BILL NUMBER: AB 489	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Huffman

                        FEBRUARY 24, 2009

   An act to amend Section 8051 of the Fish and Game Code, relating
to commercial fishing.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 489, as introduced, Huffman. Commercial fishing.
   Existing law regulating commercial fishing imposes, or authorizes
the imposition of, various license, permit, and registration fees.
Existing law requires specified persons to pay landing taxes
quarterly, based on a rate schedule applicable to specified aquatic
species.
   This bill would require payment of landing taxes quarterly, based
on that rate schedule, or pursuant to a rate as determined by the
Fish and Game Commission.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 8051 of the Fish and Game Code is amended to
read:
   8051.   (a)    The landing tax
imposed pursuant to Section 8041 shall be determined pursuant to
Section 8042 by using the tax rates in the following schedule ,
or pursuant to a rate as determined by the commission  :
                                       Rate per
                                        pound
(1) All fish, except as
otherwise specified in this sec-
   tion...........................     $0.0013
(2) Mollusks and crustaceans,
excluding squid and
   crab...........................       .0125
(3) Crab.........................       .0019
(4) Squid........................       .0019
(5) Salmon, based only on the           .0500
weight in the round
(6) Lobster......................       .0125
(7) Abalone......................       .0125
(8) Anchovies....................       .0013
(9) Sardines.....................       .0063
(10) Mackerel....................       .0013
(11) Halibut.....................       .0125
(12) Angel shark, based only on
the weight in the
   round..........................       .0113
(13) Swordfish, based only on
the weight in the
    round.........................       .0125
(14) Thresher shark, based only
on the weight in the
   round..........................       .0113
(15) Bonito shark, based only on
the weight in the
   round..........................       .0113
(16) Herring.....................       .0125
(17) Sea urchin..................       .0013
(18) The following fish:.........       .0125
  Barracuda
  Flying fish
  Frogs
  Giant sea bass
  Saltwater worms
  White sea bass
  Yellowtail


   (b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 1994.