In the subsistence taking of shrimp, there is no closed season and no daily bag and possession limits, except that the operator of a commercially licensed and registered shrimp fishing vessel used in the subsistence taking of shrimp during a closed commercial shrimp fishing season or within a closed commercial shrimp fishing district, section, or portion of a fishing district or section,

1. (1) shall, before taking shrimp, obtain a subsistence fishing permit from the department that specifies the area and the date the vessel operator intends to subsistence fish; and
2. (2) may not possess more than 500 pounds of shrimp on board the vessel.

(In effect before 1988; readopt 5/15/93, Register 126; am 7/1/2015, Register 214)