THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS AS FOLLOWS:

68B-5.005 Divers: Fish Feeding Prohibited; Prohibition of

Fish Feeding for Hire; Definitions.--

(1) No diver shall engage in the practice of fish feeding.

(2) No person shall operate any vessel for hire for the

purpose of carrying passengers to any site in the saltwaters of the

state to engage in fish feeding or to allow such passengers to

observe fish feeding.

(3) For purposes of this rule:

(a) "Diver" means any person who is wholly or partially

submerged in the water, and is equipped with a face mask, face mask

and snorkel, or underwater breathing apparatus.

(b) "Fish feeding" means the introduction of any food or other

substance into the water by a diver for the purpose of feeding or

attracting marine species, except for the purpose of harvesting

such marine species as otherwise allowed by rules of the Fish and

Wildlife Conservation Commission.

PROPOSED EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2002.

Specific Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law Implemented

Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. History - New .

NAME OF PERSON(S) ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Fish and Wildlife

Conservation Commission, 620 South Meridian Street, Tallahassee,

Florida 32399-1600.