1. (1) A person may not purchase or sell a snook, regardless of whether the snook was harvested within or without Florida Waters.
2. (2) (a) Except as provided in paragraph (2)(b), a seafood dealer may not possess or store a snook, or allow a person to possess, store, purchase, or sell a snook in, on, or about the premises or vehicles where the business of seafood dealer is carried on, which snook was harvested within or without Florida Waters.

3. (b) A person may keep a snook on the premises of a restaurant if:

   1. It is for the sole purpose of preparing the snook for consumption by the recreational harvester who harvested the snook,

   2. The snook was legally harvested by a recreational harvester; and,

   3. The snook is clearly labeled with a tag that has the recreational harvester’s name and address clearly written on it.

Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. History–New 7-23-85, Amended 7-9-87, 3-1-94, 1-1-98, Formerly 46-21.007, Amended 6-29-00, 7-12-07, 9-1-13.