Section 68B-49.006 - Allowed and Prohibited Gear and Method of Harvest; Bycatch Exception(1) Allowed Gear and Method of Harvest - A person may harvest a tripletail within or without Florida Waters only by or with the use of hook and line gear.(2) Prohibited Gear and Method of Harvest - (a) A person may not harvest a tripletail within or without Florida Waters with gear or methods that are not expressly permitted in subsection (1).(b) A person may not use a multiple hook in conjunction with live or dead natural bait to harvest or attempt to harvest tripletail within or without Florida Waters.(c) A person may not harvest within or without Florida Waters a tripletail by spearing or snagging the tripletail.(3) Bycatch Exception - Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), a commercial harvester who is in possession of a valid saltwater products license with a restricted species endorsement may harvest a tripletail captured as incidental bycatch of gear other than the gear expressly permitted in subsection (1), if the gear is being used to lawfully harvest another target species, only to the limit specified in paragraph 68B-49.004(2)(c) F.A.C. This provision will not be construed to authorize a commercial harvester to intentionally harvest a tripletail by or with the use of any gear or method that is not expressly permitted in subsection (1).Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 68B-49.006
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.