Section 68B-44.005 - Commercial Closures(1) If at any time the harvest of any species of shark for commercial purposes in adjacent federal waters is closed, adjacent Florida Waters will be closed to commercial harvest of the species affected by the federal closure, from the date of such closure until federal waters are reopened to the commercial harvest of such species.(2) If at any time the harvest of any species of shark is closed in state waters of the Atlantic Ocean for commercial purposes by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, Florida Waters of the Atlantic Ocean from the Florida-Georgia border to the border between Miami-Dade and Monroe counties will be closed from the date of such closure until the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission reopens the fishery to commercial harvest. For the purposes of this section the border between Miami-Dade and Monroe counties is defined as a line beginning on the east coast of Florida at the mainland at 25°20.400' North Latitude, proceeding due east.(3) During any period when Florida Waters are closed pursuant to subsection (1) or (2), a commercial harvester may not harvest, possess in or on Florida Waters, or land, within the closure area, any species to which the closure applies, regardless of where harvested.Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 68B-44.005
Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const.
New 4-8-92, Amended 2-14-94, Formerly 46-44.005, Amended 10-15-07, 1-19-10, Amended by Florida Register Volume 45, Number 069, April 9, 2019 effective 7/1/2019.New 4-8-92, Amended 2-14-94, Formerly 46-44.005, Amended 10-15-07, 1-19-10, 7-1-19.