Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 68A-16.002 - Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

(1) No person shall take, feed, disturb, possess, sell, purchase or barter any bald eagle or parts thereof, or their nests or eggs, or attempt to engage in any such conduct, except when such conduct is authorized by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

(2) For purposes of this section, the term "disturb" is defined as, "To agitate or bother a bald eagle to the degree that causes, or is likely to cause (a) injury to an eagle, (b) a decrease in its productivity, by substantially interfering with normal breeding, feeding, or sheltering behavior, or (c) nest abandonment, by substantially interfering with normal breeding, feeding, or sheltering behavior."

(3) On public land, it is unlawful for any person to knowingly enter any area posted as closed for the protection of bald eagles, their nests, or their nest trees, except the staff or authorized agents of the managing public entity for that area, or as authorized pursuant to subsection (1).

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Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 68A-16.002

Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const., 379.2223 FS.

New 5-15-08, Amended by Florida Register Volume 43, Number 109, June 6, 2017 effective 6/22/2017.

New 5-15-08, Amended 6-22-17.