12791213, 68B-5.006 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 12791213

Notice of Development of Rulemaking

Department:

FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION

Division:

Marine Fisheries

Chapter:

MISCELLANEOUS

Overview

RULE:

68B-5.006

Lionfish

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this rule amendment is to facilitate removal of non-native, ecologically detrimental lionfish from Florida waters by waiving the recreational saltwater fishing license requirement for the harvest of lionfish by recreational divers using specified gear.  The effect of this rule amendment would be encouragement of the removal of non-native lionfish from Florida waters by allowing divers without a recreational fishing license to target and recreationally harvest lionfish by spearfishing or using small nets without incidentally taking other species.

SUBJECT:

Subject areas to be addressed by rule development include a license exemption for recreational harvest of lionfish by diving and allowable gears for harvest pursuant to this exemption.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

Art. IV, Sec. 9, Florida Constitution

LAW:

Art. IV, Sec. 9, Florida Constitution

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

3/21/2013 Vol. 39/56

RELATED STATUTES
AND LAWS:

Art. IV, Sec. 9, Florida Constitution, Art. IV, Sec. 9, Florida Constitution

OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE:

Joint Administrative Procedures Committee
Florida Administrative Law Central Online Network (F.A.L.C.O.N.)

RELATED COURT CASES:

Division of Administrative Hearings

FEDERAL eRULEMAKING
WEB PORTAL:

Regulations.gov

HOW TO LINK TO
THIS NOTICE:

http://flrules.org/gateway/ruleno.asp?id=68B-5.006&PDate=3/21/2013&Section=1

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

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