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Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68D - Vessel Registration and Boating Safety › Chapter 68D-24 - BOATING RESTRICTED AREAS › Section 68D-24.003 - Criteria for Establishing Boating Restricted Areas

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Appropriate boating restricted areas are
				established for the purpose of regulating the speed and operation of vessel
				traffic for the safety of the public.
(2) Such boating restricted areas shall be
				marked in accordance with Chapter 68D-23, F.A.C., Florida Intracoastal Waterway
				Markers.
(3) Boating restricted
				areas established by the Commission will be the least restrictive necessary to
				maintain public safety, and may be year-round, seasonal, or limited to holidays
				and weekends. Boating Restricted Areas established by the Commission will be
				either "Idle Speed, No Wake or Slow Speed, Minimum Wake."
(4) When the Commission is determining
				whether a boating restricted area is necessary to protect public safety under
				the statutory criteria of boating accidents, visibility, hazardous water levels
				or currents, vessel traffic congestion, and/or other navigational hazard, the
				following data, as applicable, will be considered.
(a) Visibility:
1. A blind corner is presented where an
				intervening obstruction to visibility prevents the operator of a vessel on one
				of the water bodies from seeing a vessel on the other water body at a distance
				of 300 feet or less from the confluence.
2. A bend, intersection, or other intervening
				obstruction to visibility in a narrow channel, fairway, or other similar water
				body within the meaning of Inland Navigation Rule 9 (33 U.S.C. §2009) as
				adopted by Section 327.33, F.S., is presented where
				a decision sight distance of less than 300 feet exists and prevents the
				operator of a vessel from seeing other vessels or other users of the
				waterway.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68D - Vessel Registration and Boating Safety › Chapter 68D-24 - BOATING RESTRICTED AREAS › Section 68D-24.0035 - Protection Zones for Springs

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) The
				Commission will establish a springs protection zone restricting speed and
				operation or prohibiting anchoring, mooring, beaching, or grounding of vessels
				within a first, second, or third magnitude spring or spring group, and
				associated spring runs when evidence demonstrates that a zone will protect or
				prevent the spring, spring group, or spring run from harm of the type
				identified in Section
				327.45, F.S.
(2) Evidence of the need for spring
				protection or to prevent harm may include vessel carrying capacity studies,
				vessel traffic studies, vegetation or water quality studies, or any facts or
				data that are of a type reasonably relied upon by scientists, environmental
				professionals, boating professionals or engineers.
(3) Any person may provide evidence to the
				Commission for use in the evaluation of a spring, spring group, or spring run
				under subsection (1).
(4) Springs
				protection zones shall be no larger than necessary to protect or prevent
				specified harms to springs, spring runs, and spring groups.
(5) Following the Commission's adoption of a
				springs protection zone by rule, the zone will be enforceable once the
				Commission posts uniform waterway markers notifying the public of the
				regulations applicable in the zone.
Rulemaking Authority
					 327.04,
					 327.45 FS. Law Implemented
					 327.45
					 FS.
New 2-7-22.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68D - Vessel Registration and Boating Safety › Chapter 68D-24 - BOATING RESTRICTED AREAS › Section 68D-24.0036 - Nichols Spring Protection Zone

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
For the purpose of protecting and preventing harm to Nichols
				  Spring in Sumter County, the following springs protection zone is established:
				  An area within which anchoring, mooring, beaching, and grounding are
				  prohibited, as delineated by a line where the spring run at Nichols Spring
				  meets the Withlacoochee River, extending from Point "A" (82 degrees 12.17974
				  minutes west/28 degrees 50.37195 minutes north) on the western shoreline of the
				  spring run to Point "B" (82 degrees 12.16974 minutes west/28 degrees 50.36911
				  minutes north) on the eastern shoreline of the spring run, as depicted in
				  Drawing A.
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Rulemaking Authority
					 327.04,
					 327.45 FS. Law Implemented
					 327.45
					 FS.
New 1-30-23.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68D - Vessel Registration and Boating Safety › Chapter 68D-24 - BOATING RESTRICTED AREAS › Section 68D-24.0037 - Weeki Wachee Springs Protection Zone

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
For the purpose of protecting and preventing harm to Weeki
				  Wachee Springs in Hernando County, the following springs protection zone within
				  which anchoring, mooring, beaching, and grounding of vessels are prohibited is
				  established as follows: within an area of Weeki Wachee Springs and the
				  associated spring run known as the Weeki Wachee River, from a point where the
				  Hernando County Roger's Park boat ramp canal meets the spring run, designated
				  as "A" at Latitude 28 degrees 31 minutes 54.3 seconds North, Longitude 82
				  degrees 37 minutes 35.1 seconds West; thence proceed in an easterly direction,
				  following the meander of the spring run, upstream, from shoreline to shoreline,
				  for a distance of 5.61 miles, more or less, to a point within Weeki Wachee
				  Springs State Park, at the farthest upstream location of the main spring boil,
				  designated as "B" at Latitude 28 degrees 31 minutes 1.9 seconds North,
				  Longitude 82 degrees 34 minutes 24.4 seconds West, and as depicted in Drawing
				  A.
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Rulemaking Authority
					 327.04,
					 327.45 FS. Law Implemented
					 327.45
					 FS.
New 10-10-23.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68D - Vessel Registration and Boating Safety › Chapter 68D-24 - BOATING RESTRICTED AREAS › Section 68D-24.004 - Private Submerged Land Seagrass Protection Boating Restricted Areas

