California

Fish and Game Code - FGC

2,297 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 6710 — When an exclusive privilege to harvest kelp has been granted by lease by the commission, the commission shall furnish a true copy thereof to the department.
• § 6711 — The department shall inform the State Lands Commission of all kelp bed leases executed pursuant to this chapter, and shall furnish the State Lands Commission with the information concerning these leas
• § 6750 — The commission may regulate the taking, collecting, harvesting, gathering, or possession of kelp for purposes other than profit.
• § 6751 — The provisions of Article 1 (commencing with Section 6650), Article 2 (commencing with Section 6680), and Article 3 (commencing with Section 6700) of this chapter do not apply to the taking, collectin
• § 68 — “Purchase” means “buy” as defined in Section 24.
• § 6850 — As used in this article, “frog” means all species of frog.
• § 6851 — Except as otherwise provided in this code or in regulations adopted by the commission, it is unlawful to take or possess any frog for commercial purposes.
• § 6852 — Any person who conducts a place of business where frogs are sold to the public for food, or who takes or possesses frogs for sale to, or for use by, educational or scientific institutions for scientif
• § 6854 — It is unlawful to take frogs by the use of firearms of any caliber or type.
• § 6855 — The department may issue a permit to take and dispose of frogs under such limitations as the commission may prescribe, when, in the judgment of the department, such frogs are polluting the water suppl
• § 6880 — As used in this article, “frog-jumping contest” means a contest generally and popularly known as a frog-jumping contest which is open to the public and is advertised or announced in a newspaper.
• § 6881 — Frogs to be used in frog-jumping contests shall be governed by this article only.
• § 6882 — If the means used for taking such frogs can, as normally used, seriously injure the frog, it shall be conclusively presumed the taking is not for the purposes of a frog-jumping contest.
• § 6883 — Any person may possess any number of live frogs to use in frog-jumping contests, but if such a frog dies or is killed, it must be destroyed as soon as possible, and may not be eaten or otherwise used
• § 6884 — A frog which is not kept in a manner which is reasonable to preserve its life is not within the coverage of this article.
• § 6885 — The commission has no power to modify the provisions of this article by any order, rule, or regulation.
• § 6895 — “Native amphibians” as used in this article means salamanders, toads, or any other member of the class amphibia native to California.
• § 6896 — Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the commission shall establish rules for the commercial take, sale, transport, export, or import of native amphibians.
• § 6900 — This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Salmon, Steelhead Trout, and Anadromous Fisheries Program Act.
• § 6901 — The Legislature, for purposes of this chapter, finds as follows: (a) According to the department, the natural production of salmon and steelhead trout in California has declined to approximately 1,000
• § 6902 — The Legislature, for purposes of this chapter, declares as follows: (a) It is the policy of the state to significantly increase the natural production of salmon and steelhead trout by the end of this
• § 6903 — It is the policy of the state and the department to encourage nonprofit salmon release and return operations subject to this code operated by, or on behalf of, licensed commercial salmon fishermen for
• § 6903.5 — The department shall encourage other nonprofit hatcheries and nonprofit artificial propagation operations, operated by, or on behalf of, licensed fishermen, for the purpose of rebuilding or enhancing
• § 6910 — Unless the context clearly requires a different meaning, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
• § 6911 — “Production” means the survival of fish to adulthood as measured by the abundance of the recreational and commercial catch together with the return of fish to the state’s spawning streams.
• § 6912 — “Program” means the program for protecting and increasing the naturally spawning salmon and steelhead trout of the state provided for in Article 3 (commencing with Section 6920).
• § 6920 — (a) The department shall, with the advice of the Advisory Committee on Salmon and Steelhead Trout and the Commercial Salmon Trollers Advisory Committee, prepare and maintain a detailed and comprehensi
• § 6921 — The program shall identify the measures the department will carry out to achieve the policies set forth in Section 6902.
• § 6922 — The program shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following elements: (a) Identification of streams where the natural production of salmon and steelhead trout can be increased primarily thr
• § 6923 — Measures which are the responsibility of other agencies or persons, such as the repair or replacement of dysfunctional fish screens, are not eligible for funding under the program.
