"JohnH" wrote in message
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On 2 Jan 2006 08:12:09 -0800, "

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Gene Kearns wrote:
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On Mon, 02 Jan 2006 03:53:17 GMT in rec.boats, NOYB penned the
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roups.com...
I do know that we
do not need a license to fish from a dock in salt water.

That's only true if you're a resident of Florida...or if the pier that
you're fishing from has a blanket license that covers everybody fishing
from
it. Non-residents need a license anytime they're fishing.

Are you a Florida resident?

Untrue. You don't need a sal****er license in FL if you are a citizen
fishing from a structure fixed to land.
http://taxcol.martin.fl.us/fishing.asp

I think all states on the Atlantic Coast now require sal****er
licenses.... excepting two or three. I don't think DE has one, not
sure about NJ, and NC will have one in 2007.

Anybody know if I missed one?

The goal is for all of the states to have licensing... We have to buy
Federal licenses, now, for HMS.....

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Yes, I am a real Florida resident (5th generation) and not a
transplant. Furhtermore, "ignorance of the law is no excuse" is
nonsense. For example, if you missed an arcane part of the tax code
that hardly anybody knew and you ended up losing your house you'd be
justifiably ****ed. Laws are meant to be applied intelligently, not
blindly as absolutes rarely make sense. I have no problem with the
law, it is the absolute enforcement of such when enforcement does more
harm than good that I dislike. I would hope the wildlife officer would
use discretion when enforcing the law but my experience with the Fl
Marine Patrol gives me little hope for that. My experience says that
it is best to hide ALL activities from law enforcement people lest they
find some excuse to cite you.

I can get the pertinent fishing regulation booklet into my shirt pocket.
Can you do
the same with the tax code?

For each species of fish there are dates and sizes. What is arcane about
the legal
dates and sizes for redfish in Florida? For example:

Red Drum (Redfish) Not less than 18" nor more than 27" One per
person per day

That's really not difficult to comprehend, and the whole regulation would
probably
fit in your back pocket. The basic recreational sal****er regulations take
up two
pages. He

http://myfwc.com/marine/Regulations/..._JULY_2005.pdf

Now you'll never have the worry again.

Your experience with law enforcement is different from mine. If DNR wants
to see
what's in my cooler, they're more than welcome. I *like* them keeping
folks honest.

--
John H.

"Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to
resolve it."
Rene Descartes

The fishing code in california is more complex than the tax codes! We have
protected fish, that the F&G wardens can not tell from the very similar
legal fish, we can fish for rockcod in less than 120' of water, that is
contiguous to dry land, but if the water depth goes to more than 120' then
the bottom comes up, that is off limits.