Are these Incidental Take Regulations going to affect my recreational or commercial use of Floridas waterways?
A19: Not directly. The promulgation of Incidental Take Regulations will not change any of the laws, regulations or procedures currently in place by which local, State, and Federal governments regulate watercraft-related activities. However, once the regulations are in place, agencies wishing to obtain authorization for take under the regulations may need to modify their regulatory programs in order to ensure that incidental take of manatees resulting from those programs is minimized to the negligible level in accordance with the Incidental Take Regulation.
