Items of interest to reptile keepers include changes to Prohibited Species caging, Reef gecko listing/ban, and changes to the FWC online permitting system.
Once again, Public Comment on Items Not on the Agenda has been cancelled.
Items of Interest: Proposed Final Rule – Nonnative Prohibited Reptiles. Staff will present proposed changes to rules related to nonnative Prohibited reptiles. The proposed rules would provide alternative ways to construct outdoor enclosures for green iguanas used for exhibition or research, and for wild-caught green iguanas collected for sales. These changes would allow the use of dig barriers or closed-mesh wire for walls and floors to provide permittees with feasible and secure caging alternatives to current regulations. The proposed changes would also clarify requirements for transport of Prohibited reptiles, emergency preparedness plans, and develops rules related to collection and transport of wild-caught green iguanas.
Proposed Final Rule – Florida Reef Gecko Listing and Guidelines. Staff will seek approval to add the Florida reef gecko to the Florida Endangered and Threatened Species List. The final step of the state listing process requires Commission approval of a Species Action Plan, the updates to the Imperiled Species Management Plan to incorporate the gecko and the Species Conservation Measures and Permitting Guidelines, which would be incorporated into rule.
Consent Agenda (no public comment) Proposed Final Rule – Updates to References to the FWC Permit System. Staff seek approval to update references and links to the FWC Permit System that are currently in multiple places in rule, and to re-incorporate updated forms that also have links. This existing system is being replaced, and current links will become obsolete. The FWC Permit system is the online portal for issuing permits for gopher tortoises, marine turtles, migratory birds, scientific collecting for Threatened and Endangered species, and aquatic plant control.
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Items of interest to reptile keepers include changes to Prohibited Species caging, Reef gecko listing/ban, and changes to the FWC online permitting system.
Once again, Public Comment on Items Not on the Agenda has been cancelled.
Items of Interest:
Proposed Final Rule – Nonnative Prohibited Reptiles. Staff will present proposed changes to rules related to nonnative Prohibited reptiles. The proposed rules would provide alternative ways to construct outdoor enclosures for green iguanas used for exhibition or research, and for wild-caught green iguanas collected for sales. These changes would allow the use of dig barriers or closed-mesh wire for walls and floors to provide permittees with feasible and secure caging alternatives to current regulations. The proposed changes would also clarify requirements for transport of Prohibited reptiles, emergency preparedness plans, and develops rules related to collection and transport of wild-caught green iguanas.
Proposed Final Rule – Florida Reef Gecko Listing and Guidelines. Staff will seek approval to add the Florida reef gecko to the Florida Endangered and Threatened Species List. The final step of the state listing process requires Commission approval of a Species Action Plan, the updates to the Imperiled Species Management Plan to incorporate the gecko and the Species Conservation Measures and Permitting Guidelines, which would be incorporated into rule.
Consent Agenda (no public comment)
Proposed Final Rule – Updates to References to the FWC Permit System. Staff seek approval to update references and links to the FWC Permit System that are currently in multiple places in rule, and to re-incorporate updated forms that also have links. This existing system is being replaced, and current links will become obsolete. The FWC Permit system is the online portal for issuing permits for gopher tortoises, marine turtles, migratory birds, scientific collecting for Threatened and Endangered species, and aquatic plant control.
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