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CA Fish & Game Code § 8552.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING|CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish|ARTICLE 15 - Herring|Section 8552.7.

8552.7.  The department shall reissue a herring permit which has been transferred pursuant to Section 8552.2 or 8552.6 upon payment of a transfer fee by the transferee of the permit. Before April 1, 1997, the transfer fee is two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), and, on and after April 1, 1997, the transfer fee is five thousand dollars ($5,000). The fees shall be deposited in the Fish and Game Preservation Fund and shall be expended for research and management activities to maintain and enhance herring resources pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 8052.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 360, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 8552.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING|CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish|ARTICLE 15 - Herring|Section 8552.8.

8552.8.  (a) For purposes of this article, the experience points for a person engaged in the herring roe fishery shall be based on the number of years holding a commercial fishing license and the number of years having served as a crewmember in the herring roe fishery, and determined by the sum of both of the following:(1) One point for each year in the previous 12 years (prior to the current license year) that the person has held a commercial fishing license issued pursuant to Section 7852, not to exceed a maximum of 10 points.(2) Five points for one year of service as a paid crewmember in the herring roe fishery, as determined pursuant to Section 8559, three points for a second year of service as a paid crewmember, and two points for a third year as a paid crewmember, beginning with the 1978–79 herring fishing season, not to exceed a maximum of 10 points.(b) The department shall maintain a list of all individuals possessing the maximum of 20 experience points and of all those persons holding two points or more, grouped in a list by number of points. The list shall be maintained annually and shall be available from the department to all pointholders and to all herring permittees. All pointholders are responsible for providing the department with their current address and for verifying points credited to them by the department.(c) A herring permittee may use the department’s list and rely upon that list in making offers for transfer of his or her permit until the date of the annual distribution of the new list. On and after the date of the annual revision of the list, the permittee shall use the new list.(d) The point provisions in this section are for purposes of sale of a permit or transfer to a partner of a coowned permit.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 388, Sec. 18. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 8553 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING|CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish|ARTICLE 15 - Herring|Section 8553.

8553.  The commission may make and enforce such regulations as may be necessary or convenient for carrying out any power, authority, or jurisdiction conferred under this article.(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 733.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 8554 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING|CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish|ARTICLE 15 - Herring|Section 8554.

8554.  The commission, in adopting regulations for the commercial herring fishery, shall provide for the temporary substitution of a permittee to take herring, if the permittee is ill or injured, by a crewmember aboard the vessel operated by the permittee. The commission may require that proof of the illness or injury be substantiated to the satisfaction of the department.(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 725, Sec. 3.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 8555 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING|CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish|ARTICLE 15 - Herring|Section 8555.

8555.  The director shall periodically meet and confer with representatives of the commercial herring roe fishery to review regulations and policies of the commission and the department concerning that fishery and to receive recommendations on the regulation and management of that fishery. In particular, those representatives and their legal counsel may recommend to the department, for recommendation to the commission for adoption by the commission as regulations, requirements for the payment of civil damages that may be imposed in lieu of revoking or suspending a permit issued pursuant to this article or for violations of regulations adopted by the commission pertaining to the herring roe fishery.(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 725, Sec. 4.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 8556 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING|CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish|ARTICLE 15 - Herring|Section 8556.

8556.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the commission shall determine, by regulation, if drift or set gill nets may be used to take herring for commercial purposes. The commission may also determine, by regulation, the size of the meshes of the material used to make such gill nets.(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 882.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 8557 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING|CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish|ARTICLE 15 - Herring|Section 8557.

8557.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the commission shall determine if round haul nets may be used to take herring in Districts 12 and 13 and the conditions under which those nets may be used.(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 269, Sec. 17.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 8558 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING|CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish|ARTICLE 15 - Herring|Section 8558.

