California · Fish and Game Code - FGC

FGC §310: The commission may designate salmon spawning areas.

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

It is unlawful to take salmon in designated spawning areas or within 250 feet of a spawning station. A commission may designate these protected areas.

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The commission may designate salmon spawning areas. It is unlawful to take salmon in any such spawning area, or within 250 feet of any salmon spawning station.

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