Section 150 - Nearshore Fishery Restricted Access Program(a) Nearshore Fishery Permits issued pursuant to Fish and Game Code Section 8587, are valid only in the regional management area specified in the permit.(b) The department shall issue a Nearshore Fishery Permit for a regional management area described in Section 52.04 to each nearshore fishery permittee who meets the regional qualifying criteria below. A person will receive only one Nearshore Fishery Permit for use in only one regional management area and cannot hold a valid permit for more than one regional management area. A person meeting the qualifications for more than one regional management area must make a permanent, irrevocable decision prior to obtaining a Nearshore Fishery Permit for the 2003-2004 permit year to fish in one regional management area. The permit shall not be changed to another regional management area under any circumstances.(c) Nearshore Fish Stocks Used for Landings Qualification. The following names or market categories and their associated codes as recorded on department fish landing receipts pursuant to Fish and Game Code Section 8043 will be used to determine eligibility: black-and-yellow rockfish (251), cabezon (261), California scorpionfish (260), California sheephead (145), China rockfish (258), gopher rockfish (263), grass rockfish (652), greenlings of the genus Hexagrammos (290), kelp rockfish (659), group nearshore rockfish (973) and group gopher rockfish (962).(d) Initial Permit Issuance. (1) North Coast Region. The person has a valid 2002-2003 Nearshore Fishery Permit that has not been suspended or revoked, and has landed nearshore fish stocks as described in Section 150.01, Title 14, CCR, from January 1, 1994 to December 31, 1999, as documented by department fish landing receipts submitted in his name and commercial fishing license identification number pursuant to Fish and Game Code Section 8046, and satisfies the landings and participation requirements below: (A) has made at least one landing of nearshore fish stocks as described in Section 150.01, Title 14, CCR, between January 1, 1994 and December 31, 1999, and(B) has made at least one landing of nearshore fish stocks as described in Section 150.01, Title 14, CCR, in either the 2000 or 2001 calendar year.(C) landings of nearshore fish stocks used to qualify must have been made at ports located within the North Coast Region as defined in Section 52.04, Title 14, CCR.(D) Nearshore Fishery Permits issued pursuant to subsection (d)(1) are designated North Coast Region Nearshore Fishery Permits, are transferable, and authorize the holder to take, possess aboard a vessel, or land nearshore fish stocks as described in Section 150.01, Title 14, CCR, in the North Coast Region only.(2) North-Central Coast Region. The person has landed nearshore fish stocks as described in Section 150.01, Title 14, CCR, from January 1, 1994 to December 31, 1999, as documented by department fish landing receipts submitted in his name and commercial fishing license identification number pursuant to Fish and Game Code Section 8046, and has a valid 2002-2003 Nearshore Fishery Permit that has not been suspended or revoked, and satisfies the landing and participation requirements below: (A) has landed at least 500 pounds of nearshore fish stocks as described in Section 150.01, Title 14, CCR, in each of 3 calendar years during the period 1994 to 1999, inclusive.(B) has made at least one landing of nearshore fish stocks as described in Section 150.01, Title 14, CCR, in either the 2000 or 2001 calendar year.(C) landings of nearshore fish stocks used to qualify must have been made at ports located within the North-Central Coast Region as defined in Section 52.04,Title 14, CCR.(D) Nearshore Fishery Permits issued pursuant to subsection (d)(2) are designated North-Central Coast Region Nearshore Fishery Permits, are transferable, and authorize the holder to take, possess aboard a vessel, or land nearshore fish stocks as described in Section 150.01, Title 14, CCR, in the North-Central Coast Region only.(3) South-Central Coast Region. The person has landed nearshore fish stocks as described in Section 150.01, Title 14, CCR, from January 1, 1994 to December 31, 1999, as documented by department fish landing receipts submitted in his name and commercial fishing license identification number pursuant to Fish and Game Code Section 8046, and has a valid 2002-03 Nearshore Fishery Permit that has not been suspended or revoked, and satisfies the landing and participation requirements below: (A) has landed at least 500 pounds of nearshore fish stocks as described in Section 150.01, Title 14, CCR, in each of 3 calendar years during the period 1994 to 1999, inclusive, and which sold for a minimum average ex-vessel price per pound of $2.00 for landings of nearshore fish stocks landed during the most current three calendar years with landings of nearshore fish stocks during the period 1994 to 1999, inclusive.(B) has made at least one landing of nearshore fish stocks as described in Section 150.01, Title 14, CCR, in either the 2000 or 2001 calendar year.(C) landings of nearshore fish stocks used to qualify must have been made at ports located within the South-Central Coast Region.(D) Nearshore Fishery Permits issued pursuant to subsection (d)(3) are designated South-Central Coast Region Nearshore Fishery Permits, are transferable, and authorize the holder to take, possess aboard a vessel, or land nearshore fish stocks as described in Section 150.01, Title 14, CCR, in the South-Central Coast Region only.