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Owners of private submerged lands that
				are adjacent to Outstanding Florida Waters, as defined in Section
				403.061, F.S., or an aquatic
				preserve established under Sections
				258.39 -
				258.399, F.S., may apply to the
				Commission to have a boating restricted area established on the private
				submerged lands to protect any seagrass or contiguous seagrass habitat from
				seagrass scarring due to propeller dredging. In order to protect the boating
				public and prevent navigational hazards, private submerged lands with less than
				ten acres of seagrass or contiguous seagrass habitat, which would otherwise
				qualify for boating restricted area under this section shall not be established
				as seagrass protection boating restricted areas.
(2) Private lands submerged by more than six
				feet of water at mean lower low water shall not qualify for a boating
				restricted area under this rule.
(3) For purposes of this rule, the following
				definitions shall apply:
(a) "Adjacent" means
				wholly within, partially within, bounded by, or having a common border on at
				least one side or part.
(b)
				"Seagrass" means Cuban shoal grass (
Halodule wrightii
), turtle
				grass (
Thalassia testudinum
), manatee grass
				(
Syringodium filiforme
), star grass (
Halophila
				engelmannii
), paddle grass (
Halophila decipiens
),
				Johnson's seagrass (
Halophila johnsonii
), or widgeon grass
				(
Ruppia maritima
).
(c) "External propeller limitation zone"
				means a boating restricted area in which all vessels equipped with both an
				internal combustion motor (e.g. gasoline or diesel motors) and one or more
				propellers in the water for propulsion must turn off the internal combustion
				motor and, if possible to do so, tilt or raise the propeller out of the water.
				Vessels propelled solely by polling, paddling, floating, electric motors, or
				internal combustion motors without an external propeller may proceed through
				the zone with no restrictions.
(d)
				"Straight-line boundary" means an area delineated totally by a series of
				straight lines without the use of curves or meanders; each straight line
				generally being a minimum length of 200 feet; interior angles generally being
				greater than 60 degrees.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68D - Vessel Registration and Boating Safety › Chapter 68D-24 - BOATING RESTRICTED AREAS › Section 68D-24.006 - Fort Lauderdale Boating Restricted Areas (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 327.04,
					 327.46 FS. Law Implemented
					 327.46
					 FS.
New 11-13-83, Formerly 16N-24.06, Amended 3-12-87, 12-7-89,
					 Formerly 16N-24.006, Amended 9-28-98, Formerly 62N-24.006, Repealed
					 7-21-13.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68D - Vessel Registration and Boating Safety › Chapter 68D-24 - BOATING RESTRICTED AREAS › Section 68D-24.010 - Pinellas County Boating Restricted Areas

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) The following year-round zones are
				established regulating the speed and operation of vessel traffic on and
				adjacent to the Florida Intracoastal Waterway within Pinellas County. The zones
				exclude all associated tributaries, creeks, canals, channels, backwaters, boat
				basins and other waterways unless otherwise designated or specifically
				described for inclusion:
(a) Slow Speed
				Minimum Wake Zones.
1. Pinellas Bayway
				(SR679) (SR 682) Bridges.
a. All waters in
				and adjacent to the Florida Intracoastal Waterway from a line drawn
				perpendicular to the centerline of the Florida Intracoastal Waterway 500 feet
				southeast of the Pinellas Bayway (SR 679) Bridge, to a line drawn perpendicular
				to the centerline of the Florida Intracoastal Waterway 1,500 feet northwest of
				said bridge, bounded on the northeast by a line drawn parallel to the Florida
				Intracoastal Waterway from a point (27 41.748N, 82 42.986W) and bounded on the
				southwest by the southwestern shoreline as depicted in drawing A.
b. All waters in and adjacent to the Florida
				Intracoastal Waterway from a line drawn perpendicular to the centerline of the
				Florida Intracoastal Waterway 500 feet south of the Pinellas Bayway (SR 682)
				Bridge, to a line drawn perpendicular to the centerline of the Florida
				Intracoastal Waterway 500 feet north of said bridge, bounded on the east by the
				eastern shoreline and bounded on the west by a line drawn parallel to the
				Florida Intracoastal Waterway from a point (27 42.563N, 82 43.583W), as
				depicted in drawing A.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68D - Vessel Registration and Boating Safety › Chapter 68D-24 - BOATING RESTRICTED AREAS › Section 68D-24.013 - Dade County Boating Restricted Areas

