Supreme Court allows fishing association to charge usage fees to non-registered entity performing statutory duties.

The Supreme Court ruled that a private entity could be charged usage fees under the Act on Private Docks even though it was not officially registered as an association. The plaintiff argued that the defendant, which practically managed fishing duties for the fishing association, should pay fees as a private user. The court decided that the statutory requirement for official registration was not a barrier to imposing usage fees when the entity performed the specific duties mandated by law.