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The following turtles have been listed as Imperiled Species (meaning endangered or threatened) by the State of Florida. Authority to regulate and create rules relating to these species is given to the FWC under the state Endangered Species Act (chapter 372.072)
Rules Relating to Imperiled Species (Code sections) 68A-27.001 - No person shall kill, attempt to kill, or wound any endangered species 68A-27.003(1) - No person shall pursue, molest, harm, harass, capture, possess, or sell endangered species, their parts or nests *this only applies to the Lower Keys Striped Mud Population* 68A-27.005(1) - (a) No person shall take, possess, transport, or sell any species of special concern, their parts, or nests; (b) Section (a) applies to the alligator snapper, Suwannee cooter, Barbour's map, and gopher torts Administrative Code Sections (Regulations made by the FWC) 68A-6.0022(2)(a) - Turtles are a Class III wildlife and do not require a permit to possess (with certain exceptions), when kept as personal pets 68A-6.0023(1) - No person shall maintain captive wildlife in any unsafe or unsanitary condition, or in a manner which results in threats to the public safety or the maltreatment or neglect of such wildlife 68A-25.002 (6) - Freshwater turtles may be taken manually, or by baited hooks, bow, dip nets, traps designed so that freshwater fish can escape, or by spearing during daylight hours. Use of bucket traps, snares, and firearms is prohibited. No person shall buy, shell, or possess for sale any alligator snapper (Macroclemys temmicki), box turtle (Terrapene carolina), Barbour's map (Graptemys barbouri), Escambia Rive map (Graptemys ernsti), DBT (Malaclemys terrapin), river cooter (Pseudemys concinna), or loggerhead must (Sternotherus minor). No person shall possess more than 2 Barbour's maps, 2 Escambia River maps, 2 DBTs, 2 box turtles, 2 loggerhead musks, or 1 alligator snapper, unless authorized by permit. River cooters cannot be taken from 4/15-7/31. (7) - No softshell turtles (Apalone) may be taken from the wild during 5/1-7/31 (8) - No personal shall possess more than 50 eggs taken from the wild in the aggregate of species of freshwater turtle native to Florida, exccept as authorized by permit. (9) - No person shall buy, take, sell, or possess any gopher tort (Gopherus polyphemus) unless authorized by permit (10) - Possession of gopher torts may be authorized by permit when the owner can demonstrate that the tort(s) were legally acquired and possessed before 7/1/98 (11) - No person shall possess turtles or torts on which paint has been applied to the shell or body. Water-soluable, non-toxic identifying markings may be used in turtle racing contests (15) - No leopard torts (Geochelone pardalis) or sulcata torts (Geochelone sulcata) shall be imported or transported into Florida without a permit. Basis for a permit shall include: (a) Each shipment is accompanied by a vet certificate stating that all speciments are free of parasites; (b) Shipping containers are incinerated within 24 hours; © Other conditions as necessary to ensure that no tort has ticks capable of transmitting Heartwater disease. |
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CLINIC: Marathon Veterinary Hospital NAME: Douglas Mader, DVM ADDRESS: 11187 Overseas Highway, Marathon, FL 33050 PHONE NUMBER: (305) 743-7099 or 1-800-832-7694 VET'S NAME: Michelle Falcon, DVM VET'S NAME: Peter Helmer, DVM ADDRESS: 11405 Starkey Road, Largo, FL 33773 PHONE NUMBER: (727) 398-1928 VET'S NAME: Leslie Gerson, DVM ADDRESS: 5679 SW 137th Ave., Miami PHONE NUMBER: (305) 382-2000 VET'S NAME: Barry Goldberg & Mary Glasgow, DVMs ADDRESS: 13882 N. Kendall Dr., Miami PHONE NUMBER: (305) 385-8000 CLINIC'S NAME: Country Club Animal Hospital VET'S NAME: Thomas Goldsmith, DVM ADDRESS: 4115 SW 72 Ave., Miami PHONE NUMBER: (305) 663-3300 VET'S NAME: John Parrot, DVM ADDRESS: 2455 NE 184th Terrace, Miami PHONE NUMBER: (305) 935-3715 VET'S NAME: Andrew Rappaport, DVM ADDRESS: 521 N. Federal Hwy., Hollywood PHONE NUMBER: (305) 920-2400 CLINIC'S NAME: Relief & Consulting Services VET'S NAME: Lee Bolt, DVM ADDRESS: 236 Maywood Ave., NW, Palm Bay PHONE NUMBER: (407) 728-4216 VET'S NAME: H. Byron, DVM ADDRESS: 719 Honore Ave., Sarasota PHONE NUMBER: (813) 371-4426 CLINIC'S NAME: Coral Veterinary Clinic VET'S NAME: Mark Huff, DVM ADDRESS: 9540 Cypress Lake Dr., Ft. Myers PHONE NUMBER: (813) 481-4746 Tampa Bay Animal Medical Center VET'S NAME: Stephen La Due, DVM ADDRESS: 3816 W. Humphrey St., Tampa PHONE NUMBER: (813) 933-6609 VET'S NAME: Jacqueline Zdziarski, DVM ADDRESS: 3203 Sandspur Dr., Tampa PHONE NUMBER: (813) 963-0748 VET'S NAME: Mark Wilson, DVM ADDRESS: 5955 SE Hames, P.O. Box 2319, Belleview PHONE NUMBER: (904) 347-7311 CLINIC'S NAME: Port St. John Veterinary Hospital VET'S NAME: Dr.Paul Burder,DVM ADDRESS: 6827 N.Hwy 1 Port St. John,Fl 32927 PHONE NUMBER: (321) 636-7001 CLINIC'S NAME: Harmony Animal Hospital VET'S NAME: Nancy Mettee, DVM ADDRESS: 1401 W. Indiantown Road, Jupiter, FL 33458 PHONE NUMBER: (561) 746-5501 |
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