Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 68B-23.003 - Size Limit; Landed in Whole Condition Requirement

(1) Size Limit - A person may not harvest or land from Florida Waters, or possess in or on Florida Waters, a Spanish mackerel that is less than 12 inches in fork length.

(2) Landed in Whole Condition Requirement - A person harvesting Spanish mackerel shall land each Spanish mackerel in whole condition. A person may not possess in or on Florida Waters, on any public or private fishing pier, on a bridge or catwalk attached to a bridge from which fishing is allowed, or on any jetty, a Spanish mackerel that has been beheaded, sliced, divided, filleted, ground, skinned, scaled, or deboned. This provision will not be construed to prohibit the evisceration (gutting) of a Spanish mackerel or removal of gills from a Spanish mackerel.

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Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 68B-23.003

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

New 11-28-85, Amended 10-30-86, 12-10-87, 10-1-88, 2-16-93, 11-29-93, 9-30-96, 1-1-98, Formerly 46-23.003, Amended by Florida Register Volume 45, Number 162, August 20, 2019 effective 9/5/2019.

New 11-28-85, Amended 10-30-86, 12-10-87, 10-1-88, 2-16-93, 11-29-93, 9-30-96, 1-1-98, Formerly 46-23.003, Amended 9-5-19.