Section 7652.1 Of Article 1.5. Federal Regulation From California Fish And Game Code >> Division 6. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 1.5.
7652.1
. (a) Notwithstanding any other section of this article or
any other provisions of law, the director shall hold a public hearing
or hearings in the area of the fishery under consideration after a
recommendation by the council to the secretary of a fishery
management plan or amendment thereto pursuant to the act, or after
approval by the secretary of a fishery management plan or amendment
thereto pursuant to the act. If the secretary approves a fishery
management plan or amendment thereto which is substantially identical
to the fishery management plan or amendment thereto which has been
recommended by the council and the director has held a public hearing
on the council's recommended fishery management plan or amendment
thereto, the director is not required to hold a second public hearing
under this section after the approval by the secretary.
(b) The hearing shall be held not less than four days after the
recommendation by the council to the secretary of a fishery
management plan or amendment thereto or after the approval by the
secretary of a fishery management plan or amendment thereto.
The director shall arrange the time and place of the hearing,
shall provide adequate public notice and adequate notice to the
appropriate standing policy committee of each house of the
Legislature and to the joint committee, and shall convene the hearing
at the time and place arranged.
(c) At the hearing or hearings, the director shall take evidence
of the effects any proposed regulation would have on the state's
fishery resources, the commercial or recreational fishing industry,
and the state's ability to manage fishery resources in state waters.
(d) After the hearings, the director shall submit a written report
to the Legislature which summarizes the reasons for the proposed
regulation.