2009 North Carolina Code
Chapter 113 - Conservation and Development.
§ 113-168.5. License endorsements for Standard Commercial Fishing License.

§ 113‑168.5.  License endorsements for Standard Commercial Fishing License.

(a),       (b) Repealed by Session Laws 1998‑225, s. 4.14.

(c)        Menhaden Endorsements. – Except as provided in G.S. 113‑169, it is unlawful to use a vessel to take menhaden by purse seine in coastal fishing waters, to land menhaden taken by purse seine, or to sell menhaden taken by purse seine without obtaining a menhaden endorsement of a SCFL. The fee for a menhaden endorsement shall be two dollars ($2.00) per ton, based on gross tonnage as determined by the custom house measurement for the mother ship. The menhaden endorsement shall be required for the mother ship but no separate endorsement shall be required for a purse boat carrying a purse seine. The application for a menhaden endorsement must state the name of the person in command of the vessel. Upon a change in command of a menhaden vessel, the owner must notify the Division in writing within 30 days.

(d)        Shellfish Endorsement for North Carolina Residents. – The Division shall issue a shellfish endorsement of a SCFL to a North Carolina resident at no charge. The holder of a SCFL with a shellfish endorsement is authorized to take and sell shellfish. (1997‑400, s. 5.1; 1998‑225, s. 4.14; 2001‑213, s. 2.)