CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME CODE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS
DIVISION 0.5. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS
CHAPTER 1. GENERAL DEFINITIONS .................................... 1-89.1
CHAPTER 2. MARINE LIFE DEFINITIONS ............................... 90-99.5
DIVISION 1. FISH AND GAME COMMISSION
CHAPTER 1. ORGANIZATION .......................................... 101-106
CHAPTER 2. GENERAL REGULATORY POWERS
Article 1. Regulations .......................................... 200-220
Article 1.5. Emergency Regulations ............................... 240
Article 2. Continuance of Regulations ............................ 250
CHAPTER 3. OTHER REGULATORY POWERS
Article 1. Generally ............................................ 300-317
Article 2. Special Seasons ...................................... 325-330
Article 2.1. Antelope and Elk ................................... 331-332
Article 3. Migratory Birds ...................................... 355-357
Article 4. California-Arizona Compact ............................ 375
Article 5. Reciprocal Agreements With Adjoining States .......... 390-391
Article 6. Falconry ............................................. 395-398
CHAPTER 4. ACCEPTANCE OF FEDERAL ACTS ............................ 400-401
CHAPTER 5. MANAGEMENT OF DEER .................................... 450-460
CHAPTER 6. DAMAGES FROM POACHING AND ILLEGAL SALES ................ 500
DIVISION 2. DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME
CHAPTER 1. ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL FUNCTIONS
Article 1. Generally ............................................ 700-714
CHAPTER 1.5. WILDLIFE VIOLATOR COMPACT
Article 1. General Provisions ................................. 716-716.2
Article 2. Definitions ........................................... 716.3
Article 3. Issuing State Violation Procedures .................... 716.4
Article 4. Home State Procedures ................................. 716.5
Article 5. Reciprocal Recognition of Suspension .................. 716.6
Article 6. Applicability of Other Laws ........................... 716.7
Article 7. Compact Administrator Procedures ...................... 716.8
Article 8. Entry Into Compact and Withdrawal ..................... 716.9
Article 9. Amendments to the Compact ............................. 717
Article 10. Construction and Severability ................... 717.1-717.2
CHAPTER 2. DEPUTIES AND OTHER EMPLOYEES; COUNTY WARDENS
Article 1. State ................................................ 850-858
Article 2. County Fish and Game Wardens ......................... 875-882
CHAPTER 3. OTHER POWERS AND DUTIES
Article 1. Generally .......................................... 1000-1019
Article 2. General License Provisions ......................... 1050-1110
Article 3. State Fish Hatcheries .............................. 1120-1126
Article 4. County Fish Hatcheries ................................ 1150
Article 5. Private Nonprofit Hatcheries ....................... 1170-1175
Article 6. Cooperative Salmon and Steelhead Rearing Facilities 1200-1206
CHAPTER 4. WILDLIFE CONSERVATION LAW OF 1947
Article 1. Generally .......................................... 1300-1301
Article 2. The Wildlife Conservation Board .................... 1320-1324
Article 3. Powers and Purposes ................................ 1345-1356
Article 3.5. Oak Woodlands Conservation Act ................... 1360-1372
Article 4. Cooperation With United States ........................ 1375
CHAPTER 4.1. CALIFORNIA RIPARIAN HABITAT CONSERVATION PROGRAM .. 1385-1391
CHAPTER 4.3. INLAND WETLANDS CONSERVATION PROGRAM
Article 1. Definitions ........................................ 1400-1405
Article 2. The Inland Wetlands Conservation Program ........... 1410-1422
Article 3. Finances ........................................... 1430-1431
CHAPTER 5. FISH AND GAME MANAGEMENT
Article 1. Generally .......................................... 1500-1507
Article 2. Wildlife Management Areas and Game Farms ........... 1525-1530
Article 3. Shared Habitat Alliance for Recreational
Enhancement Program ................................ 1570-1574
Article 3.5. Cooperative Hunting Areas ........................... 1575
Article 4. Ecological Reserves ................................ 1580-1586
Article 5. Classification of Marine Managed Areas with Harvest
Restrictions ....................................... 1590-1591
CHAPTER 6. FISH AND WILDLIFE PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION ....... 1600-1616
CHAPTER 7. CONSERVATION OF AQUATIC RESOURCES ...................... 1700
CHAPTER 7.2. TRUST MANAGEMENT .................................. 1725-1728
CHAPTER 7.3. BLACK BASS CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ............ 1740-1743
CHAPTER 7.5. NATIVE SPECIES CONSERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT
Article 1. Short Title ........................................... 1750
Article 2. Findings and Declarations .......................... 1755-1756
Article 3. Native Species Conservation and Enhancement Account 1760-1769
Article 4. Endangered and Rare Fish, Wildlife, and Plant
