SUBCHAPTER 03H – Scope of management
SECTION .0100 – scope of management
15A NCAC 03H .0101 IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION
History Note: Authority G.S. 113‑134;
Eff. January 1, 1991;
Amended Eff. March 1, 1994;
Temporary Repeal Eff. July 1, 1999;
Repealed Eff. August 1, 2000.
15A NCAC 03H .0102 SCOPE OF
MANAGEMENT
The rules in this Chapter apply to the conservation and
protection of marine and estuarine resources occurring in all coastal fishing waters
of North Carolina, including joint fishing waters, and in the Atlantic Ocean.
History Note: Authority G.S. 113-129; 113-132; 113‑134;
143B‑289.52;
Eff. January 1, 1991;
Amended Eff. April 1, 2011.
15A NCAC 03H .0103 PROCLAMATION AUTHORITY OF FISHERIES
DIRECTOR
(a) It is unlawful to violate the provisions of any
proclamation issued by the authority of Marine Fisheries Commission Rule.
(b) Unless specific variable conditions are set forth in a
rule granting proclamation authority to the Fisheries Director, variable
conditions triggering the use of the Fisheries Director's proclamation
authority may include any of the following:
(1) compliance with changes mandated by the
Fisheries Reform Act and its amendments;
(2) biological impacts;
(3) environmental conditions;
(4) compliance with Fishery Management Plans;
(5) user conflicts;
(6) bycatch issues; and
(7) variable spatial distributions.
History Note: Authority G.S. 113‑134; 113-135;
113‑182; 113‑221.1; 143B‑289.52;
Eff. January 1, 1991;
Amended Eff. March 1, 1994; September 1, 1991;
Temporary Amendment Eff. July 1, 1999;
Amended Eff. April 1, 2011; August 1, 2000.
15A NCAC 03H .0104 MAPS AND MARKING
History Note: Authority G.S. 113‑134; 113‑182;
113‑221; 143B‑289.52;
Eff. August 1, 2004;
Repealed Eff. April 1, 2011.