Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68F - Aquatic Plants › Chapter 68F-20 - AQUATIC PLANT CONTROL PERMITS › Section 68F-20.002 - Permits - Applications

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) No person
				or public agency shall attempt to control, eradicate, remove, or otherwise
				alter any aquatic plants in waters of the state except as provided in a permit
				issued by the Commission unless the activities or waters in which aquatic plant
				management activities are to take place are expressly exempted in rule
				68F-20.0035, F.A.C.
(2) Permits issued pursuant to this chapter
				are not intended to allow for the collection and reintroduction of the removed
				plants into another waterbody, unless specifically provided for in the permit
				conditions.
(3) Application format
				and requirements:
(a) All applications for
				new permits or amendments to existing permits shall be submitted in accordance
				with the requirements of this rule.
(b) Applications for new permits, renewal
				permits, or amendments to existing permits shall be submitted electronically
				through the Commission's aquatic plant control online permitting system, on the
				Commission's web site at http://public.myfwc.com/crossdoi/permitsystem/.
				IPM-01, a document encompassing the content of the application entitled
				"Aquatic Plant Control Permit Application" (dated September 2018), is hereby
				incorporated by reference and available at
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-10088
.
				Persons unable to apply electronically should contact the Commission's Invasive
				Plant Management Section for assistance with the application process.
(c) All applications, except for those from
				government agencies, research institutions, and wastewater treatment facilities
				approved by the Department of Environmental Protection, shall be in the name of
				the riparian owner. If the Commission is unable to determine if the applicant
				is a riparian owner, the applicant shall, upon request, provide proof of
				riparian ownership. An application can be submitted by an agent authorized by
				the riparian owner. Persons authorized to represent multiple riparian owners
				such as, but not limited to, governmental agencies and officers of homeowners
				associations can submit a single application for multiple sites.
(d) As part of the application, the applicant
				shall provide the name of the waterbody, if it is named; the street address of
				the control site; or a map with directions to the proposed management site
				using county, state, and U.S. highway names and route numbers.
(e) As part of the application, the applicant
				shall provide a diagram of the proposed management site ("site map") which
				shall contain at a minimum the following information:
1. The riparian owner's property boundaries,
				including dimensions.
2. The
				approximate water's edge at the time of the proposed application.
3. Prominent features such as docks, fences,
				trees, etc., located near the water's edge.
4. Prominent aquatic plant communities
				located at the site identified by name or symbol, with a clear depiction of the
				aquatic plants proposed for control including the dimensions of the control
				area and the vegetation not to be controlled.
5. The proposed control method to be
				used.
6. A copy of any existing
				conservation easement established in the area aquatic plant control is
				proposed.
7. Legends that explain
				all symbols and patterns used in the site map.