Section 250-RICR-90-00-12.9 - Permit ConditionsA. Vessel monitoring system devices and reporting applications shall be maintained in operational order and be actively engaged at all times when fishing. Malfunctioning of any device will result in permit suspension until the device is returned to operational order.B. Participants shall document catch and effort information in the Division approved electronic application prior to each landing event.C. Participating vessels shall take any State or Federally authorized observers at any time.D. Participants and participating vessels must adhere to all applicable Rules and Regulations governing commercial fishing operations, including but not limited to mesh size restrictions, offloading hours, at-sea transfers, and reporting and record-keeping requirements.E. Participants and participating vessels will be subject to all State and Federal small mesh landing levels for summer flounder when fishing with small mesh.F. Participants and participating vessels are authorized to fish south of the Southern New England DDAS counting area for summer flounder when properly enrolled in the Small Mesh Exemption Program.G. Permits are non-transferable. Only vessels authorized by the Director may participate in the pilot program.H. Permits will be valid from May 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022, unless otherwise terminated.I. This program is considered an exempted program pursuant to section 14.8 of this subchapter.250 R.I. Code R. 250-RICR-90-00-12.9
Adopted effective 1/5/2021
Amended effective 4/13/2022
Amended effective 6/5/2022