Definitions, Commercial Requirements

 

FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION

Marine Fisheries

RULE NOS.:RULE TITLES:

68B-24.002Definitions

68B-24.0055Commercial Requirements

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. 43 No. 11, January 18, 2017 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.

Proposed amendment to Rule 68B-24.002 has been changed to include the following definition of commercial harvester:

 

68B-24.002 Definitions.

(1) through (3) No change.

(4) “Commercial harvester” means a person who holds a valid crawfish license or trap number, lobster trap certificates if traps are used to harvest spiny lobster, or a valid commercial dive permit if harvest is by diving, or a valid bully net permit if harvest is by bully net, and a valid saltwater products license with a restricted species endorsement issued by the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

(5) through (14) No change.

 

Proposed amendment to Rule 68B-24.0055 has been changed to include the following reference to the appropriate license application form:

 

68B-24.0055 Commercial Requirements.

(4) A commercial bully net permit is required to harvest spiny lobster for commercial purposes with a bully net. This permit will be in the form of the letter N added to the harvester’s crawfish endorsement number. Application for a commercial bully net permit may be made using either Commission Form DMF-SL2420a (02-17) (Saltwater Products License (SPL) Application with CN for Individuals, found online at: http://www.flrules.org/gateway/reference.asp?NO=Ref-______ and incorporated herein by reference), or Commission Form DMF-SL2420b (02-17) (Saltwater Products License (SPL) Application with CN for Businesses, found online at: http://www.flrules.org/gateway/reference.asp?NO=Ref-______and incorporated herein by reference).