(1) Lee County -A person may not harvest a live shellfish in Lee County or possess a live shellfish in or on the Florida Waters within Lee County that are seaward of the mean high water line.

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    (2) Manatee County – A person may not harvest in Manatee County more than 2 live shellfish of any single species, per day or possess in or on the Florida Waters within Manatee County that are seaward of the mean high water line more than 2 live shellfish of any single species.
    (3) In Lee County and Manatee County, a person may harvest a shell if the shell does not contain a live shellfish at the time of harvest and a live shellfish is not killed, mutilated, or removed from the shell prior to the harvest of the shell.
Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. History-New 9-1-13.