Florida Administrative Code
68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
68B - Marine Fisheries
Chapter 68B-5 - MISCELLANEOUS
Section 68B-5.005 - Divers: Fish Feeding Prohibited; Prohibition of Fish Feeding for Hire; Definitions
Universal Citation: FL Admin Code R 68B-5.005
Current through Reg. 50, No. 187; September 24, 2024
(1) No diver shall engage in the practice of fish feeding.
(2) No person shall operate any vessel for hire for the purpose of carrying passengers to any site in the saltwaters of the state to engage in fish feeding or to allow such passengers to observe fish feeding.
(3) For purposes of this rule:
(a) "Diver" means any person who is
wholly or partially submerged in the water, and is equipped with a face mask,
face mask and snorkel, or underwater breathing apparatus.
(b) "Fish feeding" means the introduction of
any food or other substance into the water by a diver for the purpose of
feeding or attracting marine species, except for the purpose of harvesting such
marine species as otherwise allowed by rules of the Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission.
Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const.
New 1-1-02.
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