Florida Administrative Code
68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
68C - Manatees
Chapter 68C-22 - THE FLORIDA MANATEE SANCTUARY ACT
Section 68C-22.011 - Citrus and Associated County (Parts of Levy and Hernando) Zones
Universal Citation: FL Admin Code R 68C-22.011
Current through Reg. 50, No. 187; September 24, 2024
(1) For the purpose of protecting manatees and manatee habitat in Citrus County and within closely associated portions of Levy and Hernando counties, the following year-round and seasonal zones are established, which shall include all associated and navigable tributaries, lakes, creeks, coves, bends, backwaters, canals, channels, and boat basins, unless otherwise designated or excluded: (Seasonal limits, if they apply, are specified within each zone classification.)
(a) Caution Zone (Year-round)/25 MPH Maximum
Speed - Withlacoochee River: That part of the Withlacoochee River easterly of a
line which bears South 00° 00' 00" West (True) running through Green
Channel Marker "37" (latitude 29° 00' 04" North, longitude 82° 46' 11"
West) and westerly of a line which bears approximately South 00° 00' 00"
East (True) from a point on the northerly shoreline of the Withlacoochee River
(approximate latitude 29° 00' 05" North, approximate longitude 82° 45'
22" West).
(b) Slow Speed Zone
(Year-round) -
1. Withlacoochee River: That
part of the Withlacoochee River northeasterly of a line which bears South
38° 00' 00" East (True) from the intersection of the northwesterly
shoreline of the Withlacoochee River with the westerly shoreline of the
Cormorant/Egret Canal (approximate latitude 29° 01' 05" North, approximate
longitude 82° 43' 37" West) and northwesterly of the general contour of the
southerly shoreline of the Bypass Channel on the northerly side of the Cross
Florida Barge Canal in the Northeast Quarter of Section 12, Township 17 South,
Range 16 East, including that portion of the Bypass Channel westerly of the
spillway.
2. Homosassa River Area:
a. All waters outside the main marked channel
of the Homosassa River northerly of a line which bears North 90° 00' 00"
East (True) from the easternmost tip of an unnamed island southerly of Shell
Island (approximate latitude 28° 46' 02" North, approximate longitude
82° 41' 18" West) passing through the southernmost shoreline of a small
unnamed island to the westerly shoreline of a large unnamed island (approximate
latitude 28° 46' 02" North, approximate longitude 82° 41' 03" West),
northeasterly of a line which bears South 10° 00' 00" East (True) from a
point on the southern shoreline of Shell Island (approximate latitude 28°
46' 07" North, approximate longitude 82° 41' 24" West) passing through the
easternmost shoreline of a small unnamed mangrove island to the unnamed island
south of Shell Island (approximate latitude 28° 46' 03" North, approximate
longitude 82° 41' 23" West), southeasterly of a line which bears North
35° 00' 00" East (True) from the easternmost point of Shell Island
(approximate latitude 28° 46' 07" North, approximate longitude 82° 41'
22" West) to a point on the southeasterly shoreline of a peninsula of the
unnamed island north of Shell Island (approximate latitude 28° 46' 03"
North, approximate longitude 82° 41' 17" West), southerly of a line which
bears South 90° 00' 00" West (True) from a point on the southwesterly
shoreline of an unnamed island southerly of False Channel (approximate latitude
28° 46' 23" North, approximate longitude 82° 40' 55" West) to the
easterly shoreline of an unnamed island (approximate latitude 28° 46' 23"
North, approximate longitude 82° 40' 59" West), southeasterly of a line
which bears North 25° 00' 00" East (True) from the northeasternmost tip of
a peninsula of the unnamed island southerly of False Channel (approximate
latitude 28° 46' 31" North, approximate longitude 82° 40' 38" West) to
the southernmost shoreline of a peninsula northerly of False Channel
(approximate latitude 28° 46' 37" North, approximate longitude 82° 40'
36" West), southerly of a line which bears South 90° 00' 00" West (True)
from a point on the easterly shoreline of the Salt River near the northerly
line of Section 36, Township 19 South, Range 16 East (approximate latitude
28° 47' 20" North, approximate longitude 82° 38' 26" West) to the
westerly shoreline of Salt River, westerly of a line which bears South 12°
00' 00" West from the southernmost tip of the shoreline of Lashley Point
(approximate latitude 28° 47' 08" North, approximate longitude 82° 38'
08" West) to the southerly shoreline of the Homosassa River, and northerly of a
line which bears South 90° 00' 00" West from the northernmost tip of a
peninsula on the easterly shore of Petty Creek (approximate latitude 28°
46' 42" North, approximate longitude 82° 38' 45" West) to the westerly
shoreline of Petty Creek, except as otherwise designated in paragraph
68C-22.011(1)(l),
F.A.C.; and,
b. That part of the
Homosassa River and Halls River easterly of a line which bears North 00°
00' 00" East (True) running through the northernmost tip of the westernmost
shoreline of a canal serving the Trade Winds Marina (approximate latitude
28° 47' 37" North, approximate longitude 82° 36' 22" West), westerly of
the easterly line of Section 29, Township 19 South, Range 17 East, and
southerly of a line being the easterly extension of the northerly shoreline of
the Nature's Resort Canal from a point on the northerly shoreline of said canal
(approximate latitude 28° 48' 12" North, approximate longitude 82° 36'
25" West).
