Proposition Summary

Initiative. Amends Fish and Game Code. Prohibits use of nets, traps, set lines or other appliances in commercial fishing in fish and game districts in which San Francisco Bay and tributary and connecting bays and streams are situated, for purpose of establishing said waters as recreational fishing area. Excepts commercial fishing for crabs, clams, and oysters, and certain other named varieties. Prohibits possession of nets, traps and set lines in said waters, with certain exceptions. Excepts Clear Lake and Lake Almanor. Repeals inconsistent provisions of Fish and Game Code.

Proposition Number

6

Year

1948

Document Type

Proposition

Pass/Fail

Fail

Popular Vote Results

Y: 1303003; A: 38.1; N: 2118967; B: 61.9

Election Type

General Election

Proposition Type

Initiative

For Author

George D. Difani, Northern California Delegate for the Associated Sportsmen to the Organized Sportsmen of California.

Against Author

Brayton Wilbur, Former President of San Francisco Chamber of Commerce; Bjorne Halling, Secretary-Treasurer, California C. I. O. Council; Theo Weissich, President, Eureka Chamber of Commerce; Vincent A. Davi, Mayor, City of Pittsburg

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