Section 68B-2.011 - Chumming(1) It is unlawful for any person to place chum in the water for the purposes of fishing from a beach or wade fishing in waters immediately adjacent to a beach. This shall not be construed to prohibit the use of a baited hook when fishing with hook and line gear, placing bait in a trap authorized pursuant to rule 68B-4.020, F.A.C., in order to target marine organisms by enticing them to enter the trap, or the use of a baited trotline for the harvest of blue crab.(2) For the purposes of this rule, "chum" means fish, fish parts, other animal products, or synthetic products created or intended to chemically or otherwise resemble animal products placed in the water for the purpose of attracting a marine organism.(3) For the purposes of this rule, "beach" shall be defined as any area of shoreline along a body of marine or brackish water that is covered predominantly in sand, with sufficient sand above the mean high-water line to support sunbathing.Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 68B-2.011
Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const.
Adopted by Florida Register Volume 45, Number 069, April 9, 2019 effective 7/1/2019.