This chapter, except as necessary to conduct a referendum vote under this article, shall not apply to a fishery defined in subdivision (

c) of

Section until the secretary conducts and finds in the referendum that either: (

a) At least percent or more of the total number of fishermen from the list established by the secretary pursuant to

Section have participated by voting in the referendum, and the secretary finds either of the following:

(1) Sixty-five percent or more of the fishermen who voted in the referendum, who landed in California percent or more of the species in the fishery defined in subdivision (

c) of

Section that is the subject of the referendum in the previous year, voted in favor of implementing this

chapter for that fishery.

(2) Fifty-one percent of the fishermen who voted in the referendum, who landed in California percent or more of the species in the fishery defined in subdivision (

c) of

Section that is the subject of the referendum in the previous year, voted in favor of implementing this

chapter for that fishery. (

b) Forty percent or more of the total number of receivers from the list established by the secretary pursuant to

Section have participated by voting in the referendum, and the secretary finds either of the following:

(1) Sixty-five percent or more of the receivers, who received percent or more of the species in the fishery defined in subdivision (

c) of

Section that is the subject of the referendum landed in California in the previous year, voted in favor of implementing this

chapter for that species.

(2) Fifty-one percent or more of the receivers, who received percent or more of the fish of the species in the fishery defined in subdivision (

c) of

Section that is the subject of the referendum landed in California in the previous year, voted in favor of implementing this

chapter for that species. (

c) If both lists of fishermen and receivers vote in favor of the implementation of this chapter, the secretary shall add, by regulation, the fishery to the fisheries subject to this chapter, and both fishermen and receivers shall be subject to assessment pursuant to this article. If only fishermen or receivers, but not both, vote in favor of implementation of this chapter, the secretary shall add, by regulation, the fishery to the fisheries subject to this chapter, however, only the group voting in favor of that implementation shall be subject to the fees imposed pursuant to Sections to 78557, inclusive.