68B-18.006 Allowed and Prohibited Gear and Methods of Harvest; Prohibited Simultaneous Possession of Bay Scallop and Certain Types of Gear.

1. (1) Allowed Gear and Method of Harvest – A person may harvest or attempt to harvest a bay scallop from Florida Waters only by hand, or by using a landing or dip net.
2. (2) Prohibited Gear and Method of Harvest – A person may not harvest or attempt to harvest a bay scallop from Florida Waters with gear or methods that are not expressly permitted in subsection (1).
3. (3) A person may not possess a bay scallop aboard a vessel with a trawl, drag, dredge, or net (other than a landing or dip net) on board.

Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. History–New 9-1-13.