Senate will consider bill simplifying commercial vessel registration

Fishing vessels near Cordova Harbor. (May 16, 2021) Photo by Zachary Snowdon Smith/The Cordova Times

Legislation sponsored by the House Fisheries Committee that would eliminate the requirement for a commercial fishing boat to be registered with the Division of Motor Vehicles and the Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission has passed the House and is now before the Senate. House Bill 28 is sponsored by the House Special Committee on Fisheries.

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