California Code of Regulations
Title 14 - Natural Resources
Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game
Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles
Chapter 6 - Fish, Commercial
Section 132.4 - Replacement Procedures for Lost Dungeness Crab Buoy Tags
Universal Citation: 14 CA Code of Regs 132.4
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
Dungeness crab buoy tags shall be replaced under the following conditions:
(a) In-Season Replacement Buoy Tags
(1) Starting 30 days
after the season opener in the California management area where the Dungeness
crab permitholder began the Dungeness crab season, a maximum number of
replacement buoy tags may be issued as follows:
Tier | Buoy Tag Allocation | Maximum Replacement Buoy Tags |
1 | 500 | 50 |
2 | 450 | 45 |
3 | 400 | 40 |
4 | 350 | 35 |
5 | 300 | 30 |
6 | 250 | 25 |
7 | 175 | 18 |
(2)
The permitholder shall submit an In-Season Replacement Dungeness Crab Buoy Tag
Affidavit (FG1303, rev. 1/13), signed under penalty of perjury by the Dungeness
crab permitholder, to the department's License and Revenue Branch. The
affidavit shall include:
(A) The number of
replacement buoy tags requested; and
(B) Payment of the nonrefundable replacement
tag fee for each in-season replacement buoy tag. The fee for each tag shall be
$1.00.
(b) Between-Season Replacement Buoy Tags
(1)
Before the start of the next season all in-season replacement buoy tags shall
be returned to the department's License and Revenue Branch. All lost buoy tags
may be replaced with new buoy tags. The permitholder shall submit a
Between-season Replacement Dungeness Crab Buoy Tag Affidavit (FG1302, rev.
1/13), signed under penalty of perjury by the Dungeness crab permitholder, to
the department's License and Revenue Branch on or before August 15th each year.
Replacement tags shall not be issued unless the in-season replacement tags have
been returned to the department. The affidavit shall include:
(A) A statement confirming that the
originally-issued buoy tags cannot be recovered;
(B) A statement describing the factual
circumstances surrounding the loss of the buoy tags;
(C) The location and date where lost buoy
tags were last observed;
(D) The
quantity of buoy tags to be replaced;
(E) The tag number of each lost buoy tag to
be replaced; and
(F) Payment of the
nonrefundable fee for each buoy tag. The fee for each tag shall be
$1.00.
(G) Any lost buoy tags that
are recovered shall be invalid and not used for the remainder of the
season.
(2) Based on the
information provided in the written affidavit, the department shall only issue
the number of replacement buoy tags that were reported as
lost.
(c) Catastrophic Loss
(1) The department may waive the
replacement fee and the limit on the maximum allocation of in-season
replacement buoy tags when the buoy tags are lost or destroyed due to
circumstances beyond the control of the permitholder.
(2) The permitholder shall submit a written
request, signed under penalty of perjury by the permitholder, to the
department's License and Revenue Branch. The statement shall include the
following information:
(A) A description of
the factual circumstances surrounding the loss of the buoy tags.
(B) A statement confirming that the
originally-issued buoy tags cannot be recovered.
(C) The location and date where lost buoy
tags were last observed.
(D)
Documentation including, but not limited to, a report filed by the US Coast
Guard, a law enforcement agency, an insurance company, or other written
documentation to substantiate the loss or destruction of the buoy
tags.
1. New section filed 3-27-2013; operative 3-27-2013 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2013, No. 13).
Note: Authority cited: Section 8276.5, Fish and Game Code. Reference: Section 8276.5, Fish and Game Code.
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