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1)
				For the purpose of regulating the speed and operation of vessel traffic on and
				adjacent to the Intracoastal Waterway in the vicinities of Golden Beach, the
				North East 192nd Street Bridge, Biscayne Creek, Bakers Haulover Inlet, the
				Broad Causeway Bridge, the 79th Street Causeway Bridge, the Port of Miami, and
				the Rickenbacker Causeway Bridge in Dade County, Florida, the following Boating
				Restricted Areas are established:
(a)
1. Golden Beach - 192nd Street Bridge: A Slow
				Down Minimum Wake Zone from shoreline to shoreline, in and adjacent to the
				Intracoastal Waterway, beginning at the Dade-Broward County Line and extending
				to a line drawn perpendicular to the centerline of the Intracoastal Waterway
				500 feet south of the North East 192nd Street Bridge.
2. Biscayne Creek: An Idle Speed No Wake Zone
				in the Intracoastal Waterway Channel extending south from Dumfoundling Bay to
				Biscayne Bay, including all of Biscayne Creek.
3. Bakers Haulover Inlet: An Idle Speed No
				Wake Zone in and adjacent to the Intracoastal Waterway where the channels
				converge in the vicinity of the Bakers Haulover Inlet. This area is bounded as
				follows: on the west by the western edge of the channel of the Intracoastal
				Waterway; on the south by a line drawn due west from the southernmost point of
				the A1A Highway Bridge over the Bakers Haulover Inlet; on the east by the A1A
				Highway Bridge and the shoreline; and on the north by a line drawn due west
				from the shoreline to the south end of Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Cut DA-8,
				approximately 3, 440 feet north of the southern boundary of this
				zone.
4. Broad Causeway Bridge: An
				Idle Speed No Wake Zone in the Intracoastal Waterway Channel extending 100
				yards on both sides of the Board Causeway Bridge.
5. 79th Street Causeway Bridge: An Idle Speed
				No Wake Zone in the Intracoastal Waterway Channel extending 100 yards on both
				sides of the 79th Street Causeway Bridge.
6. Port of Miami: An Idle Speed No Wake Zone
				in the Intracoastal Waterway Channel including approximately 1.75 miles from
				100 yards north of the Venetian Causeway Bascule Bridge to the southern tip of
				Claughton Island.
7. Rickenbacker
				Causeway Bridge: An Idle Speed No Wake Zone in the Intracoastal Waterway
				Channel extending 100 yards on both sides of the Rickenbacker Causeway
				Bridge.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68D - Vessel Registration and Boating Safety › Chapter 68D-24 - BOATING RESTRICTED AREAS › Section 68D-24.014 - Manatee County Boating Restricted Area

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) For the purpose of regulating the speed
				and operation of vessel traffic on and adjacent to the Florida Intracoastal
				Waterway within Manatee County, the following Boating Restricted Area is
				established:
(a) Slow Down Minimum Wake Zone -
				All waters lying within the channel of the Florida Intracoastal Waterway from a
				line drawn perpendicular to the centerline of the waterway 550 yards north of
				the Cortez Bridge to a line drawn perpendicular to the centerline of the
				waterway 250 yards south of the Cortez Bridge.
(b) Manatee County is authorized to install
				and maintain Slow Down Minimum Wake regulatory markers within the boating
				restricted area and shall install and maintain "Resume Normal Safe Operation"
				markers at the northern and southern boundaries of the boating restricted
				area.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68D - Vessel Registration and Boating Safety › Chapter 68D-24 - BOATING RESTRICTED AREAS › Section 68D-24.015 - Apalachicola River Boating Restricted Area

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) For the purpose of regulating the speed
				and operation of vessel traffic on and adjacent to the Apalachicola River
				within Franklin County, the following Boating Restricted Area is established:
(a) Slow Down Minimum Wake Zone - All waters
				lying within the Apalachicola River, from shoreline to shoreline but not
				including Crooked Channel, from the John Gorrie Memorial Bridge to a line drawn
				perpendicular to the centerline of the river 1, 500 yards generally north of
				the John Gorrie Memorial Bridge following the thread of the river.
(b) The City of Apalachicola is authorized to
				install and maintain Slow Down Minimum Wake regulatory markers within the
				boating restricted area and shall install and maintain "Resume Normal Safe
				Operation" markers at the northern and southern boundaries of the boating
				restricted area.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68D - Vessel Registration and Boating Safety › Chapter 68D-24 - BOATING RESTRICTED AREAS › Section 68D-24.016 - Duval County Boating Restricted Areas

