68B-23.003. Size Limit; Landed in Whole Condition Requirement
Effective on Thursday, September 5, 2019
1(1) Size Limit – A person may not harvest or land from Florida Waters, or possess in or on Florida Waters, a Spanish mackerel that is less than 12 inches in fork length.
34(2) Landed in Whole Condition Requirement – A person harvesting Spanish mackerel shall land each Spanish mackerel in whole condition. A person may not possess in or on Florida Waters, on any public or private fishing pier, on a bridge or catwalk attached to a bridge from which fishing is allowed, or on any jetty, a Spanish mackerel that has been beheaded, sliced, divided, filleted, ground, skinned, scaled, or deboned. This provision will not be construed to prohibit the evisceration (gutting) of a Spanish mackerel or removal of gills from a Spanish mackerel.
127Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. History–New 11-28-85, Amended 10-30-86, 12-10-87, 10-1-88, 2-16-93, 11-29-93, 9-30-96, 1-1-98, Formerly 46-23.003, Amended 9-5-19.
