15A NCAC 03O .0405      standard commercial fishing license eligibility POOL APPLICATION DOCUMENTATION

(a)  The Standard Commercial Fishing License Eligibility Pool application form required by Rule .0402 of this Section to be submitted to the Division of Marine Fisheries shall include the following items for the applicant:

(1)           participant identification number;

(2)           full name;

(3)           if applying as a business:

(A)          business name;

(B)          state of incorporation;

(C)          charter state;

(D)          full name of business owner;

(E)           full names of business agents, if applicable; and

(F)           type of business entity, either corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, or limited liability company;

(4)           type of picture identification used to verify the applicant's identify, either state driver's license, state identification card issued by the Division of Motor Vehicles, military identification card, resident alien card, or passport, and identification number and identification expiration date;

(5)           date of birth;

(6)           state of primary residence;

(7)           e-mail address, if applicable;

(8)           physical address;

(9)           mailing address;

(10)         home phone number, business phone number, fax number, and cellular phone number, if applicable; and

(11)         race, gender, height, weight, eye color, and hair color.

If applying as a business, the business agent's information is required for Subparagraphs (a)(2) and (a)(4) through (a)(11) of this Rule.

(b)  Documentation for applications for determination of eligibility for the Standard Commercial Fishing License Eligibility Pool shall include:

(1)           statements from individuals verifying the applicant's involvement in commercial fishing or the commercial fishing industry, which shall contain the individual's name, address, and telephone number, and the individual's signature shall be notarized;

(2)           proof of income derived from commercial fishing or the commercial fishing industry. Proof of this income shall be tax records; and

(3)           the extent to which the applicant has complied with federal and state laws, regulations, and rules relating to coastal fishing and protection of the environment. Federal compliance will be verified by a notarized statement from the applicant that the applicant has complied with federal laws, as set forth in Rule .0101 of this Subchapter.

(c)  All documents required by this Rule shall be notarized.

(d)  Applications shall be legible and complete or they will be returned.

(e) It shall be unlawful to submit false statements on applications or supporting documents. If eligibility is based on false information provided by the applicant, this eligibility shall be automatically revoked.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 113-134; 113-182; 143B-289.52; S.L. 1998-225, s. 4.24;

Temporary Adoption Eff. April 1, 1999;

Eff. August 1, 2000;

Readopted Eff. March 15, 2023.