Title FGC, California Fish & Game Code

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 the purpose of enhancing California’s salmon populations and increasing the sal…

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 marine fish populations, including, but not limited to, those for Dungeness crab…

It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state to encourage the preservation, conservation, and maintenance of wildlife resources under the jurisdiction and influence of the state. This policy shall include the following objectives: (a) To maintain sufficient populations of …

The department has jurisdiction over the conservation, protection, and management of fish, wildlife, native plants, and habitat necessary for biologically sustainable populations of those species. The department, as trustee for fish and wildlife resources, shall consult with lead…

Unless the context clearly requires a different meaning, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1545, Sec. 2. Effective September 30, 1988.)

“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. (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1545, Sec. 2. Effective September 30, 1988.)

“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). (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1545, Sec. 2. Effective September 30, 1988.)

(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 comprehensive program for the protection and increase of salmon, steelhead trout, and anadr…

The program shall identify the measures the department will carry out to achieve the policies set forth in Section 6902. (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1545, Sec. 2. Effective September 30, 1988.)

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 through the improvement of stream and streambank conditions without effect on land …

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. (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1545, Sec. 2. Effective September 30, 1988.)

(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 the mouths and upstream estuaries of rivers selected under subdivision (b) would…

The director shall appoint an Aquaculture Development Committee consisting of the following persons: (a) At least 12 members representing all sectors of the fresh and salt water aquaculture industry. (b) One member representing the department, two members from and chosen by the U…

(a) The term of membership for members other than representatives of public agencies shall be three years. The representatives of public agencies shall serve at the pleasure of the agency that the member represents. (b) Members of the committee shall serve without compensation. (…

(a) The committee shall be advisory to the director on all matters pertaining to aquaculture and shall coordinate activities among public entities. (b) The committee shall assist the director in developing and implementing a state aquaculture plan, identify the opportunities for …

The committee shall meet on the call of the director, but not less than twice each year. (Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1486, Sec. 25.)

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Keene-Nielsen Fisheries Restoration Act of 1985. (Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 867, Sec. 1.)

The Legislature finds and declares as follows: (a) Many of California’s significant fish and wildlife resources in inland and coastal waters have declined as the result of many development projects which have provided valuable economic growth. (b) Fish and wildlife have been adve…

(a) The Fisheries Restoration Account is hereby created in the Fish and Game Preservation Fund. The moneys in the Fisheries Restoration Account are hereby appropriated to the department for expenditure in fiscal years 1991–92 to 1993–94, inclusive, pursuant to subdivision (b). (b…

The department may advance partial finding, of up to 50 percent of the amount contracted for, to contractors for projects under subdivision (b) of Section 2762 if the director finds the organization meets all of the following requirements: (1) It has a previously demonstrated rec…

In addition to subdivision (b) of Section 2762, the moneys in the Fisheries Restoration Account may be expended, upon appropriation by the Legislature, by the department to fund the administrative costs of the Advisory Committee on Salmon and Steelhead Trout. (Added by Stats. 198…

The department shall, after consultation with the Advisory Committee on Salmon and Steelhead Trout, allocate that amount of moneys appropriated to the department from the Public Resources Account in the Cigarette and Tobacco Products Surtax Fund which the department determines to…

The director shall consult with the Resources Agency, the Department of Water Resources, the State Water Resources Control Board, the State Coastal Conservancy, the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, and the California Coastal Commission in determining pro…

The director shall consult with other responsible state agencies and appropriate fishery advisory committees, including, but not limited to, the Advisory Committee on Salmon and Steelhead Trout and the Striped Bass Stamp Advisory Committee, in developing projects to be funded pur…

The California Water Commission, in any recommendation it may make to the Congress of the United States on funding for water projects, shall include recommendations for studies, programs, and facilities necessary to correct fish and wildlife problems caused, fully or partially, b…

(a) (1) Except as provided in this section or Section 2081.7, 2081.13, 2081.15, or 2835, a fully protected mammal may not be taken or possessed at any time. No provision of this code or any other law shall be construed to authorize the issuance of a permit or license to take a fu…

(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 other marine-dependent activities. Therefore, the commission, based upon the advi…