Fishing: Dungeness crab.

(1) Existing law provides that no person shall use a vessel to take, possess, or land Dungeness crab for commercial purposes using Dungeness crab traps without a Dungeness crab vessel permit. Existing law sets forth the qualifications for initial issuance of a permit, including a person's history of participating in the Dungeness crab fishery before the establishment of the permit program, provides that one category of permit issued pursuant to those provisions shall become null and void upon the death of the permittee, and provides a penalty for submitting false information in connection with initial issuance of the permit. Existing law provides for renewal of a permit. Existing law…