Section 68B-59.004 - Bag and Vessel Limits; Bycatch Allowance(1) Recreational Limits - (a) Recreational Bag Limit - A recreational harvester may not harvest or possess within or without Florida Waters or land more than 8 sheepshead per day.(b) Seasonal Recreational Vessel Limit - During the months of March and April, no more than 50 sheepshead may be collectively possessed by recreational harvesters aboard a vessel within or without Florida Waters, regardless of the number of persons onboard. This provision will not be construed to authorize harvest or possession of sheepshead in excess of the applicable bag limits.(2) Commercial Limits - (a) Except as provided in paragraph (2)(b), a commercial harvester is not subject to a harvest or possession limit for sheepshead.(b) Sheepshead Bycatch Allowance - A commercial harvester may not harvest or possess within or without Florida Waters or land more than 50 pounds of sheepshead per day, pursuant to subsection 68B-59.006(3), F.A.C., as incidental bycatch of gear that is being used to lawfully harvest another target species.Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 68B-59.004
Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const.
New 9-1-13, Amended by Florida Register Volume 44, Number 109, June 5, 2018 effective 7/1/2018.New 9-1-13, Amended 7-1-18.