Mueller

Appellants Mueller and Hines were each convicted in the Municipal Court of the South Bay Judicial District of two violations of section 12-4.204(d) of the Municipal Code of the City of Redondo Beach. The convictions were reversed by the Appellate Department of the Los Angeles Superior Court which, on its own motion, certified the matter to this court. We affirm the judgments of conviction.

The cases at bench were tried in the municipal court upon the basis of stipulated facts as follows: King Harbor is a harbor entirely within the city limits of the City of Redondo Beach and is subject to the laws of that city. Appellants are licensed commercial fishermen. On the nights of November 12, 1969, and November 14, 1969, they were engaged in fishing for mack erel in an area of King Harbor commonly known as “the bubble hole.” Their method of fishing employed a light suspended over the water. They threw “chum” into the water within the lighted circle and scooped up fish attracted to the surface by the chum using net-like chicken wire scoops on the end of long poles. The chum consisted of pieces and particles of dead fish not attached to a hook or otherwise confined. On the nights…