the haul seiner to loss of permits issued.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68A - Freshwater Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 68A-23 - RULES RELATING TO FRESHWATER FISH › Section 68A-23.0131 - Special Regulations for Waters Bordering Georgia and Alabama: Lake Seminole, the St. Mary's River, Lake Jackson (Walton County) and Perdido River

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Any person having in his possession a
				valid and appropriate sport fishing license issued by the State of Georgia or
				the State of Florida, or persons exempt from such licensure, may take fish by
				hook and line or rod and reel in the following described waters:
(a) In the waters of and on the banks of the
				waters of Lake Seminole - Bounded on the west by Florida State Road No. 271, on
				the south by the Jim Woodruff Dam, on the east by a line immediately east of
				the Chattahoochee Marina, also known as the Booster Club, running northwest
				across the lake to the tip of land at the junction of the Flint and
				Chattahoochee Rivers, west of Spring Creek; and on the north by the Herman
				Talmadge Bridge across the Chattahoochee River.
(b) In the waters of and on the banks of the
				waters of the St. Mary's River - Not including its
				tributaries.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68A - Freshwater Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 68A-23 - RULES RELATING TO FRESHWATER FISH › Section 68A-23.015 - Regulations Governing the Taking and Possession of Freshwater Mussels

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) No person shall take or possess alligator
				gar (
Atractosteus spatula
) without having obtained a permit
				from the Commission. Permits to take alligator gar shall be issued subject to
				criteria in Rule 68A-9.002, F.A.C.
(2) Persons licensed in accordance with
				Section 379.363(1),
				F.S., may take eels as specified in Rule
				68A-23.002,
				68A-23.003,
				68A-23.004 or
				68A-23.005, F.A.C., only under
				permit from the Commission. The Commission shall impose upon the permit any
				reasonable conditions necessary to assure protection of the fishery and other
				natural resources. Permits shall be issued, denied, renewed or revoked as
				provided in Rule 68-1.010, F.A.C. Eel harvest
				permits shall be issued to applicants who have submitted a completed eel
				harvest permit application. AMERICAN EEL (Anguilla rostrata) COMMERCIAL HARVEST
				PERMIT APPLICATION DFFM_Permit_AE-01 (09/2014) (found online at:
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-04756
)
				is incorporated herein by reference.
(3) Taking living or dead freshwater mussels
				for the purpose of sale or selling living or dead freshwater mussels, is
				prohibited.
(4) No person shall
				take more than 10 freshwater mussels or 20 half-shells of the families
				Unionidae and Margaritiferidae (Phylum Mollusca, Class Pelecypoda) per day. No
				person shall possess more than two days' bag limit (20 individual mussels or 40
				half-shells) of any mussels of these families. Permits for taking or possession
				of freshwater mussels of the families Unionidae and Margaritiferidae in excess
				of prescribed bag or possession limits shall be issued in accordance with Rule
				68A-9.002, F.A.C.
(5) Except as provided in Rule
				68A-23.008, F.A.C., freshwater
				mussels from families other than Unionidae and Margaritiferidae, such as the
				Asian clam
Corbicula fluminea
, may be taken for bait or
				personal use.
(6) Mussels shall be
				taken by hand-picking only. Use of brailles, crowfoot bars, or other mechanical
				methods for taking freshwater mussels is prohibited.
Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law
					 Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla.
					 Const.
New 7-1-96, Formerly 39-23.015, Amended 3-9-06, 3-24-13,
					 11-26-14.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68A - Freshwater Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 68A-23 - RULES RELATING TO FRESHWATER FISH › Section 68A-23.088 - Regulations Governing Grass Carp

