Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 68B-21.007 - Purchase and Sale of Snook Prohibited; Prohibited Possession by Seafood Dealers and Restaurants

(1) A person may not purchase or sell a snook, regardless of whether the snook was harvested within or without Florida Waters.

(2)

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (2)(b), a seafood dealer may not possess or store a snook, or allow a person to possess, store, purchase, or sell a snook in, on, or about the premises or vehicles where the business of seafood dealer is carried on, which snook was harvested within or without Florida Waters.

(b) A person may keep a snook on the premises of a restaurant if:

1. It is for the sole purpose of preparing the snook for consumption by the recreational harvester who harvested the snook,

2. The snook was legally harvested by a recreational harvester; and,

3. The snook is clearly labeled with a tag that has the recreational harvester's name and address clearly written on it.

Notes

Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 68B-21.007

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, 1-1-98, Formerly 46-21.007, Amended 6-29-00, 7-12-07, 9-1-13.

New 7-23-85, Amended 7-9-87, 3-1-94, 1-1-98, Formerly 46-21.007, Amended 6-29-00, 7-12-07, 9-1-13.