Florida Regulations 68B-21.006: Allowed and Prohibited Gear and Methods of Harvest; Prohibited Simultaneous Procession of Snook and Certain Types of Gear; Incidental Capture of Snook
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(1) Allowed Gear and Method of Harvest – Within or without Florida Waters, a person may harvest or attempt to harvest a snook only by or with the use of hook and line gear.
(2) Prohibited Gear and Method of Harvest – The following restrictions apply within or without Florida Waters.
(a) A person may not harvest or attempt to harvest a snook with gear or methods that are not expressly permitted in subsection (1).
(b) A person may not use a gang hook or a multiple hook to harvest or attempt to harvest a snook.
(c) A person may not harvest or attempt to harvest a snook by spearing the snook or using any device designed or intended to impale or hook the snook by any part of its body other than its mouth. A person may not use a snatch hook to harvest or attempt to harvest a snook. A person may not use the method commonly referred to as snook snatching to harvest or attempt to harvest a snook.
(3) A person may not possess a snook while also in possession of, using, or transporting a net, seine, or other fishing gear that is not expressly permitted in subsection (1). This prohibition does not apply to a person aboard a vessel who is in possession of a cast net if the cast net is stored off of the deck of the vessel.
(4) If a person incidentally catches a snook using a trap, net, or seine, that person will not be in violation of this section if they immediately return the snook to the water alive and unharmed.
Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. History-New 7-23-85, Amended 3-1-94, 12-31-98, Formerly 46-21.006, Amended 1-1-02, 7-12-07, 9-1-13.
(2) Prohibited Gear and Method of Harvest – The following restrictions apply within or without Florida Waters.
(a) A person may not harvest or attempt to harvest a snook with gear or methods that are not expressly permitted in subsection (1).
(b) A person may not use a gang hook or a multiple hook to harvest or attempt to harvest a snook.
(c) A person may not harvest or attempt to harvest a snook by spearing the snook or using any device designed or intended to impale or hook the snook by any part of its body other than its mouth. A person may not use a snatch hook to harvest or attempt to harvest a snook. A person may not use the method commonly referred to as snook snatching to harvest or attempt to harvest a snook.
(3) A person may not possess a snook while also in possession of, using, or transporting a net, seine, or other fishing gear that is not expressly permitted in subsection (1). This prohibition does not apply to a person aboard a vessel who is in possession of a cast net if the cast net is stored off of the deck of the vessel.
(4) If a person incidentally catches a snook using a trap, net, or seine, that person will not be in violation of this section if they immediately return the snook to the water alive and unharmed.
Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. History-New 7-23-85, Amended 3-1-94, 12-31-98, Formerly 46-21.006, Amended 1-1-02, 7-12-07, 9-1-13.