“Disputed area” means that part of the Klamath River or Trinity River where jurisdiction to regulate Indian fishing is asserted by both the State of California and by one or more of the Indian tribes in the Klamath River Indian Tribes or by the United States government acting as trustee therefor.

(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1186, Sec. 1.)

Terms Used In California Fish and Game Code 16515

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Fish and Game Code 83
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
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