(A) The department must suspend for one year the related saltwater privileges and associated licenses, stamps, and permits issued to a person who has accumulated eighteen or more points under any point category. Privileges related to each point category are as follows:
(1) commercial: any and all commercial saltwater fishing license, equipment license, and bait dealer license, and
(2) recreational: marine recreational fishing stamp, pier license, charter fishing vessel license, shrimp baiting license, and any other saltwater licenses utilized for recreational purposes.
(B) Any suspension under this article begins the eleventh day after the person or entity receives written notice by mail, return receipt requested, of the suspension and ends the same day the following year.
HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 245, Section 13; 2002 Act No. 342, Section 43.