Everyone involved with the maintenance of Tyndall AFB needs to be familiar with the following regulations and codes:
Everyone involved with the maintenance of Tyndall AFB needs to be familiar with the following regulations and codes:
Sea turtles are listed as either Endangered or Threatened. They are protected under the Federal Endangered Species Act of 1973 and Florida's Marine Turtle Protection Act (379.2431, Florida Statutes). Florida Statutes restrict the take, possession, disturbance, mutilation, destruction, selling, transference, molestation, and harassment of marine turtles, nests, eggs or habitat.
Landscape contractors will require their staff and site managers to follow the guidelines outlined in the most current version of UFC 4-010-01, DoD Minimum Antiterrorism Standards for Buildings, as it relates to landscape and maintenance.
The following additional resources applicable to Florida and the Southern United States were consulted in the development of the Tyndall AFB Sustainable Landscape Initiative maintenance plan:
The following maintenance activities are regulated by the U.S. Air Force as well as the State of Florida: