Section 68B-3.006 - St. Johns County, Use of Nets(1) The use of any net other than a hand thrown cast net, landing or dip net, or push net is prohibited in the following areas of St. Johns County and adjacent saltwaters: (a) Within a 1-mile, 360-degree radius of a point situated in the center of the A1A bridge across Matanzas Inlet.(b) In the waters of Salt Run, St. Augustine Inlet, the Matanzas River, North River, or the Intercoastal Waterway, or water adjacent to any of the aforementioned waters, lying north of the Mickler-O'Connell Bridge, south of the Vilano Beach Bridge across the Intercoastal Waterway (North River), and inland of a line drawn from headland to headland across the mouth of St. Augustine Inlet.(c) On the Atlantic Ocean beaches, and beach areas, within 1 mile north and 1 mile south of the center of St. Augustine Inlet, and within 1 mile seaward of such beaches, and a line drawn from headland to headland across the mouth of St. Augustine Inlet.(d) On the Atlantic Ocean beaches, and beach areas, within 2 miles north and 2 miles south of the center of the St. Augustine Beach Pier, and within 1 mile seaward of such beaches and beach areas.(2) No net except for a hand thrown cast net, landing or dip net, or push net shall be used after the hours of sunset and before sunrise between May 1 and September 15 of each year in the salt waters of St. Johns County or within 1/4 mile seaward of the Atlantic Ocean beaches and coast thereof.Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 68B-3.006
Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const.