15A N.C. Admin. Code 3M.0506

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 9, November 1, 2024

Section 03M .0506 - SNAPPER GROUPER COMPLEX

(a) In the Atlantic Ocean, it shall be unlawful for an individual fishing under a Recreational Commercial Gear License with seines, shrimp trawls, pots, trotlines, or gill nets to take any species of the snapper grouper complex.

(b) The list of species of the snapper grouper complex in the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region is incorporated by reference, including subsequent amendments and editions. Copies of the plan are available at www.safmc.net and at the Division of Marine Fisheries, 3441 Arendell Street, P.O. Box 769, Morehead City, North Carolina 28557, at no cost.

15A N.C. Admin. Code 03M .0506

Authority G.S. 113-134; 113-182; 143B-289.52;
Eff. January 1, 1991;
Amended Eff. April 1, 1997; March 1, 1996; September 1, 1991;
Temporary Amendment Eff. December 23, 1996;
Amended Eff. August 1, 1998; April 1, 1997;
Temporary Amendment Eff. January 1, 2002; August 29, 2000; January 1, 2000; May 24, 1999;
Amended Eff. October 1, 2008; May 1, 2004; July 1, 2003; April 1, 2003; August 1, 2002;
Readopted Eff. April 1, 2019.

Authority G.S. 113-134; 113-182; 113-221; 143B-289.52;
Eff. 1/1/1991;
Amended Eff. 4/1/1997; March 1, 1996; September 1, 1991;
Temporary Amendment Eff. 12/23/1996;
Amended Eff. 8/1/1998; April 1, 1997;
Temporary Amendment Eff. 1/1/2002; August 29, 2000; January 1, 2000; May 24, 1999;
Amended Eff. 10/1/2008; May 1, 2004; July 1, 2003; April 1, 2003; August 1, 2002.

Readopted by North Carolina Register Volume 33, Issue 17, March 1, 2019 effective 4/1/2019.