3. Crystal
River Area - Waters of Crystal River as follows:
a. That part of Crystal River easterly of a
line which bears North 00° 00' 00" East (True) running through the
daybeacon north of Shell Island (latitude 28° 55' 34" North, longitude
82° 41' 38" West), northwesterly of a line which bears North 45° 00'
00" East (True) running through the daybeacon northeasterly of Shell Island
(latitude 28° 55' 32" North, longitude 82° 41' 26" West), northerly of
the northerly shoreline of Shell Island and southerly of the unnamed island
northerly of Shell Island and a line which bears North 27° 00' 00" West
(True) running through the aforementioned daybeacon northeasterly of Shell
Island (latitude 28° 55' 32" North, longitude 82° 41' 26" West);
and,
b. That part of Crystal River
easterly of a line which bears North 00° 00' 00" East (True) running
through a point approximately 300 feet easterly of the centerline of the trail
leading to "The Rocks" on the northerly side of the river (longitude 82°
38' 26" West), westerly of a line which bears North 00° 00' 00" East (True)
from the centerline of the unimproved dirt road (approximate longitude 82°
38' 18" West) approximately 350 feet westerly of the easterly line of Section
24, Township 18 South, Range 16 East; and that part of Salt River southwesterly
of Crystal River, easterly of a line which bears North 00° 00' 00" East
(True) from a point on the northeasterly shoreline of the unnamed island
northwesterly of Little Coon Gap (approximate latitude 28° 54' 04" North,
approximate longitude 82° 39' 17" West), northeasterly of a line which
bears North 30° 00' 00" West (True) from a point on the westernmost point
of the unnamed island southeasterly of Little Coon Gap (approximate latitude
25° 53' 58" North, approximate longitude 82° 39' 17" West) and
northwesterly of a line which bears North 78° 00' 00" West (True) from the
southernmost point of the peninsula on the southeasterly shoreline of Coon Gap
(approximate latitude 25° 53' 48" North, approximate longitude 82° 39'
02" West).
(c)
Slow Speed Zone (November 15 through April 30)/Maximum 25 MPH Zone (Remainder
of Year) - Florida Power Corporation Effluent Canal Area: All waters of the
Florida Power Corporation Effluent Canal westerly of the eastern terminus of
the effluent canal, and that part of Crystal Bay lying easterly of a line which
bears approximately North 45° 00' 00" East (True) from a point on the
northerly side of a spit of land being the westerly extension of the southerly
shoreline of the effluent canal, said point being located approximately 1, 500
feet easterly of the westerly tip of said spit (approximate latitude 29°
57' 34" North, approximate longitude 82° 44' 22" West) to the southernmost
tip of the unnamed island (approximate latitude 29° 57' 58" North,
approximate longitude 82° 43' 56" West), and southerly of a line which
bears approximately South 75° 00' 00" East (True) from the southernmost tip
of said unnamed island to the southernmost tip of a peninsula (approximate
latitude 29° 57' 54" North, approximate longitude 82° 43' 40"
West).
(d) Slow Speed Zone (March 1
through August 31)/Maximum 25 MPH Zone (Remainder of Year) - Withlacoochee
River Area:
1. That part of the main marked
channel of the Withlacoochee River northeasterly of a line which bears South
53° 00' 00" East (True) running through Green Channel Marker "33" (latitude
28° 59' 51" North, longitude 82° 46' 42" West) and southwesterly of a
line which bears South 00° 00' 00" West (True) running through Green
Channel Marker "37" (latitude 29° 00' 04" North, longitude 82° 46' 11"
West);
2. That part of the
Withlacoochee River northeasterly of a line which bears approximately South
65° 00' 00" East (True) from a point on the northerly shoreline of the
Withlacoochee River (approximate latitude 29° 00' 05" North, approximate
longitude 82° 45' 22" West) and southerly of a line which bears South
38° 00' 00" East (True) from the intersection of the northwesterly
shoreline of the Withlacoochee River with the westerly shoreline of the
Cormorant/Egret Canal (approximate latitude 29° 01' 05" North, approximate
longitude 82° 43' 37" West);
3.
