§ 20-3-2 - Powers and duties.
SECTION 20-3-2
§ 20-3-2 Powers and duties. – (a) The marine fisheries council shall serve in an advisory capacity only tothe state and agencies of the state regarding marine fisheries issues and tothe director of the department of environmental management in the exercise ofhis or her authority under this title for the planning, management, andregulation of marine fisheries on matters, including but not limited to thefollowing activities:
(1) The manner of taking fish, lobsters, and shellfish;
(2) The legal size limits of fish, lobsters, and shellfish tobe taken or possessed;
(3) The seasons and hours during which fish, lobsters, andshellfish may be taken or possessed;
(4) The numbers or quantities of fish, lobsters, andshellfish which may be taken or possessed; and
(5) The opening and closing of areas within the coastalwaters to the taking of any and all types of fish, lobsters, and shellfish.
(b) The council shall report annually by March 1 of eachyear, to the governor, the speaker of the house, the president of the senate,the chairperson of the house committee on environment and natural resources,the chairperson of the senate committee on environment and agriculture, and tothe house oversight committee and the senate committee on government oversight,for the preceding calendar year with regard to:
(1) The advice it has given to state agencies, includingspecifically the department of environmental management, on marine fisheriesissues;
(2) The response it received to the advice it gave;
(3) Any findings or position it may have with regard to thestatus and/or condition of marine fisheries; and
(4) Any recommendations it may have for maintaining,improving, or changing laws, regulations, or management programs for marinefisheries.