[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 50, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 50CFR648.6]

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                    TITLE 50--WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES
 
                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 
PART 648--FISHERIES OF THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A--General Provisions
 
Sec. 648.6  Dealer/processor permits.

    (a)General. (1) All dealers of NE multispecies, monkfish, Atlantic 
herring, Atlantic sea scallop, spiny dogfish, summer flounder, Atlantic 
surf clam, ocean quahog, Atlantic mackerel, squid, butterfish, scup, 
bluefish, tilefish, and black sea bass; Atlantic surf clam and ocean 
quahog processors; and Atlantic herring processors or dealers, as 
described in Sec. 648.2; must have been issued under this section, and 
have in their possession, a valid permit or permits for these species. A 
person who meets the requirements of both the dealer and processor 
definitions of any of the aforementioned species' fishery regulations 
may need to obtain both a dealer and a processor permit, consistent with 
the requirements of that particular species' fishery regulations. 
Persons aboard vessels receiving small-mesh multispecies and/or Atlantic 
herring at sea for their own use exclusively as bait are deemed not to 
be dealers, and are not required to possess a valid dealer permit under 
this section, for purposes of receiving such small-mesh multispecies 
and/or Atlantic herring, provided the vessel complies with the 
provisions of Sec. 648.13.
    (2) [Reserved]
    (b) Dealer/processor permit applications. Same as Sec. 648.5(b).
    (c) Information requirements. Applications must contain at least the 
following information, as applicable, and any other information required 
by the Regional Administrator: Company name, place(s) of business 
(principal place of business if applying for a surf clam and ocean 
quahog permit), mailing address(es) and telephone number(s), owner's 
name, dealer permit number (if a renewal), name and signature of the 
person responsible for the truth and accuracy of the application, a copy 
of the certificate of incorporation if the business is a corporation, 
and a copy of the partnership agreement and the names and addresses of 
all partners, if the business is a partnership, name of at-sea processor 
vessel, and current vessel documentation papers.
    (d) Fees. Same as Sec. 648.4(d).

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    (e) Issuance. Except as provided in subpart D of 15 CFR part 904, 
the Regional Administrator will issue a permit at any time during the 
fishing year to an applicant, unless the applicant fails to submit a 
completed application. An application is complete when all requested 
forms, information, and documentation have been received and the 
applicant has submitted all applicable reports specified in Sec. 648.7 
during the 12 months immediately preceding the application. Upon receipt 
of an incomplete or improperly executed application, the Regional 
Administrator will notify the applicant of the deficiency in the 
application. If the applicant fails to correct the deficiency within 30 
days following the date of notification, the application will be 
considered abandoned.
    (f) Expiration. Same as Sec. 648.4(g).
    (g) Duration. A permit is valid until it is revoked, suspended, or 
modified under 15 CFR part 904, or otherwise expires, or ownership 
changes, or the applicant has failed to report any change in the 
information on the permit application to the Regional Administrator as 
required by paragraph (j) of this section.
    (h) Reissuance. Reissued permits, for otherwise valid permits, may 
be issued by the Regional Administrator when requested in writing by the 
applicant, stating the need for reissuance and the Federal dealer permit 
number assigned. An application for a reissued permit will not be 
considered a new application. An appropriate fee may be charged.
    (i) Transfer. Permits issued under this part are not transferable or 
assignable. A permit is valid only for the person to whom, or other 
business entity to which, it is issued.
    (j) Change in application information. Same as Sec. 648.5(k).
    (k) Alteration. Same as Sec. 648.4(i).
    (l) Display. Same as Sec. 648.5(m).
    (m) Federal versus state requirements. If a requirement of this part 
differs from a fisheries management measure required by state law, any 
dealer issued a Federal dealer permit must comply with the more 
restrictive requirement.
    (n) Sanctions. Same as Sec. 648.4(m).

[61 FR 34968, July 3, 1996, as amended at 61 FR 43425, Aug. 23, 1996; 61 
FR 58465, Nov. 15, 1996; 64 FR 57593, Oct. 26, 1999; 65 FR 45851, July 
26, 2000; 65 FR 77465, Dec. 11, 2000; 66 FR 49144, Sept. 26, 2001]