That part of the Withlacoochee River southeasterly of the general contour of
the southerly shoreline of the Cross Florida Barge Canal and westerly of the
Inglis Lock (at the westerly end of Lake Rousseau); and,
4. That part of Bennetts Creek southerly of
the general contour of the southerly shoreline of the Withlacoochee River and
East Pass northerly of a line which bears approximately South 75° 00' 00"
West (True) from the southernmost tip of a peninsula (approximate latitude
28° 59' 41" North, approximate longitude 82° 44' 48" West) to the
southernmost tip of a peninsula of an unnamed island southwesterly of East Pass
(approximate latitude 28° 59' 37" North, approximate longitude 82° 45'
03" West), northeasterly of a line which bears North 50° 00' 00" West
(True) from the northernmost tip of said unnamed island (approximate latitude
28° 59' 52" North, approximate longitude 82° 45' 17" West) to the
easternmost tip of Chambers Island (approximate latitude 28° 59' 53" North,
approximate longitude 82° 45' 19" West), easterly of a line which bears
South 00° 00' 00" West (True) from a point on the northerly shoreline of
the Withlacoochee River (approximate latitude 29° 00' 05" North,
approximate longitude 82° 45' 22" West), and southwesterly of a line which
bears approximately South 65° 00' 00" East (True) from the aforementioned
point on the northerly shoreline of the Withlacoochee
River.
(e) Slow Speed
Zone (April 1 through August 31)/Maximum 25 MPH Zone (Remainder of Year) -
Chassahowitzka River: That part of the Chassahowitzka River northeasterly of a
line which bears North 35° 00' 00" West (True) from a point on the
northwesterly shoreline of Johns Island (approximate latitude 28° 41' 23"
North, approximate longitude 82° 38' 27" West) to a point on the
easternmost tip of a peninsula of an unnamed island (approximate latitude
28° 41' 37" North, approximate longitude 82° 38' 38" West), southerly
of a line which bears North 90° 00' 00" East (True) from a point on the
northeasternmost tip of a peninsula of an unnamed island (approximate latitude
28° 41' 49" North, approximate longitude 82° 38' 34" West) to the
southerly shoreline of an unnamed island (approximate latitude 28° 41' 49"
North, approximate longitude 82° 38' 31" West), westerly of the easterly
line of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 28, Township 20 South, Range 17 East,
southeasterly of a line which bears South 30° 00' 00" West (True) from the
westernmost tip of a peninsula of an unnamed island on the northerly shore of
Pumpkin Creek (approximate latitude 28° 41' 57" North, approximate
longitude 82° 38' 18" West) to a point on the northeasterly shoreline of an
unnamed island on the southerly shore of Pumpkin Creek (latitude 28° 41'
53" North, longitude 82° 38' 22" West), southeasterly of a line which bears
North 40° 00' 00" East (True) from a point on the northeasterly shoreline
of an unnamed island on the southerly shore of Gator Creek (approximate
latitude 28° 42' 16" North, approximate longitude 82° 37' 28" West) to
a point on the southwesterly shoreline of an unnamed island on the northerly
shore of Gator Creek (approximate latitude 28° 42' 19" North, approximate
longitude 82° 37' 24" West), southeasterly of a line which bears North
35° 00' 00" East (True) from a point on the northeasterly shoreline of an
unnamed island on the southwesterly shore of Little Gator Creek (approximate
latitude 28° 42' 20" North, approximate longitude 82° 37' 18" West) to
a point on the southwesterly shoreline of an unnamed island on the
northeasterly shore of Little Gator Creek (approximate latitude 28° 42' 22"
North, approximate longitude 82° 37' 17" West), easterly of a line which
bears North 00° 00' 00" East (True) running through the easternmost tip of
an unnamed island (approximate latitude 28° 42' 51" North, approximate
longitude 82° 36' 57" West), southeasterly of a line which bears North
35° 00' 00" East (True) from a point on the southwesterly shoreline of
Stevenson Creek (approximate latitude 28° 43' 06" North, approximate
longitude 82° 36' 55" West) to a point on the northeasterly shoreline of
Stevenson Creek (approximate latitude 28° 43' 17" North, approximate
longitude 82° 36' 54" West), northwesterly of a line which bears North
35° 00' 00" East (True) from a point on the southwesterly shoreline of May
Creek (approximate latitude 28° 41' 31" North, approximate longitude
