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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2002 | |
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RELATING TO FISH AND WILDFLIFE - COMMERCIAL FISHERIES | |
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Introduced By: Senators McDonald, Enos, Paiva-Weed, Damiani, and Algiere | |
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Date Introduced: February 06, 2002 | |
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Referred To: Senate Special Legislation | |
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It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 20-4 of the General Laws entitled "Commercial Fisheries" is |
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hereby amended by adding thereto the following sections: |
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20-4-1-3. Non-resident offloading and sale of quota species. - - For any marine |
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specie(s) that has been allocated to the state of Rhode Island through a quota system established |
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by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission or the National Marine Fisheries Service, no |
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non-resident and no vessel registered or documented outside the state of Rhode Island and owned |
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by a non-resident shall offload and offer for sale any marine specie(s) against the quota allocated |
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to the state of Rhode Island, unless as otherwise specified in section 20-4-1.4, of this chapter. |
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20-4-1-4. Non-resident commercial fishing permit for quota species. -- The director |
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shall establish a non-resident permit program and may issue a commercial fishing permit for |
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quotated species to a Rhode Island licensed commercial non-resident and named vessel for the |
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offloading and/or sale of any specie(s) of marine organism that has been allocated by a quota |
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system to the state of Rhode Island by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission or the |
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National Marine Fishery Service. The Rhode Island licensed, commercial fishing non-resident |
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shall apply for a non-resident permit for said species and prove to the satisfaction of the director |
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that such applicant contributed through historical participation to the establishment of that quota |
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allocated to the state of Rhode Island. The following provisions shall apply to a non-resident |
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commercial fishing permit for quotated species. |
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(1) A permit holder may replace the named vessel provided that the replacement vessel |
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and the named vessel are owned by the same person. |
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(2) Only one vessel upgrade shall be allowed for each permit holder. Any changes in the |
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characteristics of the replacement vessel shall not exceed a ten percent (10%) increase in length, |
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gross registered tonnage (GRT), net tonnage (NT), and/or twenty percent (20%) increase in |
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horsepower (HP) when compared to the vessel replaced. |
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(3) Permits shall not be combined to create a larger vessel. |
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(4) A permit shall not be pledged, mortgaged, leased, encumbered in any way, transferred |
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to any other person, attached, distrained, sold on execution of judgment, nor shall any property |
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right be created. |
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
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BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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RELATING TO FISH AND WILDFLIFE - COMMERCIAL FISHERIES | |
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This act would prohibit non-resident commercial fisherman from offloading and selling |
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marine species against Rhode Island’s quota without having first obtained a non-resident |
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commercial fishing permit for quota species from the director of the department of environmental |
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management. |
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This act would take effect upon passage. |
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