Current through 2024 Legislative Session Act Chapter 531
Section 2010 - Reports; failure to submit(a) Shellfish aquaculture lessees shall file reports on the number of shellfish planted on any leased areas in a manner and frequency as specified by Department regulation, but shall include as a minimum the number of bivalve shellfish planted and number subsequently harvested annually.(b) Any lease holder who fails to submit timely reports shall be charged with a Class D misdemeanor for a first offense and fined $25-$100. Anyone convicted of a second offense within two years of the first offense for failure to report in a timely fashion shall be charged with a Class B misdemeanor and fined $250-$1,000. Anyone convicted of a third offense for failure to report within two years of a second offense for failure to report will be subject to having their lease revoked by the Department.Added by Laws 2013, ch. 178,s 3, eff. 8/28/2013.