(4) South Coast Region. The person has landed nearshore fish stocks as described in Section 150.01, Title 14, CCR, from January 1, 1994 to December 31, 1999, as documented by department fish landing receipts submitted in his name and commercial fishing license identification number pursuant to Fish and Game Code Section 8046, and has a valid 2002-2003 Nearshore Fishery Permit that has not been suspended or revoked, and satisfies the landing and participation requirements below: (A) has landed at least 500 pounds of nearshore fish stocks as described in Section 150.01, Title 14, CCR, in each of 3 calendar years during the period 1994 to 1999, inclusive, and which sold for a minimum average ex-vessel price per pound of $2.00 for landings of nearshore fish stocks landed during the most current three calendar years with landings of nearshore fish stocks during the period 1994 to 1999, inclusive.(B) has made at least one landing of nearshore fish stocks as described in Section 150.01, Title 14, CCR, in either the 2000 or 2001 calendar year.(C) landings of nearshore fish stocks used to qualify must have been made at ports located within the South Coast Region as defined in Section 52.04, Title 14, CCR.(D) Nearshore Fishery Permits issued pursuant to subsection (d)(4) are designated South Coast Region Nearshore Fishery Permits, are transferable, and authorize the holder to take, possess aboard a vessel, or land nearshore fish stocks as described in Section 150.01, Title 14, CCR, in the South Coast Region only.(e) Initial Qualification for 20-year California Commercial Fishermen. During the initial year of the nearshore restricted access program, any person who has been licensed as a California commercial fisherman for at least 20 years at the time of application, and who does not qualify for a permit in (d)(1), (2), (3), or (4) above, and who has participated in the commercial nearshore fishery for at least one of those years as documented by department fish landing receipts submitted in his name and commercial fishing license identification number pursuant to Fish and Game Code Section 8046, upon application shall be issued a Non-Transferable Nearshore Fishery Permit for one regional management area, based on the following minimum landing requirements in subsection (e)(1), (2), (3), or (4) below: (1) landed at least 200 pounds of nearshore fish stocks as described in Section 150.01 in any one calendar year between January 1, 1994 and December 31, 1999. (A) landings used to qualify must have been made at ports located within the North Coast Region as defined in Section 52.04.(B) Nearshore Fishery Permits issued pursuant to subsection (e)(1) are designated Non-Transferable North Coast Nearshore Fishery Permits and authorize the holder to take, possess aboard a vessel, or land nearshore fish stocks as described in Section 150.01 in the North Coast Region only.(2) landed at least 650 pounds of nearshore fish stocks as described in Section 150.01 in any one calendar year between January 1, 1994 and December 31, 1999. (A) landings used to qualify must have been made at ports located within the North-Central Coast Region as defined in Section 52.04.(B) Nearshore Fishery Permits issued pursuant to subsection (e)(2) are designated Non-Transferable North-Central Coast Nearshore Fishery Permits and authorize the holder to take, possess aboard a vessel, or land nearshore fish stocks as described in Section 150.01 in the North-Central Coast Region only.(3) landed at least 1,050 pounds of nearshore fish stocks as described in Section 150.01 in any one calendar year between January 1, 1994 and December 31, 1999. (A) landings used to qualify must have been made at ports located within the South-Central Coast Region as defined in Section 52.04.(B) Nearshore Fishery Permits issued pursuant to subsection (e)(3) are designated Non-Transferable South-Central Coast Nearshore Fishery Permits and authorize the holder to take, possess aboard a vessel, or land nearshore fish stocks as described in Section 150.01 in the South-Central Coast Region only.(4) landed at least 800 pounds of nearshore fish stocks as described in Section 150.01 in any one calendar year between January 1, 1994 and December 31, 1999. (A) landings used to qualify must have been made at ports located within the South Coast Region as defined in Section 52.04.(B) Nearshore Fishery Permits issued pursuant to subsection (e)(4) are designated Non-Transferable South Coast Nearshore Fishery Permits and authorize the holder to take, possess aboard a vessel, or land nearshore fish stocks as described in Section 150.01 in the South Coast Region only.(f) Capacity Goal. The capacity goal for each nearshore regional management area is as follows: 14 North Coast Region Nearshore Fishery Permits, 9 North-Central Coast Region Nearshore Fishery Permits, 20 South-Central Coast Region Nearshore Fishery Permits, and 18 South Coast Region Nearshore Fishery Permits. The capacity goal for Non-Transferable Nearshore Fishery Permits is zero.(g) Permit Transfers, Procedures and Timelines. (1) Pursuant to Fish and Game Code Section 8587.1(b), Fish and Game Code Section 7857(j) is made inoperative as applied to the commercial nearshore fishery.(2) A person with a valid transferable nearshore fishery permit that has not been suspended or revoked may transfer his/her permit to a licensed California commercial fisherman. The permit shall be transferred for use in the same regional management area listed on the permit.