Section 68B-18.008 - Open and Closed Areas; Transit of Bay Scallops from Open Through Closed Areas(1) Open area - The area open to the harvest of bay scallops includes all Florida Waters along the Gulf of Mexico east and southeast of a line extending due south from the west bank at the mouth of Mexico Beach Canal in Bay County (85°25.84' West Longitude) and north of a line extending due east and due west from the Anclote Key Lighthouse (28°10.020' North Latitude), which is approximately 0.37 miles south of the Pasco-Pinellas county line, and all waters of the Anclote River and its tributaries.(2) Closed areas - All Florida Waters except those included in subsection (1) are closed to the harvest of bay scallops.(a) A person may not harvest a bay scallop from Florida Waters that are closed to the harvest of bay scallops.(b) Except as provided in subsection (3), a person may not possess a bay scallop in or on Florida Waters that are closed to harvest or land a bay scallop in an area that is closed to harvest.(3) Transit provisions - Bay scallops lawfully harvested from Florida Waters that are open to the harvest of bay scallops may be possessed aboard a vessel and transported directly through Florida Waters that are closed to the harvest of bay scallops and landed provided that the vessel is in continuous and direct transit from Florida Waters that are open to harvest to the place where the vessel is regularly docked, moored, or otherwise stored.Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 68B-18.008
Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const.
New 9-1-13, Amended by Florida Register Volume 45, Number 113, June 11, 2019 effective 1/1/2020.New 9-1-13, Amended 1-1-20.