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Rule Title: Bag and Vessel Limits; Harvest and Possession Limits
Department: FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION    Add to MyFLRules Favorites
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Division: Marine Fisheries
Chapter: OYSTERS

Latest version of the final adopted rule presented in Florida Administrative Code (FAC):

VIEW_RULE Effective Date: 12/9/2025
History Notes: Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. History–New 12-9-25.
References in this version: No reference(s).
History of this Rule since Jan. 6, 2006
Notice /
Adopted
Section Description ID Publish
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View Text Development
68B-27.001
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The purpose of this rulemaking is to update regulations for the harvest of wild oysters from the Big Bend, which includes Dixie, Levy, and Citrus counties. The effects of this rulemaking would be to create a new management .... 31257006 8/17/2026
Vol. 52/159
View Text Workshop
68B-27.001
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The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is holding a public workshop to gather input on recommendations for proposed rules for the ....
  Monday, August 31, 2026, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. (ET)
  Coastal Region Library, 8619 W Crystal St., Crystal River, F....
31258170 8/17/2026
Vol. 52/159
View Text Workshop
68B-27.001
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The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is holding a public workshop to gather input on recommendations for proposed rules for the ....
  Thursday, September 3, 2026, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. (ET)
  UF/IFAS Extension Levy County, 625 N Hathaway Ave., Bronson, ....
31258073 8/17/2026
Vol. 52/159
View Text Workshop
68B-27.001
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The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is holding a public workshop to gather input on recommendations for proposed rules for the ....
  Tuesday, September 1, 2026, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. (ET)
  Dixie County Public Library, 16329 SE Highway 19, Cross City, ....
31257879 8/17/2026
Vol. 52/159
View Text Final
68B-27.004
Bag and Vessel Limits; Harvest and Possession Limits 30243841 Effective:
12/09/2025
View Text Proposed
68B-27.001
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The purposes of these proposed rule amendments are to establish a new management framework for oyster harvest in Apalachicola Bay and standardize the organizational structure and rule language within the oyster rule chapter .... 30105325 10/15/2025
Vol. 51/201
View Text Development
68B-27.001
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The purposes of this rulemaking are to update regulations for the harvest of wild oysters from Apalachicola Bay, as well as regulations for size tolerances and culling that apply statewide. The purposes of this rulemaking .... 29805207 7/24/2025
Vol. 51/143