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- § 54.5.
- § 8280.2. The owner of a Dungeness crab vessel, for purposes of this section, may include a
- § 8280.3. For purposes of this section, the term
- § 8280.7. Notwithstanding Section 8280.1, the owner of a vessel, who has a Dungeness crab v
- § 8280.9. Dungeness crab vessel permits are valid only in state waters and in the Pacific O
- § 8283. Crab traps may be set and baited 64 hours before the opening date of the Dungenes
- § 8285. The director may open waters that are otherwise restricted for the commercial tak
- § 8343. No northern razor clams (Siliqua patula) may be sold; but if taken outside the St
- § 8344. Mussels (Mytilus californianus) may be taken only in accordance with such regulat
- § 8373. No yellowfin croaker, spotfin croaker, or California corbina may be sold or purch
- § 8374. Yellowfin tuna and bluefin tuna may be taken at any time.
- § 8376. Albacore may be taken at any time.
- § 8377.5. Pacific bonito shall be measured from the tip of the lower jaw to the center of t
- § 8378. Skipjack may be taken at any time.
- § 8382. Barracuda and yellowtail not less than 28 inches in length may be taken with hook
- § 8386. Barracuda and yellowtail shall be measured from the tip of the lower jaw to the e
- § 8391. California halibut (Paralichthys californicus) may be taken at any time.
- § 8392. No California halibut may be taken, possessed, or sold that measures less than 22
- § 8399. North of Point Conception, squid may be taken the year around; however, the commi
- § 8405. Sea cucumbers shall not be taken, possessed aboard a boat, or landed by a person
- § 8405.2. A valid sea cucumber permit may be transferred by the permittee if the permittee
- § 8405.3. The commission, upon recommendation of the department or upon its own motion and
- § 8405.4. This article shall become inoperative on April 1, 2030, and as of January 1, 2031
- § 8420. The Legislature finds and declares that the fishery for market squid (Loligo opal
- § 8429. Any statement made to the department, orally or in writing, relating to a permit
- § 8430. Except as otherwise provided in this article, it is unlawful to sell or purchase
- § 8432. Steelhead trout from without the State may not be sold or possessed in District 1
- § 8437.1. The commission may authorize the use of commercial fishing gear and fishing metho
- § 8461. The annual license fee for a live freshwater bait fish license is fifty-five doll
- § 8490. The taking of crayfish shall be subject to regulations as prescribed by the commi
- § 8494. Any vessel using bottom trawl gear in state-managed halibut fisheries, as describ
- § 8495. The following areas are designated as the California halibut trawl grounds: (1) T
- § 8496. Unless otherwise specified by the commission pursuant subdivision (b), within the
- § 8510. It is unlawful to take or land krill of any species of euphausiid for any purpose
- § 8436. Except as provided in Section 8436.5, fish of the family Centrarchidae (Sacrament
- § 8552.3. The commission may, in consultation with representatives of the commercial herrin
- § 7073. On or before September 1, 2001, the department shall submit to the commission for
- § 7075. The department shall prepare fishery management plans and plan amendments, includ
- § 7077. A fishery management plan or plan amendment, or proposed regulations necessary fo
- § 7078. The commission shall hold at least two public hearings on a fishery management pl
- § 7084. Consistent with subdivision (b) of Section 7072, each fishery management plan or
- § 7088. Each fishery management plan and plan amendment shall include a list of any statu
- § 7090. The Legislature finds and declares that a proactive approach to management of eme
- § 7120. It is unlawful for any person to possess more than one daily bag limit of any fis
- § 7145. Except as otherwise provided in this article, every person 16 years of age or old
- § 7147. The owner or operator of a boat or vessel licensed pursuant to Section 7920 shall
- § 7149.05. A sport fishing license granting the privilege to take any fish, reptile, or amph
- § 7149.2. In addition to Section 7149.05, the department shall issue a lifetime sport fishi
- § 7149.3. Notwithstanding Section 7149.05, a sport fishing license is not required for a re
- § 7149.5. For the purpose of obtaining a sport fishing license, enrollees in the Job Corps,
- § 7149.9. Fees received by the department pursuant to Section 7149.8 shall be deposited in
- § 7150. Upon application to the department
- § 7151. Upon application to the department, the following persons, if they have not been
