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COLLECTORS RIGHTS Keeping your rights While Protecting the Environment

FLORIDA LAW

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68B-44.008 Protected Species: Saw-fishes, Basking Shark, Whale Shark, White Shark, Sand Tiger Shark, Bigeye Sand Tiger Shark, Manta Ray, and Spotted Eagle Ray; Prohibition of Har-vest, Landing, and Sale. (1) Pursuant to Section 370.027(2)(f), Florida Statutes, the smalltooth sawfish ( Pristis pectinata), largetooth sawfish ( Pristis pristis), basking shark ( Cetorhinus maximus), whale shark ( Rhincodon ty- pus), white shark ( Carcharodon car- charias), sand tiger shark ( Odontaspis taurus), bigeye sand tiger ( Odontaspis noronhai), manta ray (species of the genus Manta and Mobula), and spotted eagle ray ( Aetobatus narinari) are hereby declared and designated protected species. The purposes of this designation are to increase public awareness of the need for extensive conservation action in order to prevent these resources from becoming endangered and to encourage voluntary conservation practices.. (2) No person shall harvest, possess, land, purchase, sell, or exchange any smalltooth sawfish, largetooth sawfish, basking shark, whale shark, white shark, sand tiger shark, bigeye sand tiger shark, manta ray, or spotted eagle ray, or any part of any of these species. Specific Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. History-New 4-8-92, Amended 1-1-98, For- merly 46-44.008.

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