(3) Upon the death of a person with a valid transferable nearshore fishery permit, that person's estate shall immediately, temporarily relinquish the permit to the department's License and Revenue Branch. The estate may renew the permit as provided for in this section if needed to keep the permit valid. The estate of the decedent may transfer the permit pursuant to this section no later than two (2) years from the date of death of the permit holder as listed on the death certificate.(4) The permit holder or the estate of the deceased permit holder shall submit the notarized transfer application and the nonrefundable permit transfer fee specified in Section 705 for each permit transfer. The transfer shall take effect on the date on the written notice of approval of the application given to the transferee by the department. The nearshore fishery permit shall be valid for the remainder of the permit year and may be renewed in subsequent years pursuant to this section.(5) An application for a transfer of a nearshore fishery permit shall be deferred when the current permit holder is awaiting final resolution of any pending criminal, civil and/or administrative action that could affect the status of the permit.(6) If a transferable nearshore fishery permit is transferred to a person with a valid non-transferable nearshore fishery permit, the non-transferable nearshore fishery permit shall become null and void and the permit shall be immediately surrendered to the department's License and Revenue Branch.(7) Upon the death of a person with a valid non-transferable nearshore fishery permit, the permit shall become null and void and the estate shall immediately surrender the permit to the department's License and Revenue Branch.(h) Application Deadline for Initial Issuance of Nearshore Fishery Permit. All applications (FG 1326(1/03), incorporated herein by reference) and permit fees for initial issuance of Nearshore Fishery Permits under the restricted access program must be received by the department, or, if mailed, be postmarked on or before June 30, 2003. Applications and permit fees for initial issuance of Nearshore Fishery Permits under the restricted access program received by the department, or, if mailed, postmarked from July 1 through July 31, 2003 will be assessed a $50 late fee. Applications and permit fees for the initial issuance of Nearshore Fishery Permits under the restricted access program postmarked or received after July 31, 2003 shall be returned to the applicant unissued.(i) Nearshore Fishery Permit Renewal Requirements. Notwithstanding Fish and Game Code Section 8587, after April 1, 2004, Nearshore Fishery Permits for a regional management area will be issued annually by the department only to those persons who have held a valid Nearshore Fishery Permit for that regional management area in the immediately preceding permit year.(j) Application Deadline for Nearshore Fishery Permit Renewal. All applications as specified in Section 705 and permit fees for renewal of Nearshore Fishery Permits must be received by the department, or, if mailed, postmarked on or before April 30 of each permit year. Late fees, late fee deadlines, and late renewal appeal provisions are specified in Fish and Game Code Section 7852.2.(k) Presence of Permit Holder on Vessel. At least one Nearshore Fishery Permit holder shall be on board at all times when taking, possessing aboard a boat, or landing nearshore fish stocks as described in Section 150.01, Title 14, CCR. If a support vessel is used, a permit holder shall be on each vessel when taking nearshore fish stocks.(l) Gear Authorized for Use. Only dip nets (as defined in Section 1.42, Title 14, CCR), hook-and-line gear consistent with restrictions of Section 150.17, Title 14, CCR, and gear authorized for use under a gear endorsement issued pursuant to Section 150.03, Title 14, CCR, shall be used to take, possess aboard a vessel, or land nearshore fish stocks as described in Section 150.01, Title 14, CCR.(m) Appeals. (1) Any applicant who is denied initial issuance of a Nearshore Fishery Permit for any reason may appeal to the department in writing describing the basis for the appeal. The appeal shall be received or, if mailed, postmarked, no later than March 31, 2004. The appeal shall be reviewed and decided by the department. The decision of the department may be appealed in writing to the commission within 60 days of the date of the department's denial.(2) Renewal Appeals. Late renewal appeal provisions are specified in Fish and Game Code Section 7852.2.(3) Any person who is denied transfer of a transferable nearshore fishery permit may submit a written request for an appeal to the commission within 60 calendar days of the date of the department's denial.(n) Fees. Notwithstanding Fish and Game Code Section 8587, the fees for a Nearshore Fishery Permit under the restricted access program shall be as follows:(1) The department shall charge an annual fee for each transferable Nearshore Fishery Permit as specified in Section 705.(2) The department shall charge an annual fee for each Non-Transferable Nearshore Fishery Permit as specified in Section 705.(3) The department shall charge a non-refundable fee for each permit transfer as specified in Section 705.(o) Revocation of Permits. Any permit may be suspended, revoked, or cancelled by the commission upon conviction of a violation of any provision of these regulations or Fish and Game Code pertaining to the commercial take of nearshore fish stocks as described in Section 150.01, Title 14, CCR, or violation of the terms or conditions of the permit by the holder thereof, his agents, servants, employees or those acting under his direction and control.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 14, § 150
1. New section filed 10-13-2000; operative 10-13-2000 pursuant to Fish and Game Code section 215 (Register 2000, No. 41).
