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Notice: 9882474

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION

Division:

Marine Fisheries

Chapter:

STONE CRABS

Overview

RULE:

68B-13.001	Applicability of Rules to State and Federal Waters
68B-13.010	Stone Crab Trap Limitation Program
68B-13.011	Prohibitions

PURPOSE:

The purpose of these rule amendments is to allow the state of Florida to assume management of stone crab in adjacent federal waters as the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council is in the process of repealing its federal Fishery Management Plan. The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council has no plan for stone crab in Atlantic federal waters. Current state regulations would be extended into federal waters.

SUMMARY:

Rules 68B-13.001, F.A.C., (Applicability of rules to state and federal waters) would be a newly created section that would state that the regulations in this rule apply in all state waters, and that in the absence of any stone crab regulations in federal waters, the regulations would also apply in adjacent federal Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) waters. 68B-13.010 (Stone Crab Trap Limitation Program) and 68B-13.011 (Prohibitions), F.A.C., would both be amended to remove references to federal forms that will no longer be necessary.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

Article IV, Section 9, Florida Constitution.

LAW:

Article IV, Section 9, Florida Constitution.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

5/6/2011 Vol. 37/18

COMMENTS:

From 5/6/2011 To 5/27/2011 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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