Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 68B-37.002 - Definitions

As used in Chapter 68B-37, F.A.C.:

(1) "Big Bend Region" means all Florida Waters and adjacent federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico lying east of 85°13.76' West Longitude in Gulf County and north of a line running due east and due west from the westernmost point of Fred Howard Park Causeway (28°9.35'N, 82°48.398'W), and all waters of Indian Lagoon in Gulf County.

(2) "Central East Region" means all Florida Waters and adjacent federal waters lying south of the southern boundary of the Northeast Region as specified in subsection (3), north of the Palm Beach-Broward county line, and north of a line extending due east from a point where the Palm Beach-Broward county line meets the Atlantic Ocean (26°19.260'N, 80°04.464'W).

(3) "Northeast Region" means all Florida Waters and adjacent federal waters lying south of the Florida-Georgia border, north of the Flagler-Volusia county line, and north of a line extending due east from a point where the Flagler-Volusia county line meets the Atlantic Ocean (29°25.632'N, 81°06.150'W).

(4) "South Region" means all Florida Waters and adjacent federal waters lying south of the southern boundary of the Central East Region as specified in subsection (2) and south of the southern boundary of the Big Bend Region in the Gulf of Mexico in Pinellas County, as specified in subsection (1).

(5) "Spotted seatrout" means a fish of the species Cynoscion nebulosus, or any part thereof.

(6) "Western Panhandle Region" means all Florida Waters and adjacent federal waters lying east of the Florida-Alabama border, west of the western boundary of the Big Bend Region as specified in subsection (1), and north of 28°09.35' North Latitude (approximately 1.17 miles south of the Pasco-Pinellas county line).

Notes

Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 68B-37.002

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

New 11-1-89, Amended 1-1-96, 8-1-96, Formerly 46-37.002, Amended 7-1-00, 7-1-06, 2-1-12, 9-1-13, Amended by Florida Register Volume 46, Number 028, February 11, 2020 effective 2/26/2020.

New 11-1-89, Amended 1-1-96, 8-1-96, Formerly 46-37.002, Amended 7-1-00, 7-1-06, 2-1-12, 9-1-13, 2-26-20.