Bill Text
Bill Start
Amended
IN
Assembly
May 29, 2012 |
Amended
IN
Assembly
April 26, 2012 |
Assembly Bill | No. 2504 |
Introduced by
Assembly Member
Beth Gaines |
February 24, 2012 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
This bill would state legislative intent regarding the commercial taking of crayfish in Lake Tahoe or the Lake Tahoe Basin.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program:Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 8490 of the Fish and Game Code is repealed.(a)It is the intent of the Legislature that any allowance for the commercial taking of crayfish in Lake Tahoe or in the Lake Tahoe Basin be for the primary purpose of population reduction and control of the signal crayfish, an invasive species, and that the commercial taking of crayfish be allowed only to the extent that it is consistent with state goals for management of invasive species and environmental standards.
(b)The commission shall ensure that, with respect to the taking of crayfish for commercial purposes in Lake Tahoe or in the Lake Tahoe Basin, the commission’s regulations are consistent with the Lake Tahoe Region Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plan, as amended.