2. Amendment of subsection (a) and new subsection (b)(1) filed 3-14-2002; operative 3-14-2002 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2002, No. 11).
3. Amendment of section heading, repealer and new section and amendment of NOTE filed 3-10-2003; operative 3-10-2003 pursuant to Government Code Section 11343.4 (Register 2003, No. 11).
4. Amendment filed 3-29-2004; operative 3-29-2004 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2004, No. 14).
5. Amendment of subsection (l) filed 3-14-2005; operative 4-13-2005 (Register 2005, No. 11).
6. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (j) and (n)(1)-(3) and amending NOTE filed 5-10-2005 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2005, No. 19).
7. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (j) and (n)(1)-(2) filed 12-19-2006 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2006, No. 51).
8. Amendment of subsection (j), repealer and new subsection (m)(2) and amendment of NOTE filed 7-8-2008; operative 7-8-2008 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2008, No. 28).
9. Amendment of subsections (j) and (n)(1)-(3) and amendment of NOTE filed 10-5-2010; operative 11-4-2010 (Register 2010, No. 41).
10. Amendment of subsections (b) and (e)(1)-(e)(4)(B), repealer of subsection (e)(5), amendment of subsection (g), repealer of subsections (g)(1)-(5), new subsections (g)(1)-(7), amendment of subsections (m)(3) and (n)(3) and amendment of NOTE filed 2-27-2018; operative 4-1-2018 (Register 2018, No. 9). Note: Authority cited: Sections 713, 1050, 7071 and 8587.1, Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections 713, 1050, 7071, 7850, 7852.2, 7857, 7858, 8043, 8046, 8102, 8587, 8587.1, 8589.5 and 8589.7, Fish and Game Code.
1. New section filed 10-13-2000; operative 10-13-2000 pursuant to Fish and Game Code section 215 (Register 2000, No. 41).
2. Amendment of subsection (a) and new subsection (b)(1) filed 3-14-2002; operative 3-14-2002 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2002, No. 11).
3. Amendment of section heading, repealer and new section and amendment of Note filed 3-10-2003; operative 3-10-2003 pursuant to Government Code Section 11343.4 (Register 2003, No. 11).
4. Amendment filed 3-29-2004; operative 3-29-2004 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2004, No. 14).
5. Amendment of subsection (l) filed 3-14-2005; operative 4-13-2005 (Register 2005, No. 11).
6. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (j) and (n)(1)-(3) and amending Note filed 5-10-2005 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2005, No. 19).
7. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (j) and (n)(1)-(2) filed 12-19-2006 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2006, No. 51).
8. Amendment of subsection (j), repealer and new subsection (m)(2) and amendment of Note filed 7-8-2008; operative 7-8-2008 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2008, No. 28).
9. Amendment of subsections (j) and (n)(1)-(3) and amendment of Note filed 10-5-2010; operative 11-4-2010 (Register 2010, No. 41).
10. Amendment of subsections (b) and (e)(1)-(e)(4)(A), repealer of subsection (e)(5), amendment of subsection (g), repealer of subsections (g)(1)-(5), new subsections (g)(1)-(7), amendment of subsections (m)(3) and (n)(3) and amendment of Note filed 2-27-2018; operative 4/1/2018 (Register 2018, No. 9).