This rulemaking would repeal or amend outdated rule language found in Chapter 68B-3, Florida Administrative Code, and within Florida’s Special Acts of Local Application (Special Acts) that are in conflict with provisions of the Net Limitation Amendment or that references penalties for violations involving the use of illegal net gear that are inconsistent with more recently established statewide penalties in Florida Statutes created by the Legislature. Removing or amending these outdated local saltwater fishing gear regulations will allow consistent application of current statewide regulations, and will reduce confusion and improve the clarity of Florida’s statewide saltwater fishing regulations.