Species Conservation and Enhancement Account ....... 1770-1772
CHAPTER 7.8. SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY WETLANDS
MITIGATION BANK ACT OF 1993
Article 1. General Provisions ............................... 1775-1779.5
Article 2. Legislative Goals .................................. 1780-1781
Article 3. Wetlands Mitigation Banks .......................... 1784-1787
Article 4. Wetlands ......................................... 1790-1792.5
Article 5. Discharge into Wetlands ............................ 1793-1796
CHAPTER 8. CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES
Article 1. Definitions ........................................... 1800
Article 2. Policy ............................................. 1801-1802
CHAPTER 9. WETLANDS MITIGATION BANKING
Article 1. General Provisions ................................. 1850-1852
CHAPTER 10. NATIVE PLANT PROTECTION ............................ 1900-1913
CHAPTER 11. CALIFORNIA DESERT NATIVE PLANTS .................... 1925-1926
CHAPTER 12. SIGNIFICANT NATURAL AREAS .......................... 1930-1940
DIVISION 3. FISH AND GAME GENERALLY
CHAPTER 1. TAKING AND POSSESSING IN GENERAL .................... 2000-2019
CHAPTER 1.5. ENDANGERED SPECIES
Article 1. General Provisions ................................. 2050-2068
Article 2. Listing of Endangered Species ...................... 2070-2079
Article 3. Taking, Importation, Exportation, or Sale .......... 2080-2085
Article 3.5. Incidental Take Associated with Routine and
Ongoing Activities ............................... 2086-2089
Article 5. Funding ............................................ 2098-2100
Article 7. Recovery Strategy Pilot Program .................. 2106-2115.5
CHAPTER 2. IMPORTATION, TRANSPORTATION, AND SHELTERING OF
RESTRICTED LIVE WILD ANIMALS
Article 1. Generally .......................................... 2116-2127
Article 2. Permits ............................................ 2150-2157
Article 3. Regulation and Enforcement ......................... 2185-2195
Article 4. Mammals Used for Hire .............................. 2200-2203
CHAPTER 3. IMPORTATION AND TRANSPORTATION OF LIVE PLANTS
AND ANIMALS
Article 1. Birds ................................................. 2225
Article 2. Mammals ............................................... 2250
Article 3. Aquatic Plants and Animals ......................... 2270-2272
CHAPTER 3.5. AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES .......................... 2300-2302
CHAPTER 4. IMPORTATION AND TRANSPORTATION OF DEAD BIRDS,
MAMMALS, FISH, REPTILES, AND AMPHIBIA
Article 1. Dead Wild Birds, Mammals, Fish, Reptiles, and
Amphibia ........................................... 2345-2371
Article 2. Dead Domesticated Birds and Mammals ................ 2400-2401
CHAPTER 5. HUNTING AND FISHING GUIDES .......................... 2535-2546
CHAPTER 6. CAPTURE, TRANSPORT OR SALE OF WILD RODENTS .......... 2575-2576
CHAPTER 6.5. CONTROL OF ILLEGALLY TAKEN FISH AND WILDLIFE ...... 2580-2589
CHAPTER 7. FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 1984
Article 1. General Provisions ................................. 2600-2602
Article 2. Habitat Enhancement Program ........................ 2620-2627
Article 3. Fiscal Provisions .................................. 2640-2651
CHAPTER 7.5. WILDLIFE AND NATURAL AREAS CONSERVATION PROGRAM
Article 1. General Provisions ................................. 2700-2702
Article 2. Habitat Conservation Program ....................... 2720-2729
CHAPTER 8. FISHERIES RESTORATION ............................... 2760-2765
CHAPTER 9. CALIFORNIA WILDLIFE PROTECTION ACT OF 1990
Article 1. General Provisions ................................. 2780-2781
Article 2. California Wildlife Protection ................... 2785-2799.6
CHAPTER 10. NATURAL COMMUNITY CONSERVATION PLANNING ACT ........ 2800-2835
CHAPTER 10.5. MARINE LIFE PROTECTION ACT ....................... 2850-2863
CHAPTER 11. HABITAT MAINTENANCE DISTRICTS ...................... 2900-2901
CHAPTER 13. SALTON SEA RESTORATION ACT ......................... 2930-2933
DIVISION 4. BIRDS AND MAMMALS
PART 1. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO BOTH
CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Methods of Taking ................................. 3000-3012
Article 2. Hunting Licenses .................................. 3031-3039
Article 2.5. Hunter's Safety ................................. 3049-3054
Article 3. Special Colorado River Hunting Licenses ........... 3060-3063
Article 4. Possession of Birds and Mammals After Season ...... 3080-3087
CHAPTER 2. COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES
Article 1. Domesticated Game Breeding ........................ 3200-3219
Article 2. Commercial Hunting Clubs ........................ 3240.5-3246
Article 3. Licensed Domesticated Game Bird Hunting Clubs ........ 3270
Article 4. Licensed Domesticated Migratory Game Bird Shooting
Areas ............................................. 3300-3311
Article 5. Enhancement and Management of Fish and Wildlife
and their Habitat on Private Lands ................ 3400-3409
