Scott,
 
The Sanibel city limits are one mile offshore.
 
At 05:58 PM 11/24/98 EST, you wrote:
>     Was just sitting in my chair reading Dr. Ross Gunderesen's new Sanibel
>shell book, (very nice, by the way), thinking what a shame it is that we
>cannot collect live shells there anymore.
>     A question occured to me: When the law states "Live shelling on Sanibel
>prohibited", exactly how far is that from the water's edge? I've heard that
>California states so many feet or yards from shore. So what comprises
>"Sanibel?" I think all of Lee county, Florida, now prohibits the taking of
>live shells, correct me if I'm wrong.
>     Is there a certain distance out in the water that a county boundary
>extends?
>I'm sure there must be.
>
>Scott
>Tampa
>
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