Tarpon Tags: Required for Possession; Report; Annual Issuance; Taxidermy; Limitation on Number of Tags Issued Annually; Limitation on Number of Tags Issued to Professional Fishing Guides, Sale Prohibited, Transport Regulated, Tarpon Tag ...

 

FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION

Marine Fisheries

RULE NOS.:RULE TITLES:

68B-32.003Tarpon Tags: Required for Possession; Report; Annual Issuance; Taxidermy; Limitation on Number of Tags Issued Annually; Limitation on Number of Tags Issued to Professional Fishing Guides

68B-32.006Sale Prohibited, Transport Regulated

68B-32.009Tarpon Tag Specifications

NOTICE OF CHANGE

Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 39, No. 94, May 14, 2013 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.

Proposed amendment to Rule 68B-32.003 has been changed as follows:

 

68B-32.003 Size Limits Tarpon Tags: Required for Possession; Report; Annual Issuance; Taxidermy; Limitation on Number of Tags Issued Annually; Limitation on Number of Tags Issued to Professional Fishing Guides.

 

There are no size limits for tarpon as tarpon is a catch and release fishery.

 

Proposed amendment to Rule 68B-32.006(2) has been changed as follows:

 

(2) Prohibited Gear and Methods of Harvest – A person may not harvest or attempt to harvest a tarpon within or without Florida Waters by spearing, snagging, or snatch hooking. A person may not use a multiple hook in conjunction with live or dead natural bait to harvest or attempt to harvest bonefish within or without Florida Waters.

 

Proposed amendment to Rule 68B-32.009(2) has been changed as follows:

 

(2) Validity of Tarpon Tags –

(a) The license year for tarpon tags begins on January July 1 of each year and continues through December 31 June 30 of that the following year.

(b) No change.

 

Proposed amendment to Rule 68B-32.009(5) has been changed as follows:

 

Return of Unused Tarpon Tags – On or before February August 14, each tax collector shall submit to the Commission all unused tarpon tags for the previous license year. In addition to the unused tarpon tags, each tax collector shall submit to the Commission a written audit report indicating to the number of unused tags, on a form provided by the Commission (Form DMF-SL3210 (3-05), Unissued Tarpon Tags, (incorporated herein by reference and available online at http://www.flrules.org) on or before February August 14.

 

No other changes were made to these rules amendments as proposed.