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) No
				person shall take, possess, sell or otherwise transfer, buy or otherwise
				receive, transport or stock any grass carp without first obtaining a permit
				therefor from the Commission. Any grass carp inadvertently taken must be
				immediately returned unharmed to the water.
(2) Permits for grass carp other than
				triploid grass carp: Grass carp, other than triploid grass carp, may be
				possessed only as authorized by permit issued by the Commission for the
				production of triploid grass carp and subject to the following:
(a) Grass carp, other than triploid grass
				carp, held outdoors may only be held in a water body that has the lowest point
				of the top edge of its levee, dike or bank or tank at an elevation of at least
				one foot above the 100-year flood elevation determined by reference to
				elevation maps issued by the National Flood Insurance Program, U.S. Department
				of Housing and Urban Development. Such water body shall have no water
				discharge. Such water body shall be inaccessible to the public at all times by
				being securely enclosed by fences with locked gates or by the presence of the
				permittee or his agents guarding such water body and forbidding public access
				to such water body.
(b) Grass carp,
				other than triploid grass carp, held indoors may only be held in a container or
				tank having no water discharge or having a water discharge through a closed
				drain system that terminates in a dry-bed, waste-water pond. Such dry-bed,
				waste-water pond shall not be contiguous to any natural water body nor
				discharge its waters to any other water body at any time.
(c) Grass carp, other than triploid grass
				carp, may not be possessed in any number exceeding the number authorized by the
				permit. Grass carp, other than triploid grass carp, that are produced as a
				by-product in the production of triploid grass carp shall be destroyed, unless
				such grass carp that are produced as by-product do not cause the permittee to
				exceed the number of grass carp, other than triploid grass carp, that the
				permittee is authorized to possess by permit.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68A - Freshwater Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 68A-24 - RULES RELATING TO FUR-BEARING ANIMALS AND POSSESSION OF HIDES › Section 68A-24.002 - Methods of Taking Fur-Bearing Animals; Possession; Open Season

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Certain furbearers
				may be taken by guns, live traps and snares during specified open seasons. Live
				traps and snares shall be visited at intervals not exceeding 24
				hours.
(2) Fur-bearing animals may
				be taken in accordance with the following:
(a)
				Raccoon, coyote, opossum, skunk, nutria, and beaver may be taken throughout the
				year by the use of guns, dogs, live traps or snares, and may be possessed or
				transported alive only as authorized by Chapter 68A-6, F.A.C.
(b) Raccoon or opossum may be taken at night
				by the aid of a light and dogs, with .22 rimfire firearms other than .22
				magnum, or with a single-shot .410 gauge centerfire or muzzleloading shotgun
				using shot no larger than No. 6. The hunting of raccoon or opossum under the
				provisions of this paragraph by display or use of a light from a moving
				vehicle, boat or animal is prohibited.
(c) Bobcat or otter may be taken from
				December 1 through March 1 by live traps, guns, dogs or snares. Additionally,
				bobcat may be taken for non-commercial purposes from March 2-31 by guns or
				dogs. Fox and bobcats may be chased by the use of free-running dogs throughout
				the year. The taking of any fox and/or coyote by a dog or dogs within an
				enclosure is prohibited. For the purposes of this subsection, in relation to
				using dogs for the taking of fox or coyote, an "enclosure" is defined as an
				area of land enclosed in such a manner as to prevent the natural ingress or
				egress of fox or coyote. No person shall kill or possess fox unless authorized
				by permit from the executive director.
(d) The taking or possession of mink, weasel,
				round-tailed muskrat or Key Vaca raccoon is prohibited.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68A - Freshwater Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 68A-24 - RULES RELATING TO FUR-BEARING ANIMALS AND POSSESSION OF HIDES › Section 68A-24.003 - License and Tagging Requirements

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1)
				Persons taking or possessing any fur-bearing animal or part thereof for
				commercial purposes shall be licensed as provided by Sections
				379.354 and
				379.364, F.S., and may sell such
				animals in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. Any person licensed
				to hunt as provided by Section
				379.354, F.S., exempt from
				hunting licensure under Section
				379.354, F.S., or who has
				obtained a free permanent hunting license as provided in Section
				379.352, F.S., may take
				fur-bearing animals only by shooting or by the use of dogs for non-commercial
				purposes and may possess one bobcat or otter skin without meeting the tagging
				requirements of this section.
(2)
				Persons holding valid furbearer licenses may sell tagged or untagged skins of
				bobcat or otter to licensed fur dealers or agents only during the period of
				December 1 to March 31.
(3) Fur
				dealers or agents licensed pursuant to Section
				379.364, F.S., shall tag all
				untagged skins of bobcat or otter immediately upon receipt with a furbearer tag
				issued by the Commission.
(a) Tags shall be
				furnished by the Commission to fur dealers who shall account for the
				disposition of used tags and return all unused tags by April 15.
(b) The possession of untanned skins of
				bobcat or otter is prohibited during the period of April 1 to November 30
				unless each skin has been tagged with the furbearer tag.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68A - Freshwater Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 68A-24 - RULES RELATING TO FUR-BEARING ANIMALS AND POSSESSION OF HIDES › Section 68A-24.004 - Fur and Hide Dealers: Operations, Reporting Requirements

