Art. X B, § 12
Monitoring commercial fish landings
Duty
Water & Natural Resources
Art. X B · Marine Resources Protection Act of 1990
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To increase the State’s scientific and biological information on the ocean fisheries of this State, the Department of Fish and Game 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.
History: Sec. 12 added Nov. 6, 1990, by Prop. 132. Initiative measure.
Simplified explanation
To increase scientific information on ocean fisheries, the Department of Fish and Game shall set up a program to monitor and evaluate daily landings by permitted commercial fishermen. The commercial fishing industry shall bear the cost.