Cal. FGC § 8550.5
This is the official text of Cal. FGC § 8550.5, part of California’s Fish and Game Code — regulates hunting, fishing, and wildlife conservation.
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Official statutory text
(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 regulations adopted under Section 8550, as follows:
(1) To any resident of this state to use gill nets, upon payment of a fee of two hundred sixty-five dollars ($265).
(2) To any nonresident to use gill nets, upon payment of a fee of one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(b) The commission shall not require a permit for a person to be a crewmember on a vessel taking herring pursuant to this article.
(1) To any resident of this state to use gill nets, upon payment of a fee of two hundred sixty-five dollars ($265).
(2) To any nonresident to use gill nets, upon payment of a fee of one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(b) The commission shall not require a permit for a person to be a crewmember on a vessel taking herring pursuant to this article.
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