Title FGC, California Fish & Game Code

The proceedings to revoke or suspend a commercial fishing license shall be conducted at one of the commission’s regularly scheduled meetings. (Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1244, Sec. 8.)

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 fishing vessel only under the following conditions: (a) The fish are taken under a…

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 and to each commercial boat registration issued by the department, except licens…

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 fishery, as defined in Section 8100: (a) The permit shall be renewed annually. (b…

The commission may close for the taking of clams not less than eight land miles of pismo clam bearing beaches within San Luis Obispo County as a clam refuge, but not more than 50 percent of any individual pismo clam bearing beach or beaches may be so closed at any time. The commi…

(a) For the purposes of this section, “donor intermediary” means a recipient who receives a game bird or mammal from a donor to give to a charitable organization or charitable entity. (b) A person may possess a game bird or mammal during a period other than the open season for th…

Cold storage plants and frozen food locker plants shall make and keep a complete detailed record of all game birds or mammals stored in such plants. A record of each game bird or mammal shall be made at the time it is received at the plant for storage. The record shall be open fo…

(a) (1) Every person who prepares, stuffs, or mounts the skin of any fish, reptile, amphibian, bird, or mammal for another person for a fee shall make and keep an accurate and detailed record, as prescribed by regulations of the commission, regarding all fish, reptile, amphibian,…

(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 ditches used to transport water used for irrigation or domestic purposes, shall ha…

(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 jurisdiction over that shore. (b) This section applies only to licenses, permits, rese…

(a) The Arizona Game and Fish Commission shall handle California sportfishing licenses and California special use validations and issue them through Arizona license dealers. Prior to August 31 of each year, that commission shall make an audit report and send a remittance for thos…

(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. (b) A California special use validation is valid for one year to coincide with the period for …

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 authorized to be issued to licensees of the State of California upon substantially the sa…

(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 sportfishing license valid for a period of less than one year, a California special use v…

(a) A person owning or operating a vessel used in connection with fishing operations for profit who has been issued a commercial boat registration pursuant to Section 7881 shall display, for the purpose of identification, a department registration number on the vessel in a manner…

(a) Every person who owns or operates a vessel in public waters in connection with fishing operations for profit in this state, or who brings fish into this state, or who, for profit, permits persons to fish therefrom, shall submit an application for commercial boat registration …

The law relating to the subject of control of fishing in state waters when delivery is to points beyond state waters was adopted as an initiative measure at the General Election of November 8, 1938. The reference to Section 845 in the last sentence is to Sections 8630 to 8632, in…

The department shall issue to any person owning or operating an aircraft used in connection with commercial fishing operations in this state an aircraft registration for that aircraft. The registration shall be carried aboard the aircraft at all times when the aircraft is used in…

It is unlawful for any person other than a legally constituted peace officer or officer or employee of the Forest Service of the United States Department of Agriculture, the department, or of the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or county fish and game wardens or their…

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), nothing in this article prohibits access by a person over a road or trail, in an area described in Section 10740, to reach land that person lawfully possesses. A person allowed access over a road or trail pursuant to this subdivision may…

(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. (b) Any cannery or packing plant in which fish that have been taken under a sport fishing license are…

(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 by that fish canner or fish processor. (b) Nothing in this section authorizes a h…

The owner of any boat or vessel who, for profit, permits any person to take fish, shall procure a commercial passenger fishing boat license. This article applies only to a boat or vessel whose owner or his or her employee or other representative is with it when it is used for fis…

The base fee for a commercial passenger fishing vessel license is two hundred fifty dollars ($250) in the 2004 license year, which shall be adjusted annually thereafter pursuant to Section 713. The commercial passenger fishing vessel license shall be issued to the holder of a com…

The holder of a license shall keep a true record in the English language of all fish taken, and shall comply with such regulations as the commission may prescribe. Such a record and the information contained in it shall be confidential, and the record shall not be a public record…

Licenses issued under this article are subject to forfeiture, suspension, or revocation for a violation of Section 7121 and for any offense for which a commercial fishing license may be forfeited, suspended, or revoked. (Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1052, Sec. 2.)

