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Authorized Gopher Tortoise Agent
<br />FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
<br />Division of Habitat and Species Conservation
<br />Wildlife Diversity Conservation Section
<br />620 South Meridian Street, Mail Station 2A
<br />Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1600
<br />(850) 921-1031
<br />Permittee Name:Marisa Magrino
<br />Permittee Address:1627 NE 17th Terrace
<br />FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA 33305
<br />UNITED STATES
<br />Permit Number:GTA-20-00071
<br />Effective Date:July 14, 2020
<br />Expiration Date:July 14, 2022
<br />IS AUTHORIZED TO:
<br />1. Conduct gopher tortoise surveys
<br />2. Capture gopher tortoises using bucket traps
<br />3. Capture gopher tortoises using live traps
<br />4. Capture gopher tortoises using hand shovel excavation of gopher tortoise burrows
<br />Permittee Signature:Date:
<br />Not valid unless signed. By signature, confirms that all information provided to issue the permit is accurate and complete,
<br />and indicates acceptance and understanding of the provisions and conditions listed below. Any false statements or
<br />misrepresentations when applying for this permit may result in felony charges and will result in
<br />revocation of this permit.
<br />Authorized By:Eric Seckinger Authorized for:Eric Sutton, Executive Director
<br />Authorizing Signature:Date:07/14/2020
<br />Wildlife Diversity Conservation Section
<br />PERMIT CONDITIONS AND PROVISIONS:
<br />1 Authorization to conduct the specified activities in association with the relocation of gopher tortoises in Florida is
<br />subject to Rules 68A-9.002 and 68A-27, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.), the Gopher Tortoise Permitting
<br />Guidelines (April 2008 – revised January 2017) [hereafter, the ''Permitting Guidelines''], and subsequent revisions
<br />of these guidelines that are in effect at the time the authorized activities are conducted, and subject to the
<br />following provisions/conditions.
<br />2 Authorized activities are also predicated and conditioned on the information and assurances provided in the
<br />Permittee’s 07/13/2020 application, the assurances of which are herein incorporated by reference.
<br />3 The Permittee shall only take, attempt to take, pursue, hunt, harass, capture, possess, or transport gopher
<br />tortoises, or molest, damage or destroy any gopher tortoise burrows when such activity is authorized by a
<br />separate permit (e.g., Conservation, 10 or Fewer Burrows, Temporary Exclusion, Recipient Site, Scientific
<br />Collecting) issued by the FWC for a specified property that authorizes the Permittee to capture and possess
<br />gopher tortoises from or within that property.
<br />4 Gopher tortoise burrow surveys must be conducted in accordance with the Permitting Guidelines, or as amended.
<br />Surveys must be conducted no more than 90 days prior to submitting a relocation application.
<br />5 Tortoises shall only be relocated when the low temperature at the recipient site is forecasted by the National
<br />Weather Service to be above 50° Fahrenheit for three consecutive days after release (including the day of
<br />relocation). This three-day window of milder overnight temperatures is required to allow the relocated tortoises to
<br />settle into the recipient site and to reduce the chance of cold-related stress or mortality.
<br />6 Captured gopher tortoises that show signs of disease (i.e., nasal and ocular discharge, emaciation, etc.) shall not
<br />be relocated offsite to the authorized recipient site. At the Permittee’s discretion, symptomatic tortoises may be:
<br />relocated on-site; transported to and quarantined at a FWC-licensed wildlife rehabilitation center (list available
<br />upon request) or licensed veterinary facility for treatment and subsequent relocation of recovered, non-
<br />symptomatic gopher tortoises along with others from the population; transported and donated to a FWC-
<br />permitted disease research program; or humanely euthanized by a licensed veterinarian when disease is
<br />advanced.
<br />7 During transport, gopher tortoises must be held in shaded conditions and in individual containers large enough to
<br />allow the tortoise to turn around. Tortoises must not be held more than 72 hours after capture unless otherwise
<br />authorized by FWC permit.
<br />8 This permit does not authorize Permittee access to any public or private properties. Permission to access the
<br />property must be secured from the appropriate landholders prior to undertaking any work on such properties.
<br />9 This permit is non-transferable and must be readily available for inspection at all times while engaging in the
<br />permitted activities. This permit can be suspended, revoked or not renewed for just cause pursuant to 68-1.010,
<br />Florida Administrative Code and Chapter 120, Florida Statutes. Criteria for suspension, revocation, or non-
<br />renewal of authorized agent permits and registered agents can be found in the Permitting Guidelines, or as
<br />amended.
<br />10 The activities authorized under this Permit must be carried out by the Permittee or the Assistant(s) that are
<br />designated by the Permittee. The Permittee shall revise its list of designated Assistants utilizing the FWC online
<br />permitting system prior to that Assistant conducting any gopher tortoise activities authorized under this permit.
<br /> The FWC reserves the right to deny a Permittee’s designation of an individual as its Assistant if rights of the
<br />individual to obtain gopher tortoise permits have been suspended or revoked. All activities conducted by
<br />Assistants must be under the supervision and responsibility of the Permittee. Assistants must be directly
<br />supervised on-site by the Permittee when the Assistant(s) are collecting gopher tortoise blood samples or during
<br />backhoe excavation of gopher tortoise burrows. The Permittee shall be as fully responsible for activities
<br />conducted by Assistants and contracted backhoe operators to the same extent as if they had themselves carried
<br />out those activities under this Permit.
<br />11 The Permittee and its Assistant(s) must carry with them either this original permit, or a complete copy, while
<br />engaged in the permitted gopher tortoise activities. The Assistant(s) must also be in possession of a copy of the
<br />letter of designation from the Permittee.
<br />12 The Permittee, by signing this permit, specifically agrees to allow authorized Commission personnel, upon
<br />presentation of credentials as may be required by law, access to sites to inspect the activities authorized under
<br />this permit.
<br />13 A request for permit renewal or extension should be submitted at least 45 days prior to the expiration date of this
<br />permit.
<br />A person whose substantial interests are affected by FWC’s action may petition for an administrative
<br />proceeding (hearing) under sections 120.569 and 120.57 of the Florida Statutes. A person seeking a
<br />hearing on FWC’s action shall file a petition for hearing with the agency within 21 days of receipt of
<br />written notice of the decision. The petition must contain the information and otherwise comply with
<br />section 120.569, Florida Statutes, and the uniform rules of the Florida Division of Administration, chapter
<br />28-106, Florida Administrative Code. If the FWC receives a petition, FWC will notify the Permittee. Upon
<br />such notification, the Permittee shall cease all work authorized by this permit until the petition is
<br />resolved. The enclosed Explanation of Rights statement provides additional information as to the rights of
<br />parties whose substantial interests are or may be affected by this action.
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