Regional Closed Seasons - During the closed seasons for snook
established in this rule for the following regions, a person may not harvest or
land a snook from within or without Florida Waters of the specified region, or
possess a snook in the specified region regardless of whether the snook was
harvested within or without Florida Waters:
(1) Panhandle Region - Snook season in the
Panhandle Region is closed:
(a) Beginning on
May 1 and continuing through August 31 each year; and,
(b) Beginning on December 1 each year and
continuing through the last day of February of the following
year.
(2) Big Bend Region
- Snook season in the Big Bend Region is closed:
(a) Beginning on May 1 and continuing through
August 31 each year; and,
(b)
Beginning on December 1 each year and continuing through the last day of
February of the following year.
(3) Tampa Bay Region - Snook season in the
Tampa Bay Region is closed:
(a) Beginning on
May 1 and continuing through August 31 each year; and,
(b) Beginning on December 1 each year and
continuing through the last day of February of the following
year.
(4) Sarasota Bay
Region - Snook season in the Sarasota Bay Region is closed:
(a) Beginning on May 1 and continuing through
August 31 each year; and,
(b)
Beginning on December 1 each year and continuing through the last day of
February of the following year.
(5) Charlotte Harbor Region - Snook season in
the Charlotte Harbor Region is closed:
(a)
Beginning on May 1 and continuing through September 30 each year; and,
(b) Beginning on December 1 each
year and continuing through the last day of February of the following
year.
(6) Southwest
Region - Snook season in the Southwest Region is closed:
(a) Beginning on May 1 and continuing through
September 30 each year; and,
(b)
Beginning on December 1 each year and continuing through the last day of
February of the following year.
(7) Southeast Region - Snook season in the
Southeast Region is closed:
(a) Beginning on
June 1 and continuing through August 31 each year; and,
(b) Beginning on December 15 each year and
continuing through January 31 of the following year.
(8) Indian River Lagoon Region - Snook season
in the Indian River Lagoon Region is closed:
(a) Beginning on June 1 and continuing
through August 31 each year; and,
(b) Beginning on December 15 each year and
continuing through January 31 of the following year.
(9) Northeast Region - Snook season in the
Northeast Region is closed:
(a) Beginning on
June 1 and continuing through August 31 each year; and,
(b) Beginning on December 15 each year and
continuing through January 31 of the following
year.
Notes
Fla. Admin.
Code Ann. R. 68B-21.005
Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law
Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla.
Const.
New 7-23-85,
Amended 7-9-87, 3-1-94, 12-31-98, Formerly 46-21.005, Amended 7-1-06, 7-19-06,
7-12-07, 9-3-09, 9-1-13, Amended by
Florida
Register Volume 49, Number 221, November 14, 2023 effective
1/1/2024.
New 7-23-85, Amended 7-9-87, 3-1-94, 12-31-98, Formerly
46-21.005, Amended 7-1-06, 7-19-06, 7-12-07, 9-3-09, 9-1-13,
1-1-24.