- § 7181.1. A person fishing from the shore in the waters of the Colorado River located in Ar
- § 7232. Notwithstanding Section 7121 any offal from a fish taken under a sport fishing li
- § 7256. Spiny lobster may not be taken under a sport fishing license except by use of a h
- § 7350. Giant seabass (Stereolepis gigas) may not be taken under a sport fishing license
- § 7363. The director shall appoint a Bay-Delta Sport Fishing Enhancement Stamp Fund Advis
- § 7364. The department shall do all of the following: (1) In consultation with the adviso
- § 7380. In addition to a valid California sport fishing license and any applicable sport
- § 7382. This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that da
- § 7400. The director shall appoint a Recreational Abalone Advisory Committee consisting o
- § 7600. The provisions of this part apply to the taking and possession of fish for any co
- § 7630. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation establishing a comprehen
- § 7652.1. Notwithstanding any other section of this article or any other provisions of law,
- § 7653. Upon the adoption of any regulations pursuant to Section 7652, the director shall
- § 7290. No pismo clam not in the shell may be possessed, except when it is being prepared
- § 7660. As used in this article: (a)
- § 7702.1. No sardines, anchovies, mackerel, or squid intended for or used in any cannery sh
- § 7708. The commission may make and enforce such regulations as may be necessary or conve
- § 7709. The commission may establish rules and regulations for the commercial taking of f
- § 7711. A person shall, upon request by an authorized agent or employee of the department
- § 7850.5. Section 7850 does not apply to any person who is employed by the fish receiver to
- § 7852.4. The owner of a vessel upon which a person who is at least 16, but less than 18, y
- § 7855. The proceedings to revoke or suspend a commercial fishing license shall be conduc
- § 7856. Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, except as provided in subdi
- § 7857. Unless otherwise specified, the following conditions apply to each commercial fis
- § 7860. Except as provided in subdivision (f) or (g), no person who is 18 years of age or
- § 7861. After deducting the administrative costs for issuing the commercial fishing salmo
- § 7861.1. Not more than 15 percent of the funds expended pursuant to Section 7861 may be us
- § 7862.5. The Commercial Salmon Trollers Advisory Committee established under Section 7862
- § 7863. This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that da
- § 7924. Licenses issued under this article are subject to forfeiture, suspension, or revo
- § 8022.
- § 8032.5. Unless otherwise specified, all of the following conditions apply to each commerc
- § 8033. Except as provided in Section 8033.1 or 8033.5, or subdivision (b) of Section 804
- § 8033.2. The annual fee for the marine aquaria receiver
- § 8034. Any person who processes fish for profit shall obtain a fish processor
- § 7891. The law relating to the subject of control of fishing in state waters when delive
- § 7892. The department shall issue to any person owning or operating an aircraft used in
- § 8043. The following persons shall report all fish sales, deliveries, transfers, and lan
- § 8043.2. A commercial fisherman licensed pursuant to Section 8033.5 who sells fish from a
- § 8046. The electronic fish ticket made under Section 8043 shall be submitted to the depa
- § 8046.1. In addition to the requirements of Section 8046, any person landing groundfish su
- § 8047.
- § 8051. The landing fee imposed pursuant to Section 8041 shall be determined pursuant to
- § 8056. Except as otherwise provided in this article, all moneys collected pursuant to th
- § 8058. In the event of overpayment of any of the fees imposed by this article, the feepa
- § 8038. A license issued under this article is valid from January 1 to December 31, inclu
- § 8039. The fees specified in this article are applicable to the 2004 license year and sh
- § 8062. Interest shall be paid upon any overpayment of a landing fee at the rate of one-h
- § 8067. If the department fails to mail notice of action on a claim for refund or credit
- § 8075. The commission may grant a permit, subject to such regulations as it may prescrib
- § 8076. No reduction of fish shall be permitted which may tend to deplete the species, or
- § 8080. Nothing in this article restricts the power of any court in any proceeding relati
- § 8102. The Legislature finds and declares that, in some limited entry fisheries, two or
- § 8103. The Legislature finds and declares as follows: (1) The accidental death of a limi
- § 8111.
