15A NCAC 03K .0507      MARKETING SCALLOPS TAKEN FROM a SHELLFISH lease OR franchise

(a)  All commercial scallop harvesting operations shall operate in accordance with any proclamations issued under the authority of Rule .0110 of this Subchapter.

(b)  It shall be unlawful for a shellfish lease or franchise holder or the holder's designees to take or possess scallops from public bottom while possessing aboard a vessel scallops taken from a lease or franchise.

(c)  It shall be unlawful for a shellfish lease or franchise holder or the holder's designees to fail to obtain an Aquaculture Operation Permit if the lease or franchise has material extending more than 18 inches above the leased bottom or uses equipment including cages, bags, or predator nets to cultivate shellfish.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 113-134; 113-182; 113-201; 143B-289.52;

Eff. May 1, 2015;

Readopted Eff. April 1, 2019;

Amended Eff. March 15, 2023.