Report Title:
Commercial Net Fishing; Reporting
Description:
Requires commercial fishermen to report to the department of land and natural resources whenever fish have been trapped in a mesh net for two days or more.
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THE SENATE |
S.B. NO. |
3219 |
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TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2008 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO COMMERCIAL FISHING.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 189-3, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§189-3 [Monthly catch] Catch
report[.]; mesh net fishing reports; confidentiality of information.
(a) Upon the demand of the department, every commercial marine licensee shall
furnish to the department a report or reports with respect to the marine life
taken and any other information the department may require for the purposes of
this section.
(b) A commercial marine licensee shall immediately report to the department every instance of fish caught by mesh net, not including throw nets, that have remained in the mesh net for forty-eight hours or more from the time of the catch. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the reason for the delay in removal of the fish from the net and a plan for the immediate removal of the fish from the net.
[(b)] (c) Any information
submitted to the department by any person in compliance with any requirement
under this section shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed, except
when required under court order or pursuant to subpoena issued by the
department of the attorney general, or with the prior written consent of the
person submitting the information, or under cooperative agreements with
government agencies of the United States for exchange and use of the
information specifically to manage marine life. The department, by rule, may
establish procedures necessary to preserve the confidentiality, except that the
department may release or make public any of the information in the aggregate
or summary form which does not directly or indirectly disclose the identity of
any person who submits information."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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