8550.5. (a) A herring net permit granting the privilege to take herring with nets for commercial purposes shall be issued to licensed commercial fishermen, subject to regulations adopted under Section 8550, as follows:(1) To any resident of this state to use gill nets, upon payment of a fee of two hundred sixty-five dollars ($265).(2) To any nonresident to use gill nets, upon payment of a fee of one thousand dollars ($1,000).(b) The commission shall not require a permit for a person to be a crewmember on a vessel taking herring pursuant to this article.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 388, Sec. 17. Effective January 1, 2001.)
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