Section 5 AAC 31.250 - Permitting and reporting requirements for shrimp processing vessels in Registration Area E(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 reporting the latitude and longitude of vessel; (2) the projected dates that processing will commence, conclude, and resume; (3) at least once per day, for the preceding 24 hours, the permanent ADF&G vessel license plate numbers of all vessels delivering to the floating processor; (4) the number of vessels that made deliveries for the preceding 24 hours, the number of deliveries, and the pounds in whole weight by species of shrimp purchased for each statistical area; (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 grant permission for local representatives of the department to inspect at any time, the vessel's holds, live tanks, freezers, processing areas, and unprocessed shrimp. (d) The commissioner may require an onboard observer on a floating processor during processing operations. (e) In Registration Area E, a floating processor may not operate shrimp gear. (f) If the department determines that a requirement specified in this section is not necessary for conserving and developing shrimp resources, the department may waive or modify that requirement to ensure the conservation and development of the shrimp resources. (g) In this section, "floating processor" means a vessel that purchases or processes shrimp delivered to it by other vessels.Eff. 9/25/2022, Register 243, October 2022