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8606
. (a) The commission shall encourage the development of new
types of commercial fishing gear and new methods of using existing
commercial fishing gear by approving permits to be issued by the
department, consistent with the policies set forth in Section 1700,
for that development or use, subject to the following restrictions:
(1) A permit is subject to those conditions that the commission
deems necessary to ensure the proper utilization and protection of
the marine resources, and to minimize user group and resource
allocation conflicts.
(2) A permit is valid for a period of not more than one year, but
may be renewed until the Legislature approves or disapproves the
permanent use or type of gear pursuant to subdivision (c).
(3) A permit shall be revoked if the continued use would have an
adverse impact on any resource, allocation of a resource, or other
adverse impact to established fisheries.
(b) A permit may authorize the use of new types of commercial
fishing gear and new methods of using existing gear otherwise
prohibited by this code and may authorize that use or the use of
existing gear in areas otherwise closed to that use by this code.
(c) The commission shall not authorize the issuance of
experimental gear permits concerning the use of a gear type in an
area, or portion of an area, for more than four consecutive years.
This subdivision applies to all experimental gear permits, whether
issued prior to or after January 1, 1992.
(d) Commencing January 1, 1993, the commission shall not authorize
the renewal of experimental gear permits originally issued prior to
January 1, 1990, but, notwithstanding this subdivision and
subdivision (c), may extend all experimental gear permits in
existence on the effective date of the act that amended this section
during the 1991 portion of the 1991-92 Regular Session of the
Legislature to December 31, 1992, regardless of how many years they
have been issued.