§497.1.  Trawl, skimmer, or butterfly gear license eligibility

A.  Any person convicted of commercial or recreational shrimping during the closed season twice within a five-year period shall not be eligible to hold a trawl, skimmer, or butterfly gear license for a period of three years from the date of the second conviction.

B.  Any  person convicted of commercial or recreational shrimping during the closed season three or more times during a five-year period shall not be eligible to hold a trawl, skimmer, or butterfly gear license for a period of ten years from the date of the third or subsequent conviction.

C.  Any person who is ineligible to hold a trawl, skimmer, or butterfly net gear license pursuant to the provisions of this Section is prohibited from engaging in commercial or recreational shrimping or being aboard a vessel harvesting or possessing shrimp or possessing a trawl, skimmer, or butterfly net gear unless the vessel is equipped with and employs an approved operating vessel monitoring system which is accessible to the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.  A violation of this provision shall constitute a class four violation.

Acts 2005, No. 102, §1.