{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-113-168.3","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113-168.3","heading":"Retired Standard Commercial Fishing License.","body":"(a)\tSCFL Provisions Applicable. - Except as provided in this section, the provisions set forth in this Article concerning the SCFL shall apply to the RSCFL.\n(b)\tEligibility; Fees. - Any individual who is 65 years of age or older and who is eligible for a SCFL under G.S. 113-168.2 may apply for either a SCFL or RSCFL. An applicant for a RSCFL shall provide proof of age at the time the application is made. The annual fee for a RSCFL for a resident of this State shall be two hundred dollars ($200.00). The annual fee for a RSCFL for a person who is not a resident of this State shall be two hundred sixty dollars ($260.00). For purposes of this subsection, a \"resident of this State\" is a person who is a resident within the meaning of:\n(1)\tSub-subdivisions a. through d. of G.S. 113-130(4) and who filed a State income tax return as a resident of North Carolina for the previous calendar or tax year, or\n(2)\tG.S. 113-130(4)e.\n(c)\tTransfer. - The holder of a RSCFL may transfer the RSCFL as provided in G.S. 113-168.2.\n(1)\tIf the transferee is less than 65 years of age, the transferee holds a SCFL. When the transferee renews the SCFL, the transferee shall pay the fee set out in G.S. 113-168.2.\n(2)\tIf the transferee is 65 years of age or older, the transferee may elect to hold either a SCFL or RSCFL. If the transferee elects to hold a SCFL, the transferee shall pay the fee set out in G.S. 113-168.2. If the transferee elects to hold a RSCFL, the transferee shall pay the fee set out in this section.\n(d)\tAssignment. - The RSCFL shall not be assignable. (1997-400, s. 5.1; 1998-225, s. 4.12; 2001-213, s. 2; 2013-360, s. 14.8(c); 2014-100, s. 14.9(c).)","path":["Chapter 113. Conservation and Development.","SUBCHAPTER IV. CONSERVATION OF MARINE AND ESTUARINE AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES.","Article 14A. Coastal and Estuarine Commercial Fishing Licenses."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_113/GS_113-168.3.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:17:02Z","sha256":"41d4e8806b4ee5ac6ff178d22cf82c32c3f24ae027be278a75e558423a4b76c2","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-113-168.2","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-113-168.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}