Sections
16 entriesSection 1Defines the article’s official name and permitted citation as the Marine Resources Protection Act of 1990. The provision supplies the title by…Section 2Defines fish-and-game districts and referenced statutes by their January 1, 1990 status, ocean waters as state-regulated Pacific waters, and the Marine Resources…Section 3Allows gill nets and trammel nets in the Marine Resources Protection zone from January 1, 1991 through December 31, 1993 only under…Section 4Prohibits gill or trammel nets from taking rockfish and regulates their use north of Point Arguello under specified 1989 and 1990 fish-and-game…Section 5Requires the Department of Fish and Game to issue a zone gill-net or trammel-net permit for the specified period to an applicant…Section 6Sets Department of Fish and Game permit fees for zone gill-net and trammel-net permits at $250 for calendar year 1991, $500 for…Section 7Requires claimants to notify the department within 90 days or lose eligibility and requires an applicant list within 120 days. Allows permit…Section 8Establishes the Marine Resources Protection Account for permit-surrender compensation and administration, restricts carryovers and interest to those purposes, and caps administration at…Section 9Requires money remaining in the Marine Resources Protection Account on or after January 1, 1995, with Fish and Game Commission approval, to…Section 10Requires the Director of Fish and Game to prepare and submit an implementation report to the Legislature by December 31 every year.…Section 11Prohibits any person from taking, possessing, receiving, transporting, purchasing, selling, bartering, or processing fish obtained in violation of the article. The prohibition…Section 12Requires the Department of Fish and Game to establish a program monitoring and evaluating daily fish landings by commercial fishermen permitted under…Section 13Sets a first prohibited-net violation at a $1,000–$5,000 fine and six-month commercial fishing credential suspension, and repeat violations at $2,500–$10,000 and one…Section 14Requires the Fish and Game Commission, before January 1, 1994, to establish four new ecological reserves in mainland coastal ocean waters. Sets…Section 15Prohibits construing the article to preempt or supersede any other closure established to protect wildlife. Such closures remain effective alongside the article,…Section 16Establishes severability for every provision and application contained in the article. If a court holds one provision or its application to a…