68B-15.004. Prohibited Take


Effective on Sunday, September 1, 2013
  • 1(1) A person may not harvest, take, harass, injure, or kill a sturgeon of the species 17Acipenser oxyrhynchus19.

    20(2) This subsection will not be construed to prohibit unintentional injury of or contact with a sturgeon if it occurs in the course of normal fishing activities. A person who unintentionally catches a sturgeon shall immediately return the sturgeon to the water unharmed.

    63Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. History–New 9-1-13.

     

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