The power to regulate the taking or possession of marine life, as assigned to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission by Article IV, Section 9 of the Florida Constitution, is expressly reserved to the Commission. This reservation does not prohibit a local government from prohibiting, for reasons of protecting the public health, safety, or welfare, saltwater fishing from real property owned by that local government.
Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 68-1.005
Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const.
New 3-1-05.