LCL 10 Natural Resources

or in the absence of such regulations
applicable established off reservation
standards,
(c) Provide monthly reports to the Lummi
Natural Resources Department of the origin of
the raw material by source (purchased from
fisher or from wholesaler, gifted by fisher)
by species, quantity and date of capture,
(d) Ensure that all products sold have been
purchased from a licensed wholesaler or a
fisher, and maintain records on site for review
by the Lummi Natural Resources Department,
or from the primary harvester and
appropriately recorded on the Treaty Indian
Fish Receiving Tickets, and
(e) Comply with all environmental standards
that are or may be established by the Lummi
Nation.
Except as provided for below, violation of any
provision of this section shall be punishable
by civil penalties as follows:
First violation
$ 50.00 to $100.00
Second violation
$100.00 to $200.00
Subsequent violations
$150.00 to $300.00
For violations associated with severely
restricted fisheries such, as crab and shrimp,
where failure to comply defeats the purpose of
the severe restrictions, the penalty shall be
$1000.00 or more and all associated licenses
shall be revoked, and not reissued until the
violator has presented his case to the
Commission and Council.
Chapter 10.09 Salmon and Steelhead
10.09.010 Legal Marine Salmon and
Steelhead Fishing Gear
The following are legal fishing gear for
Salmon and Steelhead in marine waters unless
specifically prohibited by regulations
promulgated under Section 10.06.020 and
10.06.030 and Hotline Messages issued
pursuant to Section 10.06.040 above.
Identification buoys shall contain the Treaty
Fishing Identification Number of the owner of
the fishing gear in permanent markings of a
size sufficient to read from a distance of 6
feet.
(a) Purse Seine - Purse Seine salmon nets
shall not exceed 1800 feet in length along the
cork line while wet, and purse seine and lead
combination shall not exceed 2,200 feet.
Neither shall contain meshes of a size less
than four (4) inches, nor shall the meshes of
the seine and lead be lashed together to form
one continuous piece of wedged gear. It shall
be unlawful to take or fish for salmon with
purse seine gear which contains mesh
webbing constructed of twine smaller than
210/3 nylon, twelve (12) thread cotton or the
equivalent diameter in any other material. It
shall be unlawful as part of the purse seine to
have a bunt greater than ten (10) fathoms long
and/or three hundred (300) mesh deep with
mesh of a size less than 3 1/2 inches. It shall
be unlawful for any purse seine vessel to carry
an extra lead or portion thereof unless stored
below decks during the fishing operation, nor
may an extra lead or portion thereof be carried
aboard its skiff. Identification buoy(s) shall
be attached to end(s) of cork line.
(b) Gill Net - Marine salmon or steelhead gill
nets shall not exceed 1,980 feet in length nor
contain meshes of a size less than five inches
unless authorized by regulation. Other mesh
sizes may be set from time to time by
regulation. These nets may be free drifting, or
anchored, tied or otherwise weighted or
attached to poles in a manner that it can not
drift. Identification buoy(s) shall be attached
to end(s) of cork line.
(c) Reef Net - Reef net salmon nets shall not
exceed 300 meshes on any side nor contain
meshes of a size less than 3 1/2 inches nor
utilize more than two leads. Each of said
leads shall not exceed a maximum of 200 feet
in length measured from the bows of the reef
net boats to the nearest end of the head buoys.
The use of any false, detached or auxiliary
lead shall be unlawful. Identification buoy(s)
shall be attached to each lead.
(d) Beach Seines - Beach seines shall be
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