(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.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 388, Sec. 17. Effective January 1, 2001.)
Last modified: October 25, 2018