§492. Incidental by-catch
Any commercial shrimping vessel may retain and any commercial fisherman may sell
all southern flounder caught as by-catch on any shrimping trip unless the southern flounder
stock is determined by the department to be overfished or undergoing overfishing. After such
a determination, the commission may adopt rules or regulations in accordance with the
Administrative Procedure Act to restrict the retention of southern flounder caught as by-catch
on any shrimping trip until such time as the department determines the stock has recovered
from an overfished or overfishing status.
Acts 1997, No. 1163, §1, eff. July 14, 1997; Acts 1999, No. 220, §1; Acts 2021, No.
356, §2, eff. Nov. 15, 2021.