Florida Administrative Code
68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
68A - Freshwater Fish and Wildlife
Chapter 68A-16 - RULES RELATING TO BIRDS
Section 68A-16.003 - Non-Listed Migratory Birds, Nests, and Eggs
Current through Reg. 50, No. 187; September 24, 2024
For birds identified by the United States Departments of Interior or Commerce in 50 C.F.R. §10.13, List of Migratory Birds (effective 09/2016, which is hereby incorporated by reference at https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07922), and not listed in Chapter 68A-27 or Rule 68A-16.002, F.A.C., the following apply:
(1) Take of birds, nests, and eggs is prohibited pursuant to Rule 68A-4.001, F.A.C., without a permit or authorization, except as authorized in Commission-approved guidelines. The following Species Conservation Measures and Permitting Guidelines from the Commission are hereby incorporated by reference and can be found online at the following links:
(2) The possession, sale, purchase, barter, transport, import, export, or collection of an inactive or active nest (meaning a nest containing eggs or flightless young) or parts thereof are prohibited by the Commission without appropriate Federal authorization.
(3) Notwithstanding the prohibitions in subsection (2), onsite destruction of an inactive nest (meaning a nest that does not contain eggs or flightless young) or parts thereof is permitted by the Commission but may require Federal authorization.
Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const.
New 3-2-17, Amended 6-25-19, 2-17-20.
