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.

Summary

The bill would allow net or seine fishing permits to be transferred under hardship, retirement, or death to a family member or estate administrator, with further transfer allowed to the vessel buyer.

What This Bill Does

Currently, net and seine permits are not transferable under any circumstances. If enacted, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources would be required to transfer a permit upon physical hardship, retirement, or death of the permittee, and the permit would go to an immediate family member or an administrator or executor of the permittee's estate. An immediate family member who receives a permit could then transfer it to any third-party purchaser of the permittee's fishing vessel.

Who It Affects

• Net and seine permitholders and their immediate family members or estate administrators who would become the new permit holders and may transfer to vessel buyers.
• The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, which would oversee the transfer process and ensure transfers occur under the specified circumstances.

Key Provisions

• Transfers of net or seine permits upon physical hardship, retirement, or death to an immediate family member or an administrator/executor of the permittee's estate.
• An immediate family member who receives the permit may transfer it to a third-party purchaser of the permittee's fishing vessel.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 25, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Licenses and Licensing