- § 8114. It is unlawful for the operator of any vessel operating under authority of this a
- § 8122. It is unlawful for any person to create, circulate, or possess any written instru
- § 8140. All fish, the taking of which is not otherwise restricted for commercial purposes
- § 8154. No person shall receive, possess, or sell sardines for any purpose except for tha
- § 8213. During the period when salmon may not be taken for commercial purposes in any dis
- § 8214. It is unlawful to take salmon for commercial purposes at the mouth of Humboldt Ba
- § 8217. Salmon may be sold subject to the exceptions and restrictions contained in this a
- § 8230. The Legislature finds and declares that commercial salmon fishing is in the publi
- § 8233. Except as otherwise provided in this article, a permit shall be renewed prior to
- § 8233.3. Except as otherwise provided in this article, the department shall issue a permit
- § 8233.8. Except as otherwise provided in this article, the department shall issue a permit
- § 8233.9. Section 8101 does not apply to this article.
- § 8238.1. The vessel classification system shall be used by the department for issuance of
- § 8239. A transfer may be approved and a permit issued for use of a replacement vessel pu
- § 8239.6. A permit issued for the use of a replacement vessel under Section 8241 is valid f
- § 8245. The department shall conduct a drawing from the applicants determined to be eligi
- § 8246.2. The commission, in consultation with the department, shall adopt regulations for
- § 8246.8. The commission and the department may make and enforce regulations that may be ne
- § 8248. If any provision of this article or the application thereof to any person or circ
- § 8251. Spiny lobsters may be taken only between the first Wednesday in October and the f
- § 8257. The permit number of the person owning or in command of any boat used to take lob
- § 8276.1. For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1)
- § 8276.2. The director may order a delay in the opening of the Dungeness crab fishery after
- § 8276.4. The Ocean Protection Council shall make a grant, upon appropriation of funding by
- § 8276.5. In consultation with the Dungeness crab task force, or its appointed representati
- § 8279. It is unlawful to sell any Dungeness crab taken in any of the following waters: (
- § 89. For the purposes of this code,
- § 89.1.
- § 90. The definitions in this chapter govern the construction of Section 1022, Chapter
- § 8554. The commission, in adopting regulations for the commercial herring fishery, shall
- § 8555. The director shall periodically meet and confer with representatives of the comme
- § 8557. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the commission shall determine if rou
- § 8559. The commission, in determining experience requirements for new entrants into the
- § 8562. Applications delivered to a department office after April 30, or if mailed, postm
- § 8568. Drift gill net shark and swordfish permits shall be issued to any prior permittee
- § 8569. The commission may establish conditions for the issuance of a permit if the perso
- § 8574. Drift gill nets with mesh size less than 14 inches in stretched mesh shall not be
- § 8575.5. Drift gill nets used to take shark and swordfish under the permit provided in thi
- § 8577. Notwithstanding Section 8394, the director may close the drift gill net shark and
- § 90.1.
- § 8552.5. The commission shall revoke any herring permit if the holder of the herring permi
- § 8552.7. The department shall reissue a herring permit which has been transferred pursuant
- § 14.
- § 15.
- § 18.
- § 51.
- § 54.
- § 45.
- § 1. This code shall be known as the Fish and Game Code.
- § 2. Unless the provisions or the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this
- § 3. The provisions of this code, insofar as they are substantially the same as existi
- § 4. Division, part, chapter, article, and section headings do not in any manner affec
- § 7. Whenever a statement or report is required to be made, it shall be made in the En
- § 9. The masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter.
- § 19.
- § 22.
- § 29.
- § 32.
- § 37.
- § 41.
- § 9.2.
- § 10. The singular number includes the plural, and the plural, the singular.