• § 6930 — (a) Subject to the availability of funds for the purposes of this section, the department shall contract with the University of California to conduct a study of the effects that reduced waterflows at
• § 6950 — For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Local agencies” means local agencies that have a role in the conservation, restoration, and management of salmonid species.
• § 6951 — The department shall establish the California Monitoring Program to collect comprehensive data on anadromous salmonid populations, in coordination with relevant agencies, to inform salmon and steelhea
• § 7 — Whenever a statement or report is required to be made, it shall be made in the English language.
• § 70 — “Resident” means any person who has resided continuously in the State of California for six months or more immediately prior to the date of application for a license or permit, any person on active mi
• § 700 — (a) There is in the Natural Resources Agency a Department of Fish and Wildlife administered through the director.
• § 701 — The director shall be appointed by the Governor, and receive the annual salary provided for by Chapter 6 (commencing at Section 11550) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
• § 701.3 — There shall be one deputy director of the department who shall be a civil executive officer and shall be appointed by the Governor and serve at the pleasure of the Governor.
• § 701.5 — The director or one or more of his designees may accept the office of director or alternate director of an entity established by a joint powers agreement providing for the establishment and conduct of
• § 702 — This code shall be administered and enforced through regulations adopted only by the department, except as otherwise specifically provided by this code or where this code requires the commission to ad
• § 702.1 — (a) The department, on or before January 1, 2016, shall prepare and submit to the relevant policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature a feasibility study report on an electronic system to manage
• § 703 — (a) General policies for the conduct of the department shall be formulated by the commission.
• § 703.3 — It is the policy of the state that the department and commission use ecosystem-based management informed by credible science in all resource management decisions to the extent feasible.
• § 703.5 — It is the policy of the state as follows: (a) That the department and the commission seek to create, foster, and actively participate in effective partnerships and collaborations with other agencies a
• § 704 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the director is the appointing power of all employees within the department, and all employees in the department are responsible to the director for the
• § 705 — (a) For purposes of this section, “eligible renewable energy resources” has the same meaning as in the California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program (Article 16 (commencing with Section 399.
• § 7050 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the Pacific Ocean and its rich marine living resources are of great environmental, economic, aesthetic, recreational, educational, scientific, nutritional,
• § 7051 — (a) A regulation adopted pursuant to this part shall apply only to ocean waters and bays.
• § 7055 — The Legislature finds and declares that it is the policy of the state that: (a) California’s marine sport and commercial fisheries, and the resources upon which they depend, are important to the peopl
• § 7056 — In order to achieve the primary fishery management goal of sustainability, every sport and commercial marine fishery under the jurisdiction of the state shall be managed under a system whose objective
• § 7058 — Any fishery management regulation adopted by the commission shall, to the extent practicable, conform to the policies of Sections 7055 and 7056.
• § 7059 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) Successful marine life and fishery management is a collaborative process that requires a high degree of ongoing communication and parti
• § 706 — The provisions of Chapter 2 (commencing at Section 11150) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall govern and apply to the conduct of the department in every respect.
• § 7060 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares that for the purposes of sustainable fishery management and this part, essential fishery information is necessary for federally and state-managed marine fisherie
• § 7062 — (a) The department shall establish a program for external peer review of the scientific basis of marine living resources management documents.
• § 7065 — (a) The director shall report annually in writing to the commission on the status of sport and commercial marine fisheries managed by the state.
• § 7066 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares that a number of human-caused and natural factors can affect the health of marine fishery resources and result in marine fisheries that do not meet the policies
• § 707 — It is the duty of the attorney for the department to act as counsel in defense of any officer or deputy of the department in any suit for damages brought against the officer or deputy on account of in
• § 7070 — The Legislature finds and declares that the critical need to conserve, utilize, and manage the state’s marine fish resources and to meet the policies and other requirements stated in this part require
• § 7071 — (a) Any white seabass fishery management plan adopted by the commission on or before January 1, 1999, shall remain in effect until amended pursuant to this part.
• § 7072 — (a) Fishery management plans shall form the primary basis for managing California’s sport and commercial marine fisheries.
