(1) Prohibited Purchase and Sale – Except as provided in subsection (2), a person may not purchase or sell a billfish.
    (2) Exception to Sale, Purchase, and Possession Restrictions – A person may not exchange a portion of the billfish for the services provided pursuant to this subsection.
    (a) A person may keep a billfish on the premises of a seafood dealer if:
    1. It is for the sole purpose of smoking the billfish for the recreational harvester who harvested the billfish; and,
    2. The billfish is clearly labeled in a way that displays the name and address of the recreational harvester who harvested the billfish.
    (b) A taxidermist may transport a billfish or keep a billfish on the premises of a taxidermy business if:
    1. It is for the sole purpose of mounting the billfish for the recreational harvester who harvested the billfish; and,
    2. The billfish is clearly labeled in a way that displays the name and address of the recreational harvester who harvested the billfish.
Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. History-New 9-1-13.