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• 68A-4.001, F.A.C., General Prohibitions — No wildlife or freshwater fish or their nests, eggs, young, homes or dens shall be taken, transported, stored, served, bought, sold, or possessed in any manner or quantity at any time except as specifically permitted by these rules nor shall anyone take, poison, store, buy, sell, possess or wantonly or willfully waste the same except as specifically permitted by these rules.
• 68A-1.004, F.A.C., Take—The term shall include taking, attempting to take, pursuing, hunting, molesting, capturing, or killing any wildlife or freshwater fish, or their nests or eggs by any means whether or not such actions result in obtaining possession of such wildlife or freshwater fish or their nests or eggs.
• Osprey, active nests, eggs, and young are also protected under the Federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act and state Rule 68A-16.001, F.A.C.
• Inactive nests (i.e., nests without eggs or flightless young) can be removed without a permit.
This osprey nest can be removed, but only after nesting is completed. It is recommended that a safe deterrent to nesting be placed on the man-made structure and replaced with a structure of comparable or better quality nearby. Ospreys are strongly attached to nest sites, and will often rebuild a nest in the undesirable location unless a superior site is located close to the original nest.
This osprey nest can be removed, but only after nesting is completed. It is recommended that a safe deterrent to nesting be placed on the man-made structure and replaced with a structure of comparable or better quality nearby. Ospreys are strongly attached to nest sites, and will often rebuild a nest in the undesirable location unless a superior site is located close to the original nest.
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