GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1999

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 1562*

Short Title:  Date by Which SCFL Holders Take Crab.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Representatives Edwards, Wainwright; and Smith.

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Referred to:  Environment and Natural Resources.

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May 17, 2000

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO CHANGE THE DATE BY WHICH THE HOLDER OF A STANDARD COMMERCIAL FISHING LICENSE OR A RETIRED STANDARD COMMERCIAL FISHING LICENSE WILL BE ALLOWED TO TAKE CRABS, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION ON SEAFOOD AND AQUACULTURE.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1. Section 4.(b) of S.L. 1999-209 reads as rewritten:
"Section 4.(b)	SCFL Valid to Take Crabs. –A person who holds a SCFL or a RSCFL may take crabs as part of a commercial fishing operation from the coastal fishing waters of North Carolina."
Section 2.  This act is effective July 1, 2000.  Section 4.(b) of S.L. 1999-209, as amended by Section 1 of this act, expires October 1, 2000.