BILL NUMBER: SB 197	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Evans

                        FEBRUARY 7, 2013

   An act to amend Section 7863 of the Fish and Game Code, relating
to commercial fishing.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 197, as introduced, Evans. Commercial fishing: commercial
fishing salmon stamp.
    (1) Existing law prohibits specified persons from taking salmon
for commercial purposes unless the person has a commercial fishing
salmon stamp affixed to his or her commercial fishing license.
Existing law requires the Department of Fish and Game to issue a
commercial fishing salmon stamp, upon application for the stamp and
payment of a base fee of $85. That base fee is required to be
adjusted during specified commercial salmon seasons. However,
existing law prohibits the total fees, as adjusted, from exceeding
$260.
   Existing law requires that fee revenues be deposited in the
Commercial Salmon Stamp Account in the Fish and Game Preservation
Fund, and be available to the department upon appropriation by the
Legislature for new or expanded salmon restoration and enhancement
programs in the state that will serve to increase ocean salmon
landings. Existing law provides that not more than 15% of the funds
may be used to pay the costs incurred in the administration of the
program.
    Existing law repeals these provisions as of January 1, 2014.
   The bill would extend the operation of these provisions until
January 1, 2019.
    (2) Existing law generally makes a violation of fish and game
laws a crime.
   Because this bill would extend operation of the commercial salmon
fishing program and thereby the crimes imposed for a violation of
those provisions, the bill would create a state-mandated local
program by creating new crimes.
   (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.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: yes.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 7863 of the Fish and Game Code is amended to
read:
   7863.  This article shall remain in effect only until January 1,
 2014   2019 , and as of that date is
repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before
January 1,  2014   2019  , deletes or
extends that date.
  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.