Bill Text: HI SB1172 | 2022 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Lay Nets.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-12-10 - Carried over to 2022 Regular Session. [SB1172 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2022-SB1172-Introduced.html
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THE SENATE |
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THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO LAY NETS.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
Furthermore,
lay net violations are primary fishery-related infractions that the department
investigates, and that a lay net permit system is necessary to better regulate
this gear type.
The purpose of this
Act is to authorize the department to adopt rules to establish a lay net permit
for the use or possession of lay nets, including reasonable permit fees and
provisions for revocation, suspension, and withholding of permits for
non-compliance with lay net rules.
SECTION 2.
Section 187A-5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§187A-5 Rules. Subject to chapter 91, the department shall adopt, amend, and repeal rules for and concerning the protection and propagation of introduced and transplanted aquatic life, or the conservation and allocation of the natural supply of aquatic life in any area. The rules may include the following:
(1) Size limits;
(2) Bag limits;
(3) Open and closed fishing seasons;
(4) Permits for the
use and possession of lay nets, including reasonable permit fees and provisions
for revocation, suspension, and withholding of permits for non-compliance with
lay net rules;
[(4)] (5) Specifications and numbers of fishing or
taking gear [which] that may be used or possessed; and
[(5)] (6) Prescribe and limit the kind and amount of
bait that may be used in taking aquatic life, and the conditions for entry into
areas for taking aquatic life.
The rules may vary from one county to another and may specify certain days of the week or certain hours of the day in designating open seasons. All rules shall have the force and effect of law. Any person who violates any of the rules adopted pursuant to this section shall be guilty of a petty misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished as provided by section 188-70."
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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INTRODUCED BY: |
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BY REQUEST |
Report Title:
Fishing; Lay Nets; Permit
Description:
Authorizes the Department of Land and Natural Resources to adopt rules to establish a lay net permit for the use or possession of lay nets, including reasonable permit fees and provisions for revocation, suspension, and withholding of permits for non-compliance with lay net rules.
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