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) For the purpose of regulating the speed
				and operation of vessel traffic on and adjacent to the Florida Intracoastal
				Waterway within Duval County, the following Boating Restricted Areas are
				established:
(a) Slow Down Minimum Wake Zones.
1. Sisters Creek - All waters in and adjacent
				to the Florida Intracoastal Waterway within Sisters Creek, from shoreline to
				shoreline, from a line drawn perpendicular to the center line of the waterway
				650 feet north of the Heckscher Drive Bridge to a line drawn from headland to
				headland across the mouth of Sisters Creek at its confluence with Saint Johns
				River, as depicted in drawing A.
2.
				Atlantic Boulevard Bridge - All waters in and adjacent to the Florida
				Intracoastal Waterway, from shoreline to shoreline from a line drawn
				perpendicular to the center line of the waterway 1, 200 feet north of the
				Atlantic Boulevard Bridge to a line drawn perpendicular to the center line of
				the waterway 900 feet south of said bridge, as depicted in drawing B.
3. Beach Boulevard Bridge - All waters in and
				adjacent to the Florida Intracoastal Waterway, from shoreline to shoreline,
				from a line drawn perpendicular to the center line of the waterway 1, 350 feet
				north of the Beach Boulevard Bridge to a line drawn perpendicular to the center
				line of the waterway 900 feet south of said bridge, as depicted in drawing
				C.
4. Saint Johns River:
a. All waters of the Saint Johns River, from
				shoreline to shoreline, from the Florida East Coast Railroad Bridge adjacent to
				the Acosta Bridge to the Main Street Bridge, as depicted in drawing
				D.
b. All waters of the Saint Johns
				River, from shoreline to shoreline, from the Main Street Bridge to the Hart
				Bridge, as depicted in drawing D. The zone established in this sub-subparagraph
				shall be active and enforceable only during periods of unusually high vessel
				traffic density. The regulatory markers posted for vessels entering this zone
				shall read SLOW DOWN MINIMUM WAKE WHEN FLASHING and shall have amber or yellow
				lights on both sides of the circle geometric shape specified in subsection
				62N-18.002(3), F.A.C. The Sheriff of Duval County shall cause the lights to
				alternately flash whenever the zone is active. For the purposes of this
				sub-subparagraph, "unusually high vessel traffic density" means vessel traffic
				associated with: events at Riverwalk or Metropolitan Park; regattas, races,
				marine parades, tournaments, or exhibitions conducted pursuant to the
				provisions of section
				327.48, F.S.; and legal holidays
				as specified in Section
				683.01, F.S. The Sheriff of
				Duval County shall notify the Division of Law Enforcement each time the zone is
				activated or deactivated.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68D - Vessel Registration and Boating Safety › Chapter 68D-24 - BOATING RESTRICTED AREAS › Section 68D-24.019 - Nassau County Boating Restricted Area

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) For the purpose of regulating the speed
				and operation of vessel traffic on and adjacent to the Intracoastal Waterway
				within Nassau County, Florida, the following Boating Restricted Area is
				established:
(a) Fernandina Beach - An Idle
				Speed No Wake Zone zone from shoreline to shoreline in the Amelia River, from a
				line drawn perpendicular to the centerline of the Amelia River at the extended
				centerline of Dade Street to a line drawn perpendicular to the centerline of
				the Amelia River 400 feet south of the extended centerline of Cedar Street, and
				bounded on the west by a line drawn across the mouth of Bells River, as
				depicted in drawing A.
(b) Nassau
				County is authorized to install and maintain appropriate regulatory markers as
				directed by the Division of Law Enforcement within such boating restricted
				area.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68D - Vessel Registration and Boating Safety › Chapter 68D-24 - BOATING RESTRICTED AREAS › Section 68D-24.021 - Ochlockonee River Boating Restricted Areas

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
For the purpose of providing for public safety, the following
				  boating restricted areas are established:
(1) A no entry area starting from the
				northeast (Lake Talquin) side of the spillway of the Jackson Bluff Dam, bounded
				by a line running northeast approximately 75 feet to GPS position 30°
				23'28.18'' N 84° 38'55.98'' W, then running southeast approximately 1000
				feet to GPS position 30° 23'20.90'' N 84° 38'48.73'' W, then running
				northeasterly approximately 250 feet to GPS position 30° 23'21.97'' N
				84° 38'46.18'' W, then running southeast approximately 330 feet to GPS
				position 30° 23'19.58'' N 84° 38'43.74'' W, then running southwest,
				following the natural contour of the shoreline, back to the southeastern base
				of the dam.
(2) A shoreline to
				shoreline no entry area from the southwest (Ochlockonee River) side of the
				Jackson Bluff Dam, bounded by a line running southwest approximately 300 feet,
				following the natural contour of the shoreline, to GPS position 30° 23'
				15.25N''/84° 38'49.31W'' then running northwest approximately 550 feet to
				GPS position 30° 23' 19.31N''/84° 38'53.38W'' then running easterly
				approximately 400 feet, following the natural contour of the shoreline, to the
				northwest side of the dam.
(3) The
				boating restricted areas in subsections (1) and (2) are depicted in Drawing A.
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Rulemaking Authority
					 327.04,
					 327.46 FS. Law Implemented
					 327.46
					 FS.
New 2-7-22.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68D - Vessel Registration and Boating Safety › Chapter 68D-24 - BOATING RESTRICTED AREAS › Section 68D-24.108 - Charlotte County Boating Restricted Area

