Rule No. : RULE TITLE :
68B-35.001: Purpose and Intent; Repeal of Certain Laws; Designation as Restricted Species, Aquaculture Exemption for Pompano
68B-35.002: Definitions
68B-35.003: Size and Bag Limits; Prohibition of Sale
68B-35.0035: Bag Limits
68B-35.004: Gear Specifications and Prohibited Gear
68B-35.005: Commercial Pompano Harvest Requirements: Pompano Endorsement Criteria; State and Federal Waters Pompano Daily Harvest Limits and License Requirements for Sale or Purchase
68B-35.006: Closed Season
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of these rule amendments is to extend Florida’s current regulations for permit, Florida Pompano, and African pompano into federal waters, where they are currently unregulated. The rule amendments would also separate the management strategies for permit and pompano resulting in new size and bag limits for each species. The rule amendments would reduce the commercial permit fishery. In addition, Florida would be split into two management areas for permit, with more restrictive regulations in the southern management zone, including a closed season.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Subject areas to be addressed in the rule development notice include size limits, bag limits, and allowable gear for permit, Florida pompano, and African pompano. Other subject areas include the creation of a new management area for permit and the creation of a closed season inside the new management area for permit.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: Art. IV, Sec. 9, Florida Constitution.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: Art. IV, Sec. 9, Florida Constitution.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE WEEKLY.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Mark Robson, Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, 620 South Meridian Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1600, (850)487-0554

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE.