Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68B - Marine Fisheries › Chapter 68B-21 - SNOOK › Section 68B-21.002 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
As used in Chapter 68B-21, F.A.C.:
(1) "Big Bend Region" means all Florida
				Waters and adjacent federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico lying east of
				84°20.800' West Longitude in Franklin County and north of a line running
				due east and due west from the westernmost point of Fred Howard Park Causeway
				(28°09.350'N, 82°48.398'W), all waters of Pinellas County north of
				28°09.350' North Latitude, all waters of Alachua, Bradford, Citrus,
				Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Hernando, Jefferson, Lafayette, Leon,
				Levy, Madison, Pasco, Sumter, Suwannee, Taylor, Union, and Wakulla counties,
				and including all waters of Ochlockonee Bay and the Ochlockonee River, all
				waters of the Withlacoochee River, and all waters of the Anclote River and its
				tributaries
(2) "Charlotte Harbor
				Region" means all Florida Waters and adjacent federal waters lying south of the
				Sarasota Bay Region and north of a line extending due west from a point located
				at 26°15.227'N, 81°49.412'W in Collier County, all waters of Collier
				County north of 26°15.227' North Latitude, all waters of Manatee and
				Sarasota counties east and south of the Sarasota Bay Region, all waters of
				Charlotte, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, Lee, and Polk counties,
				including all waters and tributaries of the Caloosahatchee, Myakka, and Peace
				rivers, excluding all waters of Lake Okeechobee.
(3) "Indian River Lagoon Region" means all
				Florida Waters and adjacent federal waters lying south of a line extending due
				east from a point located at 29°01.755'N, 80°54.160'W in Volusia County
				and north of the Martin-Palm Beach county line, all waters of Martin,
				Okeechobee, Osceola, St. Lucie, Indian River, and Brevard counties, all inside
				waters of Volusia County south of Lytle Avenue/South Causeway (State Road A1A),
				all waters of Volusia County south of State Road 44 and east of I-95, including
				all waters of the Kissimmee River, Cypress Lake, Lake Hatchineha, Lake
				Kissimmee, and Lake Okeechobee, excluding all waters of the Loxahatchee River
				and its tributaries and all waters of the St. Johns River and its
				tributaries.
(4) "Northeast Region"
				means all Florida Waters and adjacent federal waters lying south of the
				Florida-Georgia border and north of the North Indian River Lagoon Region, all
				waters of Baker, Clay, Duval, Flagler, Lake, Marion, Nassau, Orange, Putnam,
				Seminole, and St. Johns counties, all waters of Volusia County north and west
				of the Indian River Lagoon Region, including all waters of the St. Johns River
				and its tributaries, excluding all waters of the Withlacoochee River, Kissimmee
				River, Cypress Lake, Lake Hatchineha, and Lake Kissimmee.
(5) "Panhandle Region" means all Florida
				Waters and adjacent federal waters lying east of the Florida-Alabama border and
				west of the western boundary of the Big Bend Region, all waters of Bay,
				Calhoun, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Liberty, Okaloosa,
				Santa Rosa, Walton, and Washington counties, excluding all waters of the
				Ochlockonee River and Ochlockonee Bay.
(6) "Sarasota Bay Region" means all Florida
				Waters and adjacent federal waters lying south of the Tampa Bay Region and
				north of 27°04.727' North Latitude (approximately 0.4 miles north of the
				Venice Municipal Fishing Pier in Sarasota County), all waters of Manatee County
				south of State Road 64 and west of 82°22.500' West Longitude, and all
				waters of Sarasota County west of 82°22.500' West Longitude and north of
				27°04.727' North Latitude, including all waters of Palma Sola Bay,
				Phillippi Creek, Cow Pen Slough Canal, and Curry Creek, excluding all waters
				and tributaries of the Braden and Manatee rivers.
(7) "Snook" means a fish of the genus
Centropomus
, or any part thereof.
(8) "Southeast Region" means all Florida
				Waters and adjacent federal waters lying south of the Martin-Palm Beach county
				line and north of the Miami-Dade/Monroe county line, all waters of Broward,
				Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach counties, including all waters of the Loxahatchee
				River and its tributaries, Hillsboro Canal, Miami Canal, North New River Canal,
				and West Palm Beach Canal, excluding all waters of Lake Okeechobee and all
				waters of Everglades National Park.
(9) "Southwest Region" means all Florida
				Waters and adjacent federal waters lying south of the Charlotte Harbor Region
				and all Florida Waters and adjacent federal waters lying south of the Southeast
				Region, all waters of Collier County south of 26°15.227' North Latitude,
				all waters of Monroe County, and all waters of Everglades National
				Park.
(10) "Tampa Bay Region" means
				all Florida Waters and adjacent federal waters lying south of a line extending
				due east and due west from the westernmost point of Fred Howard Park Causeway
				in Pinellas County (28°09.350'N, 82°48.398'W) and north of a line
				extending due west from a point located at 27°29.823'N, 82°42.659'W
				(the western terminus of State Road 64 in Manatee County), all waters of
				Manatee County north of State Road 64, and all waters of Pinellas and
				Hillsborough counties, including all waters and tributaries of the Alafia,
				Braden, Manatee, and Hillsborough rivers, excluding all waters of Palma Sola
				Bay and all waters of the Anclote River and its
				tributaries.
Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law
					 Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla.
					 Const.
New 7-23-85, Formerly 46-21.002, Amended 9-1-13,
					 1-1-24.