Cal. FGC § 8610.12
This is the official text of Cal. FGC § 8610.12, part of California’s Fish and Game Code — regulates hunting, fishing, and wildlife conservation.
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Official statutory text
To increase the state’s scientific and biological information on the ocean fisheries of this state, the department shall establish a program whereby it can monitor and evaluate the daily landings of fish by commercial fishermen who are permitted under this article to take these fish. The cost of implementing this monitoring program shall be borne by the commercial fishing industry.
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