CONTENTS
Section(s)
DIVISION 0.5. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS
Chapter
1. *HQHUDO'HÀQLWLRQV ... 1-89.5 0DULQH/LIH'HÀQLWLRQV ... 90-99.5 DIVISION 1. FISH AND GAME COMMISSION
Chapter
1. Organization ... 101-110 2. Regulation of Take and Possession Generally
Article
1. Authority ...200-220 1.5. Emergency Regulations [Repealed]
2. Procedure ...250-275 3. Other Regulatory Powers
Article
1. Generally ...300-317 2. Special Seasons ...325-330 2.1. Antelope and Elk ...331-332 3. Migratory Birds ...355-357 4. California-Arizona Compact ... 375 5. Reciprocal Agreements With Adjoining States ...390-393 6. Falconry ...395-398 3.5. Emergency Regulations ...399 4. Acceptance of Federal Acts ... 400-401 5. Management of Deer ... 450-460 6. Damages From Poaching and Illegal Sales ...500 DIVISION 2. DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
Chapter
1. Organization and General Functions Article
1. Generally ...700-715 1.5. Wildlife Violator Compact
Article
1. General Provisions ...716-716.2 'HÀQLWLRQV...716.3 3. Issuing State Violation Procedures ... 716.4 4. Home State Procedures ... 716.5 5. Reciprocal Recognition of Suspension ... 716.6 6. Applicability of Other Laws ... 716.7 7. Compact Administrator Procedures ... 716.8 8. Entry Into Compact and Withdrawal ... 716.9 9. Amendments to the Compact ... 717 10. Construction and Severability ...717.1-717.2 2. Deputies, and Other Employees; County Wardens
Article
1. State ...850-860 2. County Fish and Game Wardens ...875-882 3. Other Powers and Duties
Article
1. Generally ...1000-1023 2. General License Provisions ...1050-1070 3. State Fish Hatcheries ...1120-1126 4. County Fish Hatcheries ... 1150 3ULYDWH1RQSURÀW+DWFKHULHV ...1170-1175 6. Cooperative Salmon and Steelhead Rearing Facilities ...1200-1206 6.5. Transgenic Species of Salmonids ... 1210 1RQSURÀW3DUWQHUVKLSV ...1225-1227 4. Wildlife Conservation Law of 1947
Article
DIVISION 2. DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE (continued)
Chapter
4. Wildlife Conservation Law of 1947 (continued) Article
2. The Wildlife Conservation Board ...1320-1324 3. Powers and Purposes ...1345-1356 3.5. Oak Woodlands Conservation Act ...1360-1372 0RQDUFK%XWWHUÁ\DQG3ROOLQDWRU5HVFXH3URJUDP...1374-1374.1 4. Cooperation with United States ... 1375 4.1. California Riparian Habitat Conservation Program ... 1385-1391 4.3. Inland Wetlands Conservation Program
Article
'HÀQLWLRQV ...1400-1405 2. The Inland Wetlands Conservation Program ...1410-1422 3. Finances...1430-1431 5. Fish And Game Management
Article
1. Generally ...1500-1506 2. Wildlife Management Areas and Game Farms ...1525-1530 3. Shared Habitat Alliance for Recreational Enhancement Program ...1570-1574 3.5. Cooperative Hunting Areas ... 1575 4. Ecological Reserves ...1580-1587 &ODVVLÀFDWLRQRI0DULQH0DQDJHG$UHDVZLWK+DUYHVW5HVWULFWLRQV ...1590-1591 6. Fish and Wildlife Protection and Conservation ... 1600-1616 6.5. Habitat Restoration and Enhancement Act ... 1650-1657 7. Conservation of Aquatic Resources ...1700 7.2. Trout Management ... 1725-1730 7.3. Black Bass Conservation and Management ... 1740-1743 7.4. Department-Managed Lands ... 1745-1745.2 7.5. Native Species Conservation and Enhancement
Article
1. Short Title ... 1750 2. Findings and Declarations ...1755-1756 2.5. Bird Habitat Conservation ... 1758 3. Native Species Conservation and Enhancement Account ...1760-1769 4. Endangered and Rare Fish, Wildlife, and Plant Species Conservation
and Enhancement Account ...1770-1772 5. Native California Wildlife Rehabilitation Voluntary Tax Contribution
Fund ...1773-1773.2 7.8. Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Wetlands Mitigation Bank Act of 1993
Article
1. General Provisions ...1775-1779.5 2. Legislative Goals ...1780-1781 3. Wetlands Mitigation Banks ...1784-1787 4. Wetlands ...1790-1792.5 5. Discharge into Wetlands ...1793-1796 7.9. Conservation Bank and Mitigation Bank Applications and Fees ... 1797-1799.1 8. Conservation of Wildlife Resources
Article
'HÀQLWLRQV ... 1800 2. Policy...1801-1802 9. Advance Mitigation and Regional Conservation Investment Strategies ... 1850-1861 10. Native Plant Protection ... 1900-1913 11. California Desert Native Plants ... 1925-1926 6LJQLÀFDQW1DWXUDO$UHDV ... 1930-1940 DIVISION 3. FISH AND GAME GENERALLY
Chapter
1. Taking and Possessing in General ... 2000-2023 1.5. Endangered Species
Article
1. General Provisions ...2050-2069 2. Listing of Endangered Species ...2070-2079.1 3. Taking, Importation, or Sale ...2080-2085
DIVISION 3. FISH AND GAME GENERALLY (continued)
Chapter
1.5. Endangered Species (continued) Article
3.5. Incidental Take Associated with Routine and Ongoing Activities ...2086-2089 3.7. California State Safe Harbor Agreement Program Act ...2089.2-2089.26 5. Funding [Repealed]
7. Recovery Strategy Pilot Program [Repealed]
2. Importation, Transportation, and Sheltering of Restricted Live Wild Animals Article
1. Generally ...2116-2128 2. Permits ...2150-2157 3. Regulation and Enforcement ...2185-2195 4. Mammals Used for Hire ...2200-2203 5. Circus Cruelty Prevention Act ...2207-2210 3. Importation and Transportation of Live Plants and Animals
Article
1. Birds ... 2225 2. Mammals ... 2250 3. Aquatic Plants and Animals ...2270-2272 3.5. Aquatic Invasive Species ... 2300-2302 4. Importation and Transportation of Dead Birds, Mammals, Fish, Reptiles, and Amphibia
Article
1. Dead Wild Birds, Mammals, Fish, Reptiles, and Amphibia ...2345-2371 2. Dead Domesticated Birds and Mammals ...2400-2401 5. Hunting and Fishing Guides ... 2535-2546 6. Capture, Transport or Sale of Wild Rodents ... 2575-2576 6.5. Control of Illegally Taken Fish and Wildlife ... 2580-2589 7. Fish and Wildlife Habitat Enhancement Act of 1984
Article
1. General Provisions ...2600-2602 2. Habitat Enhancement Program ...2620-2627 3. Fiscal Provisions ...2640-2651 7.5. Wildlife and Natural Areas Conservation Program
Article
1. General Provisions ...2700-2702 2. Habitat Conservation Program ...2720-2729 8. Fisheries Restoration ... 2760-2765 9. California Wildlife Protection Act of 1990
Article
1. General Provisions ...2780-2781 2. California Wildlife Protection ...2785-2799.6 10. Natural Community Conservation Planning Act ... 2800-2835 10.5. Marine Life Protection Act ... 2850-2863 11. Habitat Maintenance Districts ... 2900-2901 13. Salton Sea Restoration Act
Article
1. General Provisions ...2930-2933 2. Salton Sea Restoration ...2940-2945 DIVISION 4. BIRDS AND MAMMALS
