68B-15.004, F.A.C.
68B-15.004. Prohibited Take
Cite as Fla. Admin. Code r. 68B-15.004
(1) A person may not harvest, take, harass, injure, or kill a sturgeon of the species Acipenser oxyrinchus.
(2) This subsection will not be construed to prohibit unintentional injury of or contact with a sturgeon if it occurs in the course of normal fishing activities. A person who unintentionally catches a sturgeon shall immediately return the sturgeon to the water unharmed.
Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. History–New 9-1-13.