Summary, The purpose of this rule amendment is to establish administrative penalties for violations relating to the management of blue crab. These administrative penalties would apply when criminal violations such as trap molestation, trap theft, illegal ..., Vol. 35, No. 9 (03/06/2009), 2009 Issues, Florida Administrative Register

Summary

Rule 68B-45.008, F.A.C., (Assessment of Administrative Penalties for Violations relating to Blue Crab Management) would be created to contain all of the administrative penalties for violations relating to blue crab management. This rule will define the Commission’s policy regarding assessing administrative penalties for convictions of blue crab management program violations relative to the severity of the violation and the number of previous violations and could result in fines up to $5,000 and permanent revocation of saltwater fishing privileges.