BILL NUMBER: AB 1296	CHAPTERED  08/11/03

	CHAPTER  218
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  AUGUST 11, 2003
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  AUGUST 9, 2003
	PASSED THE SENATE  JULY 24, 2003
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  JUNE 2, 2003

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Berg

                        FEBRUARY 21, 2003

   An act to amend Section 8510 of the Fish and Game Code, relating
to fish, and making an appropriation therefor.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1296, Berg.  Fish:  krill.
   (1) Existing law prohibits the taking or landing of krill of any
species of euphausiid for commercial purposes before January 1, 2011,
and after that date only pursuant to regulation.
   This bill would instead prohibit the taking or landing of krill of
any species of euphausiid for any purpose except scientific research
pursuant to regulations adopted by the commission, in the waters of
this state and up to 200 miles offshore, as long as federal law does
not regulate the taking of krill.
   Under existing law, a violation of the Fish and Game Code is a
crime.
   Because the bill would change the definition of a crime, the bill
would impose a state-mandated local program.
   (2) Existing law continuously appropriates money in the Fish and
Game Preservation Fund to the Department of Fish and Game to pay all
necessary expenses incurred in carrying out the Fish and Game Code,
and to the Fish and Game Commission to pay the compensation and
expenses of the commissioners and employees of the commission.
   By imposing new duties on the commission, the bill would make an
appropriation.
  (3) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse
local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state.  Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.
   This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this
act for a specified reason.
   Appropriation:  yes.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 8510 of the Fish and Game Code is amended to
read:
   8510.  It is unlawful to take or land krill of any species of
euphausiid for any purpose except scientific research pursuant to
regulations adopted by the commission.  This section applies to krill
in the waters of this state and up to 200 miles offshore, as long as
federal law does not regulate the taking of krill.
  SEC. 2.  No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to
Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because
the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school
district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or
infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty
for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the
Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the
meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California
Constitution.