I reread it here it is...Reptiles Magazine August 2009, page 17, TURTLE HARVESTING LIMITS UPDATE,

"Legislation limiting the harvest of wild turtles nears approval in Florida and South Carolina. Meeting in mid-April, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) directed staff to finalize the draft rule that would ban commercial take or sale of wild freshwater turtles. It would also prohibit, among other things, the collection of eggs and transport of more than one turtle per day. Individuals could take one wild freshwater turtle per day per person for noncommercial use. Turtle farms would be allowed to collect turtles for breeding purposes for two years.

A final hearing for the rule will take place at the FWC meeting in Crystal River, Fla., on June 17. If the rule is approved, the FWC said, it will be the strongest conservation measure for freshwater turtles in the United States"

Source is: (FWC press release, April 15 and 17, 2009)

Obviously, this meeting has already happened, if not postponed, so don't know the final outcome.

jsc
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