Alligator hunt permits selling fast June 13, 2007 Contact: Steve Stiegler (850) 488-3831 Within the first 28 hours, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission sold 4,079 alligator hunt permits. As of 2 p.m. today, only 448 permits remained. About 4,500 alligator hunt permits went on sale at 10 a.m. Tuesday on a first-come, first served basis. During this period, people are allowed to purchase only one permit per person - enabling them to take two alligators. The deadline to purchase a permit is 11:59 p.m. (EDT) on June 18. At 10 a.m. (EDT) June 19, sales will resume, and people will be allowed to buy multiple permits, if any remain. People can check the availability of permits, in real time, by clicking on "Check Alligator Harvest Permit availability." |