CA Fish & Game Code Section 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.