Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 68B-21.006 - Allowed and Prohibited Gear and Methods of Harvest; Prohibited Simultaneous Procession of Snook and Certain Types of Gear; Incidental Capture of Snook

(1) Allowed Gear and Method of Harvest - Within or without Florida Waters, a person may harvest or attempt to harvest a snook only by or with the use of hook and line gear.

(2) Prohibited Gear and Method of Harvest - The following restrictions apply within or without Florida Waters.

(a) A person may not harvest or attempt to harvest a snook with gear or methods that are not expressly permitted in subsection (1).

(b) A person may not use a gang hook or a multiple hook to harvest or attempt to harvest a snook.

(c) A person may not harvest or attempt to harvest a snook by spearing the snook or using any device designed or intended to impale or hook the snook by any part of its body other than its mouth. A person may not use a snatch hook to harvest or attempt to harvest a snook. A person may not use the method commonly referred to as snook snatching to harvest or attempt to harvest a snook.

(3) A person may not possess a snook while also in possession of, using, or transporting a net, seine, or other fishing gear that is not expressly permitted in subsection (1). This prohibition does not apply to a person aboard a vessel who is in possession of a cast net if the cast net is stored off of the deck of the vessel.

(4) If a person incidentally catches a snook using a trap, net, or seine, that person will not be in violation of this section if they immediately return the snook to the water alive and unharmed.

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Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 68B-21.006

Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const.

New 7-23-85, Amended 3-1-94, 12-31-98, Formerly 46-21.006, Amended 1-1-02, 7-12-07, 9-1-13.

New 7-23-85, Amended 3-1-94, 12-31-98, Formerly 46-21.006, Amended 1-1-02, 7-12-07, 9-1-13.