Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 68A-29.002 - Regulations Relating to the Taking of Mammals

(1) For mammals not listed in Chapter 68A-27, F.A.C., or not regulated under Chapter 68A-24, F.A.C., the following restrictions control the take as defined in Rule 68A-1.004, F.A.C. of the mammals listed below:

(a) None of the following species or their young, homes, dens or nests shall be taken, transported, stored, served, bought, sold or possessed in any manner at any time except as authorized in the Commission's Species Conservation Measures and Permitting Guidelines in subsection (b) or by permit from the executive director as provided in Rule 68A-9.002, 68A-9.006, or 68A-9.010, F.A.C., relating to the permitting of take of wildlife or freshwater fish for justifiable purposes, wildlife rehabilitation, or take of nuisance wildlife:

1. Florida mouse (Podomys floridanus),

2. Shrews (Cryptotis spp., Blarina spp., Sorex spp.),

3. Fox squirrels (Sciurus niger ssp.),

4. Bats (Corynorhinus spp., Myotis spp., Perimyotis spp., Eptesicus spp., Lasiurus spp., Nycticeius spp., Tadarida spp.),

5. American Mink (Neovison vison ssp.),

6. Santa Rosa beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus leucocephalus),

7. Pine vole (Microtus pinetorum),

8. Long-tailed weasel (Mustela frenata ssp.),

9. Round-tailed muskrat (Neofiber alleni).

(b) 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:

1. Eastern chipmunk, Tamias striatus, effective September 2018 (https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-10419);

2. Florida mouse, Podomys floridanus, effective July 2020 (https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-12172);

3. Homosassa shrew, Sorex longirostris eionis, effective September 2018 (https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-10420);

4. Southern fox squirrel, Sciurrus niger, effective September 2018 (https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-10421).

(2) No person shall buy, sell, or posess for sale any of the following mammals, except as authorized by chapter 68A-9, F.A.C., nor shall any person possess more than one of Eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus), Southeastern pocket gopher (Geomys pinetis), or Marsh rabbit (Sylvilagus palustris). No person shall buy, sell, or possess for sale, except as authorized by chapter 68A-9, F.A.C., nor shall any person possess more than 3 Southern flying squirrels (Glaucomys volans) for personal use.

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Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 68A-29.002

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

Adopted by Florida Register Volume 45, Number 079, April 23, 2019 effective 5/7/2019, Amended by Florida Register Volume 46, Number 205, October 20, 2020 effective 11/2/2020.

New 5-7-19, Amended 11-2-20.