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
Recommended Citation
FISH NETS California Proposition 15 (1948).
https://repository.uclawsf.edu/ca_ballot_props/485