Section 78577 Of Article 8. Implementation, Voting Procedure, And Termination From California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 22. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 23. >> Article 8.
78577
. This chapter, except as necessary to conduct a referendum
vote under this article, shall not apply to a fishery defined in
subdivision (c) of Section 78407 until the secretary conducts and
finds in the referendum that either:
(a) At least 40 percent or more of the total number of fishermen
from the list established by the secretary pursuant to Section 78582
have participated by voting in the referendum, and the secretary
finds either of the following:
(1) Sixty-five percent or more of the fishermen who voted in the
referendum, who landed in California 51 percent or more of the
species in the fishery defined in subdivision (c) of Section 78407
that is the subject of the referendum in the previous year, voted in
favor of implementing this chapter for that fishery.
(2) Fifty-one percent of the fishermen who voted in the
referendum, who landed in California 65 percent or more of the
species in the fishery defined in subdivision (c) of Section 78407
that is the subject of the referendum in the previous year, voted in
favor of implementing this chapter for that fishery.
(b) Forty percent or more of the total number of receivers from
the list established by the secretary pursuant to Section 78582 have
participated by voting in the referendum, and the secretary finds
either of the following:
(1) Sixty-five percent or more of the receivers, who received 51
percent or more of the species in the fishery defined in subdivision
(c) of Section 78407 that is the subject of the referendum landed in
California in the previous year, voted in favor of implementing this
chapter for that species.
(2) Fifty-one percent or more of the receivers, who received 65
percent or more of the fish of the species in the fishery defined in
subdivision (c) of Section 78407 that is the subject of the
referendum landed in California in the previous year, voted in favor
of implementing this chapter for that species.
(c) If both lists of fishermen and receivers vote in favor of the
implementation of this chapter, the secretary shall add, by
regulation, the fishery to the fisheries subject to this chapter, and
both fishermen and receivers shall be subject to assessment pursuant
to this article. If only fishermen or receivers, but not both, vote
in favor of implementation of this chapter, the secretary shall add,
by regulation, the fishery to the fisheries subject to this chapter,
however, only the group voting in favor of that implementation shall
be subject to the fees imposed pursuant to Sections 78550 to 78557,
inclusive.