Section 68B-49.004 - Bag and Vessel Limits; Bycatch Allowance(1) Recreational Bag Limit - A recreational harvester may not harvest or possess within or without Florida Waters or land more than 2 tripletail per day.(2) Commercial Limits - (a) Commercial Bag Limit - A commercial harvester may not harvest or possess within or without Florida Waters or land more than 10 tripletail per day.(b) Commercial Vessel Limit - The commercial harvesters aboard a vessel within or without Florida Waters may not collectively possess more than 10 tripletail, regardless of the number of persons onboard. This provision will not be construed to authorize harvest or possession of tripletail in excess of the applicable bag limits.(c) Tripletail Bycatch Allowance - A commercial harvester may not harvest more than 2 tripletail per day pursuant to rule 68B-49.006, F.A.C., as incidental bycatch of gear that is being used to lawfully harvest another target species. A commercial harvester may not possess more than 2 tripletail that were harvested pursuant to Rule 68B-49.006, F.A.C. as incidental bycatch of gear that is being used to lawfully harvest another target species.Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 68B-49.004
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 095, May 15, 2018 effective 7/1/2018.New 9-1-13, Amended 7-1-18.