9599913, 68E-18.002 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 9599913

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION

Division:

Marine Resources

Chapter:

SPINY LOBSTER TRAP CERTIFICATE PROGRAM

Overview

RULE:

68E-18.002	Definitions
68E-18.005	Transfer of Certificates

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this rule amendment is to make the time frame in which endorsements may be transferred consistent among all of the Commission’s commercial transferable endorsement programs. The endorsement programs that contain transferable endorsements are in the blue crab, spiny lobster, ballyhoo, marine life and stone crab fisheries. The proposed time period would be aligned with the current time period in the Commission’s Blue Crab Rule, which is May 1 through the end of February. These proposed draft rules would increase the time a commercial fisher has to transfer their endorsement each year and would simplify the transfer process by aligning the rules governing the transfer process for all of these fisheries.

SUMMARY:

Rule 68E-18.002, F.A.C., (Definitions) would be amended by removing the definition for “transfer period” from the spiny lobster rule. The proposed rule language in Rule 68E-18.005, F.A.C. does not use the term negating a need for the definition. Rule 68E-18.005, F.A.C. (Transfer of Certificates) would be amended by modifying the transfer window in which spiny lobster trap certificates may be transferred, from June 15 through March 1, to May 1 through the end of February each year.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

Article IV, Section 9, Florida Constitution.

LAW:

Article IV, Section 9, Florida Constitution.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

1/21/2011 Vol. 37/03

COMMENTS:

From 1/21/2011 To 2/11/2011 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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