PART 1. Provisions Generally Applicable to Both Chapter 1. General Provisions Article 1. Methods of Taking ...3000-3012 2. Hunting Licenses ...3031-3040 2.5. Hunter’s Safety ...3049-3055.1 3. Special Colorado River Hunting Licenses ...3060-3063 4. Possession of Birds and Mammals After Season ...3080-3087 2. Commercial Activities
Article
1. Domesticated Game Breeding ...3200-3219 2. Commercial Hunting Clubs ...3240.5-3246
DIVISION 4. BIRDS AND MAMMALS (continued)
PART 1. Provisions Generally Applicable to Both (continued) Chapter
2. Commercial Activities (continued) Article
3. Licensed Domesticated Game Bird Hunting Clubs ... 3270 4. Licensed Domesticated Migratory Game Bird Shooting Areas ...3300-3311 5. Enhancement and Management of Fish and Wildlife and Their Habitat on
Private Lands ...3400-3409 6. Management of Fish and Wildlife on Military Lands ...3450-3453 7. The California Waterfowl Habitat Program ...3460-3467 7.5. The California Winter Rice Habitat Incentive Program...3469-3469.8 8. Management of Wildlife at Public Use Airports ...3470-3472.2 9. Nesting Bird Habitat Incentive Program ... 3480
PART 2. Birds Chapter 1. General Provisions ... 3500-3516 2. Particular Varieties Article 1. Pheasants ... 3660 2. Other Species ...3680-3686 3. Migratory Birds ...3700-3705 3. Nongame Birds ... 3800-3806 4. California Condor ... 3850-3858 $YLDQ,QÁXHQ]D:LOGOLIH6XUYHLOODQFH$FW ... 3860-3864 PART 3. Mammals Chapter 1. Game Mammals ... 3950-3961 2. Fur-Bearing Mammals Article 1. Trapping Provisions ...4000-4012 2. Fur Dealer License [Repealed]
3. Nongame Mammals and Depredators Article 1. Nongame Mammals ...4150-4158 2. Depredators ...4180-4190 4. Deer Article 1. Taking Deer ...4301-4304 2. License Tags ...4330-4341 3. Archery Deer Hunting ...4370-4371 5. Marine Mammals ... 4500-4502.5 6. Burros ...4600 7. Wild Pigs ... 4650-4657 8. Fully Protected Mammals...4700 9. Bear ... 4750-4763 10. Mountain Lions ... 4800-4810 11. Bighorn Sheep ... 4900-4904 DIVISION 5. PROTECTED REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS
Chapter 1. Turtles
Article
1. Desert Tortoises ...5000-5002 2. Terrapin ... 5020 2. Fully Protected Reptiles and Amphibians ...5050 3. Commercial Use of Reptiles ... 5060-5062
DIVISION 6. FISH PART 1. Generally Chapter 1. Miscellaneous ... 5500-5523 2. Pollution Article 1. General ...5650-5656 6KHOOÀVK$UHD&RQWDPLQDWLRQ ...5669-5675 3XULÀFDWLRQRI0ROOXVNV ...5700-5702 3. Trinity and Klamath River Fish and Game District ...5800-5803 3. Dams, Conduits, and Screens
Article
1. General Provisions ...5900-5904 2. Dams and Obstructions ...5930-5948 3. Conduits and Screens: Diversions Over 250 Cubic Feet per Second ...5980-5993 4. Conduits and Screens: Diversions Less Than 250 Cubic Feet per Second ...6020-6028 5. Diversion of Water From Streams ... 6100 4. Infected or Diseased Fish ... 6300-6306 5. Fish Planting and Propagation
Article
1. General Provisions ...6400-6403 $UWLÀFLDO5HHIV ...6420-6425 3. Aquatic Nuisance Species Prevention and Control Act [Repealed]
4. Grass Carp...6440-6460 8. Ocean Fishery Research ...6590-6598 5.5. California Marine Resources Legacy Act
Article
1. General Provisions ...6600-6605 2. Partial Removal of Offshore Oil Structures ...6610-6621 6. Kelp and Other Aquatic Plants
Article
1. General Provisions ...6650-6657 2. Royalties ... 6680 3. Exclusive Leases ...6700-6711 4. Noncommercial Use of Kelp ...6750-6751 7. Amphibia
