California Administrative Code

(a) An application for a grant award under this article shall be submitted on the Quagga and Zebra Mussel Infestation Prevention Grant Program 2014 Application for Grant Funding, dated 8/7/14, hereby incorporated by reference and shall comply with 2014/15 Quagga and Zebra Mussel …

When awarding grants, the department shall: (a) Give priority to applicants whose program provides a dreissenid mussel infestation prevention plan that is consistent with Section 2302 of the Fish and Game Code and that also includes visual and manual inspection standards and othe…

Upon awarding of a grant to an applicant the applicant shall entered into a grant agreement with the state, the terms and conditions of which shall be determined by the department.

(a) All department land, except for fishing access and public access lands, is closed to visitor access and use until and unless the land is opened for a use or uses through regulations adopted by the commission in sections 550, 550.5, 551, 552, 630, and 702 of these regulations.…

(a) Reservations for Hunting Activities. (1) Reservations for waterfowl and pheasant hunting are available for Type A wildlife areas for all authorized shoot days of the season. On Type B wildlife areas, reservations are required for the opening weekend of waterfowl season and ma…

(a) The areas listed in Section 551 have been designated by the commission as wildlife areas. All wildlife areas are maintained for the primary purposes of developing a statewide program of ecological conservation, restoration, preservation, development and management of wildlife…

(a) The power to control entry on the National Wildlife Refuges that are also designated as wildlife areas in subsections 551(c) and (d) is at the discretion of the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The hunting programs for the “Type A” areas listed below are admini…

(a) The Pink (Ocean) Shrimp, Pandalus jordani, Fishery Management Plan adopted by the commission on April 20, 2022, is hereby incorporated by reference. (b) The Pink Shrimp FMP, sections 120 and 120.1, and other applicable state and federal laws and regulations shall form the bas…

The North Coast District consists of the inland waters of all of Trinity, Humboldt and Del Norte counties and the portion of Siskiyou County northwest of a line drawn between Mt. Eddy and the Black Butte Summit railroad crossing of Interstate 5 and west of Interstate 5 between th…

(a) General Rules and Regulations: The areas specified in this section have been declared by the commission to be marine protected areas, marine managed areas, or special closures. Public use of marine protected areas, marine managed areas, or special closures shall be compatible…

(a) Agreements: Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3450-3453 of the Fish and Game Code, the department may enter into agreements with the United States Department of Defense to provide for the development and administration of fish and wildlife management plans and programs on…

A Special Use (Type V) PFD may be carried in lieu of any PFD required under Section 6565.5 provided: (a) The approval label on the Special Use PFD indicates that the device is approved: (1) For the activity in which the boat is being used; or (2) As a substitute for a PFD of the …

The purpose of the Boating Safety and Enforcement Financial Aid Program is to augment a participating agency's revenues for boating safety and enforcement activities when an agency incurs boating safety and enforcement program costs that exceed actual vessel taxes received by the…

The following definitions shall be used in this article. (a) “Administrative costs” are the costs incurred by a participating agency for indirect services necessary for the operation of a participating agency's boating safety and enforcement program. (b) “Agency” means a county o…

For the purposes of receiving State financial aid under Section 663.7 of the Harbors and Navigation Code, boating safety and enforcement activities include: (a) Enforcement of State and local laws and regulations for boating activities by means of vessel, foot patrol, motor vehic…

Agencies requesting permission to participate are entitled to receive State financial aid for boating safety and enforcement programs on waters under their jurisdiction, provided the following conditions are satisfied: (a) An applicant agency provides a certified copy of the reso…

This article shall be known and may be cited as the Boating Safety and Boating Law Enforcement Training Grant Program under which the Department of Boating and Waterways may provide grants to local governments for boating safety and boating law enforcement training activities pur…

(a) “Agency” means a county of the State, or a city, district or other public agency within a county or counties. (b) “Allowable costs or expenses” mean the costs or expenditures made by a grantee that are authorized by the Department. (c) “Boating Safety and Boating Law Enforcem…

Grant funds awarded by the Department pursuant to this article must be used to provide Department approved and P.O.S.T. certified boating safety and boating law enforcement training.

Each grantee shall enter into a written MOU with the Department prior to a trainee attending the training. The MOU shall include, at a minimum, the grant amount, the name of the Department boating safety and boating law enforcement training program, and the name of the employee a…

(a) Each grantee shall be reimbursed up to the actual allowable costs incurred or paid by the trainee while attending Department boating safety and boating law enforcement training provided Department funding is available for the purposes of this article. (b) Upon completion of t…

(a) The Department shall maintain adequate controls to ensure responsibility and accountability for the expenditure of the Boating Safety and Boating Law Enforcement Trainee Grant Program funds. The Department or its representatives may conduct periodic systematic audits of a gra…

The following species and subspecies are hereby declared to be endangered or threatened, as indicated: (a) Endangered: (1) Crustaceans: (A) California freshwater shrimp (Syncaris pacifica) (B) Shasta crayfish (Pacifastacus fortis) (2) Fishes: (A) Bull trout (Salvelinus confluentu…

The department may issue revocable permits to take fully protected species for scientific purposes under the following conditions: (a) Permits may be issued only to members of the faculty or professional staff of a scientific or educational institution; professional wildlife staf…

Any domesticated reindeer meat imported into this state shall be accompanied by a bill of lading, a copy of which shall be forwarded to the Department of Fish and Game, Sacramento, within 24 hours after such importation. The bill of lading shall indicate the number of carcasses o…

(a) Dog Training When No Wild Birds Are Captured, Injured, or Killed. Notwithstanding Section 265 of these regulations, a person may train dogs to retrieve, or to point or flush game birds, or may train for or participate in field trails or similar events related to these activit…