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) For the purpose of regulating the speed
				and operation of vessel traffic on and adjacent to the Intracoastal Waterway in
				Charlotte County, Florida, the following Boating Restricted Areas are
				established:
(a)
1. Cape Haze - A Slow Speed Minimum Wake
				boating restricted area from shoreline to shoreline, in and adjacent to the
				Intracoastal Waterway, from a line drawn east/west across the waterway 4, 982
				feet south east of platted Lot Number 6 within the Cape Haze Subdivision,
				Section 3, Township 42S, Range 20E, in Charlotte County, Florida, to a line
				drawn perpendicular to the centerline of the waterway 2, 552 feet northwest of
				said Lot, as depicted in drawing A.
2. Gasparilla Island Bridge - A Slow Speed
				Minimum Wake boating restricted area within the right-of-way of the Florida
				Intracoastal Waterway from a line drawn perpendicular to the center line of the
				waterway 300 feet east-southeast of the abandoned CSX railroad bridge to a line
				drawn perpendicular to the center line of the waterway 300 feet west-northwest
				of the center fender system of the Gasparilla Island Causeway Bridge, as
				depicted in drawing B.
3. Tom Adams
				Bridge - A Slow Speed Minimum Wake boating restricted area on all waters in and
				adjacent to the Florida Intracoastal Waterway, from shoreline to shoreline,
				bounded on the northwest by a line drawn parallel to the center line of the Tom
				Adams Bridge 300 feet northwest of the centerline of said bridge, bounded on
				the southwest by the shoreline and by a line drawn perpendicular to the
				centerline of said bridge running from the southwest terminus of the bridge
				northwest until it intersects with the northwest boundary line (26° 56'
				00"N, 82° 21" 19'W), bounded on the southeast by a line drawn parallel to
				the center line of said bridge 300 feet southeast of the centerline of said
				bridge, and bounded on the east and northeast by the shoreline, as depicted in
				drawing C.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68D - Vessel Registration and Boating Safety › Chapter 68D-24 - BOATING RESTRICTED AREAS › Section 68D-24.109 - Withlacoochee River Boating Restricted Areas

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
For the purpose of regulating the speed and operation of
				  vessel traffic during flood conditions on the Withlacoochee River within
				  Citrus, Hernando, Marion, and Sumter Counties, the following Boating Restricted
				  Areas are established, which shall include all associated and navigable
				  tributaries, creeks, coves bends, and backwaters unless otherwise designated or
				  excluded:
(1) Idle Speed No Wake and
				River Closure Restrictions.
(a) Big Flat Rock
				to Camp Izzard Boat Ramp.
1. All waters of the
				Withlacoochee River, from the Big Flat Rock (29 00.920N, 82 24.658W) south to
				Camp Izzard Boat Ramp (29 0.036N, 82 22.030W). This Idle Speed No Wake
				restriction shall be active and enforceable only when the water level of the
				river is measured at the USGS Holder gauge (02313000) at 7.0' or higher and
				will remain in effect until the river recedes below 7.0'.
2. When the river is measured at the USGS
				Holder gauge (02313000) at 10.0' or higher, this area will be closed to all
				vessel traffic except emergency, law enforcement, firefighting, or rescue
				vessels owned or operated by a governmental entity, as depicted in Drawing A.
				As river levels recede below 10.0', the river will reopen to all vessel traffic
				at Idle Speed No Wake.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68D - Vessel Registration and Boating Safety › Chapter 68D-24 - BOATING RESTRICTED AREAS › Section 68D-24.117 - Escambia County Boating Restricted Area

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) For the purpose of regulating the speed
				and operation of vessel traffic on and adjacent to the Florida Intracoastal
				Waterway within Escambia County, the following Boating Restricted Area is
				established: Florida Intracoastal Waterway between a line drawn perpendicular
				to the centerline of State Road 292 (Perdido Key Bridge) 5, 500' feet west
				(30° 18' 43''/87° 26' 33'') of the Perdido Key Bridge (SR 292) and a
				line drawn perpendicular to the centerline of State Road 292 (Perdido Key
				Bridge) 3, 500 feet east (30° 18' 06''/87° 25' 00''), including the
				waters adjacent to the Florida Intracoastal Waterway north and south to the
				mean high water mark as depicted in drawing A.
(2) Escambia County is authorized to install
				and maintain appropriate regulatory markers as directed by the Division of Law
				Enforcement within the boating restricted area and shall install and maintain
				"Idle Speed No Wake" and "Resume Normal Safe Operation" markers at the east and
				western boundaries of the boating restricted area.
(3) The boating restricted area is depicted
				in the following drawing:
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Rulemaking Authority
					 327.04,
					 327.46 FS. Law Implemented
					 327.46
					 FS.
New 9-30-97, Formerly
					 62N-24.117.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68D - Vessel Registration and Boating Safety › Chapter 68D-24 - BOATING RESTRICTED AREAS › Section 68D-24.118 - Flagler County Boating Restricted Area

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) For the purpose of regulating speed and
				operation of vessel traffic on the Florida Intracoastal Waterway in Flagler
				County the following boating restricted area is established:
(a) SR 100 Bridge - A Slow Speed Minimum Wake
				boating restricted area shoreline to shoreline, in and adjacent to the Florida
				Intracoastal Waterway, from 500' feet south of the centerline of the SR 100
				Bridge to 1, 200' feet north of the centerline of the SR 100 Bridge, as
				depicted in Drawing A.
(b) The City
				of Flagler Beach is authorized to install and maintain appropriate regulatory
				markers as directed by the Division of Law Enforcement within the boating
				restricted area. The City of Flagler Beach may enter into agreements with
				public or private organizations or individuals to effect this
				purpose.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68D - Vessel Registration and Boating Safety › Chapter 68D-24 - BOATING RESTRICTED AREAS › Section 68D-24.136 - Lee County Boating Restricted Area

