A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to modify the for hire blanket crfl license fees for commercial fishing vessels.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 113‑174.3(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a)	License. – A person who operates a for hire boat may purchase a For Hire Blanket CRFL issued by the Division for the for hire boat. A For Hire Blanket CRFL authorizes all individuals on the for hire boat who do not hold a license issued under this Article or Article 25A of this Chapter to engage in recreational fishing in coastal fishing waters that are not joint fishing waters. A For Hire Blanket CRFL does not authorize individuals to engage in recreational fishing in joint fishing waters or inland fishing waters. A For Hire Blanket CRFL is valid for a period of one year from the date of issuance. The fee for a For Hire Blanket CRFL is:
(1)	Two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for a for hire boat vessel or a commercial fishing vessel that will carry six or fewer passengers.
(2)	Three hundred fifty dollars ($350.00) for a for hire boat vessel or a commercial fishing vessel that will carry greater than six passengers.
(3)	Fifty dollars ($50.00) for a commercial fishing vessel licensed under Article 14A of this Chapter that will carry six or fewer passengers; provided that no commercial fishing takes place on the commercial fishing vessel when that vessel's trip is chartered as a for hire boat.
(4)	Seventy‑five dollars ($75.00) for a commercial fishing vessel licensed under Article 14A of this Chapter that will carry greater than six passengers; provided that no commercial fishing takes place when that vessel's trip is chartered as a for hire boat."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.