Volusia County |
Code of Ordinances |
Chapter 72. LAND PLANNING |
Article III. LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS |
Division 17. GOPHER TORTOISE PROTECTION |
§ 72-1139. General exemptions.
(a)
Agricultural, silvicultural, wildlife management and linear utility right-of-way vegetation maintenance activities which impact gopher tortoises or their burrows are exempt from this division if they are conducted in accordance with Appendix 1 of the FWC Gopher Tortoise Permitting Guidelines (April 2008 - revised April 2009, and subsequent amendments) and with other applicable FWC rules and policies found at http://myfwc.com/GopherTortoise .
(b)
Routine yard and vegetation maintenance and landscaping activities that do not take gopher tortoises or collapse their burrows are exempt from this division.
(Ord. No. 2010-02, § IV, 3-4-10)