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1)
				For the purpose of regulating the speed and operation of vessel traffic on and
				adjacent to the Florida Intracoastal Waterway within Lee County, the following
				Boating Restricted Area is established: Caloosahatchee River at the Alva Bridge
				- All waters of the Florida Intracoastal Waterway, shoreline to shoreline, west
				from the centerline of the Alva Bridge (SR 78) to 300' feet west of the most
				western boundary of the fuel facility property (26 42' 50.9"/81 36' 42.1") and
				an informational marker will be located 300' feet west (26 42' 46.2''/81 36'
				43.8") of the regulatory marker and east from the centerline of the Alva Bridge
				(SR 78) to 300' feet east (26 42' 49"/81 36' 17") of the most eastern boundary
				of the Alva Public Boat Ramp and an informational marker will be located 2450'
				feet east (26 42' 50"/81 35' 53.3") of the most eastern boundary of the Alva
				Boat Ramp, as depicted in drawing A.
(2) Lee County is authorized to install and
				maintain appropriate regulatory markers as directed by the Division of Law
				Enforcement within the boating restricted area and shall install and maintain
				Idle Speed No Wake and "Resume Normal Safe Operation" markers at the east and
				western boundaries of the boating restricted area.
(3) The boating restricted area is depicted
				in the following drawing:
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Rulemaking Authority
					 327.04,
					 327.46 FS. Law Implemented
					 327.46
					 FS.
New 11-25-96, Formerly
					 62N-24.136.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68D - Vessel Registration and Boating Safety › Chapter 68D-24 - BOATING RESTRICTED AREAS › Section 68D-24.144 - Monroe County Boating Restricted Areas

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) For the purpose of regulating the
				anchoring of vessels in and adjacent to the Newfound Harbor Channel (also known
				as Pine Channel) within Monroe County, the following boating restricted area is
				established:
Newfound Harbor Channel (Pine Channel) - Anchoring of all
				  sailboats and other vessels with masts is prohibited in Newfound Harbor Channel
				  (Pine Channel), shoreline to shoreline, between Big Pine Key and Little Torch
				  Key, from the centerline of US Highway 1 south to a line drawn from the
				  southernmost point on Little Torch Key to the southernmost point on Big Pine
				  Key (a distance approximately 6, 000' feet south of the centerline of US
				  Highway 1), as depicted in Drawing A. If the overhead power lines are removed,
				  the zone established in this paragraph shall no longer be in force or
				  effect.
(2) For the purpose
				of regulating the speed and operation of vessel traffic on the Florida
				Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) in Monroe County, the following boating restricted
				area is established:
Jewfish Creek: A Slow Speed Minimum Wake boating restricted
				  area in and adjacent to the ICW, bounded on the north by a line drawn
				  perpendicular to the centerline of the ICW 300' feet north of the north end of
				  the Jewfish Creek (US Highway 1) Bridge fender system to a line drawn
				  perpendicular to the centerline of the ICW 800' feet south of the south end of
				  the Jewfish Creek (US Highway 1) Bridge fender system, as depicted in Drawing
				  B.
(3) The boating
				restricted areas are depicted on the following maps:
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Rulemaking Authority
					 327.04,
					 327.46 FS. Law Implemented
					 327.46
					 FS.
New 1-10-07, Amended
					 8-7-12.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68D - Vessel Registration and Boating Safety › Chapter 68D-24 - BOATING RESTRICTED AREAS › Section 68D-24.146 - Okaloosa County Boating Restricted Area

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
For the purpose of regulating the speed and operation of
				  vessel traffic on the Florida Intracoastal Waterway within Okaloosa County,
				  Florida, the following boating restricted area is established:
(1) Slow Speed Minimum Wake Zone.
(a) Brooks Bridge - A Slow Speed Minimum Wake
				zone, shoreline to shoreline, in and adjacent to the Florida Intracoastal
				Waterway approximately 2, 000' feet west from of the centerline of the Brooks
				Bridge to GPS position 30° 24' 03''/86° 36' 25W", and approximately 3,
				400 feet east from the centerline of the Brooks Bridge to GPS position 30°
				24' 06N''/86° 35' 22W" in Okaloosa County, as depicted in Drawing
				A.
(b) Okaloosa County is
				authorized to install and maintain appropriate regulatory markers as directed
				by the Division of Law Enforcement within the boating restricted
				area.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68D - Vessel Registration and Boating Safety › Chapter 68D-24 - BOATING RESTRICTED AREAS › Section 68D-24.164 - Volusia County Boating Restricted Areas

