Section 5 AAC 31.144 - Permit requirements for shrimp floating processor vessels in Registration Area A(a) The vessel owner or operator of a floating processor used in the processing of shrimp shall obtain a permit from the department before starting processing operations and comply with all requirements and reporting procedures specified in this section.(b) The vessel owner or operator of a floating processor shall report to the department (1) the vessel location and any changes in location, by latitude and longitude;(2) the projected dates that processing will commence, conclude, and resume;(3) at least once per day, for the preceding 24 hours, the commercial fishing vessel license number of vessels delivering to the floating processor;(4) the number of vessels making deliveries, the number of deliveries, and the pounds, in whole weight and by species, of shrimp purchased;(5) at least 24 hours before beginning to unload processed shrimp, the time and place that it will be unloaded; and(6) any other information required by the department for the purpose of conserving and developing shrimp resources.(c) The vessel owner or operator shall allow local representatives of the department to inspect at any time, the vessel's holds, live tanks, freezers, processing areas, and unprocessed shrimp.(d) The vessel owner or operator shall complete shrimp fish tickets for each landing and submit the tickets to the department within seven days of the landing.(e) The commissioner may require an onboard observer on a floating processor during processing operations.(f) If the department determines that a requirement specified in this section is not necessary for the conserving and developing shrimp resources, the department may waive or modify that requirement to ensure the conservation and development of the shrimp resources.(g) For the purpose of this section, "floating processor" means a vessel that purchases and processes shrimp delivered to it by other vessels.Eff. 9/28/97, Register 143