Florida Administrative Code
68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
68A - Freshwater Fish and Wildlife
Chapter 68A-6 - CAPTIVE WILDLIFE
Section 68A-6.0129 - Standard Caging Requirements for Bats
Universal Citation: FL Admin Code R 68A-6.0129
Current through Reg. 50, No. 187; September 24, 2024
(1) Bats with a wingspread from 2-6 feet.
(a) For up to 6 animals, an enclosure 21 feet
by 21 feet, 6 feet high. Each enclosure shall be designed to encourage
uninterrupted flight by incorporating a center structure to impede cross
flights. The available flight area shall be no less than 1.5 times the
wingspread of the largest bat in the enclosure. The center structure may
incorporate nest boxes, feeding stations, trees, resting shelves, perches,
columns, etc. For each additional animal, increase the enclosure size by 15
percent of the original floor area.
(b) Each cage shall have perching areas and
nest box(es) that shall accommodate all animals in the enclosure
simultaneously. Each cage shall have climbing apparatus.
(2) Bats with a wingspread less than 2 feet.
(a) The enclosure shall be large enough to
permit aerial maneuvering within the enclosure.
(b) Each cage shall have perching areas and
nest box(es) that shall accommodate all animals in the enclosure
simultaneously. Each cage shall have climbing
apparatus.
Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const.
New 9-30-19.
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