California Code
PART 2 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL COUNCILS AND COMMISSIONS
CHAPTER 25.5 - California Spiny Lobster Commission

ARTICLE 1 - Declarations and General Provisions

Section 79150. - 79150. The spiny lobster fishery includes both fishermen and handlers...

Section 79150.5. - 79150.5. The production and marketing of seafood, including spiny lobster,...

Section 79151. - 79151. The production of spiny lobster for domestic consumption and...

Section 79151.5. - 79151.5. The establishment of a commission is necessary for the...

Section 79152. - 79152. The successes that the spiny lobster fishery in California...

Section 79152.5. - 79152.5. The harvesting, processing, and marketing of spiny lobster in...

Section 79153. - 79153. No action taken by the commission, or by any...

Section 79153.5. - 79153.5. This chapter shall be liberally construed. If any provision...

Section 79154. - 79154. Opportunity exists for increasing the stability and reliability of...

Section 79154.5. - 79154.5. The commission form of administration created by this chapter...

ARTICLE 2 - Definitions

Section 79155. - 79155. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this...

Section 79155.5. - 79155.5. “Commission” means the California Spiny Lobster Commission. (Added by...

Section 79156. - 79156. “Ex officio” means nonvoting members of the commission. (Added...

Section 79156.5. - 79156.5. “Fiscal year” and “marketing season” have the same meaning...

Section 79157. - 79157. “Fisherman” or “fishermen” means a person licensed to commercially...

Section 79157.5. - 79157.5. “Handler” means a person engaged with the following licensees:...

Section 79158. - 79158. “Spiny lobster” means the Panulirus interruptus species. (Added by...

Section 79158.5. - 79158.5. “Spiny lobster fishery” means any activity, including economic activity,...

ARTICLE 3 - The California Spiny Lobster Commission

Section 79160. - 79160. (a) There is in the state government the California...

Section 79160.5. - 79160.5. (a) The secretary may require the commission to correct...

Section 79161. - 79161. The commission or the secretary may bring an action...

Section 79161.5. - 79161.5. When the secretary is required to concur in a...

Section 79162. - 79162. The commission shall reimburse the secretary for all expenditures...

Section 79162.5. - 79162.5. Alternates for regular members may be elected in the...

Section 79163. - 79163. A vacancy on the commission occurring by the failure...

Section 79163.5. - 79163.5. Any vacancy on the commission occurring by the failure...

Section 79164. - 79164. A fisherman shall not be eligible to be elected...

Section 79164.5. - 79164.5. The public member and his or her alternate member...

Section 79165. - 79165. (a) The term of office of all members and...

Section 79165.5. - 79165.5. The commission may sue and be sued and enter...

Section 79166. - 79166. A quorum of the commission shall be four voting...

Section 79166.5. - 79166.5. The secretary or his or her representative shall be...

Section 79167. - 79167. A member or alternate of the commission or member...

Section 79167.5. - 79167.5. (a) All moneys received by the commission or an...

Section 79168. - 79168. The state is not liable for the acts of...

ARTICLE 4 - Powers and Duties of the Commission

Section 79170. - 79170. The commission may adopt and from time to time...

Section 79170.5. - 79170.5. The commission may administer and enforce this chapter and...

Section 79171. - 79171. The commission may appoint its own officers, including a...

Section 79171.5. - 79171.5. The commission may employ a person or firm to...

Section 79172. - 79172. The commission may fix the compensation for all employees...

Section 79172.5. - 79172.5. The commission may appoint committees composed of both members...

Section 79173. - 79173. The commission may establish offices and incur expenses, enter...

Section 79173.5. - 79173.5. The commission shall keep accurate books, records, and accounts...

Section 79174. - 79174. The commission may present facts to, and negotiate with,...

Section 79174.5. - 79174.5. (a) The commission may carry out spiny lobster fishery...

Section 79175. - 79175. The commission may conduct, or contract with others to...

Section 79175.5. - 79175.5. The commission may enter into contracts to acquire and...

Section 79176. - 79176. The commission may accept contributions of, or match private,...

Section 79176.5. - 79176.5. The commission may collect information, including, but not limited...

Section 79177. - 79177. The commission shall establish an assessment rate to defray...

Section 79177.5. - 79177.5. (a) The commission shall establish an annual budget and...

Section 79178. - 79178. The commission shall submit to the secretary for his...

Section 79178.5. - 79178.5. The commission and the secretary shall keep confidential and...

Section 79179. - 79179. The commission may investigate and prosecute civil violations of...

Section 79179.5. - 79179.5. The commission may administer any government program engaged in...

Section 79179.7. - 79179.7. The commission may approve payment of a stipend to...

ARTICLE 5 - Implementation and Voting Procedures

Section 79180. - 79180. (a) Within 60 days of the effective date of...

Section 79180.5. - 79180.5. This chapter, except as necessary to conduct an implementation...

Section 79181. - 79181. (a) The secretary shall establish a period in which...

Section 79181.5. - 79181.5. (a) If the secretary finds that a favorable vote...

Section 79182. - 79182. (a) Before a referendum vote conducted by the secretary...

Section 79182.5. - 79182.5. (a) If the first referendum vote conducted pursuant to...

ARTICLE 6 - Assessments and Records

Section 79185. - 79185. (a) The commission shall establish an assessment for the...

Section 79185.5. - 79185.5. Every person who handles spiny lobster in any quantity...

Section 79186. - 79186. (a) All proprietary information obtained by the commission or...

Section 79186.5. - 79186.5. The first handler of spiny lobster being assessed shall...

Section 79187. - 79187. When the handler is a corporation, all of the...

Section 79187.5. - 79187.5. Any person who fails to pay an assessment, including...

Section 79188. - 79188. In addition to any other penalty imposed, the commission...

Section 79188.5. - 79188.5. It is a misdemeanor for any person to do...

Section 79189. - 79189. The commission shall establish procedures for the purpose of...

Section 79189.5. - 79189.5. (a) The commission may commence civil actions and utilize...

Section 79190. - 79190. Any action by the commission for any violation of...

Section 79190.5. - 79190.5. The termination of this chapter shall not affect or...

ARTICLE 7 - Continuation or Suspension and Termination

Section 79195. - 79195. Every five years, commencing with the fifth year following...

Section 79195.5. - 79195.5. If the secretary finds after conducting a hearing that...

Section 79196. - 79196. The process specified in Section 79195 shall be conducted...

Section 79196.5. - 79196.5. (a) Upon a finding by a two-thirds vote of...

Section 79197. - 79197. After the effective date of suspension of this chapter,...

Section 79197.5. - 79197.5. Upon the suspension of the operation of this chapter,...