(1) If at any time adjacent federal Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) waters are closed to commercial harvest of swordfish, corresponding state waters shall also be closed to commercial harvest of swordfish, beginning from the date of such closure until federal waters are reopened to the commercial harvest.
    (2) During the period of any state waters closure pursuant to subsection (1), the harvest, possession, or landing for commercial purposes, and the purchase, sale or exchange, of swordfish, is prohibited. These prohibitions shall not apply to trade of swordfish that were harvested, offloaded, and purchased, sold, or exchanged prior to the closure.
Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. History-New 2-13-14.