11560671, 68B-14.0036 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 11560671

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION

Division:

Marine Fisheries

Chapter:

REEF FISH

Overview

RULE:

68B-14.0036

Recreational Bag Limits: Snapper, Grouper, Hogfish, Black Sea Bass, Red Porgy, Amberjacks, Tilefish, Exception, Wholesale/Retail Purchase Exemption

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this rule amendment is to update subsection (8) to reflect numbering changes that have been made to the reef fish recreational bag limits rule. Subsection (8) includes two exceptions to the bag limits and creates multi-day possession limits for these exceptions. Red porgy harvested from the Atlantic Ocean would not be included in the state’s multi-day possession limits because they are regulated in Atlantic Ocean federal waters by a trip limit rather than a daily bag limit and are not allowed under the multi-day possession limits. These proposed amendments would make the state’s exceptions to the reef fish bag limits compatible with the federal exceptions to the reef fish bag limits.

SUMMARY:

68B-14.0036 (Recreational Bag Limits: Snapper, Grouper, Hogfish, Black Sea Bass, Red Porgy, Amberjacks, Tilefish, Exception, Wholesale/Retail Purchase Exemption) would be amended to reflect numbering changes that have been made to this rule over the years. Red porgy harvested from the Atlantic Ocean would not be included in the state’s multi-day possession limit because they are regulated in federal waters of the Atlantic Ocean under a trip limit rather than a daily bag limit and are not allowed under the federal multi-day possession limit. Therefore, the state’s multi-day possession limit would be compatible with the federal multi-day possession limit.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

Article IV, Section 9, Florida Constitution

LAW:

Article IV, Section 9, Florida Constitution

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

6/1/2012 Vol. 38/22

COMMENTS:

From 6/1/2012 To 6/22/2012 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

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