| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to illegal use of nets; amending s. |
| 3 | 370.093, F.S.; specifying that certain nets are not |
| 4 | considered to be gill or entangling nets and may be used |
| 5 | to harvest mullet; providing an effective date. |
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| 7 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 9 | Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section |
| 10 | 370.093, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 11 | 370.093 Illegal use of nets.-- |
| 12 | (2) |
| 13 | (b) The use of gill or entangling nets of any size is |
| 14 | prohibited, as such nets are defined in s. 16, Art. X of the |
| 15 | State Constitution. Any net constructed wholly or partially of |
| 16 | monofilament or multistrand monofilament material, other than a |
| 17 | hand thrown cast net, or a handheld landing or dip net, shall be |
| 18 | considered to be an entangling net within the prohibition of s. |
| 19 | 16, Art. X of the State Constitution unless specifically |
| 20 | authorized by rule of the commission. Multistrand monofilament |
| 21 | material shall not be defined to include nets constructed of |
| 22 | braided or twisted nylon, cotton, linen twine, or polypropylene |
| 23 | twine. Any net constructed of braided or twisted nylon, cotton, |
| 24 | linen twine, or polypropylene twine, regardless of its mesh |
| 25 | size, not exceeding 500 square feet shall not be considered a |
| 26 | gill or entangling net and may be used to harvest mullet in the |
| 27 | waters of this state. |
| 28 | Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. |