• § 7073 — (a) On or before September 1, 2001, the department shall submit to the commission for its approval a master plan that specifies the process and the resources needed to prepare, adopt, and implement fi
• § 7074 — (a) The department shall prepare interim fishery research protocols for at least the three highest priority fisheries identified pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 7073.
• § 7075 — (a) The department shall prepare fishery management plans and plan amendments, including any proposed regulations necessary to implement plans or plan amendments, to be submitted to the commission for
• § 7076 — (a) To the extent practicable, and consistent with Section 7059, the department shall seek advice and assistance in developing a fishery management plan from participants in the affected fishery, mari
• § 7077 — A fishery management plan or plan amendment, or proposed regulations necessary for implementation of a plan or plan amendment, developed by the department shall be available to the public for review a
• § 7078 — (a) The commission shall hold at least two public hearings on a fishery management plan or plan amendment prior to the commission’s adoption or rejection of the plan.
• § 7080 — Consistent with subdivision (b) of Section 7072, each fishery management plan prepared by the department shall summarize readily available information about the fishery including, but not limited to,
• § 7081 — Consistent with subdivision (b) of Section 7072, each fishery management plan or plan amendment prepared by the department shall include a fishery research protocol that does all of the following: (a)
• § 7082 — Each fishery management plan or plan amendment prepared by the department shall contain the measures necessary and appropriate for the conservation and management of the fishery according to the polic
• § 7083 — (a) Each fishery management plan prepared by the department shall incorporate the existing conservation and management measures provided in this code that are determined by the department to result in
• § 7084 — (a) Consistent with subdivision (b) of Section 7072, each fishery management plan or plan amendment prepared by the department for a fishery that the department has determined has adverse effects on m
• § 7085 — Consistent with subdivision (b) of Section 7072, each fishery management plan or plan amendment prepared by the department, in fisheries in which bycatch occurs, shall include all of the following: (a
• § 7086 — (a) Consistent with subdivision (b) of Section 7072, each fishery management plan or plan amendment prepared by the department shall specify criteria for identifying when the fishery is overfished.
• § 7087 — (a) Each fishery management plan prepared by the department shall include a procedure for review and amendment of the plan, as necessary.
• § 7088 — Each fishery management plan and plan amendment shall include a list of any statutes and regulations that shall become inoperative, as to the particular fishery covered by the fishery management plan
• § 709 — A nonprofit organization designated by the department to assist in the sale of deer, elk, antelope, or bighorn sheep fundraising tags that are sold on behalf of the department for the purpose of raisi
• § 7090 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares that a proactive approach to management of emerging fisheries will foster a healthy marine environment and will benefit both commercial and sport fisheries and o
• § 710 — The Legislature finds and declares that the department has in the past not been adequately funded to meet its mandates.
• § 710.5 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the department continues to be inadequately funded to meet its mandates.
• § 710.7 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) The department continues to face serious funding instability due to revenue declines from traditional user fees and taxes and the addit
• § 7100 — The provisions of this part apply to the taking and possession of fish for any purpose other than commercial.
• § 711 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to ensure adequate funding from appropriate sources for the department.
• § 711.1 — (a) The expenditure of all federal grant moneys made available to the state pursuant to the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.
• § 711.2 — (a) For purposes of this code, unless the context otherwise requires, “project” has the same meaning as defined in Section 21065 of the Public Resources Code.
• § 711.4 — (a) The department shall impose and collect a filing fee in the amount prescribed in subdivision (d) to defray the costs of managing and protecting fish and wildlife trust resources, including, but no
• § 711.7 — (a) The fish and wildlife resources are held in trust for the people of the state by and through the department.
• § 7110 — (a) The commission may establish by regulation an automatic process to conform its sport fishing regulations to federal regulations.
• § 7115 — (a) The department shall identify property it owns or manages that includes areas for sport fishing accessible to persons with disabilities.
