SB462 Alabama 2013 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Bill Hightower

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2013

Title

Licenses and Licensing, Conservation and Natural Resources Department, fishing, net, or seine permit transferable under certain circumstances, including physical hardship, Sec. 9-12-113 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, a net or seine permit issued by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources, or the commissioner's authorized agent, is not transferable under any circumstances, including physical hardship.

This bill would require the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to transfer the permit upon physical hardship, retirement, or death of the permittee.

This bill would require the department to transfer the permit to an immediate family member or an administrator or executor of the permittee's estate.

This bill would allow an immediate family member who receives a permit from a deceased permittee to transfer the permit to any third party purchaser of the permittee's fishing vessel.

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Subjects

Licenses and Licensing