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2013 SESSION
HB 1629 Eel pots; authorizes Board of Game & Inland Fisheries to issue an annual permit to use in Back Bay.
Introduced by: Barry D. Knight | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:
Eel pots. Authorizes the Board of Game and Inland Fisheries to issue an annual permit to use eel pots in the waters of Back Bay and the North Landing River and their tributaries. The annual permit fee to catch eels for commercial purposes is $50 and the annual permit fee to take eels for personal use is $17.50. The bill requires a nonresident to purchase a harvester's license for each boat used in taking eels at a cost of $350 per boat, unless he already holds a nonharvester's license to take other types of finfish in inland waters. This fee is in addition to the permit fee for eel pots.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Eel pots. Authorizes the Board of Game and Inland Fisheries to issue an annual permit to use eel pots in the waters of Back Bay and its tributaries. The annual permit fee to catch eels for commercial purposes is $50 and the annual permit fee to take eels for personal use is $17.50. The bill requires a nonresident to purchase a harvester's license for each boat used in taking eels at a cost of $350 per boat, unless he already holds a nonharvester's license to take other types of finfish in inland waters. This fee is in addition to the permit fee for eel pots.