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) For the purpose of regulating the speed
				and operation of vessel traffic on the Florida Intracoastal Waterway (ICW)
				bordering eastern Volusia County, including the Indian River and the Halifax
				River, the following Boating Restricted Areas are established:
(a)
1.
				Ormond Beach: A Slow Speed Minimum Wake boating restricted area from shoreline
				to shoreline, bounded on the north by a line drawn perpendicular to the
				centerline of the ICW 300 feet north of the north end of the Highbridge Road
				Bridge fender system to a line drawn perpendicular to the centerline of the ICW
				300 feet south of the centerline of the Highbridge Road Boat Ramp, as depicted
				in drawing A.
2. Daytona Beach: An
				Idle Speed No Wake boating restricted area from the western shoreline to the
				eastern limit of the right-of-way of the ICW from a line drawn perpendicular to
				the centerline of the ICW 200 feet north of the Main Street Bridge to a line
				which is 600' feet northerly of and parallel to the centerline of northern span
				of the Seabreeze Bridge (S. R. 430), as depicted in drawing B.
3. New Smyrna Beach: An Idle Speed No Wake
				boating restricted area in and adjacent to the ICW, bounded on the north and
				west by the western shoreline of the Indian River North, bounded on the south
				by the northern shoreline of Chicken Island and a line drawn due west from the
				western end of Chicken Island, and bounded on the east by a line drawn due
				north from the eastern end of Chicken Island, as depicted in drawing
				C.
4. Edgewater: An Idle Speed No
				Wake boating restricted area from the western shoreline to the eastern limit of
				the right-of-way of the ICW from a line drawn perpendicular to the centerline
				of the ICW 300' feet north of the Kennedy Park boat ramp to a line drawn
				perpendicular to the centerline of the ICW 500 feet south of the Menard May
				Park boat ramp, as depicted in drawing D.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68D - Vessel Registration and Boating Safety › Chapter 68D-24 - BOATING RESTRICTED AREAS › Section 68D-24.165 - Collier County Boating Restricted Areas.

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
For the purpose of regulating the speed and operation of
				  vessel traffic in Little Hickory Bay in Collier County, Florida, the following
				  boating restricted area is created:
(1) Slow Speed, Minimum Wake Zone, from
				shoreline to shoreline within the mangrove islands, which lie approximately 2
				miles north of Wiggins Pass inlet, beginning at point "A" at Latitude 26
				degrees 18 minutes 52.10 seconds North, Longitude 81 degrees 50 minutes 9.57
				seconds West; thence proceed in a northerly direction for a distance of 1,500
				feet, more or less, to a point designated as "B" at Latitude 26 degrees 19
				minutes 06.45 seconds North, Longitude 81 degrees 50 minutes 03.18 seconds
				West; including the waterway intersection originating near channel marker
				number 15, thence proceeding easterly and northeasterly for a distance of 1,100
				feet, more or less, to a point designated as "C" at Latitude 26 degrees 19
				minutes 01.08 seconds North, Longitude 81 degrees 49 minutes 53.73 seconds
				West, as depicted in drawing A.
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Rulemaking Authority
					 327.04,
					 327.46 FS. Law Implemented
					 327.46
					 FS.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68D - Vessel Registration and Boating Safety › Chapter 68D-34 - LIVERY REGULATIONS › Section 68D-34.002 - Livery Pre-Rental and Pre-Ride Instruction Requirements

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Any livery offering vessels for lease or
				rent must ensure that all individuals who rent or lease a vessel, as well as
				each potential operator of a rented or leased vessel, have received pre-rental
				and pre-ride instruction in the following topics prior to operation:
(a) Operator responsibility, including
				ethics, courtesy and good judgment on the water.
1. Avoiding careless, reckless, and negligent
				operation of vessels.
2. The
				effects of alcohol, controlled substances, and stressors.
3. The responsibility of the vessel operator
				for the safe and proper operation of the vessel.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68D - Vessel Registration and Boating Safety › Chapter 68D-34 - LIVERY REGULATIONS › Section 68D-34.004 - Boating Safety Information to be Displayed at Livery Facilities

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) As provided in Section
				327.54(3)(f),
				F.S., a livery must display the boating safety information forms provided in
				this rule, as applicable, in a place visible to the renting public. Each such
				applicable boating safety information form shall be displayed in a size no
				smaller than 187 square inches.
(a) Any livery
				offering motorboats, other than personal watercraft, jet boats or houseboats,
				for lease or rent must display the Motorboat Rental Safety Poster, form
				FWCDLE_315 (11/2022), which is hereby incorporated by reference and available
				at
https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-15111
.
(b) Any livery offering houseboats for lease
				or rent must display the Houseboat Rental Safety Poster, form FWCDLE_316
				(11/2022), which is hereby incorporated by reference and available at
https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-15107
.
(c) Any livery offering personal watercraft
				and/or jet boats for lease or rent must display the Personal Watercraft/Jet
				Boat Rental Safety Poster, form FWCDLE_314 (11/2022), which is hereby
				incorporated by reference and available at
https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-15108
.
(d) Any livery offering sailboats for lease
				or rent must display the Sailboat Rental Safety Poster, form FWCDLE_317
				(11/2022), which is hereby incorporated by reference and available at
https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-15109
.
(e) Any livery offering paddlecraft or other
				human-powered vessels for lease or rent must display the Paddlecraft Rental
				Safety Poster, form FWCDLE_318 (11/2022), which is hereby incorporated by
				reference and available at
https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-15110
.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68D - Vessel Registration and Boating Safety › Chapter 68D-34 - LIVERY REGULATIONS › Section 68D-34.006 - Livery Permits

