California Fish And Game Code — Fish — Particular Varieties Of Fish — Herring — Herring net permit; fee Date: 15 Sep 2016 TEXT PDF Current through the 2016 Legislative Session (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. Ca. Fish and Game Code § 8550.5 Amended by Stats 2000 ch 388 (AB 2941), s 17, eff. 1/1/01.