The fisherman and the receiver shall each pay one-half of the fee established pursuant to Section 78550 for each pound of fish landed. If the fishermen vote, pursuant to Article 8 (commencing with Section 78575), not to participate in the council, a fisherman is not required to pay any fees pursuant to this chapter. If the receivers vote, pursuant to Article 8 (commencing with Section 78575), not to participate in the council, a receiver is not required to pay any fees pursuant to this chapter. If either fishermen or receivers, but not both, vote in favor of the council, the fee charged the group voting in favor of the council shall not exceed one-half of the fee established pursuant to Section 78550.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1151, Sec. 1.)