Published on: 23586828. 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.
Published on: 23420570. 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.
Published on: 21427996. The purpose and effect of this rule development notice is to address possible rule amendments for flounder in the 2019 calendar year as a result of stock assessments or management or enforcement requirements.
Published on: 20077174. The purpose and effect of this rule development notice is to address possible rule amendments for flounder in the 2018 calendar year resulting from stock assessments or management or enforcement requirements.
Published on: 18444858. The purpose and effect of this rule development notice is to address possible rule amendments for flounder in the 2017 calendar year as a result of stock assessments or management or enforcement requirements.
Published on: 14005168. The purpose and effect of this rule development notice is to address possible rule amendments for flounder in the 2014 calendar year as a result of stock assessments, federal regulatory actions or other management or enforcement requirements, or to address amendments resulting from the agency’s comprehensive review of Division 68B.
Published on: 12990548. The purpose of this rule amendment is to standardize the format and rule language in the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (Commission) flounder rules. The flounder Chapter (68B-48) has been reformatted to simplify the rule language and the sheepshead portion of this chapter has been removed and relocated to chapter 68B-59, making the chapter easier to understand and improving the enforceability of the regulations. This rulemaking is part of a rule cleanup effort of Division 68B that will standardize chapters by using the same format for each rule that regulates species, making specific provisions easier to find. Additionally, rule language has been clarified and outdated language has been removed.
The effect of this amendment will be improved rule clarity and enforceability and simplified rule language, making the language easier to understand. This rule amendment will not affect the meaning of the rule nor change the intent of the rule.