• § 712 — It is the intent of the Legislature that the Department of Finance shall include in the Governor’s Budget sufficient moneys from the General Fund and sources other than the Fish and Game Preservation
• § 712.1 — (a) (1) The department’s mission is to manage California’s diverse fish, wildlife, and plant resources, and the habitats upon which they depend, for their ecological values and for their use and enjoy
• § 7120 — It is unlawful for any person to possess more than one daily bag limit of any fish, amphibian, or reptile taken under a license issued pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 7145) unless autho
• § 7121 — Except as otherwise provided by this code or by regulation, it is unlawful to sell or purchase any fish or amphibia taken in, or brought into, the waters of the state, or brought ashore at any point i
• § 7123 — The department shall develop a voluntary participation program for the use of departmental observers on board vessels to monitor the taking of marlin by sportfishermen.
• § 713 — (a) The changes in the Implicit Price Deflator for State and Local Government Purchases of Goods and Services, as published by the United States Department of Commerce, shall be used as the index to d
• § 7145 — (a) Except as otherwise provided in this article, every person 16 years of age or older who takes any fish, reptile, or amphibian for any purpose other than profit shall first obtain a valid license f
• § 7147 — The owner or operator of a boat or vessel licensed pursuant to Section 7920 shall not permit any person to fish from that boat or vessel unless that person has, in his or her possession, a valid Calif
• § 7149.05 — (a) A sport fishing license granting the privilege to take any fish, reptile, or amphibian anywhere in this state for purposes other than profit shall be issued to any of the following: (1) (A) A resi
• § 7149.2 — (a) In addition to Section 7149.
• § 7149.3 — Notwithstanding Section 7149.
• § 7149.45 — (a) It is unlawful for any person to fish with two rods without first obtaining a second-rod sport fishing validation, in addition to a valid California sport fishing license validation, and having th
• § 7149.5 — For the purpose of obtaining a sport fishing license, enrollees in the Job Corps, created by the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 (Public Law 88-452), shall be deemed to be residents of California.
• § 7149.7 — Notwithstanding Section 7145, the director may designate not more than two days, which may or may not be consecutive, in each year as free sportfishing days during which residents and nonresidents may
• § 7149.8 — (a) A person shall not take abalone from ocean waters unless he or she first obtains, in addition to a valid California sport fishing license and any applicable license validation or stamp issued purs
• § 7149.9 — (a) Fees received by the department pursuant to Section 7149.
• § 715 — (a) The director, in consultation with the Natural Resources Agency, shall establish a formal program, which may be called the Science Institute, to assist the department and commission in obtaining i
• § 7150 — (a) Upon application to the department’s headquarters office in Sacramento and payment of a base fee of four dollars ($4), as adjusted pursuant to Section 713, the following persons, who have not been
• § 7151 — (a) Upon application to the department, the following persons, if they have not been convicted of any violation of this code, shall be issued, free of any charge or fee, a sport fishing license, that
• § 7153 — (a) A sport fishing license is not required to take fish by any legal means, for any purpose other than profit, from a public pier, as defined by the commission, in the ocean waters of the state, or w
• § 7155 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, California Indians who are bona fide registered members of the Yurok Indian Tribe may take fish, for subsistence purposes only, from the Klamath River
• § 716 — The Wildlife Violator Compact is hereby enacted into law and entered into with all other participating states.
• § 716.1 — It is the policy of this state in entering into the compact to do all of the following: (a) Promote compliance with the statutes, ordinances, and administrative rules and regulations relating to the m
• § 716.2 — The purposes of this chapter include both of the following: (a) To provide a means by which participating states may join in a reciprocal program to effectuate the policies enumerated in Section 716.
• § 716.3 — For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Board” means the board of compact administrators established pursuant to Section 716.
• § 716.4 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when issuing a citation for a wildlife violation for purposes of this chapter, a wildlife officer of the issuing state may issue a citation to any perso
• § 716.5 — (a) Upon receipt of a report from the licensing authority of the issuing state reporting the failure of a violator to comply with the terms of a citation, the licensing authority shall notify the viol
• § 716.6 — (a) As a participating member of the wildlife violator compact, the licensing authority of this state may recognize the suspension of license privileges of any person by any participating state if bot
• § 716.7 — Except as expressly required by this chapter, this chapter shall not be construed to affect the right of any participating state to apply any of its statutes, ordinances, or administrative rules or re
• § 716.8 — (a) (1) A board of compact administrators is hereby established to serve as a governing body for the resolution of all matters relating to the operation of this compact.
