Florida Administrative Code
68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
68B - Marine Fisheries
Chapter 68B-46 - HORSESHOE CRABS
Section 68B-46.001 - Definitions

Universal Citation: FL Admin Code R 68B-46.001

Current through Reg. 50, No. 187; September 24, 2024

As used in this rule chapter:

(1) "Harvest" means the catching or taking of a horseshoe crab, by any means whatsoever, followed by a reduction of such crab to possession. Horseshoe crabs that are caught but immediately returned to the water free, alive, and unharmed are not harvested.

(2) "Horseshoe crab" means any arthropod of the species Limulus polyphemus, or any part thereof.

Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const.

New 3-30-00.

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