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Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: June 27, 2024) |
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68. Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission |
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68B. Marine Fisheries |
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68B-55. Trap Retrieval And Trap Debris Removal |
1As used in this chapter:
6(1) “Closed season” means that specified period of time during which harvest is prohibited.
20(2) “Trap debris” means any piece of a trap, or any combination of such pieces not constituting a fishable trap.
40(3) “Derelict trap” means any trap during any closed season for the species, or any fishable trap during the open season that lacks more than two of the following elements:
70(a) Buoy.
72(b) Line.
74(c) Current Commission-issued trap tag (if required).
81(d) Current license.
84(4) “Fishable trap” means a trap that has 6 intact sides and at least two of the following elements:
103(a) Buoy.
105(b) Line.
107(c) Current Commission-issued trap tag (if required).
114(d) Identification.
116(5) “Fishery Participant Organization” means a group of commercial fishermen all of whom possess a current saltwater products license and a blue crab, stone crab or spiny lobster endorsement. For the purpose of participation in the retrieval of derelict traps this means participants who receive and possess written permission from each other to bring their traps into land or move them back into line, who work under law enforcement supervision to retrieve traps, or who prepare a plan for Commission authorization pursuant to this rule.
201(6) “Trap” means legal harvesting gear as authorized in Rule 21168B-4.020, 212F.A.C.
213Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. History–New 7-1-03, Amended 3-1-05, 10-15-07.