Article
1. Frogs ...6850-6855 2. Frog-jumping Contests ...6880-6885 3. Commercial Use of Amphibians Except Frogs ...6895-6896 8. Salmon, Steelhead Trout, and Anadromous Fisheries Program Act
Article
1. Citation and Legislative Findings...6900-6903.5 'HÀQLWLRQV ...6910-6912 3. Salmon, Steelhead Trout, and Anadromous Fisheries Program ...6920-6924 4. Effect of Reduced Water Flows ... 6930 9. Coho Salmon Habitat Enhancement Leading to Preservation (Repealed)
PART 1.7. Conservation and Management of Marine Living Resources Chapter
1. General Policies ... 7050-7051 2. Marine Fisheries Generally ... 7055-7059 3. Fisheries Science ... 7060-7062 4. Commission and Department ... 7065-7066 5. Fishery Management Plans-General Policies ... 7070-7074 6. Fishery Management Plan Preparation, Approval, and Regulations ... 7075-7078 7. Contents of Fishery Management Plans ... 7080-7088 8. Emerging Fisheries ...7090
DIVISION 6. FISH (continued)
PART 2. Sport Fishing Chapter
1. Generally Article
1. Application of Part ... 7100 1.5. Sport Fishing Regulations ...7110-7115 2. General Provisions ...7120-7123 3. Sport Fishing Licenses ...7145-7155 4. Reciprocal Sport Fishing Licenses ...7180-7186.1 5. Processing and Preserving of Fish Taken Under Sport Fishing License ...7230-7232 2. Particular Varieties of Fish
Article
1. Spiny Lobster ... 7256 1.3. Native California Trout ...7260-7261 1.5. Pismo Clams ... 7290 2. Clams Generally, Mollusks, and Crustaceans ... 7332 3. Giant Seabass ... 7350 4. Bay-Delta Sport Fishing ...7360-7364 5. Sturgeon ... 7370 6. Steelhead Trout ...7380-7382 7. Recreational Abalone Advisory Committee ... 7400
PART 3. Commercial Fishing Chapter
1. Generally Article
1. Application of Port ...7600-7601 1.3. Commercial Fisheries Capacity Reduction Program ... 7630 1.5. Federal Regulation...7650-7655 1.6. Salmon Management ...7660-7662 1.7. Vessel, Hull, and Machinery Loss Pooling ... 7690 2. General Provisions ...7700-7715 3. Commercial Fishing Licenses...7850-7858 3.5. Commercial Salmon Trollers Enhancement and Restoration Program ...7860-7863 4. Vessel Registration ...7880-7892 5. Commercial Passenger Fishing Boat Licenses ...7920-7925 6. Commercial Fishing Reports ...8010-8026 7. Commercial Fish Business Licenses ...8030-8039 7.5. Landing Fees ...8040-8070 8. Reduction Permits...8075-8080 9. Limited Entry Fisheries ...8100-8104 10. Far Offshore Fishing ...8110-8114 11. High Seas Interception of Salmon ...8120-8123 12. Commercial Fisheries Capacity Reduction Program ...8125-8126 2. Particular Varieties of Fish
Article
1. General Season ... 8140 2. Sardines ...8150.5-8154 3. Anchovies ...8180-8190 4. Salmon ...8210.2-8226 4.5. Commercial Salmon Vessel Permits ...8230-8248 5. Lobster ...8250-8259 6. Crab ...8275-8284 8. Clams and Other Mollusks ...8340-8346 9. Salt-water and Anadromous Fish Generally ...8370-8403 9.1. Sea Cucumbers ...8405-8405.4 3DFLÀF0DFNHUHO ...8411-8412 9.7. Market Squid...8420-8429.7 10. Fresh-water Fish Generally ...8430-8437.1 11. Fresh-water Fish for Bait ...8460-8475 &UD\ÀVK ...8490-8492
DIVISION 6. FISH (continued)
PART 3. Commercial Fishing (continued) Chapter
2. Particular Varieties of Fish (continued) Article