(a) If a commercial passenger fishing boat is used to take salmon or has salmon aboard in ocean waters north of Point Arguello, there shall be on board that vessel a total number of commercial fishing salmon stamps sufficient to have at least one for the operator and one for each…

The department shall: (a) Gather and prepare data of the commercial fisheries, showing particularly the extent of the fisheries and the extent to which the various species abound. (b) Make such investigations of the biology and the environment of the living marine resources as wi…

(a) (1) The landing receipts, reports, or other records filed with the department pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 7700) to Article 7.5 (commencing with Section 8040), inclusive, the records filed with the commission pursuant to Section 8026, and the information the…

(a) The commission, upon recommendation of the department, may suspend or revoke the commercial fishing privileges of any fisherman or the license of any person required to be licensed under Article 7 (commencing with Section 8030) who is convicted of a violation of this article …

(a) The commission may require the owner and operator of a commercial fishing vessel, the holder of a commercial fishing license or permit, and the owner and licenseholder of a commercial passenger fishing boat to keep and submit a complete and accurate record of fishing activiti…

Any person who engages in any business for profit involving fish shall be licensed pursuant to this article, except as follows: (a) A commercial fisherman who sells fish only to persons licensed under this article to purchase or receive fish from commercial fishermen and who does…

(a) The following definitions govern the construction of this article: (1) “Process fish” means any activity for profit of preserving or preparing fish for sale or delivery to other than the ultimate consumer, including, but not limited to, cleaning, cutting, gutting, scaling, sh…

(a) A multifunction commercial fish business license shall be issued that authorizes any or all activities described in Section 8033, 8034, 8035, or 8036. The annual fee for this license is one thousand three hundred seventy-three dollars ($1,373). (b) Specialty licenses for part…

Unless otherwise specified, all of the following conditions apply to each commercial fish business license, permit, or other entitlement pursuant to this article: (a) An application for a commercial fish business license, permit, or other entitlement shall be made on a form conta…

(a) Except as provided in Section 8033.1 or 8033.5, or subdivision (b) of Section 8047, any person who purchases or receives fish for commercial purposes from a fisherman who is required to be licensed under Section 7850, or any person who removes fish from the point of the first…

(a) Any person engaged in any of the following activities involving species identified in subdivision (b) of Section 8597 shall obtain a nontransferable marine aquaria receiver’s license: (1) A person who is required to have a marine aquaria collector’s permit pursuant to Section…

The annual fee for the marine aquaria receiver’s license is one thousand three hundred seventy-three dollars ($1,373). (Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 741, Sec. 35. Effective January 1, 2004.)

(a) Any commercial fisherman who sells fish for other than marine aquaria pet trade or research purposes that he or she has taken to the ultimate consumer of that fish shall obtain a fisherman’s retail license. The annual fee for a fisherman’s retail license is sixty-nine dollars…

(a) Any person who processes fish for profit shall obtain a fish processor’s license. The annual fee for a fish processor’s license is five hundred forty-nine dollars ($549). (b) Any person required to obtain a license under this section who takes his or her own fish shall also o…

(a) Except for a person exempt under Section 8030, any person who, for the purpose of resale to other than the ultimate consumer, purchases or obtains fish from another person, who is required to be licensed as a fish receiver, fish processor, fish importer, or fish wholesaler un…

(a) Any person who purchases or receives fish that are taken outside of this state and brought into this state by a person who is not a licensed commercial fisherman, for the purpose of resale to other than the ultimate consumer, shall obtain a fish importer’s license. The annual…

(a) A person who engages in business involving fish which business activity would require more than one class of license under this article shall obtain either a commercial fish business license issued under subdivision (a) of Section 8032 or each of the specialty licenses which …

A license issued under this article is valid from January 1 to December 31, inclusive, or, if issued after the beginning of that term, for the remainder thereof. (Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1117, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994.)

The fees specified in this article are applicable to the 2004 license year and shall be adjusted annually thereafter pursuant to Section 713. (Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 741, Sec. 40. Effective January 1, 2004.)

The commission may grant a permit, subject to such regulations as it may prescribe, to take and use fish by a reduction or extraction process. (Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)