28984684, 68E-5.001 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 28984684

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION

Division:

Marine Resources

Chapter:

REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MARINE FISHERIES INFORMATIONSYSTEM

Overview

RULE:

68E-5.001	Introduction, Scope, and Definitions
68E-5.002	Reporting Requirements
68E-5.003	Record Content and Description
68E-5.004	Data Management
68E-5.005	Penalties
68E-5.900	Forms

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this rulemaking is to clarify and update reporting and recordkeeping requirements for the Marine Fisheries Trip Ticket Program and improve commercial saltwater fishing data collection to provide more timely information for management decisions and fishery disaster requests.  The effect of these rule changes would be to move rules related to the Marine Fisheries Trip Ticket Program from Division 68E to Division 68B, F.A.C., as well as clarify and establish commercial saltwater fishing reporting and recordkeeping requirements, such as shorter reporting periods and electronic submission of reports.

SUMMARY:

These rule amendments would clarify, update, and establish the Marine Fisheries Trip Ticket Program’s reporting and recordkeeping requirements to make them easier to understand and to improve the timeliness of commercial saltwater fishing data collection to support and inform management decisions and fishery disaster requests.  The rule changes would repeal Chapter 68E-5 F.A.C. and move rules related to the Marine Fisheries Trip Ticket Program from Chapter 68E-5 F.A.C. to Chapter 68B-65, F.A.C., require all trip tickets to be submitted through VESL software application, set a weekly reporting period (Sunday – Saturday) with a submission deadline three days after the reporting period ends, require all Florida-licensed wholesale dealers to report every reporting period, require commercial harvesters to report unsold product, and prohibit the possession of commercially harvested marine organisms if their harvest has not been reported within the applicable reporting period.  The proposed effective date for these rule changes is July 1, 2025.  This rulemaking accompanies rulemaking for Chapter 68B-65, F.A.C.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

Article IV, Section 9, Florida Constitution

LAW:

Article IV, Section 9, Florida Constitution

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

11/21/2024 Vol. 50/228

COMMENTS:

From 11/21/2024 To 12/12/2024 (21 Days)

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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