SSSB 42: "An Act allowing a person to hold more than one entry permit for certain fisheries and amending the definition of `unit of gear' for purposes of the commercial fisheries limited entry program; and providing for an effective date."
00SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL NO. 42 01 "An Act allowing a person to hold more than one entry permit for certain 02 fisheries and amending the definition of `unit of gear' for purposes of the 03 commercial fisheries limited entry program; and providing for an effective date." 04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 05 * Section 1. AS 16.43.140(c) is amended to read: 06 (c) A person may hold more than one interim-use or entry permit issued or 07 transferred under this chapter only for the following purposes: 08 (1) fishing more than one type of gear; 09 (2) fishing in more than one administrative area; 10 (3) harvesting particular species for which separate interim-use or entry 11 permits are issued; 12 (4) if authorized by regulations of the commission, fishing an entire 13 unit of gear in a fishery in which the commission has issued entry permits for less 14 than a unit of gear under AS 16.43.270(d); under this paragraph, a person may
01 hold two or more entry permits for a fishery; however, the person may not 02 (A) fish more than one unit of gear in the fishery; or 03 (B) acquire an additional entry permit for the fishery after 04 the person has acquired entry permits that cumulatively authorize the use 05 of one or more units of gear in the fishery. 06 * Sec. 2. AS 16.43.990(9) is amended to read: 07 (9) "unit of gear" means the maximum amount of a specific type of gear 08 that [WHICH] can be fished by a person under [A SINGLE GEAR LICENSE 09 SUBJECT TO] regulations established by the Board of Fisheries defining the legal 10 requirements for that type of gear. 11 * Sec. 3. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).