82° 38' 07" West) to a point on the northeasterly shoreline of May Creek
(approximate latitude 28° 41' 33" North, approximate longitude 82° 38'
05" West), northwesterly of a line which bears North 60° 00' 00" East
(True) from a point on the southwesterly shoreline of Ryle Creek (approximate
latitude 28° 42' 07" North, approximate longitude 82° 37' 08" West) to
a point on the northeasterly shoreline of Ryle Creek (approximate latitude
28° 42' 08" North, approximate longitude 82° 37' 07" West),
northwesterly of a line which bears North 45° 00' 00" East (True) from the
northernmost tip of the westerly shoreline of Crawford Creek (approximate
latitude 28° 42' 17" North, approximate longitude 82° 36' 54" West) to
a point on the northernmost tip of the easterly shoreline of Crawford Creek
(approximate latitude 28° 42' 18" North, approximate longitude 82° 36'
52" West), and westerly of a line which bears North 00° 00' 00" East (True)
from a point on the southerly shoreline of Johnson Creek (approximate latitude
28° 42' 42" North, approximate longitude 82° 36' 37" West) to a point
on the northerly shoreline of Johnson Creek (approximate latitude 28° 42'
43" North, approximate longitude 82° 36' 37" West).
(f) Slow Speed Zone (September 1 through
April 30) - Kings Bay: That part of Kings Bay southeasterly of a line which
bears North 53° 00' 00" East (True) from the northeasternmost point of an
island on the southwesterly shore of Crystal River (approximate latitude
28° 53' 32" North, approximate longitude 82° 36' 23" West) to the
southwesternmost point of a peninsula of Magnolia Shores (approximate latitude
28° 53' 38" North, approximate longitude 82° 36' 16" West), northerly
of a line which bears North 67° 00' 00" East (True) from the
northeasternmost tip of a peninsula over which West Auld Road passes on the
southwesterly shore of Kings Bay (approximate latitude 28° 53' 04" North,
approximate longitude 82° 36' 05" West) to the southernmost tip of a point
of land on the northeasterly shoreline of Kings Bay (approximate latitude
28° 53' 13" North, approximate longitude 82° 35' 43" West), and
southwesterly of a line which bears North 35° 00' 00" West (True) from the
northernmost tip of Bonita Isle (approximate latitude 28° 53' 27" North,
approximate longitude 82° 35' 51" West) to a point on the southeasternmost
tip of a peninsula of Magnolia Shores (approximate latitude 28° 53' 38"
North, approximate longitude 82° 36' 01" West), except as otherwise
designated under sub-subparagraph (1)(i)1.d.
(g) Slow Speed Zone (October 1 through April
30)/Maximum 25 MPH Zone (Remainder of Year) -
1. Homosassa River Area: Waters of the
Homosassa River as follows:
a. That part of
the Homosassa River easterly of a line which bears South 12° 00' 00" West
(True) from the southernmost tip of the shoreline of Lashley Point (approximate
latitude 28° 47' 08" North, approximate longitude 82° 38' 08" West) to
the southerly shoreline of the Homosassa River, westerly of a line which bears
North 00° 00' 00" East (True) through a point 100 feet westerly of the
northernmost tip of the western shoreline of Otter Creek (approximate latitude
28° 46' 55" North, approximate longitude 82° 37' 19" West) and that
part of Price Creek southerly of a line which bears North 65° 00' 00" West
(True) running through the southernmost tip of an unnamed island (approximate
latitude 28° 47' 38" North, approximate longitude 82° 38' 04" West)
including the canals and associated waters of the residential development on
the south side of the Homosassa River in Section 31, Township 19 South, Range
17 East; and,
b. That part of the
Homosassa River easterly of a line that bears 142° from a point
(approximate latitude 28° 47' 16'' North, approximate longitude 82° 36'
58'' West) on the northern shoreline of the Homosassa River and westerly of a
line that bears 360° running through the northernmost tip of the western
shoreline of a canal serving the Trade Winds Marina (approximate latitude
28° 47' 38" North, approximate longitude 82° 36' 21" West), including
those waterways south of the river easterly of a line that bears 180° from
a point (approximate latitude 28° 47' 8'' North, approximate longitude
82° 36' 59'' West) on the northern shoreline of the waterway that
intersects the river southeast of Monkey Island (near the western terminus of
West Xanadu Path).
