- (1) A wholesale dealer required to report information on commercially harvested marine organisms pursuant to subsection 68B-65.003(1), F.A.C., must provide the commercial harvester who sold or otherwise transferred a marine organism to the wholesale dealer with a copy of the relevant trip ticket record for each transaction.
- (2) An electronic record, electronic copy, or a paper copy of each trip ticket record submitted to the Commission must be maintained by the commercial harvester and wholesale dealer for a period not less than three (3) years from the date of sale or purchase.
- (3) A person required to report information on commercially harvested marine organisms pursuant to paragraphs 68B-65.003(1)(d) or (1)(e), F.A.C., must maintain an electronic record, electronic copy, or a paper copy of each trip ticket record submitted to the Commission for a period not less than three (3) years from the date such marine organisms were landed.
- (4) A wholesale dealer required to report pursuant to paragraph 68B-65.003(1)(c), F.A.C., must maintain an electronic record, electronic copy, or a paper copy of each such report for a period not less than three (3) years from the date of submission.
(5) All marine fisheries trip ticket data are confidential and exempt from public disclosure pursuant to s. 379.362(6), F.S.
- (a) Wholesale dealers may obtain their reported marine fisheries trip ticket data tied to their license by completing and returning to the Commission a Request for Release of Personal Wholesale Dealer Landings Data form (Form DMF-DLD2024, September 2024), incorporated herein by reference and available at HYPERLINK "http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?NO=Ref-17643"http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?NO=Ref-17643.
- (b) Commercial harvesters may obtain their reported marine fisheries trip ticket data tied to their license by completing and returning to the Commission a Request for Release of Personal Commercial Landings Data form (Form DMF-CLD2024, September 2024), incorporated herein by reference and available at HYPERLINK "http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?NO=Ref-17641"http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?NO=Ref-17641.
- (6) A wholesale dealer is required to make all records related to the harvest, purchase, or receipt of commercially harvested marine organisms available for inspection at all times by the Commission pursuant to s. 379.362(6), F.S., and such records are subject to being audited by the Commission.
- (7) A person required to report information on commercially harvested marine organisms pursuant to paragraphs 68B-65.003(1)(d) or (1)(e), F.A.C., is required to make all such records available for inspection at all times by the Commission and such records are subject to being audited by the Commission.
Rulemaking Authority Article IV, Section 9 Fla. Const. Law Implemented 379.361, 379.362 FS. History–New 7-1-25.