Senate Bill sb1178

    Florida Senate - 2005                                  SB 1178

    By Senator Lawson





    6-980-05                                                See HB

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to illegal use of nets;

  3         amending s. 370.093, F.S.; specifying that

  4         certain nets are not considered to be gill or

  5         entangling nets and may be used to harvest

  6         mullet; providing an effective date.

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  8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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10         Section 1.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section

11  370.093, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

12         370.093  Illegal use of nets.--

13         (2)

14         (b)  The use of gill or entangling nets of any size is

15  prohibited, as such nets are defined in s. 16, Art. X of the

16  State Constitution. Any net constructed wholly or partially of

17  monofilament or multistrand monofilament material, other than

18  a hand thrown cast net, or a handheld landing or dip net,

19  shall be considered to be an entangling net within the

20  prohibition of s. 16, Art. X of the State Constitution unless

21  specifically authorized by rule of the commission. Multistrand

22  monofilament material shall not be defined to include nets

23  constructed of braided or twisted nylon, cotton, linen twine,

24  or polypropylene twine. Any net constructed of braided or

25  twisted nylon, cotton, linen twine, or polypropylene twine,

26  regardless of its mesh size, not exceeding 500 square feet

27  shall not be considered a gill or entangling net and may be

28  used to harvest mullet in the waters of this state.

29         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

30  law.

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