• § 716.9 — (a) This chapter shall become effective at such time as it is adopted in substantially similar form by this state and one or more other states, subject to the following conditions: (1) The entry into
• § 717 — (a) This compact may be amended periodically.
• § 717.1 — This compact shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes.
• § 717.2 — The provisions of this chapter are severable.
• § 7180.1 — (a) Any person taking fish or amphibia for purposes other than profit from or on a boat or other floating device on the waters of the Colorado River or on adjacent waters, except canals, drains, or di
• § 7181.1 — (a) A person fishing from the shore in the waters of the Colorado River located in Arizona or California shall have in their possession a valid sportfishing license issued by the state that has jurisd
• § 7183.1 — (a) The Arizona Game and Fish Commission shall handle California sportfishing licenses and California special use validations and issue them through Arizona license dealers.
• § 7184.1 — (a) An Arizona special use validation is valid from January 1 to December 31, inclusive, of each year, to coincide with the period for which a California sportfishing license is issued.
• § 7185 — This article shall become operative and remain effective so long as the commission finds and determines that under the laws of the State of Arizona substantially similar Arizona licenses are authorize
• § 7186.1 — (a) When the director determines from the Secretary of State that copies of the law of the State of Arizona have been received by the Secretary of State that provides for an Arizona resident sportfish
• § 7230 — (a) Subject to Section 7121, fish lawfully taken under a sport fishing license may be canned or smoked by a fish cannery or processor as a service for a licensed sport fisherman.
• § 7232 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 7121 any offal from a fish taken under a sport fishing license which is delivered by the license holder to a fish canner or fish processor may be processed, used, or sold b
• § 7256 — Spiny lobster may not be taken under a sport fishing license except by use of a hoop net or by hand.
• § 7260 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) California has the greatest biodiversity of native trout species of any state in the nation.
• § 7261 — The following are native California trout: (a) Coastal cutthroat trout.
• § 7290 — No pismo clam not in the shell may be possessed, except when it is being prepared for immediate consumption.
• § 73 — “Section” means a section of this code unless some other statute is specifically mentioned.
• § 7332 — No instrument capable of being used to dig clams may be possessed between one-half hour after sunset and one-half hour before sunrise, on any beach of this State, except tools and implements used in t
• § 7350 — Giant seabass (Stereolepis gigas) may not be taken under a sport fishing license except by hook and line when engaged in the taking of other fish.
• § 7361 — (a) Fees received by the department from the sale of the Bay-Delta Sport Fishing Enhancement Stamp or validation shall be deposited in a separate account in the Fish and Game Preservation Fund.
• § 7362 — (a) The department, in consultation with the advisory committee created pursuant to Section 7363, shall develop a grant program to support activities consistent with Section 7361.
• § 7363 — (a) The director shall appoint a Bay-Delta Sport Fishing Enhancement Stamp Fund Advisory Committee, consisting of nine members.
• § 7364 — (a) The department shall do all of the following: (1) In consultation with the advisory committee, develop a spending plan that focuses on identifying and funding viable projects and monitoring revenu
• § 7370 — (a) It is unlawful to take or possess for commercial purposes, buy or sell, or offer to buy or sell, a whole sturgeon, or part of a sturgeon, including, but not limited to, its eggs, except as follows
• § 7380 — (a) In addition to a valid California sport fishing license and any applicable sport license stamp issued pursuant to this code, after January 1, 1993, a person taking steelhead trout in inland waters
• § 7381 — (a) Revenue received pursuant to Section 7380 may be expended, upon appropriation by the Legislature, only to monitor, restore, or enhance steelhead trout resources consistent with Sections 6901 and 6
• § 7382 — This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.
• § 7400 — (a) The director shall appoint a Recreational Abalone Advisory Committee consisting of nine members who shall serve without compensation.
• § 75 — “Sell” includes offer or possess for sale, barter, exchange, or trade.
• § 7600 — The provisions of this part apply to the taking and possession of fish for any commercial purpose.
