Florida Administrative Code
62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
62B - Beaches and Coastal Systems
Chapter 62B-55 - MODEL LIGHTING ORDINANCE FOR MARINE TURTLE PROTECTION
Section 62B-55.002 - Definitions
Current through Reg. 50, No. 187; September 24, 2024
(1) "Artificial light" or "artificial lighting" means the light emanating from any human-made device.
(2) "Beach" means the zone of unconsolidated material that extends landward from the mean low water line to the place where there is a marked change in material or physiographic form, or to the line of permanent vegetation, usually the effective limit of storm waves.
(3) "Local government" means any county listed in Rule 62B-55.003, F.A.C., and any municipality, community development district, or special taxing district within those counties.
(4) "Marine turtle" is any turtle, including all life stages from egg to adult, of the species Caretta caretta (loggerhead), Chelonia mydas (green), Dermochelys coriacea (leatherback), Eretmochelys imbricata (hawksbill), and Lepidochelys kempi (Kemp's ridley). For purposes of this rule, marine turtle is synonymous with sea turtle.
Rulemaking Authority 161.163 FS. Law Implemented 161.163 FS.
New 3-30-93, Formerly 16B-55.002, Amended 12-15-20.
