North Carolina § 113-168 - 3. Retired Standard Commercial Fishing License.

§ 113-168. 3. Retired Standard Commercial Fishing License.

SCFL Provisions Applicable. - Except as provided in this section, the provisions set forth in this Article concerning the SCFL shall apply to the RSCFL. Eligibility; Fees. - Any individual who is 65 years of age or older and who is eligible for a SCFL under G.S. 113-168.2 may apply for either a SCFL or RSCFL. An applicant for a RSCFL shall provide proof of age at the time the application is made. The annual fee for a RSCFL for a resident of this State shall be two hundred dollars ($200.00). The annual fee for a RSCFL for a person who is not a resident of this State shall be two hundred sixty dollars ($260.00). For purposes of this subsection, a "resident of this State" is a person who is a resident within the meaning of: Sub-subdivisions a. through d. of G.S. 113-130(4) and who filed a State income tax return as a resident of North Carolina for the previous calendar or tax year, or G.S. 113-130(4)e. Transfer. - The holder of a RSCFL may transfer the RSCFL as provided in G.S. 113-168.2. If the transferee is less than 65 years of age, the transferee holds a SCFL. When the transferee renews the SCFL, the transferee shall pay the fee set out in G.S. 113-168.2. If the transferee is 65 years of age or older, the transferee may elect to hold either a SCFL or RSCFL. If the transferee elects to hold a SCFL, the transferee shall pay the fee set out in G.S. 113-168.2. If the transferee elects to hold a RSCFL, the transferee shall pay the fee set out in this section. Assignment. - The RSCFL shall not be assignable. History (1997-400, s. 5.1; 1998-225, s. 4.12; 2001-213, s. 2; 2013-360, s. 14.8(c); 2014-100, s. 14.9(c).) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2014-100, s. 14.8A(a), provides: "The General Assembly finds that additional funding is necessary to support the Division of Marine Fisheries' At-Sea Observer Program and for the continued viability of the commercial fishing industry in North Carolina." Session Laws 2014-100, s. 14.9(j), made the amendment to subsection (b) by Session Laws 2014-100, s. 14.9(c), applicable to fees collected for the 2015-2016 license year and all succeeding license years. Session Laws 2014-100, s. 1.1, provides: "This act shall be known as 'The Current Operations and Capital Improvements Appropriations Act of 2014.'" Session Laws 2014-100, s. 38.4, provides: "Except for statutory changes or other provisions that clearly indicate an intention to have effects beyond the 2014-2015 fiscal year, the textual provisions of this act apply only to funds appropriated for, and activities occurring during, the 2014-2015 fiscal year." Session Laws 2014-100, s. 38.7, is a severability clause. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2013-360, s. 14.8(c), effective August 1, 2013, in subsection (b), substituted "one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00)" for "one hundred dollars ($100.00)" and "one hundred sixty-two dollars and fifty cents ($162.50)" for "eight hundred dollars ($800.00) or the amount charged to a resident of this State in the nonresident's state, whichever is less. In no event, however, shall the fee be less than one hundred dollars ($100.00)." Session Laws 2014-100, s. 14.9(c), effective August 7, 2014, in the introductory language of subsection (b), substituted "two hundred dollars ($200.00)" for "one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00)" in the third sentence, and "two hundred sixty dollars ($260.00)" for "one hundred sixty-two dollars and fifty cents ($162.50)" in the fourth sentence. See Editor's note for applicability.