68B-33.001. Purpose and Intent

The purpose and intent of this chapter are to protect and conserve Florida’s billfish and spearfish resources and increase public awareness of and concern for billfish through promotion of catch-and-release and other conservation practices and prohibition of sale. Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. History–New 3-31-88, Formerly 46-33.001, Amended 10-1-02, 9-1-13.