Title

FISH NETS

Proposition Summary

Initiative. Amends Fish and Game Code. Prohibits use of purse nets and round haul nets for fishing in ocean and tide waters of the State south of line extending due west from Point San Simeon in San Luis Obispo County. Expresses purpose of conserving fish supply. Subject to limitations, permits use of bait nets for taking bait fish. Provides penalties for violation.

Proposition Number

15

Year

1948

Document Type

Proposition

Pass/Fail

Fail

Popular Vote Results

Y: 1153353; A: 35.2; N: 2125079; B: 64.8

Election Type

General Election

Proposition Type

Initiative

For Author

Doctor A. R. Anderson, President, Southern Council of Conservation Clubs, Inc.

Against Author

Hugh M. Burns, Senator, 30th Dist.; Joseph Scott; Vincent Thomas, Assemblyman, 68th Dist.; Irwin L. De Shelter, Regional Director, C. I. O.; Edwin T. Cook; C. J. Haggerty, Secretary, California State Federation of Labor

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