Gill nets: permits.
- Requires commercial fishing permits to show 1,000 pounds of halibut or seabass caught between 2020-2024 for renewal.
- Restricts permit transfers to fishers with 15 years of commercial fishing experience in the past 20 years.
- Eliminates the appeals process for denied permit renewals.
- Authorizes the Fish and Game Commission to end all permit transfer options through regulations.
Assembly Member Bennett's proposal to modify California's gill net and trammel net permitting system would establish new quantitative thresholds for permit renewal while eliminating certain transfer options and appeals processes. The legislation requires permit holders to have landed at least 1,000 pounds of either California halibut or white seabass between January 2020 and December 2024 to qualify for permit renewal.
The bill narrows permit transfer provisions by requiring transferors to demonstrate commercial fishing activity in at least 15 of the previous 20 years. It also authorizes the Fish and Game Commission to adopt regulations that could eliminate remaining transfer authorities entirely. Additionally, the legislation removes existing provisions that allow permit holders to appeal renewal denials based on circumstances like illness or vessel loss.
These changes modify the current system, which prohibits new permit issuance while allowing renewals of existing permits and transfers under limited conditions. The Department of Fish and Wildlife would maintain authority to renew qualifying permits upon payment of prescribed fees, subject to the new landing requirements and transfer restrictions outlined in the legislation.
 Steve BennettD Assembly Member | Bill Author |  Not Contacted | |
 Diane PapanD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
 Jeff GonzalezR Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted |
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- Requires commercial fishing permits to show 1,000 pounds of halibut or seabass caught between 2020-2024 for renewal.
- Restricts permit transfers to fishers with 15 years of commercial fishing experience in the past 20 years.
- Eliminates the appeals process for denied permit renewals.
- Authorizes the Fish and Game Commission to end all permit transfer options through regulations.
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Introduced By
Assembly Member Bennett's proposal to modify California's gill net and trammel net permitting system would establish new quantitative thresholds for permit renewal while eliminating certain transfer options and appeals processes. The legislation requires permit holders to have landed at least 1,000 pounds of either California halibut or white seabass between January 2020 and December 2024 to qualify for permit renewal.
The bill narrows permit transfer provisions by requiring transferors to demonstrate commercial fishing activity in at least 15 of the previous 20 years. It also authorizes the Fish and Game Commission to adopt regulations that could eliminate remaining transfer authorities entirely. Additionally, the legislation removes existing provisions that allow permit holders to appeal renewal denials based on circumstances like illness or vessel loss.
These changes modify the current system, which prohibits new permit issuance while allowing renewals of existing permits and transfers under limited conditions. The Department of Fish and Wildlife would maintain authority to renew qualifying permits upon payment of prescribed fees, subject to the new landing requirements and transfer restrictions outlined in the legislation.
Steve BennettD Assembly Member | Bill Author | Not Contacted | |
Diane PapanD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
Jeff GonzalezR Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted |