HB481 Alabama 2016 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

David SessionsSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2016

Title

Conservation and Natural Resources Department, commercial fishing, net and seine permits, renewal without regard to certain income requirements for license year 2016, Sec. 9-12-113 am'd.

Summary

HB481 would remove the income proof requirement for renewing Alabama net and seine commercial fishing permits, effective for renewals after October 1, 2016.

What This Bill Does

It amends Section 9-12-113 to eliminate the need for renewal applicants to prove income under Alabama tax law. Renewals would proceed without income-proof documentation while keeping the existing fee structure and permit transfer rules. The bill maintains transferability rules for certain net/seine permits (with a system to be regulated and no financial gain to the transferor) and preserves non-transferability for other permits. It takes effect immediately after the governor approves the act.

Who It Affects

• Commercial fishermen who hold net or seine permits will be able to renew without submitting income tax proof.
• Residents and nonresidents with commercial fishing licenses and related permits will follow the same renewal- income rule change and continue to pay the established fees.

Key Provisions

• Deletes the requirement to provide Alabama income tax proof for renewal of net and seine permits; starting with renewals on or after October 1, 2016, income proof is no longer required.
• Keeps the existing license fee schedule for residents and nonresidents (commercial fishing, net/seine permits, purse seine licenses, and surcharges for Roe Mullet and Spanish Mackerel).
• Preserves the current transferability framework: some net/seine permits may be transferred within a three-year period under regulations (no financial gain to the transferor); other permits remain non-transferable; department will regulate transfers accordingly.
• Effective date is immediate upon the governor's approval.

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Subjects

Conservation and Natural Resources Department