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Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: April 18, 2024) |
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68. Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission |
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68B. Marine Fisheries |
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68B-39. Mullet |
1As used in this rule chapter:
7(1) “East Region” means all Florida Waters of the Atlantic Ocean along the east coast of Florida lying between the Florida-Georgia border and the Monroe-Dade county line, and adjacent federal waters.
38(2) “Harvest for commercial purposes” means the taking or harvesting of any striped or silver mullet for purposes of sale or with intent to sell. Striped or silver mullet harvested in excess of the recreational bag limit, shall constitute harvest for commercial purposes.
81(3) “Silver mullet” means any fish of the species 90Mugil curema 92(white mullet), 94Mugil trichodon 96(fantail mullet), or 99Mugil rubrioculus 101(redeye mullet), or any part thereof.
107(4) “Striped mullet,” also commonly known as black mullet, means any fish of the species 123Mugil cephalus, 125or any part thereof.
129(5) “Weekend” means that portion of a week commencing at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday and ending at 12:01 a.m. the following Monday.
151Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. History–New 10-19-89, Amended 10-1-90, 11-16-93, 7-15-96, 3-3-97, 1-1-98, Formerly 46-39.002, Amended 10-7-01, 7-1-03, 5-16-19.