2.
Halls River: That part of Halls River northerly of a line being the easterly
extension of the northerly shoreline of the Nature's Resort Canal from a point
on the northerly shoreline of said canal (approximate latitude 28° 48' 12"
North, approximate longitude 82° 36' 25" West).
(h) Maximum 25 MPH Zone in Central Corridor,
Slow Speed Outside -
1. Crystal River Area:
The Commission will mark a central corridor in the below-described Crystal
River area, which shall be designated a "Maximum 25 MPH Zone" (year-round). All
other waters outside the corridor within the below-described area shall be
designated as Slow Speed.
2. Those
waters of the Crystal River included within this designation are as follows:
a. That part of Crystal River including South
Pass and Little South Pass northeasterly of a line which bears approximately
North 20° 00' 00" West (True) from the westernmost point of the shoreline
of Fort Island (approximate latitude 28° 54' 38" North, approximate
longitude 82° 41' 46" West) to the southernmost point of the shoreline of
Shell Island (approximate latitude 28° 55' 04" North, approximate longitude
82° 41' 57" West), southeasterly of a line which bears North 45° 00'
00" East (True) running through the daybeacon northeasterly of Shell Island
(latitude 28° 55' 32" North, longitude 82° 41' 26" West) and westerly
of a line which bears North 00° 00' 00" East (True) running through a point
approximately 300 feet easterly of the centerline of the trail leading to "The
Rocks" on the northerly side of the river (longitude 82° 38' 26" West);
and,
b. That part of Crystal River
easterly of a line which bears North 00° 00' 00" East (True) from the
centerline of the unimproved dirt road (approximate longitude 82° 38' 18"
West) approximately 350 feet westerly of the easterly line of Section 24,
Township 18 South, Range 16 East and northwesterly of a line which bears North
53° 00' 00" East (True) from the northeasternmost point of an island on the
southwesterly shore of Crystal River (approximate latitude 28° 53' 32"
North, approximate longitude 82° 36' 23'' West) to the southwesternmost
point of a peninsula of Magnolia Shores (approximate latitude 28° 53' 38"
North, approximate longitude 82° 36' 16" West), except those canals and
associated waters otherwise designated under sub-subparagraph
(1)(i)1.a.
(i)
Idle Speed Zone (Year-round) -
1. Crystal
River Area: Waters of the Crystal River and Kings Bay as follows:
a. Those canals and associated waters north
and south of Crystal River easterly of a line which bears North 00° 00' 00"
East (True) from the centerline of the unimproved dirt road (approximate
longitude 82° 38' 18" West) approximately 350 feet westerly of the easterly
line of Section 24, Township 18 South, Range 16 East and westerly of the
centerline of Commanche Street including all waters associated with the Indian
River Canal,
b. That part of Kings
Bay northeasterly of a line which bears North 35° 00' 00" West (True) from
the northernmost tip of Bonita Isle (approximate latitude 28° 53' 27"
North, approximate longitude 82° 35' 51" West) to a point on the
southeasternmost tip of a peninsula of Magnolia Shores (approximate latitude
28° 53' 38" North, approximate longitude 82° 36' 01" West) including
the associated waters of Magnolia Shores, Cedar Cove, Hunter's Spring Bay and
the canals of the Springs of Paradise subdivision northerly of Paradise Point
Road,
c. That part of Kings Bay
southerly and southeasterly of a line which bears South 23° 00' 00" West
(True) from the southernmost tip of a point of land on the northeasterly
shoreline of Kings Bay (approximate latitude 28° 53' 13" North, approximate
longitude 82° 35' 43" West) to the northernmost tip of Warden Key
(approximate latitude 28° 52' 52" North, approximate longitude 82° 35'
53" West), and southerly and southwesterly of a line which bears South 40°
00' 00" East (True) from a point on the northeasternmost tip of a peninsula
over which West Auld Road passes on the southwesterly shore of Kings Bay
(approximate latitude 28° 53' 04" North, approximate longitude 82° 36'
05" West) to the aforementioned northernmost tip of Warden Key; and,
d. Those waters separating the island of
Crystal Shore Estates from the mainland, southerly of the centerline of Pine
Street, and westerly of the general contour of the westerly shoreline of Kings
Bay being a line bearing South 50° 00' 00" East from the southernmost tip
of the island (approximate latitude 28° 53' 26" North, approximate
longitude 82° 36' 23" West), and all waters of that drainage canal westerly
of the general contour of the westerly shoreline of Kings Bay, the mouth of
which is located approximately 400 feet southerly of the southernmost tip of
the island of Crystal Shore Estates.
