NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Marine Fisheries - nr-38-2012 New Rules
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Contact: Patricia Smith
Go Into Effect Oct. 1 |
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Table 1 | |
| Current | Effective Oct. 1 |
| 2 convictions = 10-day suspension | 2 convictions = 30-day suspension |
| 3 convictions = 30-day suspension | 3 convictions = 90-day suspension |
| 4 or more convictions = 6-month revocation | 4 or more convictions = revocation (eligible to apply for reinstatement after 1 year) |
Table 2 | ||
| Violation | Current | Effective Oct. 1 |
| Taking shellfish from a permanent polluted area – first conviction | 10-day suspension | 1-year suspension |
| Taking shellfish from a permanent polluted area – 2 or more convictions | 6-month revocation | Revocation (eligible to apply for reinstatement after 1 year) |
| Taking polluted shellfish at night | Felony conviction; 10-day suspension | Felony conviction; revocation (eligible to apply for reinstatement after 1 year) |
| Assault on a Marine Patrol officer | No suspension | Revocation (eligible to apply for reinstatement after 2 years) |
| Littering – misdemeanor | No suspension | Counts as 1 conviction toward suspension |
| Littering – felony | No suspension | 1-year suspension |
Another rule will change Oct. 1 to allow a notice of suspension or revocation of a license to be made by certified mail. Currently, notice of suspension or revocation must be made in person.
Full text of the new rules can be found in an Oct. 1, 2012 supplement to the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission Rules on the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries website at http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/mf/rules-and-regulations.
For more information, contact division Rulemaking Coordinator Catherine Blum at 252-808-8014 or Catherine.Blum@ncdenr.gov.
nr-38-2012
| N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries • 3441 Arendell Street • Morehead City, NC 28557 • 252-726-7021 or 800-682-2632 |