• § 7601 — “Owner” or “vessel owner” means the person or persons designated as the registered owner of a vessel on a certificate of documentation issued by the United States Coast Guard or on a copy of the vesse
• § 7630 — It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation establishing a comprehensive program to allow California groundfish fishermen to participate in any federally established buy-back program for
• § 7650 — As used in this article: (a) “Act” means the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.
• § 7652 — Upon the preparation by the council, and the recommendation by the council to the secretary, of a fishery management plan or amendment thereto pursuant to the act, or upon the approval by the secretar
• § 7652.1 — (a) Notwithstanding any other section of this article or any other provisions of law, the director shall hold a public hearing or hearings in the area of the fishery under consideration after a recomm
• § 7652.2 — (a) The director may repeal or amend any regulation adopted pursuant to Section 7652 or any other regulation to conform the regulation to federal regulations pursuant to the act, if the director finds
• § 7652.3 — (a) The director shall not adopt, amend, or repeal any regulation pursuant to this article until the director has held one or more hearings and submitted a report to the Legislature pursuant to Sectio
• § 7653 — Upon the adoption of any regulations pursuant to Section 7652, the director shall report to the Legislature which statutes or regulations of the commission need to be amended or repealed, and any regu
• § 7654 — The Legislature finds and declares: (a) That the actions taken by the federal Pacific Fishery Management Council have resulted in significant economic losses to California’s salmon and groundfish fish
• § 7655 — (a) It is the policy of the State of California that the state be represented on the Pacific Fishery Management Council by people who are knowledgeable about fisheries directly subject to the fishery
• § 7660 — As used in this article: (a) “Advisory committee” means the Advisory Committee on Salmon and Steelhead Trout, established pursuant to Resolution Chapter 141 of the Statutes of 1983, except that there
• § 7662 — The department shall consult with the advisory committee and representatives of every user group known to the department on the progress being made in the development of the annual and long-term salmo
• § 7690 — (a) Any person engaged in the business of licensed commercial fishing may enter into an arrangement with other authorized persons for the pooling of funds to pay claims or losses arising out of loss o
• § 7700 — As used in this chapter: (a) “Reduction plant” means any plant used in the reduction or conversion of fish into fish flour, fishmeal, fish scrap, fertilizer, fish oil, or other fishery products or byp
• § 7701 — The commission may regulate and control fishing boats, barges, lighters or tenders, receptacles or vehicles containing fish, commercial fishermen, packers, reduction plants, plants where fish products
• § 7702 — The department may enter and examine any canning, packing, preserving, or reduction plant, or place of business where fish or other fishery products are packed, preserved, manufactured, bought or sold
• § 7702.1 — No sardines, anchovies, mackerel, or squid intended for or used in any cannery shall be unloaded from any vessel except at a weighing or measuring device approved by the Bureau of Weights and Measures
• § 7703 — The commission may establish grades for different varieties of fish or fishery products, which grades shall be conformed to by persons who take or use sardines for bait or who deliver fish or other fi
• § 7704 — (a) It is unlawful to cause or permit deterioration or waste of a fish taken in the waters of this state, or brought into this state, or to take, receive, or agree to receive more fish than can be use
• § 7705 — All chutes or conveyors used to convey fish or fish offal to any receptacle, and all receptacles containing fish or fish offal to be used for reduction purposes, shall be so constructed and maintained
• § 7706 — (a) A written complaint may be made to the commission against any person who violates Section 7700 to 7705, inclusive, 7707, 7708, or 8075 to 8080, inclusive, or any regulation adopted thereunder, by
• § 7707 — Any reduction plant in which any fish or any part thereof is used in violation of the provisions of Sections 7700 to 7706, inclusive, 7708, 8151, 8153 to 8157, inclusive, and 8075 to 8080, inclusive,
• § 7708 — The commission may make and enforce such regulations as may be necessary or convenient for carrying out any power, authority, or jurisdiction conferred under this article.
• § 7709 — The commission may establish rules and regulations for the commercial taking of fish for educational and scientific purposes.
• § 7710 — (a) If the director determines, based on the best available scientific information, or other relevant information that the director possesses or receives, and on at least one public hearing in the are
• § 7710.1 — A closure or restriction under Section 7710, or the removal of a closure or restriction under Section 7710.
