History. Code 1981, § 27-4-206 , enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 1133, § 16; Ga. L. 2007, p. 93, § 18/HB 100; Ga. L. 2017, p. 27, § 18/HB 208.
The 2017 amendment, effective July 1, 2017, deleted former subsection (b), which read: “(b) The department shall issue commercial food shrimp cast netting licenses for the 1998-1999 license year in order of the date and time the application was received to individuals who:
“(1) Were in possession of a valid 1997-1998 commercial fishing license issued on or before December 12, 1997;
“(2) Were listed as owner or captain of a valid 1997-1998 commercial fishing boat license on the application for which a cast net was indicated as a commercial harvest gear on or before December 12, 1997; and
“(3) Are able to provide evidence satisfactory to the department that they sold shrimp ex-vessel during the 1997-1998 license year on or before December 12, 1997.”; redesignated former subsections (c) through (e) as present subsections (b) through (d), respectively; substituted “subsection (a)” for “subsection (b)” near the beginning of subsection (b); and substituted “subsection (b)” for “subsection (c)” in subsection (d). See Editor’s notes for applicability.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2017, p. 27, § 20/HB 208, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part, that the amendment of this Code section by that Act shall be applicable to all offenses occurring on or after July 1, 2017.