8558.  (a) There is established a herring research and management account within the Fish and Game Preservation Fund. The funds in the account shall be expended for the purpose of supporting, in consultation with the herring industry pursuant to Section 8555, department evaluations of, and research on, herring populations in San Francisco Bay and those evaluations and research that may be required for Tomales Bay, Humboldt Bay, and Crescent City and assisting in enforcement of herring regulations. The evaluations and research shall be for the purpose of (1) determining the annual herring spawning biomass, (2) determining the condition of the herring resource, which may include its habitat, and (3) assisting the commission and the department in the adoption of regulations to ensure a sustainable herring roe fishery. An amount, not to exceed 15 percent of the total funds in the account, may be used for educational purposes regarding herring, herring habitat, and the herring roe fishery.(b) The funds in the account shall consist of the funds deposited pursuant to Sections 8558.1, 8558.2, and 8558.3, and the funds derived from herring landing fees allocated pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 8052.(c) The department shall maintain internal accountability necessary to ensure that all restrictions on the expenditure of the funds in the account are met.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 26, Sec. 32. (SB 92) Effective June 27, 2017.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 8558.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING|CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish|ARTICLE 15 - Herring|Section 8558.1.

8558.1.  (a) No person shall purchase or renew any permit to take herring for commercial purposes in San Francisco Bay without first obtaining from the department an annual herring stamp. The fee for the stamp shall be one hundred dollars ($100). The revenue from the fee for the herring stamps shall be deposited into the herring research and management account established pursuant to Section 8558.(b) This section shall become operative on April 1, 1997.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 584, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 8558.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING|CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish|ARTICLE 15 - Herring|Section 8558.2.

8558.2.  The amount of the difference between fees for nonresidents and resident fees, collected pursuant to Section 8550.5, shall be deposited into the herring research and management account established pursuant to Section 8558, and all fees for San Francisco Bay herring permit transfers, collected pursuant to Section 8552.7, shall also be deposited into the herring research and management account.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 584, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 8558.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING|CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish|ARTICLE 15 - Herring|Section 8558.3.

8558.3.  One-half of all royalties collected by the department from the roe-on-kelp fishery collected pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (f) of Section 164 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations shall be deposited into the herring research and management account established pursuant to Section 8558.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 584, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 8559 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING|CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish|ARTICLE 15 - Herring|Section 8559.

8559.  The commission, in determining experience requirements for new entrants into the herring fishery after January 1, 1987, shall require that any person seeking a permit to operate a vessel to take herring and claiming crew experience shall demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the department, proof of payment as a crewmember in the herring fishery based on tax records or copies of canceled checks offered and accepted as payment for service on a crew in the California herring roe fishery.(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 725, Sec. 5.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 8561 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING|CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish|ARTICLE 16 - Drift Gill Net Shark and Swordfish Fishery|Section 8561.

8561.  (a) Notwithstanding Section 8394, shark and swordfish shall not be taken for commercial purposes with drift gill nets except under a valid drift gill net shark and swordfish permit issued to that person that has not been suspended or revoked and is issued to at least one person aboard the boat.(b) A drift gill net shark and swordfish permit shall not be required for the taking of sharks with drift gill nets with a mesh size smaller than eight inches in stretched mesh and twine size no. 18 or the equivalent of this twine size or smaller.(c) Notwithstanding Section 8102 or any other law, a permit issued pursuant to this section shall be surrendered or revoked as of January 31 of the fourth year following the department’s notification to the Legislature pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 8583.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 844, Sec. 3. (SB 1017) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 8561.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING|CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish|ARTICLE 16 - Drift Gill Net Shark and Swordfish Fishery|Section 8561.5.

8561.5.  (a) Notwithstanding Section 8102 or any other law, a permit issued pursuant to Section 8561 may not be transferred.(b) This section shall become operative on March 31, 2019.(Repealed and added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 844, Sec. 5. (SB 1017) Effective January 1, 2019. Section operative March 31, 2019, by its own provisions.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 8562 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING|CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish|ARTICLE 16 - Drift Gill Net Shark and Swordfish Fishery|Section 8562.

8562.  Applications delivered to a department office after April 30, or if mailed, postmarked after April 30, shall not be accepted unless approved by the commission pursuant to Section 8569.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 525, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 8563 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING|CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish|ARTICLE 16 - Drift Gill Net Shark and Swordfish Fishery|Section 8563.

8563.  (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the permittee shall be aboard the vessel and shall be in possession of a valid drift gill net shark and swordfish permit when engaged in operations authorized by the permit.(b) A permittee may have a person serve in the permittee’s place on the permittee’s vessel and engage in fishing under the permittee’s drift gill net shark and swordfish permit for not more than 15 days in a calendar year, except that a longer period may be allowed in the event of serious illness. A permittee shall notify the department’s Long Beach office of a substitution of 15 days or less per calendar year, by certified letter or telegram at least 24 hours before the commencement of the trip. Written authorization for a substitution of greater than 15 days shall be obtained from the director and shall be given only on the director’s finding that the permittee will not be available to engage in the activity due to serious illness, supported by medical evidence. An application for a substitution of greater than 15 days shall be made to the department’s headquarters office in Sacramento, and shall contain any information the director requires. A denial of the substitution may be appealed to the commission.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 154, Sec. 94. (AB 1527) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 8564 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING|CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish|ARTICLE 16 - Drift Gill Net Shark and Swordfish Fishery|Section 8564.

8564.  When the permittee applies for a drift gill net shark and swordfish permit, the permittee shall specify the vessel he or she will use in operations authorized by the permit. Transfer to another vessel shall be authorized by the department upon receipt of a written request from the permittee, accompanied by a transfer fee of one hundred thirty dollars ($130), as follows:(a) One transfer requested between February 1 and April 30 shall be made by the department upon request and payment of the fee.(b) Any transfer, except as provided in subdivision (a), shall be authorized by the department only after receipt of proof of a compelling reason, which shall be submitted with the request for transfer, such as the sinking of the vessel specified for use in operations authorized by the permit.(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 701, Sec. 38. Effective September 15, 1992. Operative April 1, 1993, by Sec. 71 of Ch. 701.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 8567 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING|CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish|ARTICLE 16 - Drift Gill Net Shark and Swordfish Fishery|Section 8567.

8567.  The fee for a drift gill net shark and swordfish permit shall be three hundred thirty dollars ($330).(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 870, Sec. 40. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 8568 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING|CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish|ARTICLE 16 - Drift Gill Net Shark and Swordfish Fishery|Section 8568.

8568.  Drift gill net shark and swordfish permits shall be issued to any prior permittee who possesses a valid drift gill net shark and swordfish permit issued pursuant to this section, but only if the permittee meets both of the following requirements:(a) Possesses a valid permit for the use of gill nets authorized pursuant to Section 8681.(b) Possessed a valid drift gill net shark and swordfish permit during the preceding season and that permit was not subsequently revoked.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 962, Sec. 5. Effective September 27, 2002.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 8568.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING|CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish|ARTICLE 16 - Drift Gill Net Shark and Swordfish Fishery|Section 8568.5.

8568.5.  Any person holding a valid drift gill net shark and swordfish permit on or after January 1, 2000, who did not make, on or after January 1, 2000, the minimum landings required under subdivision (c) of Section 8568, as amended by Section 11 of Chapter 525 of the Statutes of 1998, is eligible for that permit when that person meets all other qualifications for the permit.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 962, Sec. 6. Effective September 27, 2002.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 8569 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING|CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish|ARTICLE 16 - Drift Gill Net Shark and Swordfish Fishery|Section 8569.

8569.  The commission may establish conditions for the issuance of a permit if the person’s drift gill net shark and swordfish permit was revoked during a preceding season or if the person possessed a valid permit during the preceding season but did not apply for renewal of his or her permit on or before April 30. The applicant for a permit under this section may appeal to the director for the issuance of the permit under those conditions.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 962, Sec. 7. Effective September 27, 2002.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 8574 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING|CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish|ARTICLE 16 - Drift Gill Net Shark and Swordfish Fishery|Section 8574.

8574.  (a) Drift gill nets with mesh size less than 14 inches in stretched mesh shall not be used to take shark and swordfish by permittees operating under a drift gill net shark and swordfish permit, and the permittee shall not have aboard the vessel or in the water a drift gill net with mesh size less than 14 inches and more than 8 inches in stretched mesh.(b) No permittee shall deploy a drift gill net of less than 14-inch mesh size at the time that the permittee has a shark or swordfish gill net deployed.(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1558, Sec. 3. Effective October 2, 1985.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 8575 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING|CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish|ARTICLE 16 - Drift Gill Net Shark and Swordfish Fishery|Section 8575.

8575.  Drift gill nets used to take shark and swordfish under the permit provided in this article shall not be used under the following circumstances:(a) From May 1 through July 31, within six nautical miles westerly, northerly, and easterly of the shoreline of San Miguel Island between a line extending six nautical miles west magnetically from Point Bennett and a line extending six nautical miles east magnetically from Cardwell Point and within six nautical miles westerly, northerly, and easterly of the shoreline of Santa Rosa Island between a line extending six nautical miles west magnetically from Sandy Point and a line extending six nautical miles east magnetically from Skunk Point.(b) From May 1 through July 31, within 10 nautical miles westerly, southerly, and easterly of the shoreline of San Miguel Island between a line extending 10 nautical miles west magnetically from Point Bennett and a line extending 10 nautical miles east magnetically from Cardwell Point and within 10 nautical miles westerly, southerly, and easterly of the shoreline of Santa Rosa Island between a line extending 10 nautical miles west magnetically from Sandy Point and a line extending 10 nautical miles east magnetically from Skunk Point.(c) From May 1 through July 31, within a radius of 10 nautical miles of the west end of San Nicolas Island.(d) From August 15 through September 30, in ocean waters bounded as follows: beginning at Dana Point, Orange County, in a direct line to Church Rock, Catalina Island; thence in a direct line to Point La Jolla, San Diego County; and thence northwesterly along the mainland shore to Dana Point.(e) From August 15 through September 30, in ocean waters within six nautical miles of the coastline on the northerly and easterly side of San Clemente Island, lying between a line extending six nautical miles west magnetically from the extreme northerly end of San Clemente Island to a line extending six nautical miles east magnetically from Pyramid Head.(f) From December 15 through January 31, in ocean waters within 25 nautical miles of the mainland coastline.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 439, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 8575.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING|CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish|ARTICLE 16 - Drift Gill Net Shark and Swordfish Fishery|Section 8575.5.

8575.5.  Drift gill nets used to take shark and swordfish under the permit provided in this article shall not be used in the following areas:(a) Within 12 nautical miles from the nearest point on the mainland shore north of a line extending due west from Point Arguello.(b) East of a line running from Point Reyes to Noonday Rock to the westernmost point of Southeast Farallon Island to Pillar Point.(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 671, Sec. 3.5.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 8576.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING|CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish|ARTICLE 16 - Drift Gill Net Shark and Swordfish Fishery|Section 8576.5.

8576.5.  Thresher shark taken with drift gill nets shall not have the pelvic fin severed from the carcass until after the shark is brought ashore.(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 589, Sec. 2.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 8577 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING|CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish|ARTICLE 16 - Drift Gill Net Shark and Swordfish Fishery|Section 8577.

8577.  Notwithstanding Section 8394, the director may close the drift gill net shark and swordfish fishery, the swordfish harpoon fishery, or any area where either or both fisheries are conducted, if, after a public hearing, the director determines the action is necessary to protect the swordfish or thresher shark and bonito (mako) shark resources.The director shall reopen a fishery or any fishing areas previously closed pursuant to this section if the director determines that the conditions which necessitated the closure no longer exist.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 439, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 8579 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING|CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish|ARTICLE 16 - Drift Gill Net Shark and Swordfish Fishery|Section 8579.

8579.  (a) A permittee shall be subject to the provisions of this article whenever the permittee is using a drift gill net, unless the permittee has surrendered his or her permit to the department.(b) A permittee may surrender his or her permit by notifying the department of his or her intentions by submitting a notarized form provided by the department and by sending or delivering his or her permit to a department office as prescribed on the form.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 844, Sec. 6. (SB 1017) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 8580 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 6 - FISH|PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING|CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish|ARTICLE 16 - Drift Gill Net Shark and Swordfish Fishery|Section 8580.

8580.  It is unlawful for any permittee to sell swordfish taken by him or her to other than the persons described in Section 8032 or 8033.(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 246, Sec. 7.)