22686183, 68B-14.001 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 22686183

Notice of Development of Rulemaking

Department:

FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION

Division:

Marine Fisheries

Chapter:

REEF FISH

Overview

RULE:

68B-14.001	Purpose and Intent, Designation as Restricted Species
68B-14.002	Definitions
68B-14.0036	Recreational Bag Limits: Snapper, Grouper, Hogfish, Black Sea Bass, Red Porgy, Amberjacks, Tilefish, Exception, Wholesale/Retail Purchase Exemption
68B-14.0038	Recreational Snapper Seasons
68B-14.006	Other Prohibitions and Exception

PURPOSE:

The National Marine Fisheries Service recently approved action that would delegate authority to each of the Gulf states to manage harvest of red snapper by private recreational anglers in federal waters off their state. The Commission will consider several rule changes to 68B-14 that will extend Florida’s recreational red snapper bag limit, size limit and season into Gulf federal waters for private recreational anglers. The Commission will also consider rule changes to allow federally-permitted for-hire vessels to possess red snapper in Gulf state waters while the federal for-hire season is open, but state waters are closed.

SUBJECT:

Subject areas addressed in the rule development notice include references to rule modifications that would allow FWC to manage harvest of red snapper by private recreational anglers in Gulf federal waters, and create an allowance for federally-permitted for-hire vessels to possess red snapper in Gulf state waters while the federal for-hire season is open, but state waters are closed.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

Art. IV, Sec. 9, Florida Constitution.

LAW:

Art. IV, Sec. 9, Florida Constitution.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

12/9/2019 Vol. 45/237

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-14.001&PDate=12/9/2019&Section=1

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

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