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Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: July 17, 2024) |
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68. Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission |
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68B. Marine Fisheries |
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68B-47. Weakfish |
1(1) The provisions of Chapter 68B-47, F.A.C., apply to the harvest of fish within the Weakfish Management Area that are of the species 24Cynoscion regalis 26and 27Cynoscion arenarius 29(sand seatrout), and hybrids of the two species.
37(2) A fish of the species 43Cynoscion regalis 45or 46Cynoscion arenarius 48(sand seatrout), or a hybrid of the two species that is harvested from Florida Waters outside of the Weakfish Management Area will be considered sand seatrout, not weakfish, and subject to any applicable regulations for sand seatrout.
85(3) The presence of a fish of the 93species 94Cynoscion regalis 96or 97Cynoscion arenarius 99(sand seatrout), or a hybrid of the two species 108aboard a vessel that is actively fishing in the Weakfish Management Area constitutes prima facie evidence that the fish was harvested from the Weakfish Management Area and therefore subject to the applicable weakfish regulations established in this chapter.
146Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. History–New 9-1-13.
