Section 13-0340-F. Black sea bass (Centropristis striata)

The  department may, until December thirty-first, two thousand eleven,
  fix by  regulation  measures  for  the  management  of  black  sea  bass
  (Centropristis  striata),  including  size  limits, catch and possession
  limits, open and closed  seasons,  closed  areas,  restrictions  on  the
  manner  of  taking and landing, requirements for permits and eligibility
  therefor, recordkeeping requirements, requirements  on  the  amount  and
  type   of   fishing   effort  and  gear  and  requirements  relating  to
  transportation, possession and sale, provided that such regulations  are
  no  less  restrictive  than  requirements  set forth in this chapter and
  provided  further  that  such  regulations  are  consistent   with   the
  compliance  requirements  of applicable fishery management plans adopted
  by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission and  with  applicable
  provisions  of  fishery management plans adopted pursuant to the Federal
  Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. § 1800 et seq.).