DIVISION 6. FISH 5500-9101›PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING 7600-9101›CHAPTER 1. Generally 7600-8126›ARTICLE 9. Limited Entry Fisheries 8100-8104
§ 8104
California Fish and Game Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
Upon the death of a limited entry permittee, the permit shall vest in the permittee’s estate or in the surviving community estate and may be transferred by the executor, administrator, personal representative, or surviving spouse to a qualified pointholder pursuant to Section 8552.2 or to a partner qualified pursuant to Section 8552.6. This transfer shall be initiated by notice to the department, in writing, sent by certified mail, within one year of the date of death. If no transfer is initiated within one year of the date of death, the permit shall revert to the department for disposition pursuant to Section 8552.4 and shall be thereafter treated as a herring permit that has not been renewed. The department may, upon written application, grant an extension of time up to one additional year for the transfer to be initiated.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 207, Sec. 3. Effective July 25, 1989.)
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