Florida: Wildlife

August 2009
Volume
39
Issue
23
The Southwest Florida Management District will hold a public hearing on proposed amendments to Fla. Admin. Code Ann rr. 40E-4.021, Definitions, and 40E-4.091, Publications, Rules, and Interagency Agreements Incorporated by Reference. The amendments reflect that the bald eagle is no longer classified by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) as a threatened species under its imperiled species regulations; continue to provide to the bald eagle (which is still protected under the federal Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act) protections afforded by the district's rules to wildlife species as classified by FWC as endangered, threatened, or species of special concern; and update rule references to listed wildlife and plants in the definitions of "listed species," "endangered species," and "threatened species." The hearing will be September 10, 2009. https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/View_notice.asp?id=6483497.