Enrolled Bill Summary

            Senate Bill 1303 amends the Parks and Wildlife Code to establish a limited entry finfish license management program. The act limits the number of licenses that may be held, sets the license fee and renewal period, provides for the suspension and revocation of the license, sets trotline and crab trap limits, and establishes a license buyback program. The act also creates the finfish license management review board, composed of nine members elected by the license holders, to advise and make recommendations concerning the administrative aspects of the program.

            Senate Bill 1303 also requires the Parks and Wildlife Department to submit a report to the governor and legislature by a certain date describing the administration and status of the license management program, including the biological, social, and economic effects of the program.