TITLE 20
Fish and Wildlife
CHAPTER 20-5
Fish Traps
SECTION 20-5-14
§ 20-5-14 Removal of trap on cessation of
use Closed season Damaged or dilapidated traps.
Upon ceasing to use any fish trap as authorized, that structure shall at once
be removed by the owner at the owner's expense and to the satisfaction of the
director of environmental management. Failure to remove it shall be considered
sufficient grounds for prosecution of the owner for maintaining a public
nuisance or for revocation of the fish trap permit. Unless otherwise specified
by regulations adopted by the marine fisheries council, all fish traps
authorized in this chapter shall be completely removed by or before the last
day of December of each year; and no fish trap shall be reset before the first
day of the following March. All submerged or broken stakes must be promptly
removed. Any fish trap damaged or allowed to get into a dilapidated condition
will be regarded as abandoned unless promptly removed or rebuilt. Failure to do
this will subject the owner to prosecution and forfeiture of the trap.
History of Section.
(P.L. 1981, ch. 197, § 3; P.L. 2004, ch. 8, § 4; P.L. 2004, ch. 16,
§ 4.)