• § 7710.5 — If, during the period that regulations adopted pursuant to Section 7710 are effective, the director determines, based on thorough and adequate scientific evidence and at least one public hearing in th
• § 7711 — (a) A person shall, upon request by an authorized agent or employee of the department, immediately relinquish, at no charge, fish or parts of fish caught or landed in California to the department for
• § 7712 — Where a fishery is closed or restricted due to the need to protect a fishery resource, marine mammals, or sea birds, or due to a conflict with other fisheries or uses of the marine environment, it sha
• § 7850 — (a) Excepting persons expressly exempted under this code, no person shall use or operate, or assist in using or operating, any boat, aircraft, net, trap, line, or other appliance to take fish or amphi
• § 7850.5 — Section 7850 does not apply to any person who is employed by the fish receiver to unload fish or fish products, or to load or unload food and supplies, on or from a commercial fishing boat at a dock.
• § 7851 — The application for a commercial fishing license shall contain a statement of the applicant’s sex, age, height, weight, the color of eyes and hair, and a statement as to whether or not the applicant i
• § 7852 — (a) The department shall issue a commercial fishing license to any resident who is 16 years of age or older, upon payment of a base fee of ninety-five dollars ($95) for each resident vessel crewmember
• § 7852.1 — The department may refund the fees paid for a commercial fishing license or stamp, a commercial boat registration, or a commercial fishing permit to the estate of the deceased holder of the license, s
• § 7852.2 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a commercial fishing license, stamp, permit, or other entitlement for which there is a renewal deadline shall not be renewed after that deadline, except as
• § 7852.25 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department may deny the issuance or renewal of any licenses, permits, or other authorizations to take or possess fish for commercial purposes, or to con
• § 7852.27 — At all times when engaged in any activity described in Section 7850 or Article 7 (commencing with Section 8030) for which a commercial fishing license is required, the licensee shall have in his or he
• § 7852.4 — The owner of a vessel upon which a person who is at least 16, but less than 18, years of age, and who is licensed under Section 7852 is working shall obtain, and maintain in full force and effect at a
• § 7853 — The commission may suspend or revoke the commercial fishing license of any licensee who operates a vessel in waters within the territorial jurisdiction of the State and approaches: (a) Within 500 yard
• § 7854 — No license shall be suspended or revoked pursuant to Section 7853 until the filing of a complaint with the commission by any of the following: (a) The commanding officer of a vessel owned or operated
• § 7855 — The proceedings to revoke or suspend a commercial fishing license shall be conducted at one of the commission’s regularly scheduled meetings.
• § 7856 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, except as provided in subdivision (f) and except when prohibited by federal law, fish may be prepared for human consumption aboard a commercial fi
• § 7857 — Unless otherwise specified, the following conditions apply to each commercial fishing license, permit, or other entitlement issued to take, possess aboard a boat, or land fish for commercial purposes
• § 7858 — In addition to the conditions specified in Section 7857, the following conditions apply to a commercial permit to take, possess aboard a boat, or land fish for commercial purposes in a limited entry f
• § 7860 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (f) or (g), no person who is 18 years of age or more and less than 70 years of age, on or before April 1 of the current license year, shall take salmon for commer
• § 7861 — (a) After deducting the administrative costs for issuing the commercial fishing salmon stamps, the department shall deposit the fees received pursuant to Section 7860 in the Commercial Salmon Stamp De
• § 7861.1 — Not more than 15 percent of the funds expended pursuant to Section 7861 may be used to pay the costs incurred in the administration of the program.
• § 7861.2 — Notwithstanding any other law, the department may receive on behalf of the Commercial Salmon Trollers Enhancement and Restoration Program, for deposit in the Commercial Salmon Stamp Dedicated Subaccou
• § 7861.3 — It is the intent of the Legislature that the department use the moneys from the sale of commercial fishing salmon stamps allocated pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 7861 and the matching share co
• § 7861.4 — A priority for funding shall be given to programs and projects restoring, enhancing, and protecting salmon streams with funds appropriated pursuant to subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of subdivision