Author: North Carolina General Assembly

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-02-08

Total Pages: 60

ISBN-13: 9780656107209

Excerpt from Joint Legislative Commission on Seafood and Aquaculture: Report to the 2004 Regular Session of the 2003 General Assembly of North Carolina Senator Albertson called the meeting to order and asked Mr. Blackerby, a new member appointed by the Governor, and Ms. West, who had missed the October 1, 2003 meeting due to Hurricane Isabel, to introduce themselves. Mr. Preston Pate, Director of the Division of Marine Fisheries, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, presented the legislative proposal to authorize federal deputization of marine fisheries inspectors. Mr. William Hogarth, Director, National Marine Fisheries Service, spoke in favor of the legislative proposal. He explained that almost all eligible states and territories are operating under an agreement for the federal deputization of their marine law enforcement officers. He noted that North Carolina is one of the largest recreational fishing states in the country. He explained that this is not a federal take-over of State marine law enforcement, but a cooperative effort to ensure better compliance with marine resources laws. Mr. Dale Jones, Chief, Office of Law Enforcement, National Marine Fisheries Service, presented information on federal deputization agreements. Senator Albertson announced that a vote on the legislative proposals would not be taken at this meeting so that members would have time to consider them. Senator Sloan asked Mr. Pate if the legislative proposal became law, would it create new State restrictions. Mr. Pate responded that it would not. Representative Gorman stated that the Commission needs more specific information before it votes on the legislative proposal. He would like to know how the federal money would be allocated; for more personnel, new equipment, etc. Mr. Pate explained that he couldn't be more specific because the Division of Marine Fisheries (division) hasn't drafted an agreement. He said he would try to develop a model agreement for the Commission to review. Senator Albertson asked Mr. Pate for a summary of the agreements that our neighboring states have entered into. Ms. Susan West asked Mr. Pate if this would expand our enforcement into federal waters. Mr. Pate explained that it would. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.