Events

FWCC Due Process Review Workshops

The Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission has asked ASAF and its member organizations to participate in a series of workshops being held around the state to discuss due process procedures for challenging rules of the agency. The process of challenging FWCC rules is very complex because FWCC makes rules under both a constitutionally-derived authority and a statutorily delegated one.

The FWCC has scheduled eight workshops across the state as a number of individuals have asked the FWCC to consider ways to improve these procedures. Ken Haddad, FWCC Executive Director, has extended an invitation to ASAF to participate in the first workshop, to be held August 8, in Tallahassee. This first workshop will offer an opportunity for ASAF to help FWCC develop the overall format and to frame the discussions for the remaining workshops.

If you would like to attend a Due Process Workshop, please follow the link below to FWCC's web site where you can find more information about these meetings. Their web site is www.myfwc.com.

National Assembly of Sportsmen's Caucuses

The 3rd Annual Meeting of the National Assembly of Sportsmen's Caucuses is coming to Florida in December 2006, and ASAF is playing an integral part in planning and hosting this event. Scheduled for December 10-13, 2006, the NASC meeting will be held in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, at the International Game Fish Association world headquarters. Members of state legislative sportsmen's caucuses from around the US will be attending the meeting. The Florida Legislators' Sportsmen's Caucus will be the official host, lead by Florida Caucus Chairman Rep. Baxter Troutman.