Section 16000.
16000. The Legislature finds: (a) Jurisdiction over the protection and development of natural resources, especially the fish resource, is of great importance to both the State of California and California Indian tribes. (b) To California Indian tribes, control over their minerals, lands, water, wildlife, and other resources is crucial to their economic self-sufficiency and the preservation of […]
Section 16001.
16001. The definition in this chapter shall govern the construction of this division. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 691, Sec. 1.)
Section 16002.
16002. “Covelo Indian Community” means the confederated tribes of the Round Valley Indian Reservation located in Mendocino County, California, recognized as an Indian tribe by the Secretary of the Interior. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 691, Sec. 1.)
Section 16003.
16003. “Take” means pursue, catch, capture, or kill, or attempt to pursue, catch, capture, or kill. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 691, Sec. 1.)
Section 16004.
16004. “Traditional Indian fishing practice” means a mode, method, or way of taking fish that is recognized in the customs and traditions of the Covelo Indian Community. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 691, Sec. 1.)
Section 16005.
16005. “Historic 1873 Round Valley Indian Reservation” means the reservation described and set aside by Congress for the Covelo Indian Community in the Act of March 3, 1873 (17 Stat. 633). (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 691, Sec. 1.)
Section 16006.
16006. Subject to the approval of the commission, the department may enter into a mutual agreement or compact with the Covelo Indian Community respecting jurisdiction and authority to regulate traditional Indian subsistence fishing practices in the boundary streams of the historic 1873 Round Valley Indian Reservation. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 691, Sec. 1.)
Section 16007.
16007. Any agreement or compact entered into pursuant to Section 16006 shall be submitted by the department to the commission for review and approval. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 691, Sec. 1.)
Section 16008.
16008. Any agreement or compact entered into pursuant to Section 16006 shall not be effective until they are approved by the commission. The commission may consider and approve an agreement or compact at any of its regular or special meetings. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 691, Sec. 1.)
Section 16009.
16009. The commission shall give notice of the time and place of any meeting at which the approval of an agreement or compact entered into under this division will be considered by publishing prior notice in any publication issued by the Resources Agency or the department after determining the time and place of the meeting. […]