§189-2 - Commercial marine license.
§189-2 Commercial marine license. (a) No person shall take marine life for commercial purposes whether the marine life is caught or taken within or outside of the State, without first obtaining a commercial marine license as provided in this section.
(b) Additionally, any person providing vessel charter services in the State for the taking of marine life in or outside of the State shall obtain a commercial marine license.
(c) The department may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 necessary for the purpose of this section and to set fees for commercial marine licensing.
(d) The fees for commercial marine licenses and duplicate commercial marine licenses shall be established by the department by rules adopted in accordance with chapter 91.
(e) The department shall suspend, shall refuse to renew, reinstate, or restore, or shall deny any license issued under this section if the department has received certification from the child support enforcement agency pursuant to section 576D-13 that the licensee or applicant is not in compliance with an order of support or has failed to comply with a subpoena or warrant relating to a paternity or child support proceeding. The department shall issue, renew, reinstate, or restore such a license only upon receipt of authorization from the child support enforcement agency, the office of child support hearings, or the family court.
(f) The department shall not renew or reinstate, or shall deny or suspend any license or application, if the department has received certification from an administering entity pursuant to chapter 436C that the licensee or applicant is in default or breach of any obligation under any student loan, student loan repayment contract, or scholarship contract that financed the licensee's or applicant's education, or has failed to comply with a repayment plan.
The department in receipt of a certification pursuant to chapter 436C shall, as applicable, and without further review or hearing:
(1) Suspend the license;
(2) Deny the application or request for renewal of the license; or
(3) Deny the request for reinstatement of the license,
and unless otherwise provided by law, shall renew, reinstate, or grant the license only upon receipt of an authorization from the administering entity. [L 1929, c 187, §2; RL 1935, §331; RL 1945, §1257; am L 1947, c 39, §2; am L 1949, c 272, §2; am L 1955, c 96, §3; RL 1955, §21-111; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §22; am L 1961, c 132, §2; HRS §189-2; am L 1977, c 128, §2; am L 1981, c 85, §79; am L 1985, c 242, §2; am L 1988, c 117, §3; am L 1998, c 83, §1; am L 1999, c 9, §1; am L 2002, c 86, §6; am L 2003, c 133, §4]
Attorney General Opinions
Public disclosure of commercial marine licenses not permitted, but disclosure of some information allowed. Att. Gen. Op. 85-23.