(a) The owner of every boat, vessel or watercraft and the owner of every pot, trap, net, seine or other fishing gear (hereinafter referred to as devices), used for fishing purposes, and every licensee or person registered under sections 312 and 313 of this chapter shall, annually, before July 31, make a written report, under oath, to the Commissioner. Such report shall contain the number of pounds and the value of each kind of edible seafood caught by him with such boat or devices for the twelve (12) months ending on the preceding June 30, and the number and value of the devices, if any, used in such catching or taking, and the number of persons employed therein. The Commissioner shall annually, on or before August 15, provide such owner or licensee, upon his application, with suitable blank forms for such reports, so arranged that each month's catch may be separately recorded thereon; and in filling out such reports, such owner or licensee shall give, so far as practicable, the above required results of each month's fishing.
(b) In lieu of said annual report, the Commissioner may require an owner or licensee to submit a monthly report of such facts listed herein as the Commissioner may deem advisable.
(c) The license and/or vessel registration of any person who willfully fails to make a report or willfully makes a false report shall be suspended and a new license or registration shall not be issued until such report is made.
(d) Any person who willfully violates any provision of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten ($10) dollars nor more than one hundred ($100) dollars.