Section 68B-56.004 - Commercial Season; Season Closure; Daily Harvest and Possession Limits(1) Commercial Season - The season for harvest of ballyhoo for commercial purposes with a lampara net, within or without the waters of the State of Florida, shall begin on September 1 of each year and continue through July 31 of the following year. During the period beginning August 1 and continuing through August 31 of each year, no person shall harvest ballyhoo in or from state waters or adjacent federal Economic Exclusive Zone (EEZ) waters with a lampara net.(2) Commercial Vessel Limits. (a) A person possessing a valid saltwater products license with a lampara net endorsement shall harvest and land no more than 10 boxes of ballyhoo per vessel per day, and no more than one trip may be conducted during a single day. The possession of more than 10 boxes of ballyhoo aboard any such vessel is prohibited. All boxes used to store ballyhoo aboard a vessel shall have a lid, a base, and four sides that are rectangular or square in dimension, and each box shall be no larger in dimension than 4.25 feet, by 2 feet, by 2 feet, or the volume equivalent (17 feet3).(b) Except as provided for in paragraph (c), a person possessing a valid saltwater products license without a lampara net endorsement shall not harvest or sell more than 5 gallons of ballyhoo per day or possess more than 5 gallons of ballyhoo aboard any vessel.(c) Incidental Take - A person possessing a valid saltwater products license with a purse seine endorsement may harvest, as an incidental bycatch in a purse seine or lampara net, while fishing for other species, and sell, no more than 10 gallons of ballyhoo per day and no more than 10 gallons of ballyhoo shall be possessed aboard such person's vessel at any time.Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 68B-56.004
Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const.