21564281, 68B-39.002 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 21564281

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION

Division:

Marine Fisheries

Chapter:

MULLET

Overview

RULE:

68B-39.002	Definitions
68B-39.003	Size Limit; Exception; Whole Condition Requirement
68B-39.004	Recreational Bag Limit; Seasonal Vessel Limits
68B-39.0041	Commercial Limits: Seasonal, Regional, and Weekend Limits
68B-39.0045	Striped Mullet: Seasonal Recreational and Commercial Bag Limit for Portion of Pinellas County
68B-39.0046	Striped Mullet: Seasonal Night Harvest Prohibition for Portion of Charlotte County (Punta Gorda)
68B-39.0047	Allowable Harvesting Gear (Repealed)
68B-39.005	Silver Mullet: Commercial Closed Season
68B-39.006	Allowable Gear; Prohibited Gear
68B-39.007	Prohibited Purchase and Sale
68B-39.008	Striped and Silver Mullet: Areas Closed to Commercial Harvest

PURPOSE:

The purpose of these rule amendments is to clarify that the harvest of mullet by snagging or snatch hooking is allowed and to implement the standardized rule formatting consistent with the Marine Fisheries Rule Cleanup process to clarify, streamline, and reorganize the regulations found in 68B-39, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.).  

The effect of these rule amendments is to provide clarification and standardized language for the Commission’s current mullet regulations and improve consistency across marine fisheries rules.

SUMMARY:

These rule amendments will clarify that snagging or snatch hooking is an allowable method of harvest for mullet.  Additionally, these rule amendments will make a few clarifying changes needed to convey the original intent of the existing regulations.  These changes will specify that certain limitations on the harvest of mullet also apply to possession and landing and modify the boundary where a seasonal commercial limit applies in the Peace River so that it is easier to reference on the water.  Additional proposed changes are either organizational or an adoption of previously approved standardized language that improves consistency across marine fisheries rules.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

Article IV, Section 9, Florida Constitution

LAW:

Article IV, Section 9, Florida Constitution

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

3/1/2019 Vol. 45/42

COMMENTS:

From 3/1/2019 To 3/22/2019 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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