For the purposes of Sections 679.1 through 679.9, the following definitions apply: (a) Animal Welfare, or Welfare of the Animal. The state of an animal that is met, while being temporarily possessed by a person, by providing for its physical and behavioral needs in a manner that …

(a) Evaluation for Release. A permittee, their designee, or sub-permittee shall evaluate a rehabilitation animal to determine if it can be released to the wild, in accordance with Section 671.6, using the following non-releasability criteria: the animal does not have a condition …

(a) Inspections by the Department. (1) Inspections During Application Processes. The department shall conduct an inspection of any wildlife rehabilitation facility, satellite facility, enclosure, equipment, and required record belonging to or in the possession of, and any rehabil…

(a) Revocation of a Permit by the Department. The department shall revoke a permit if a permittee, their designee, or sub-permittee, authorized person, or qualified handler has violated any provision of the Fish and Game Code or regulations adopted pursuant thereto, Penal Code se…

(a) Cervid. Any live mammal, embryo, or gamete in the taxonomic family Cervidae. Cervids include but are not limited to sika deer, fallow deer, axis deer, white-tailed deer, mule deer, moose, caribou, reindeer, and elk. (b) Prohibitions. (1) It shall be unlawful to import into th…

(a) Definitions: (1) “Free Hunting Day Registration” is a no-fee license available only to an authorized unlicensed hunter for use on the two designated free hunting days of the license year for which the registration is issued. (2) “Authorized Unlicensed Hunter” is a California …

(a) For the purposes of vegetation fuels reduction or restoration of habitat, and for the benefit of the State, the department may enter into service contracts for prescribed herbivory treatments, including targeted grazing. (b) Cattle, goats, and sheep may be used for prescribed…

Pursuant to the provisions of section 1050 of the Fish and Game Code, and in compliance with the provisions of section 713 of said Code, the Department shall annually adjust the fees of all licenses, certificates, permits and license tags, or other entitlement required by regulat…

(a) General Provisions: (1) Every body of water listed in subsection (b) is closed to the take of hatchery trout, hatchery steelhead, and salmon and to fishing for these species, unless otherwise noted. (2) Every body of water listed in subsection (b) is closed to all fishing exc…

(a) General Provisions: (1) Every body of water listed in subsection (b) is closed to all fishing except during the open season as shown. Unless otherwise provided, waters shown as open to trout fishing in subsection (b), are open to fishing for other species. Gear restrictions l…

The following procedure shall be followed in issuing hunting or sport fishing licenses: (a) A hunting or sport fishing license, except as provided in subsections 700.3(b) and (c), Title 14, CCR, shall contain the following information about the licensee before being issued: (1) T…

(a) Defined: For the purposes of this Division the “Automated License Data System” or “ALDS” is an automated system that replaced the Department's paper license inventory system. ALDS allows license items to be printed instantly using point of sale terminals and is available at D…

(a) For any license, permit, tag, reservation or other entitlement issued by the department where a specific form or application is specified, the department may accept the submission of equivalent information identified on the application or form via alternative media, such as t…

(a) Waterway marker is any device designed to be placed in, on or near the water to convey an official message to a boat operator on matters which may affect health, safety, or well being, except that such devices of the United States or an agency of the United States are exclude…

(a) Applications, Forms and Fees for January 1 through December 31 (Calendar Year). (1) Permits for Restricted Species (A) 2012 Restricted Species Permit Fees 1. Restricted Species Permit Application (New) $104.25 2. Restricted Species Permit Application (Amended or Renewal) $ 53…

(a) Box Crab Experimental Fishing Permits/Form Fees (US$) (1) Box Crab Experimental Fishing Permit $4,487.75 (2) Experimental Fishing Permit Terms and Conditions, DFW 1085 (New 01/01/2020), incorporated by reference herein. (b) Marine Fisheries: Experimental Fishing Permit Progra…

(a) Application Permit Fees (US$) Processing Fees (US$) (1) 2013-2014 Crayfish Permit Application FG 964 (Rev. 2/13), incorporated by reference herein. 40.75 (2) 2013-2014 Permit to Take Fish in California Waters and Deliver to a Port Outside of California Application WPD 917 (Re…

(a) A drawing shall be held annually for available sage grouse hunting permits. (1) It shall be unlawful to hunt sage grouse without a valid sage grouse permit issued for a zone defined in Section 300, subsection (a)(1)(D)3. (b) Application Process (1) Applications for the number…

The department shall not exchange any deer license tag for a different zone or hunt after the tag quota for the original tag zone or hunt fills for the season. The department shall not exchange a tag if the earliest season (either archery or general) for the tag being exchanged h…

(a) Upon the killing of any deer the tag holder shall immediately fill out all portions of the tag including the report card completely, legibly, and permanently, and cut out or punch out and completely remove notches or punch holes for the month and date of the kill. The deer li…

(a) For purposes of implementing the penalty enhancements set forth in Fish and Game Code section 12013.3, the following are designated as trophies: (1) In deer hunting zones A, B1-B6, D10, D11, D13, D15, and D16, any deer with four or more points on either antler (excluding eye …

It is unlawful to import, or possess any hunter harvested cervid carcass or parts of any cervid carcass imported into the State, such as deer, elk, moose, caribou, reindeer, and other species of the Family Cervidae, except for the following: (a) portions of meat with no part of t…

§ 450.16. Change of Business or Corporate Name. [Renumbered] This database is current through 5/1/26 Register 2026, No. 18. Source: https://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/Document/I67CA42735A1E11EC8227000D3A7C4BC3?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=Category…