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Fla. Admin. Code R. 68B-15.004 (2026)
Prohibited Take
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(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.
Effective: 9/1/2013.