Re: NANFA-- Florida plants

Todd Crail (farmertodd_at_buckeye-express.com)
Sun, 13 Apr 2003 19:44:29 -0400

Here ya go Scott. It's in there somewhere, as this is the entire
administrative code for inland wildlife. This is a 5mb file, so I hope
you're on broadband :)

http://fac.dos.state.fl.us/faconline/chapter68.pdf

If anyone would like to read thru the marine code as well, hop on over to:

http://fac.dos.state.fl.us/faconline/chapter46.pdf

----- Original Message -----
From: "Todd Crail" <farmertodd_at_buckeye-express.com>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2003 11:28 AM
Subject: Re: NANFA-- Florida plants

> I have done research on marine plant "take" and such... But haven't gotten
> around to freshwater. Florida requires a paid fishing permit and then
> regulates how much take. I think for plants, the rule was "no more than a
5
> gallon bucket per day". Pretty vague, methinks.
>
> I'm not a big fan of removing whole native plants from the wild, just
> cuttings or seed, but I'm not sure what different states think about that.
> In Ohio, it's just plain illegal in designated natural areas (which
they've
> pretty much made every streamside a desg nat area :) and permission would
be
> necessary on private property. With all the turbidity our forefathers
gave
> us tho in this great state... There's not much temptation for aquatic
> plants.
>
> I'm going to refresh myself on the regulations here this week in
preparation
> for our trip to the Keys next week. Was planning on bringing back some
> macroalgaes and microfauna for my friends still deceived by lure of marine
> aquaria ;) I have all the links somewhere... Just have to find the word
> doc!
>
> Todd
> (Great hardwater plant post btw Scott. I think that's a keeper :)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "unclescott" <unclescott_at_prodigy.net>
> To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
> Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2003 9:52 AM
> Subject: NANFA-- Florida plants
>
>
> > Bob Bock's "phone message" post and Ty's query about hard water plants
got
> > me thinking (!) about plants in Florida.. (Also, the reason no one else
> > answered Ty's question is probably because so many people were out
> > collecting or following up on "honey-dos" - Duh!)
> >
> > With a range of waters probably often tending towards the alkaline side
> > (considering the state's limestone underpinning) and the proliferation
of
> > everything else exotic, are plants we think of as aquarium plants to be
> > commonly found while sampling?
> >
> > More importantly, what are the state regulations on taking such plants -
> > either native or exotic - and carrying them across the state and across
> > state lines?
> >
> > Too busy with work at the moment to do too many things aquatic, this is,
> > sadly, purely informational purposes. ;)
> >
> > Thanks in advance and all the best!
> >
> > Scott

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