Florida Administrative Code
68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
68B - Marine Fisheries
Chapter 68B-15 - STURGEON
Section 68B-15.004 - Prohibited Take
Universal Citation: FL Admin Code R 68B-15.004
Current through Reg. 50, No. 249, December 24, 2024
(1) A person may not harvest, take, harass, injure, or kill a sturgeon of the species Acipenser oxyrinchus.
(2) This subsection will not be construed to prohibit unintentional injury of or contact with a sturgeon if it occurs in the course of normal fishing activities. A person who unintentionally catches a sturgeon shall immediately return the sturgeon to the water unharmed.
Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const.
New 9-1-13.
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