370.101  Saltwater fish; regulations.--

(1)  The Division of Marine Resources is authorized to establish weight equivalencies when minimum lengths of saltwater fish are established by law, in those cases where the fish are artificially cultivated.

(2)  A special activity license may be issued by the division pursuant to s. 370.06 for catching and possession of fish protected by law after it has first established that such protected specimens are to be used as stock for artificial cultivation.

(3)  No permit may be issued pursuant to subsection (2) until the division determines that the artificial cultivation activity complies with the provisions of ss. 253.67-253.75 and any other specific provisions contained within this chapter regarding leases, licenses, or permits for maricultural activities of each saltwater fish, so that the public interest in such fish stocks is fully protected.