Fla. Admin. Code R. 68B-39.0046

Current through Reg. 50, No. 222; November 13, 2024

Section 68B-39.0046 - Striped Mullet: Seasonal Night Harvest Prohibition for Portion of Charlotte County (Punta Gorda)

(1) During the period beginning on November 1 each year and continuing through the last day of February of the following year, no recreational or commercial harvester shall harvest or attempt to harvest any striped mullet within the area described in subsection (2), during the period beginning 6:00 p.m. each evening and continuing until 6:00 a.m. the following morning. No person may possess any striped mullet in or on the waters of the area during this nightly closure.

(2) The provisions of subsection (1) apply within the following described area of Punta Gorda, Charlotte County, Florida:

Beginning at 26°55.578'N, 82°04.232'W, then proceeding due north to 26°55.618'N, 82°04.232'W, then proceeding westerly, southerly, and easterly along a line parrallel to and 300 feet seaward of the shoreline to 26°52.437'N, 82°03.618'W, then proceeding easterly to 26°52.405'N, 82°01.427'W, then proceeding northerly to 26°53.466'N, 82°01.394'W at the western right-of-way of U.S. Highway 41, then proceeding northwesterly along the western right-of-way of U.S. Highway 41 to 26°55.455'N, 82°02.847'W, then proceeding westerly to 26°55.473'N, 82°03.751'W, then proceeding due north to 26°55.578'N, 82°03.751'W, then proceeding due west to the point of beginning.

Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 68B-39.0046

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

New 2-24-98, Formerly 46-39.0046, Amended 7-1-03, Amended by Florida Register Volume 45, Number 084, April 30, 2019 effective 5/16/2019.

New 2-24-98, Formerly 46-39.0046, Amended 7-1-03, 5-16-19.