14420134, 68B-20.003 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

Home

Florida Department of State and Division of Library and Information Services

Notice: 14420134

Notice of Development of Rulemaking

Department:

FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION

Division:

Marine Fisheries

Chapter:

SPEARING: BOW HUNTING, GIGGING, AND SPEARFISHING

Overview

RULE:

68B-20.003	Spearing, Statewide Regulation; Prohibition Against Powerheads, Bangsticks, and Rebreathers; Repeal of Certain Special Acts
68B-20.004	Exception to Statewide Spearing Prohibitions

PURPOSE:

The purpose of the rule amendments is to allow the Executive Director or his designee to issue permits to tournaments or other organized events for the purposes of harvesting lionfish and other non-native species using spearfishing gears in places where spearfishing is otherwise prohibited by FWC rule or Florida Statute.  The rule amendment will create a mechanism by which the FWC can better facilitate removal of non-native marine species.

SUBJECT:

Subject area to be addressed by rule development includes allowing the Executive Director or his designee to issue permits for the harvest of non-native species using spearfishing in areas where spearing is otherwise prohibited.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

Art. IV, Sec. 9, Florida Constitution

LAW:

Art. IV, Sec. 9, Florida Constitution

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

4/7/2014 Vol. 40/67

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-20.003&PDate=4/7/2014&Section=1

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

Under Florida law, E-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your E-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing.