ARTICLE 15. Herring [8550. - 8559.]
Article 15 added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 733.
§§ 8550–8559 · 18 sections
- § 8550 Herring may be taken for commercial purposes only under a permit, subject to regulations adopted by the commission. The commission may, whenever necessary to…
- § 8550.5 (a) A herring net permit granting the privilege to take herring with nets for commercial purposes shall be issued to licensed commercial fishermen, subject to…
- § 8552 (a) It is unlawful to take herring for roe on a vessel unless the operator holds a herring permit issued by the department pursuant to commission regulations.…
- § 8552.1 The commission, in consultation with the department and representatives of the commercial roe herring fishery, and after holding at least one public hearing,…
- § 8552.2 Notwithstanding Section 1052, a herring permit may be transferred from a herring permitholder to a nonpermitholder having a minimum of 20 or more herring…
- § 8552.3 The commission may, in consultation with representatives of the commercial herring roe fishery, and after holding at least one public hearing, adopt…
- § 8552.4 Herring permits that are revoked or not renewed may be offered by the department for a drawing to persons having 20 or more experience points in the fishery on…
- § 8552.5 The commission shall revoke any herring permit if the holder of the herring permit was convicted of failing to report herring landings or underreported herring…
- § 8552.6 (a) Notwithstanding Section 8552, a herring permit may be issued to two individuals if one of the following criteria is met: (1) The individuals are married to…
- § 8552.65 (a) Upon the death of a herring permittee, the permit shall vest in the permittee’s estate or in the surviving community estate, and may be transferred by the…
- § 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…
- § 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…
- § 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…
- § 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…
- § 8555 The director shall periodically meet and confer with representatives of the commercial herring roe fishery to review regulations and policies of the commission…
- § 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…
- § 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…
- § 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…