2. Homosassa River Area:
a. That part of the Homosassa River easterly
of a line which bears North 17° 00' 00" West (True) from a point on the
western shoreline of Shell Island (approximate latitude 28° 46' 12" North,
approximate longitude 82° 41' 43" West) to the southernmost tip of a
peninsula on the southern shoreline of the unnamed island north of Shell Island
(approximate latitude 28° 46' 15" North, approximate longitude 82° 41'
44" West) and northwesterly of a line which bears North 35° 00' 00" East
(True) from the easternmost point of Shell Island (approximate latitude 28°
46' 07" North, approximate longitude 82° 41' 22" West) to a point on the
southeasterly shoreline of a peninsula of the unnamed island north of Shell
Island (approximate latitude 28° 46' 03" North, approximate longitude
82° 41' 17" West),
b. That part
of the Homosassa River easterly of a line that bears North 360° through a
point 100 feet westerly of the northernmost tip of the western shoreline of
Otter Creek (approximate latitude 28° 46' 55" North, approximate longitude
82° 37' 19" West) and westerly of a line that bears 142° from a point
(approximate latitude 28° 47' 16'' North, approximate longitude 82° 36'
58'' West) on the northern shoreline of the Homosassa River, including that
part of Otter Creek and associated waters northerly of the centerline of Mason
Creek Road,
c. That part of the
Homosassa River easterly of the easterly line of Section 29, Township 19 South,
Range 17 East, except as otherwise designated under paragraph (1)(m),
d. The canals and associated waters of the
residential development northerly of the Homosassa River and easterly of Price
Creek and westerly of a line which bears North 00° 00' 00" East (True)
through a point 100 feet westerly of the northernmost tip of the western
shoreline of Otter Creek (approximate latitude 28° 46' 55" North,
approximate longitude 82° 37' 19" West),
e. The canals and associated waters of the
residential development southeasterly of Halls River Road (State Road 490-A),
northerly of the Homosassa River and westerly of Halls River; and,
f. All waters of the Nature's Resort Canal
and associated waters in Section 29, Township 19 South, Range 17
East.
3. Withlacoochee
River Area: All waters of Crooked Creek, northerly of the general contour of
the northerly shoreline of the Withlacoochee River, and southerly of a line
bearing North 60° 00' 00" East (True) from the intersection of the general
contour of the southerly shoreline of Bird Creek with the general contour of
the westerly shoreline of Crooked Creek (approximate latitude 29° 00' 35"
North, approximate longitude 82° 44' 58" West).
(j) Idle Speed (September 1 through April 30)
- Kings Bay: That part of Kings Bay southeasterly of a line which bears North
67° 00' 00" East (True) from the northeasternmost tip of a peninsula over
which West Auld Road passes on the southwesterly shore of Kings Bay
(approximate latitude 28° 53' 04" North, approximate longitude 82° 36'
05" West) to the southernmost tip of a point of land on the northeasterly
shoreline of Kings Bay (approximate latitude 28° 53' 13" North, approximate
longitude 82° 35' 43" West), northwesterly of a line which bears South
23° 00' 00" West (True) from the aforementioned point on the northeasterly
shoreline of Kings Bay (approximate latitude 28° 53' 13" North, approximate
longitude 82° 35' 43" West) to the northernmost tip of Warden Key
(approximate latitude 28° 52' 52" North, approximate longitude 82° 35'
53" West) and northeasterly of a line which bears South 40° 00' 00" East
(True) from a point on the northeasternmost tip of a peninsula over which West
Auld Road passes on the southwesterly shore of Kings Bay (approximate latitude
28° 53' 04" North, approximate longitude 82° 36' 05" West) to the
aforementioned northernmost tip of Warden Key.
(k) Maximum 35 MPH/25 MPH Nighttime Zone (May
1 through August 31) -
1. Kings Bay: That part
of Kings Bay southeasterly of a line which bears North 53° 00' 00" East
(True) from the northeasternmost point of an island on the southwesterly shore
of Crystal River (approximate latitude 28° 53' 32" North, approximate
longitude 82° 36' 23" West) to the southwesternmost point of a peninsula of
Magnolia Shores (approximate latitude 28° 53' 38" North, approximate
longitude 82° 36' 16" West), northerly of a line which bears North 67°
00' 00" East (True) from the northeasternmost tip of a peninsula over which
West Auld Road passes on the southwesterly shore of Kings Bay (approximate
latitude 28° 53' 04" North, approximate longitude 82° 36' 05" West) to
the southernmost tip of a point of land on the northeasterly shoreline of Kings
Bay (approximate latitude 28° 53' 13" North, approximate longitude 82°
35' 43" West), and southwesterly of a line which bears North 35° 00' 00"
West (True) from the northernmost tip of Bonita Isle (approximate latitude
28° 53' 27" North, approximate longitude 82° 35' 51" West) to a point
on the southeasternmost tip of a peninsula of Magnolia Shores (approximate
latitude 28° 53' 38" North, approximate longitude 82° 36' 01"
West).
