FEb 24 and 25th Your Big Cat Voice is Needed in FL

Pick the meeting area closest to you and PLEASE ATTEND:

DATE AND TIME: February 24, 2009, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. PLACE: Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry, 1911 SW 34th Street, Gainesville, Florida.

DATE AND TIME: February 25, 2009, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. PLACE: Kissimmee Civic Center, 201 E. Dakin Avenue, Kissimmee, Florida 34741

Meeting Agenda

Captive Wildlife Workshop Agenda

Rule drafts

• 68A-6.0011 Possession of Wildlife in Captivity; Permit Required
• 68A-6.0021 Possession or Transfer of Class I Wildlife as Personal Use Wildlife; Transfer of Wildlife and Record Keeping Requirements
• 68A-6.0022 Possession of Class I, II, and III Wildlife in Captivity: Permit Requirements
• 68A-6.0023 General Regulations Governing Possession of Captive Wildlife; Record Keeping Requirements
• 68A-6.0024 Commercialization of Wildlife, Public Contact, Bonding or Financial Responsibility Guarantee
• 68A-6.0025 Sanctuaries, Retired Performing Wildlife, and Identification
• 68A-6.002 Categories of Captive Wildlife
• 68A-6.003 Facility and Structural Caging Requirements for Class I, II, and III Wildlife
• 68A-6.0041 Exceptions to Standard Caging Requirement for Captive Wildlife
• 68A-6.004 Standard Caging Requirements for Captive Wildlife
• 68A-6.005 Transportation Requirements for Wildlife; Caging Requirements for Performing and Non-Performing Animals
• 68A-6.0071 Record Keeping and Reporting Requirements
• 68A-6.007 Possession, Transportation, Exhibition and Caging Venomous Reptiles and Reptiles of Concern
• 68A-9.006 Wildlife Rehabilitation Permit

Public comment

Comments may be emailed to rulechanges@MyFWC.com. As an alternative, comments may be mailed to:

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission,
Attn. Capt. Linda Harrison
620 S. Meridian Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1600

Previously submitted comments on these draft rules have been recorded and need not be re-submitted.

Deadline for submitting written comments will be 5:00 p.m. on March 13, 2009.

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For the cats,

Carole Baskin, CEO of Big Cat Rescue
an Educational Sanctuary home
to more than 100 big cats
12802 Easy Street Tampa, FL  33625
813.493.4564 fax 885.4457

http://www.BigCatRescue.org
SaveTheBigCats@gmail.com

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