CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1017Introduced by Senator AllenFebruary 07, 2018 An act to add Section 7057 to the Fish and Game Code, relating to fisheries. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1017, as introduced, Allen. Marine fisheries: observer.Existing law, enacted as part of the Marine Life Management Act of 1998, generally establishes a comprehensive plan for the management of marine life resources. Existing law requires the Department of Fish and Wildlife to develop, and submit to the Fish and Game Commission for its approval, a fishery management master plan, and provides for the preparation and approval of fishery management plans, which form the primary basis for managing Californias sport and commercial marine fisheries.This bill would define observer for these purposes.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 7057 is added to the Fish and Game Code, to read:7057. For purposes of this division, observer means an independent specialist who serves aboard a commercial fishing vessel for the purpose of monitoring catch and bycatch. CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1017Introduced by Senator AllenFebruary 07, 2018 An act to add Section 7057 to the Fish and Game Code, relating to fisheries. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1017, as introduced, Allen. Marine fisheries: observer.Existing law, enacted as part of the Marine Life Management Act of 1998, generally establishes a comprehensive plan for the management of marine life resources. Existing law requires the Department of Fish and Wildlife to develop, and submit to the Fish and Game Commission for its approval, a fishery management master plan, and provides for the preparation and approval of fishery management plans, which form the primary basis for managing Californias sport and commercial marine fisheries.This bill would define observer for these purposes.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1017 Introduced by Senator AllenFebruary 07, 2018 Introduced by Senator Allen February 07, 2018 An act to add Section 7057 to the Fish and Game Code, relating to fisheries. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 1017, as introduced, Allen. Marine fisheries: observer. Existing law, enacted as part of the Marine Life Management Act of 1998, generally establishes a comprehensive plan for the management of marine life resources. Existing law requires the Department of Fish and Wildlife to develop, and submit to the Fish and Game Commission for its approval, a fishery management master plan, and provides for the preparation and approval of fishery management plans, which form the primary basis for managing Californias sport and commercial marine fisheries.This bill would define observer for these purposes. Existing law, enacted as part of the Marine Life Management Act of 1998, generally establishes a comprehensive plan for the management of marine life resources. Existing law requires the Department of Fish and Wildlife to develop, and submit to the Fish and Game Commission for its approval, a fishery management master plan, and provides for the preparation and approval of fishery management plans, which form the primary basis for managing Californias sport and commercial marine fisheries. This bill would define observer for these purposes. ## Digest Key ## Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 7057 is added to the Fish and Game Code, to read:7057. For purposes of this division, observer means an independent specialist who serves aboard a commercial fishing vessel for the purpose of monitoring catch and bycatch. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section 7057 is added to the Fish and Game Code, to read:7057. For purposes of this division, observer means an independent specialist who serves aboard a commercial fishing vessel for the purpose of monitoring catch and bycatch. SECTION 1. Section 7057 is added to the Fish and Game Code, to read: ### SECTION 1. 7057. For purposes of this division, observer means an independent specialist who serves aboard a commercial fishing vessel for the purpose of monitoring catch and bycatch. 7057. For purposes of this division, observer means an independent specialist who serves aboard a commercial fishing vessel for the purpose of monitoring catch and bycatch. 7057. For purposes of this division, observer means an independent specialist who serves aboard a commercial fishing vessel for the purpose of monitoring catch and bycatch. 7057. For purposes of this division, observer means an independent specialist who serves aboard a commercial fishing vessel for the purpose of monitoring catch and bycatch.