2. Kings Bay: That part of
Kings Bay southeasterly of a line which bears North 67° 00' 00" East (True)
from the northeasternmost tip of a peninsula over which West Auld Road passes
on the southwesterly shore of Kings Bay (approximate latitude 28° 53' 04"
North, approximate longitude 82° 36' 05" West) to the southernmost tip of a
point of land on the northeasterly shoreline of Kings Bay (approximate latitude
28° 53' 13" North, approximate longitude 82° 35' 43" West),
northwesterly of a line which bears South 23° 00' 00" West (True) from the
aforementioned point on the northeasterly shoreline of Kings Bay (approximate
latitude 28° 53' 13" North, approximate longitude 82° 35' 43" West) to
the northernmost tip of Warden Key (approximate latitude 28° 52' 52" North,
approximate longitude 82° 35' 53" West) and northeasterly of a line which
bears South 40° 00' 00" East (True) from a point on the northeasternmost
tip of a peninsula over which West Auld Road passes on the southwesterly shore
of Kings Bay (approximate latitude 28° 53' 04" North, approximate longitude
82° 36' 05" West) to the aforementioned northernmost tip of Warden
Key.
(l) Maximum 25 MPH
Zone (Year-round) -
1. All waters of the gulf
coast area of Citrus, Levy and Hernando counties, southerly of a line which
bears North 90° 00' 00" East (True) from a point which lies 1500 feet North
00° 00' 00" East (True) of Green Channel Marker "35" (latitude 28° 59'
55" North, longitude 82° 46' 32" West) marking the channel entrance to the
Withlacoochee River, northerly of a line running due west from a point on the
northwesterly shoreline of Johns Island (approximate latitude 28° 41' 23"
North, approximate longitude 82° 38' 27" West) and easterly of a sinuous
line which is 1, 000 feet westerly of the general contour of the outer
shorelines of the westernmost islands of Citrus County and the above-described
portions of Levy and Hernando counties (said sinuous line is generally
described as running from the aforementioned point 1, 500 feet north of Green
Channel Marker "35", southerly through Marker "35"; 1, 000 feet southwesterly
of the southerly tip of Chambers Island; 1, 000 feet westerly of the westerly
shoreline of Captain Joe Island, the small unnamed island southwesterly of the
southern end of Lutrell Island and Drum Island; through the westerly boundary
of Demory Gap; through Flashing Green Channel Marker "47" (latitude 28° 56'
49" North, longitude 82° 45' 12" West); through the northerly boundary of
Tin Pan Gap; 1, 000 feet westerly of Black Point, the westernmost tip of Shell
Island, the western shoreline of the small unnamed island west of Fort Island,
the western shoreline of the unnamed island in Section 21, Township 18 South,
Range 16 East, the northwesterly shoreline of Sandy Hook Island, Shark Point,
Mangrove Point, the unnamed island north of Long Point, Long Point, Green
Point, the unnamed islands north and south of Grey Mare Pass; 500 feet westerly
of the westerly shoreline of Rock Island; 1, 000 feet southwesterly of the
southwesterly shoreline of Roach Key and the southwesterly shorelines of the
westerly islands of "The Suncoast Keys" group of islands; 200 feet
northeasterly of Ship Rock; 1, 000 feet westerly of Greenleaf Key, Mendit Key,
Long Point, and Drum Key; 1, 000 feet westerly and southerly of Chassahowitzka
Point Island; 1, 000 feet southwesterly of the southwesterly shorelines of the
westerly islands of the "Northwest Keys" group of islands and the unnamed
triangular island northwest of Sugar Spot Island; and 1, 000 feet westerly of
the westerly shoreline of Buckhorn Key); except as otherwise designated for
regulation.
2. Cross Florida Barge
Canal: That part of the Cross Florida Barge Canal and Cross Florida Barge Canal
Channel northeasterly of a line which bears South 22° 00' 00" East (True)
running through Red Channel Marker "24" (latitude 28° 57' 37" North,
longitude 82° 50' 07" West) and southwesterly of the westerly end of the
Inglis Lock.
