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AB-2504 Commercial fishing: crayfish.(2011-2012)



As Amends the Law Today


SECTION 1.

 Section 8490 of the Fish and Game Code is repealed.

8490.
 The taking of crayfish shall be subject to regulations as prescribed by the commission.

SEC. 2.

 Section 8491 of the Fish and Game Code is amended and renumbered to read:

8491. 8490. 
 (a)  Any allowance for the commercial taking of crayfish in Lake Tahoe or in the Lake Tahoe Basin shall be for the primary purpose of population reduction and control of the signal crayfish, an invasive species. The commercial  The  taking of crayfish may shall  be allowed only to the extent that it is consistent with state goals for management of invasive species and other environmental standards, including an environmental analysis conducted by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency or another appropriate lead agency for each proposed individual harvest operation. subject to regulations as prescribed by the commission. 
(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.

SEC. 3.

 Section 8491 is added to the Fish and Game Code, to read:

8491.
 (a) The department may establish a commercial fishery for crayfish in Lake Tahoe.
(b)  Any allowance for the commercial taking of crayfish in Lake Tahoe shall be for the primary purpose of population reduction and control of the signal crayfish, an invasive species. The department may allow the commercial taking of crayfish only to the extent that it is consistent with state goals for management of invasive species and environmental standards.
(c) The commission shall ensure that, with respect to the taking of crayfish for commercial purposes in Lake Tahoe, the commission’s regulations are consistent with the Lake Tahoe Region Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plan, as amended.
(d) The department may impose a charge on participants in the commercial fishery to reimburse the department and other applicable state agencies for the reasonable costs of implementing and enforcing the commercial crayfish fishery, including, but not limited to, the costs incurred by the department or other applicable state agencies to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code).
SEC. 4.
 No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution.