(1) Information required on each marine fisheries trip ticket or approved alternate form shall be recorded by persons set forth in subsection 68E-5.002(2), F.A.C. and shall include the following:
    (a) Saltwater Products License Number – record the seller’s saltwater products license number.
    (b) Wholesale Dealer License Number – record the wholesale dealer’s license number.
    (c) Date – record the date that the saltwater products were sold, exchanged, bartered, distributed, or landed.
    (d) Time Fished – record the total amount of time (duration) of the fishing trip. Time is recorded as the time away from the dock either in hours or days. If recorded in days, put the letter D before or after the number of days. Example: 10D or D10 equals 10 days.
    (e) County Landed – record the county code in which the saltwater fish, saltwater products, bait, or marine life was landed. Codes are provided to each new dealer, and as requested by mail; the address is provided in Fl. Admin. Code R. 68E-5.002(7)(d)
    (f) Species Code – record the species code from the list of species names and their code numbers. Codes are provided to each new dealer, on the back of marine fisheries trip ticket, and as requested by mail; the address is provided in Fl. Admin. Code R. 68E-5.002(7)(d)
    (g) Amount of Catch – record the amount of saltwater fish, saltwater products, bait, or marine life received using the appropriate species code to identify the unit of measure.
    (h) Gear – indicate the gear used to catch the saltwater fish, saltwater products, bait, or marine life listed on the ticket, by checking the appropriate box or recording the gear code. Codes are provided to each new dealer, and as requested by mail; the address is provided in Fl. Admin. Code R. 68E-5.002(7)(d)
    (i) Number of Sets – for net and longline fisheries – record the number of times fishing gear (trawls, long-lines, gill nets, purse seines) was used.
    (j) Traps Pulled and Soak Time – for trap fisheries – record the number of traps pulled and the number of days since traps were last pulled.
    (k) Area Fished – record the area, as defined by the Department, where the saltwater fish, saltwater products, bait, or marine life was caught. If the product was caught over more than one area, record the area where most of the product was caught. The areas and their respective codes are provided to each new dealer. They are also available upon request to the address as provided in Fl. Admin. Code R. 68E-5.002(7)(d)
    (l) Depth – record the approximate depth where the saltwater fish, saltwater products, bait, or marine life was caught, in either feet or tens of fathoms. If recorded in tens of fathoms put the letter F before or after the number of fathoms. Example: 40F or F40 equals 400 fathoms.
    (m) Price per pound – record the price paid either per pound or per unit of measure used on the dealer and Commission copies of the trip ticket.
Rulemaking Authority Article IV, Section 9, Fla. Const. Law Implemented 379.361, 379.362 FS. History-New 10-17-84, Formerly 16B-45.03, 16B-45.003, Amended 3-30-87, Formerly 16R-13.003, Amended 12-31-89, Formerly 16R-5.003, Amended 1-5-95, Formerly 62R-5.003.