3. Those waters of the
main marked channel of the Homosassa River, as described in sub-subparagraph
(1)(b)2.a., above.
4. All inland
waters of Citrus County, except as otherwise designated
above.
(m) No Entry Zone
(November 15 through March 31)/Idle Speed (Remainder of Year) - Blue Waters
Area of the Homosassa River:
1. Those waters
southwest of a line bearing 145° from a point (approximate latitude 28°
47' 57.6" North, approximate longitude 82° 35' 23.6" West) on the
southeastern shoreline of the peninsula on the north side of Blue Waters to a
point (approximate latitude 28° 47' 55.7" North, approximate longitude
82° 35' 22.7" West) on the southeastern shoreline of Blue Waters (said line
runs between the existing Restricted Area signs posted by the Homosassa Springs
State Wildlife Park) and north of a line beginning at a point (approximate
latitude 28° 47' 56.3" North, approximate longitude 82° 35' 27.1" West)
on the southwestern shoreline of the peninsula on the north side of Blue Waters
and bearing 139° for a distance of 117 feet to a point (approximate
latitude 28° 47' 55.4" North, approximate longitude 82° 35' 26.2" West)
in the water, and then bearing 91° for a distance of approximately 224 feet
to the line's terminus at a point (approximate latitude 28° 47' 55.4"
North, approximate longitude 82° 35' 23.7" West) on the southeastern
shoreline of Blue Waters north of the River Pavilion of the Homosassa Springs
State Wildlife Park;
2. Those
waters south of a line forty feet (40') north of and parallel to the general
contour of the southern shoreline of the Homosassa River at Blue Waters, east
of a north-south line from the point (approximate latitude 28° 47' 54.2"
North, approximate longitude 82° 35' 29.8" West) where the southern
shoreline of the Homosassa River at Blue Waters intersects the eastern
shoreline of the first canal downstream of Blue Waters, and west of a line
bearing 21° from a point (approximate latitude 28° 47' 53.2" North,
approximate longitude 82° 35' 25.1" West) on the southern shoreline of the
Homosassa River at Blue Waters approximately 270 feet northwest of the West
Fishbowl Drive Bridge.
(2) For the purpose of exempting qualifying commercial fishermen and professional fishing guides from certain speed zone restrictions, as provided under subsection 68C-22.003(6), F.A.C., the following conditions, and procedures for exemption application shall apply:
(a) Exemptions shall apply to
zones, or portions of zones, specified as follows for the purpose of setting
nets to encircle fish only. Exemptions shall be considered year-round for
waters described within subparagraphs 1. and 2., below, and shall be considered
for the period of November 15 through January 31 for the waters described in
paragraph 3., below:
1. That portion of the
Crystal River outside the marked channel (within areas designated as Slow
Speed) generally from the Gulf of Mexico to its confluence with the Salt River,
as described in sub-subparagraph (1)(h)2.a., above.
2. That portion of the Homosassa River
outside the marked channel (within areas designated as Slow Speed), generally
from the Gulf of Mexico easterly to a north-south line running through channel
marker "58", as partially described in sub-sub-paragraph (1)(b)2.a.,
above.
3. That portion of the
coastal waters of Citrus County adjacent to the Florida Power Corporation
Effluent Canal, as partially described in paragraph (1)(c),
above.
(b) A recipient of
an exemption must maintain speeds of less than 20 MPH at all times within the
restricted area, and comply with any and all conditions specified within the
notice of exemption as well as under the provisions of this rule and subsection
68C-22.003(6),
F.A.C.
(c) Exemptions granted will
not apply on weekends or state-recognized holidays.
(d) Any commercial fisherman or professional
fishing guide fulfilling the requirements set forth under subsection
68C-22.003(6),
F.A.C., may apply for the exemption, one of which shall be required for each
vessel so operated, by completing the application form specified. Applications
for exemption in accordance with the provisions of this rule may be obtained
from the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Division of Law Enforcement
Office, 10247 North Suncoast Boulevard, Crystal River, FL 34428-6715 (telephone
(352)447-1633).
(3) Maps
depicting the zones described in this rule are available on the agency's
website at
Rulemaking Authority 379.2431(2) FS. Law Implemented 379.2431(2) FS.
New 3-19-79, Amended 2-23-81, 12-4-85, Formerly 16N-22.11, Amended 1-27-92, Formerly 16N-22.011, 62N-22.011, Amended 11-14-02, 4-24-16.
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