Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 11, 2024) |
68. Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission |
68B. Marine Fisheries |
68B-15. Sturgeon |
Effective on Sunday, September 1, 2013
1(1) A person may not harvest, take, harass, injure, or kill a sturgeon of the species 17Acipenser oxyrhynchus19.
20(2) This subsection will not be construed to prohibit unintentional injury of or contact with a sturgeon if it occurs in the course of normal fishing activities. A person who unintentionally catches a sturgeon shall immediately return the sturgeon to the water unharmed.
63Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. History–New 9-1-13.