23420279, 68B-27.013 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 23420279

Notice of Development of Rulemaking

Department:

FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION

Division:

Marine Fisheries

Chapter:

OYSTERS

Overview

RULE:

68B-27.013	Definitions
68B-27.014	Statewide Bag Limits on Oyster Harvesting
68B-27.015	Oyster Size Limit
68B-27.016	Oyster Harvest Monitoring
68B-27.017	Apalachicola Bay Oyster Harvesting Restrictions
68B-27.0175	West Bay (Bay County) Oyster Harvesting Restrictions
68B-27.018	Statewide Harvesting Restrictions
68B-27.019	Seasons
68B-27.020	Applicability to Oysters on Leased Parcels

PURPOSE:

The purpose and effect of this rule development notice is to address rule amendments for oysters to suspend commercial and recreational harvest of wild oysters in and on Apalachicola Bay and prohibit the possession of wild oyster harvesting equipment on the water.

SUBJECT:

Subject areas addressed in this rule development notice include definitions, bag and possession limits, harvest seasons, possession of harvesting equipment on the water of Apalachicola Bay, and other subjects encompassed by the above-cited rules.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

Art. IV, Sec. 9, Florida Constitution.

LAW:

Art. IV, Sec. 9, Florida Constitution.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

7/10/2020 Vol. 46/134

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-27.013&PDate=7/10/2020&Section=1

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

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