13. Halibut Trawl Grounds ...8494-8497 14. Tidal Invertebrates ... 8500 14.5. Krill ... 8510 15. Herring ...8550-8559 'ULIW*LOO1HW6KDUNDQG6ZRUGÀVK)LVKHU\ ...8561-8583.5 17. Nearshore Fisheries Management Act ...8585-8589.7 18. Prawns and Shrimp ...8590-8595 19. Marine Aquaria Pets ...8596-8598.6 20. White Sharks and Basking Sharks ...8599-8599.4 3. Nets
Article
1. Generally ...8601-8609 1.4. Marine Resources Protection Act of 1990 ...8610.1-8610.16 1.5. Development of Alternative Fishing Gear ...8614-8615 2. Nets for Particular Varieties of Fish...8623-8626 3. Seizure ...8630-8635 4. Nets Generally in Particular Districts...8660-8670 5. Gill and Trammel Nets ...8680-8700 6. Trammel Nets ...8720-8725 7. Round Haul Nets...8750-8757 8. Bait Nets ...8780-8780.1 9. Beach Nets...8800-8807 10. Trawl Nets ...8830-8843 11. Dip Nets ... 8870 12. Other Nets ... 8890 4. Other Means of Taking
Article
1. Traps ...9000-9024 2. “Fishing Lines” ...9025-9029.5 3. Other Appliances ...9050-9055 5. Fuel Conservation Assistance Program ... 9100-9101 DIVISION 6.5. STURGEON EGG PROCESSORS ...10000-10005 DIVISION 7. REFUGES
Chapter
1. Refuges and Other Protected Areas Article
1. General Provisions ...10500-10514 2. Special Provisions for Given Areas ...10650-10667 3. Federal Bird Reservations ...10680-10685 4. Clam Refuges ... 10711 5. Wilderness Areas ...10740-10741 6SHFLÀF5HIXJH%RXQGDULHV
Article
1. Fish and Game Refuges ...10770-10771 2. Fish Refuges ... 10801 3. Game Refuges...10820-10844 4. Waterfowl Refuges ...10860-10861 5. Quail Refuges ...10880-10881 6. Marine Life Refuge ...10900-10913 7. Junior Fishing Reserve ... 10925 8. Burro Sanctuary...10930-10932 DIVISION 8. DISTRICTS
Chapter
DIVISION 9. FINES AND PENALTIES
Chapter
1. General Provisions ... 12000-12029 2. Forfeitures, Revocations, and Seizures ... 12150-12166 3. California Indians ...12300 DIVISION 10. REVENUE Chapter 1. State ... 13000-13014 2. County ... 13100-13104 3. Accounting ... 13200-13205 DIVISION 10.5. EXPENDITURES ...13220-13231 DIVISION 11. PACIFIC MARINE FISHERIES COMPACT
Chapter 1. The Compact ... 14000-14002 2. The Commission ... 14100-14105 DIVISION 12. AQUACULTURE Chapter 1. General Provisions ... 15000-15008 2. Aquaculture Development Section ... 15100-15105 3. Stocking Aquatic Organisms ... 15200-15202 4. Brood Stock Acquisition ... 15300-15301 5. Leasing of State Water Bottoms ... 15400-15415 6. Disease Control ... 15500-15516 7. Importation of Aquatic Plants and Animals ... 15600-15605 8. Aquaculture Development Committee ... 15700-15703 DIVISION 13. STATE-TRIBAL AGREEMENTS GOVERNING INDIAN FISHING
Chapter
1. Legislative Findings ...16000 2. General Provisions ... 16001-16005 3. Negotiation and Approval of Agreement ... 16006-16009 4. Enforceability of an Agreement or Compact ... 16010-16011 DIVISION 13.5. STATE-TRIBAL AGREEMENTS GOVERNING INDIAN FISHING ON THE
KLAMATH RIVER
Chapter
1. Legislative Findings ...16500 *HQHUDO3URYLVLRQVDQG'HÀQLWLRQV ... 16510-16520 3. Negotiation and Approval of Agreement ... 16530-16532 4. Enforceability of an Agreement or Compact ... 16540-16541
APPENDIX Page
Selected Provisions from Other California Codes ...7 Selected Federal Laws and Treaties Relating to Sport Fish and Wildlife ...787 Policies Adopted by the California Fish and Game Commission ...793 Index ...I-1