The purpose of this rule development is to repeal the Special Act of Local Application for Gilchrist County. The Special Act pre-dates the statewide regulation of marine fisheries and was originally enacted by the Legislature as local fishing laws. As part of its comprehensive marine fisheries rule review, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, with input from affected counties, is evaluating all Special Acts to determine which ones are still necessary. The Special Act of Gilchrist County, Chapter 21254, allows for the year-round sale of saltwater fish in the county, provided the seller is properly licensed. Current, statewide license requirements govern the sale of saltwater fish, thus the Gilchrist County Special Act is obsolete. The effect of these rules will be to remove a series of outdated or redundant local saltwater fishing rules and to conform the regulations for these counties to statewide saltwater fishing rules, improving enforceability and public understanding of Florida’s fishing regulations and creating additional fishing opportunities.