Section 7860 Of Article 3.5. Commercial Salmon Trollers Enhancement And Restoration Program From California Fish And Game Code >> Division 6. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 3.5.
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. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (f) or (g), no person
who is 18 years of age or more and less than 70 years of age, on or
before April 1 of the current license year, shall take salmon for
commercial purposes or be on board a vessel on which salmon are taken
for commercial purposes while salmon are being taken or transported
unless that person has a commercial fishing salmon stamp issued
pursuant to this section affixed to his or her commercial fishing
license.
(b) Except as provided in subdivision (f) or (g), the operator of
a vessel on which salmon are taken for commercial purposes shall not
permit a person on board that vessel while salmon are being taken or
transported unless that person was less than 18 years of age or 70
years of age or more on April 1 of the current license year or that
person has a commercial fishing salmon stamp affixed to the person's
commercial fishing license.
(c) Except as provided in this subdivision, the department shall
issue a commercial fishing salmon stamp upon application therefor and
payment of the fee of eighty-five dollars ($85). For any commercial
salmon season preceded by a commercial salmon season in which the
commercial troll salmon landings in this state equal or exceed
3,000,000 pounds dressed weight, as determined by the department, the
fee shall be increased by twelve dollars and fifty cents ($12.50)
for every 250,000 pounds over 3,000,000 pounds of dressed weight
landings, except that the total fees as adjusted shall not exceed two
hundred sixty dollars ($260).
(d) A commercial fishing salmon stamp is valid during the
commercial salmon season of the year in which it was issued.
(e) Upon application and payment of an additional fee equal to
that prescribed in subdivision (c), the department may issue an
additional commercial fishing salmon stamp for a crewmember to the
owner or operator of a vessel who holds a commercial fishing salmon
stamp.
(f) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), one crewmember of a vessel
for which a commercial fishing salmon stamp is issued pursuant to
subdivision (e) may be aboard that vessel and take salmon for
commercial purposes as a crewmember on that vessel without obtaining
a commercial fishing salmon stamp under the following conditions:
(1) The crewmember is designated by name and commercial fishing
license number on a form furnished by the department before salmon
are taken on the vessel when that crewmember is aboard.
(2) The crewmember has a valid commercial fishing license issued
under Section 7850.
(3) The commercial fishing salmon stamp for the crewmember is
affixed to the form prescribed in paragraph (1) on which the vessel
registration number of the vessel is entered and on which the
crewmember who is exempted by this subdivision is designated by the
last entered name and commercial fishing license number.
(g) Persons who are exempt from the license requirements, or who
are not required to be licensed, pursuant to Section 7850, are exempt
from the requirements of this section.