- § 11. Whenever in this code the doing of an act between certain dates or from one date
- § 12. Wherever the term
- § 710.7. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) The department conti
- § 711.1. The expenditure of all federal grant moneys made available to the state pursuant
- § 1052. It is unlawful for any person to do any of the following: (a) Transfer any licens
- § 1054. It is unlawful to submit, or conspire to submit, any false, inaccurate, or otherw
- § 1054.8. The department shall establish, and keep current, written policies and procedures
- § 711.7. The fish and wildlife resources are held in trust for the people of the state by
- § 712. It is the intent of the Legislature that the Department of Finance shall include
- § 716.1. It is the policy of this state in entering into the compact to do all of the foll
- § 102. The commissioners shall annually elect one of their number as president and one a
- § 107. The commission shall adopt a code of conduct that requires, at a minimum, that a
- § 716.4. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when issuing a citation for a wildlif
- § 716.5. Upon receipt of a report from the licensing authority of the issuing state report
- § 110. The commission shall hold no fewer than eight regular meetings per calendar year,
- § 200. There is hereby delegated to the commission the power to regulate the taking or p
- § 716.6. As a participating member of the wildlife violator compact, the licensing authori
- § 716.9. This chapter shall become effective at such time as it is adopted in substantiall
- § 203. Any regulation of the commission pursuant to this article relating to resident ga
- § 219. Any regulation adopted pursuant to this article may supersede any section of this
- § 853. The director may deputize any employee of the department to check persons for lic
- § 856. All employees of the department designated by the director as deputized law enfor
- § 255. When adopting, amending, or repealing a regulation governed by this article, the
- § 307. Whenever after due investigation the commission finds that game fish, resident or
- § 856.5. The department may install patrol vehicle mounted video and audio systems, common
- § 858. The department, in cooperation with landowners and landowner organizations, shall
- § 309. The commission or any person appointed by it to conduct a hearing may, in any inv
- § 375. The commission may negotiate the terms of a compact between the States of Arizona
- § 860. The department may offer for sale a fish and game warden stamp to be designed and
- § 1002.5. The department may issue a permit pursuant to Section 1002 to an appropriate publ
- § 392. The director, or a designated representative, may enter into reciprocal operation
- § 395. The commission may adopt regulations for the possession or training, and the capt
- § 1015. Whenever the department is required, or provided an opportunity, to assess the ad
- § 1011. The department may procure insurance for any of the following purposes: (1) For i
- § 401. The State of California hereby assents to the provisions of the act of Congress e
- § 454. Such management plans shall contain the following program elements: (a) Document
- § 400. The State of California hereby assents to the provisions of the act of Congress e
- § 1016. Whenever the department determines that an oil sump, as defined by Section 3780 o
- § 458. Not later than December 15 of each year, the department shall provide notice of t
- § 459. Not later than the February 1 next following the department
- § 1017. It is the policy of the state to anticipate and resolve potential conflicts betwe
- § 1018. The director shall use the department
- § 700. There is in the Natural Resources Agency a Department of Fish and Wildlife admini
- § 702.1. The department, on or before January 1, 2016, shall prepare and submit to the rel
- § 703. General policies for the conduct of the department shall be formulated by the com
- § 1023. Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the department may develop a pilot program
- § 1020. The department and the commission shall develop a strategic plan to implement pro
- § 703.5. It is the policy of the state as follows: (a) That the department and the commiss
- § 705. For purposes of this section,
- § 710. The Legislature finds and declares that the department has in the past not been a
- § 1024. The department shall conduct a study to create a framework for cannabis site rest
- § 1050.4. On or before January 1, 2023, the department may provide an option to display a s
- § 710.5. The Legislature finds and declares that the department continues to be inadequate
- § 1050.6. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the names and addresses contained i
- § 1050.8. The department may issue collectible, commemorative licenses to any person for pu
- § 10650. In Mt. Tamalpais Game Refuge, the lawful occupant of privately owned land, or the
- § 10654. Nothing in this division prevents the full use of the land included in the San Fr
- § 10657.5. Except as expressly provided in this division, it is unlawful to enter the Hopkin
- § 10662. Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, it shall be unlawful for any pe