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) No fur or hide dealer or buyer shall buy
				or possess any untanned skin of any fur-bearing animal acquired from any person
				not licensed in accordance with Section
				379.354, F.S., or any untagged,
				untanned hide of an alligator taken by a person not licensed as an alligator
				hunter under Section 379.354, F.S.; an alligator
				trapper, processor or farmer under Section
				379.3751, F.S., or as a hide
				dealer under Section 379.364, F.S. Untanned skins of
				fur-bearing animals possessed or stored on the premises of a dealer or agent
				buyer for another person shall be tagged to show the name, address, date
				received and license number of the owner.
(2) Reporting, record keeping, and shipping
				requirements:
(a) Alligator hide dealers and
				buyers licensed pursuant to Section
				379.364, F.S., shall submit an
				annual report to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission at the
				conclusion of each calendar year for receipt by January 31. The report shall
				include the number of hides bought and name of person from whom the hides were
				bought, the harvest permit number under which each alligator was taken, and the
				date of purchase.
(b) Fur dealers
				and buyers licensed pursuant to Section
				379.364, F.S., shall submit an
				annual report covering the period April 1 through March 31 to the Fish and
				Wildlife Conservation Commission for receipt by April 15. The report shall
				include the number of skins bought for each fur-bearing animal and name and
				trapping license number of person from whom the skins were bought and the date
				of purchase.
(c) Copies of records
				documenting purchases of alligator hides or fur-bearing animal skins shall be
				maintained at the dealer's and buyer's places of business for a period of one
				year.
(d) Any shipment initiated by
				a licensed fur or hide dealer or buyer with a common carrier shall have marked
				thereon the name of the licensee and license number.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68A - Freshwater Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 68A-24 - RULES RELATING TO FUR-BEARING ANIMALS AND POSSESSION OF HIDES › Section 68A-24.005 - Transporting and Shipping Live Raccoons

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
No person shall transport within, into, or from the state any
				  wild-trapped, live raccoon, except as authorized by Rules
				  68A-9.006,
				  68A-9.010 and
				  68A-9.012, F.A.C.
Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law
					 Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const.
					 FS.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68A - Freshwater Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 68A-25 - RULES RELATING TO REPTILES › Section 68A-25.001 - Feeding or Enticement of Alligators or Crocodiles Unlawful

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
No person shall intentionally feed, or entice with feed, any
				  crocodilian unless held in captivity under a permit issued by the Fish and
				  Wildlife Conservation Commission or otherwise provided by this
				  Title.
Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law
					 Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla.
					 Const.
New 3-1-05, Amended
					 5-18-06.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68A - Freshwater Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 68A-25 - RULES RELATING TO REPTILES › Section 68A-25.002 - General Provisions for Taking, Possession and Sale of Reptiles

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) In order to assure the optimal
				utilization of the estimated available alligator resource, the commission may
				by rule limit the number of participants engaged in the taking of alligators or
				their eggs from the wild. No person shall buy, sell, take, possess, transport,
				or import any American alligator, or any part thereof, or the nests or eggs of
				any American alligator except under permit from the executive director, as
				otherwise provided by this Title, or as follows:
(a) Lawfully acquired, unskinned alligator
				carcasses with CITES tags legally affixed; skinned alligator carcasses with the
				CITES tag number and, if applicable, harvest tag number recorded on an attached
				tag; untanned hides with CITES tags legally affixed; and alligator feet,
				viscera, and skeletal parts may be bought, sold, possessed, transported, and
				imported without a permit provided that untanned alligator hides may only be
				bought by persons licensed pursuant to Section
				379.364, F.S., and that records
				of transfers of alligator feet, viscera, and skeletal parts shall be maintained
				as specified in Rule 68A-25.052, F.A.C.
(b) Persons permitted pursuant to Section
				379.3761, F.S., and their
				employees may transport live, lawfully-possessed, untagged alligators to
				Florida locations for exhibition purposes and persons permitted pursuant to
				Section 379.3761, F.S., may sell, and
				they and their employees may transport, such alligators to:
1. Other persons permitted pursuant to
				Section 379.3761, F.S.,
2. To persons permitted to receive such
				alligators, or
3. To persons out of
				state, provided that all transports/transfers conducted pursuant to
				subparagraphs 68A-25.002(1)(b)
				1., 2. and 3., F.A.C., shall be documented on a Captive Alligator and Egg
				Transportation/Transfer Document (FWC Form 1006AF).
4. All originating exhibitor/seller(s) acting
				pursuant to this paragraph shall complete and sign the Captive Alligator and
				Egg Transportation/Transfer Document before the transport, obtain the signature
				of the recipient on the document, if appropriate, and forward the document to
				the Commission within 30 days following the date of transport. A copy of the
				completed document must accompany the alligators during
				transport.