68B-4.019. Prohibition of Trap Pullers on Recreational and Certain Commercial Vessels

No person shall operate any vessel with a trap puller aboard unless such vessel is operated commercially pursuant to a saltwater products license with either a lobster trap endorsement, stone crab trap endorsement, blue crab trap endorsement, sea bass trap endorsement, or a federal fish trap endorsement. This prohibition shall not apply to a person operating a vessel with a trap puller aboard who has been granted an accommodation by the Commission under the Americans With Disabilities Act to possess and use such gear or to a person engaging in aquaculture and possessing an aquaculture certificate issued pursuant to Section 597.004, Florida Statutes, or a federal aquacultured live rock permit issued pursuant to 50 C.F.R. 622.4(a)(3)(iii). However, a person taking advantage of this exception for aquaculture activities shall not be in possession of any lobsters, crabs, finfishes, or any other wild-caught species regulated by the Commission.

Specific Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Art. X, Sec. 16, Fla. Const. History–New 7-15-04, Amended 1-3-05.