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Requests for
				issuance of a livery permit, as provided in Section
				327.54, F.S., shall be submitted
				to the Commission via email to liverypermit@myfwc.com or to Fish and Wildlife
				Conservation Commission, Boating and Waterways Section/Livery Permit, 620 South
				Meridian Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399. A livery permit shall be issued
				when such requests include all of the following:
(a) A copy of the Florida Livery Permit
				Checklist, form FWCDLE_311 (10/2023), which is hereby incorporated by reference
				and which is available at
https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-16298
.
(b) A list of all vessels offered by the
				livery for lease or rent.
(c) A
				copy of a valid insurance policy for the livery meeting the requirements of
				Section 327.54, F.S. For convenience,
				liveries providing optional insurance coverage to renters may utilize the
				Livery Insurance Coverage Option for Renter form FWCDLE 319 (10/2023), which is
				hereby incorporated by reference and is available at
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-16296
.
(d) A copy of the Livery Permit
				Certification, form FWCDLE_312 (10/2023), which is available at
https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-16299
,
				and which is hereby incorporated by reference. This form must be signed by the
				livery or by the official agent of the livery with authority to bind the
				livery.
(e) If the livery permit is
				to be issued to a corporation, limited liability company, or partnership, a
				copy of the business documents establishing the livery as such. If the livery
				is to be issued to an individual, a copy of the individual's government issued
				photo identification.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68D - Vessel Registration and Boating Safety › Chapter 68D-35 - VESSEL REGISTRATION AND BOATING SAFETY › Section 68D-35.001 - Airboat Operator Course

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Pursuant to
				section 327.391 F.S., all Airboat
				Operator Courses developed for the purposes of training airboat operators
				carrying passengers for hire must be approved by the Florida Fish and Wildlife
				Conservation Commission. This chapter establishes the minimum standards for
				airboat for hire operator courses, course providers, course instructors and
				state specific course content.
(2)
				Each Airboat Operator Course Provider;
(a)
				Shall require its instructors to demonstrate knowledge of boating safety and
				the current laws and regulations pertaining to the operation of airboats, as
				well as teaching skills in the area of boating safety, and shall ensure that
				all instructors meet the qualifications set forth in subsection (2 and
				3).
(b) Is responsible for
				maintaining an ongoing quality control program for their course. Providers
				shall periodically update or recertify their instructors. Quality of
				instruction will be assured through this means with each provider auditing its
				own program.
(c) Shall maintain
				books, records, and documents directly pertinent to the performance and
				successful completion of an approved Airboat Operators Course in accordance
				with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied. Such
				records shall be available for inspection and audit purposes for no less than
				five (5) years following course approval.
(d) Shall confirm that students have proof of
				successful completion of:
1. A boater safety
				course approved by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators
				and this Commission or a captain's license issued by the United States Coast
				Guard; and
2. A Cardiopulmonary
				Resuscitation course; and
3. A
				First Aid Course.
(e)
				Shall supply to an examinee who has received a passing score on the examination
				and passed the on the water practical evaluations, either an electronic or
				printable certificate that contains the below information:
1. Certificates must include the name of the
				Provider; date of issue; the student's first name, middle initial, last name,
				date of birth, current mailing address; the passing score on the examination,
				including the date of the successful completion, and the primary instructor for
				the classroom and on the water training.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68D - Vessel Registration and Boating Safety › Chapter 68D-36 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR MANDATORY BOATING SAFETY COURSES › Section 68D-36.101 - Purpose

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
The purpose of this chapter is to state the standards for
				  boating safety courses, indicate the procedure for providing proof of
				  successful course completion, establish requirements for violators, provide
				  training requirements for personal watercraft rentals, and list specific
				  Florida Boater Education Temporary Certificate Program contract
				  provisions.
Rulemaking Authority
					 327.04,
					 327.39,
					 327.395,
					 327.54,
					 327.731 FS. Law Implemented
					 327.39,
					 327.395,
					 327.54,
					 327.731
					 FS.
New 6-9-05.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68D - Vessel Registration and Boating Safety › Chapter 68D-36 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR MANDATORY BOATING SAFETY COURSES › Section 68D-36.102 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions
				  shall apply:
(1) "Person" means an
				individual, partnership, firm, corporation, association, joint venture,
				syndicate, or any other entity, group, or combination.
(2) "Photographic identification" means a
				form of identification which includes the following for the individual to whom
				it is issued:
(a) The individual's full
				name.
(b) The individual's current
				street address including: the house or lot number; the street name or number;
				the apartment or unit number if applicable; the city, state and zip code if
				within the United States; the city, state or province, postal code if
				applicable, and the country if not within the United States.
(c) The individual's date of birth.
(d) A photograph not more than six years old
				of the face of the individual.
(e)
				The name of the governmental agency, employer, school, training facility, or
				person that prepared or issued the identification.
Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68D - Vessel Registration and Boating Safety › Chapter 68D-36 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR MANDATORY BOATING SAFETY COURSES › Section 68D-36.102 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions
				  shall apply:
(1) "Photographic
				identification" for purposes of this chapter, means a form of identification
				issued by a governmental agency, employer, training facility, or educational
				institution which includes the following for the individual to whom it is
				issued:
(a) The individual's full
				name.
(b) The individual's current
				street address including: the house or lot number; the street name or number;
				the apartment or unit number if applicable; the city, state and zip code if
				within the United States; the city, state or province, postal code if
				applicable, and the country if not within the United States.
(c) The individual's date of birth.
(d) A photograph not more than six years old
				of the face of the individual.
(e)
				The name of the governmental agency, employer, educational institution, or
				training facility that issued the identification.