California Food and Agricultural Code

§ 78577

FAC § 78577 Effective Jan 1, 1997Div. 22 · Part 2 · Ch. 23 · Art. 8

Statute text

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.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 726, Sec. 21. Effective January 1, 1997.