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The Executive Order is a proactive step that allows for the safe and humane relocation of tortoises while more long-term recipient sites complete the permitting process.

Transgressions against gopher tortoises can be permit violations, resulting in a second-degree misdemeanor punishable by up to 60 days in jail and/or a $500 fine, ing to FWC.

More than 2,500 permits were issued in 2021 for more than 17,000 tortoises to be relocated, with costs of moving tortoises increasing from between $1,000 and $2,000 per tortoise to $6,000. Each relocation site must be on land set aside from future development and for a maximum of two tortoises per acre.

The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission on Nov. 18 issued an order that allows recipient sites for gopher tortoises to be more than 100 miles from where the animals initially dug their burrows.

Florida law prohibits any person from killing or wounding gopher tortoises, which are protected as threatened in the state. Violating the law is a third-degree felony and punishable by up to five years in prison, a $5,000 fine or both.

It is against the law to kill, harass or destroy gopher tortoises, their eggs or burrows. If you suspect a wildlife law violation, report it to the FWC's Wildlife Alert Reward Program at 888-404-FWCC, 24-hours a day or online. You could be eligible for a reward if your information leads to an arrest.

Transgressions against gopher tortoises can be permit violations, resulting in a second-degree misdemeanor punishable by up to 60 days in jail and/or a $500 fine, ing to FWC.