379.3013 Alligator study requirements.—The commission shall conduct studies of all areas of the state which it intends to open to alligator collection permits. The study shall include individual wet areas, lakes, and rivers, or reasonable numbers of wet areas, lakes, and rivers that may be logically grouped. The studies shall determine the safe yield of alligators for which collection permits may be issued. The studies shall be based upon the best biological information that indicates the number of alligators which can be removed from the system without long-term adverse impacts on population levels.