- § 10667. In the Dana Point Marine Life Refuge below the intertidal zone, the following fis
- § 10681. Prior to such approval by the commission, the legislative body of the county conc
- § 10683. The consent of the State to the acquisition by the United States of land, water,
- § 8580. It is unlawful for any permittee to sell swordfish taken by him or her to other t
- § 8576. Drift gill nets shall not be used to take shark or swordfish from February 1 to A
- § 8576.5. Thresher shark taken with drift gill nets shall not have the pelvic fin severed f
- § 8583. By March 31, 2020, the department shall establish a program to transition the hol
- § 8583.5. This article does not create or recognize a property right in fish expected to be
- § 8585. This article shall be known and may be cited as the Nearshore Fisheries Managemen
- § 8585.5. The Legislature finds and declares that important commercial and recreational fis
- § 8586.1. Funding to pay the costs of this article shall be made available from the revenue
- § 8589.5. The commission shall temporarily suspend and may permanently revoke the nearshore
- § 8589.7. Fees received by the department pursuant to Section 8587 shall be deposited in th
- § 8593. Except as provided in this article, prawns or shrimp may be taken in any waters o
- § 8890. Baited hoop nets not to exceed three feet in diameter may be used at any time in
- § 8836. In Districts 17, 18, and 118.5, trawl nets may be used in waters not less than th
- § 8841. The commission is hereby granted authority over all state-managed bottom trawl fi
- § 8842. Trawl nets of a design prescribed by the commission may be used or possessed to t
- § 9001.7. Finfish, other than sablefish and hagfish, may be taken under a general trap perm
- § 9002. Except as provided in subdivisions (b), (c), and (d), it is unlawful to willfully
- § 9002.5. Notwithstanding Section 9002, the department, in consultation with the Dungeness
- § 9003. Every trap shall have at least one destruction device which meets specifications
- § 9004. Every trap shall be raised, cleaned, serviced, and emptied at intervals, not to e
- § 9007. Any trap used without a buoy, or with a buoy which is not marked pursuant to Sect
- § 9008. Any trap used in violation of this code, or any regulations adopted pursuant ther
- § 9010. Subject to Article 5 (commencing with Section 8250) of Chapter 2, spiny lobster m
- § 15701. The term of membership for members other than representatives of public agencies
- § 15703. The committee shall meet on the call of the director, but not less than twice eac
- § 15604. No facility constructed for the purpose of spawning, incubating, or raising of an
- § 16000. The Legislature finds: (a) Jurisdiction over the protection and development of na
- § 16003.
- § 16007. Any agreement or compact entered into pursuant to Section 16006 shall be submitte
- § 16010. Any agreement or compact entered into pursuant to this division shall be enforcea
- § 16500. The Legislature finds: (a) Jurisdiction over the protection and development of na
- § 16510. The definition in this chapter shall govern the construction of this division.
- § 16515.
- § 16518.
- § 16540. Any agreement or compact entered into pursuant to this division shall be enforcea
- § 5. Whenever reference is made to any portion of this code or of any other law of thi
- § 6. Whenever a power is granted to, or duty is imposed upon, a public officer, the po
- § 16530. The director may enter into a mutual agreement or compact with the Hoopa Valley B
- § 8. The present tense includes the past and future tenses, and the future, the presen
- § 13. Unless otherwise specified by statute, any notice or other written communication
- § 13.5.
- § 16.
- § 8598.4. Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, the director may close any port
- § 8597. It is unlawful for any person to take, possess aboard a boat, or land for marine
- § 8598. Notwithstanding Section 8140 or subdivision (b) of Section 8597, specimens of the
- § 8599.3. The department shall cooperate, to the extent that it determines feasible, with a
- § 8601.5. Set nets and set lines shall be marked at both ends with buoys displaying above t
- § 8602. The length of the meshes of any net shall be determined by taking at least four m
- § 8609. The Legislature finds and declares that: (a) The central California nearshore gil
- § 8610.5. The department shall issue a permit to use a gill net or trammel net in the zone
- § 9011.
- § 9012. No vessel may be used to take and land crab for both commercial and sport purpose
- § 9024. Crayfish traps may be used at any time in any district to take crayfish only. Tra
- § 9026. Set lines may be used in Districts 6, 7, 10, 17, 18, and 19. It is unlawful to us
- § 9028. Notwithstanding Sections 8603 and 9025.5, it is unlawful to use fishing lines, in
- § 9051. Spears, harpoons, and bows and arrows may be used for taking all varieties of ska
- § 9054.5. The commission shall adopt regulations related to commercial sea urchin diving pe
- § 9056. The department shall adopt regulations regarding the marking and color coding of
- § 17.
- § 46.
- § 48.
- § 55.
- § 60.
- § 61.
- § 62.
- § 68.
- § 70.
- § 73.