§ 20-2.1-3. Definitions.
For the purposes of this chapter the following terms shall mean:
(1) "Activity standard� means a level of fishing participation used to establish criteria
for the issuance of new licenses.
(2) "Commercial fisherman� means a natural person licensed to catch, harvest, or take
marine species from the marine waters for sale.
(3) "Council� means the marine fisheries council established by chapter 3 of this title.
(4) "Crustaceans� means lobsters, crabs, shrimp, and for purposes of this chapter it also
includes horseshoe crabs.
(5) "Director� means the director of the department of environmental management.
(6) "Family member� means a spouse, mother, father, brother, sister, child, or grandchild
of the holder or transferor of a commercial fishing license.
(7) "Finfish� means cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates with fins, including fish, sharks,
rays, skates, and eels and also includes, for the purposes of this chapter, squid.
(8) "Fisheries sectors� means and comprises crustaceans, finfish, and shellfish, as defined
in this section, each of which shall singularly be considered a fishery sector.
(9) "Fishery endorsement� means the authorization for a license holder to participate
in a designated fishery sector at a limited or unlimited level.
(10) "Grace period� means sixty (60) calendar days commencing the last day of February
and shall only apply to renewals of licenses from the immediately preceding year.
(11) "Medical hardship� means a significant medical condition that renders an active licensed
person unable to fish for a period in excess of fourteen (14) days, either as a result
of the physical loss of function or impairment of a body part or parts, or debilitating
pain. Demonstration of the medical hardship shall be in the form of a diagnosis and
prognosis signed by a medical doctor (M.D. or O.D.).
(12) "Medical incapacity� means death or injury that renders an active license holder permanently
unable to actively fish. Demonstration of medical incapacity shall be in the form
of a death certificate, or a diagnosis and prognosis signed by a medical doctor (M.D.
or O.D.).
(13) "Other endorsement� means the authorization for a license holder or vessel to participate
in a designated activity.
(14) "Shellfish� means quahogs, clams, mussels, scallops, oysters, conches, and mollusks
in general other than squid.
(15) "Student commercial fisherman� means a resident twenty-three (23) years of age or
younger, licensed pursuant to this chapter, who is a full-time student.