23420570, 68B-48.001 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 23420570

Notice of Development of Rulemaking

Department:

FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION

Division:

Marine Fisheries

Chapter:

FLOUNDER

Overview

RULE:

68B-48.001	Designation as Restricted Species; Applicability of Rules to State and Federal Waters.
68B-48.002	Definitions.
68B-48.003	Size Limits; Landed in Whole Condition Requirement.
68B-48.004	Recreational Bag Limits; Commercial Trip and Vessel Limits; Commercial Bycatch Allowance.
68B-48.006	Allowed and Prohibited Gear and Methods of Harvest; Bycatch Exception.
68B-48.011	Aquaculture Exemption.

PURPOSE:

The purpose and effect of this rule development notice is to address rule amendments for flounder.  The effect of the rule amendments would be to increase the minimum size limit, reduce the recreational bag limit, establish seasonal commercial trip and vessel limits, establish a November recreational closure, and extend all FWC regulations into federal waters.

SUBJECT:

Subject areas addressed in the rule development notice include size limit, bag limits, seasons, commercial trip and vessel limits, and extension of FWC regulations into federal waters.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

Art. IV, Sec. 9, Florida Constitution.

LAW:

Art. IV, Sec. 9, Florida Constitution.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

7/10/2020 Vol. 46/134

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-48.001&PDate=7/10/2020&Section=1

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

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