Article 6. Management of Fish and Wildlife on Military Lands 3450-3453
Article 7. The California Waterfowl Habitat Program .......... 3460-3467
PART 2. BIRDS
CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS ................................. 3500-3516
CHAPTER 2. PARTICULAR VARIETIES
Article 1. Pheasants ............................................ 3660
Article 2. Other Species ..................................... 3680-3686
Article 3. Migratory Birds ................................... 3700-3705
CHAPTER 3. NONGAME BIRDS ...................................... 3800-3806
CHAPTER 4. CALIFORNIA CONDOR .................................. 3850-3857
CHAPTER 5. Avian Influenza Wildlife Surveillance Act .......... 3860-3864
PART 3. MAMMALS
CHAPTER 1. GAME MAMMALS ....................................... 3950-3961
CHAPTER 2. FUR-BEARING MAMMALS
Article 1. Trapping Provisions ............................... 4000-4012
Article 2. Fur Dealer License ................................ 4030-4043
CHAPTER 3. NONGAME MAMMALS AND DEPREDATORS
Article 1. Nongame Mammals ................................... 4150-4154
Article 2. Depredators ....................................... 4180-4190
CHAPTER 4. DEER
Article 1. Taking Deer ....................................... 4301-4304
Article 2. License Tags ...................................... 4330-4341
Article 3. Archery Deer Hunting .............................. 4370-4371
CHAPTER 5. MARINE MAMMALS ..................................... 4500-4501
CHAPTER 6. BURROS ................................................ 4600
CHAPTER 7. WILD PIGS .......................................... 4650-4657
CHAPTER 8. FULLY PROTECTED MAMMALS ............................... 4700
CHAPTER 9. BEAR ............................................... 4750-4763
CHAPTER 10. MOUNTAIN LIONS .................................... 4800-4809
CHAPTER 11. BIGHORN SHEEP ..................................... 4900-4904
DIVISION 5. PROTECTED REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS
CHAPTER 1. TURTLES
Article 1. Desert Tortoises ................................... 5000-5002
Article 2. Terrapin
CHAPTER 2. FULLY PROTECTED REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS ................ 5050
CHAPTER 3. COMMERCIAL USE OF REPTILES .......................... 5060-5062
DIVISION 6. FISH
PART 1. GENERALLY
CHAPTER 1. MISCELLANEOUS ...................................... 5500-5522
CHAPTER 2. POLLUTION
Article 1. General ........................................... 5650-5656
Article 2. Shellfish Area Contamination ...................... 5669-5675
Article 2.5. Purification of Mollusks ........................ 5700-5702
Article 3. Trinity and Klamath River Fish and Game District .. 5800-5803
CHAPTER 3. DAMS, CONDUITS, AND SCREENS
Article 1. General Provisions ................................ 5900-5904
Article 2. Dams and Obstructions ............................. 5930-5948
Article 3. Conduits and Screens: Diversions Over 250 Cubic
Feet per Second ................................... 5980-5993
Article 4. Conduits and Screens: Diversions Less Than 250
Cubic Feet per Second ............................. 6020-6028
Article 5. Diversion of Water From Streams ...................... 6100
CHAPTER 4. INFECTED OR DISEASED FISH .......................... 6300-6306
CHAPTER 5. FISH PLANTING AND PROPAGATION
Article 1. General Provisions ................................ 6400-6403
Article 2. Artificial Reefs .................................. 6420-6425
Article 4. Grass Carp ........................................ 6440-6460
Article 8. Ocean Fishery Research ............................ 6590-6599
CHAPTER 6. KELP AND OTHER AQUATIC PLANTS
Article 1. General Provisions ................................ 6650-6657
Article 2. Royalties ............................................ 6680
Article 3. Exclusive Leases .................................. 6700-6711
Article 4. Noncommercial Use of Kelp ......................... 6750-6751
CHAPTER 7. AMPHIBIA
Article 1. Frogs ............................................. 6850-6855
Article 2. Frog-Jumping Contests ............................. 6880-6885
Article 3. Commercial Use of Amphibians Except Frogs ......... 6895-6896
CHAPTER 8. SALMON, STEELHEAD TROUT, AND ANADROMOUS FISHERIES
PROGRAM ACT
Article 1. Citation and Legislative Findings ............... 6900-6903.5
Article 2. Definitions ....................................... 6910-6912
Article 3. Salmon, Steelhead Trout, and Anadromous Fisheries
Program ........................................... 6920-6924
Article 4. Effect of Reduced Water Flows ........................ 6930
PART 1.7. CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF MARINE LIVING
RESOURCES
CHAPTER 1. GENERAL POLICIES ................................... 7050-7051
CHAPTER 2. MARINE FISHERIES GENERALLY ......................... 7055-7059
CHAPTER 3. FISHERIES SCIENCE .................................. 7060-7062
CHAPTER 4. COMMISSION AND DEPARTMENT .......................... 7065-7066
CHAPTER 5. FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLANS--GENERAL POLICIES ......... 7070-7074
CHAPTER 6. FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN PREPARATION, APPROVAL, AND
REGULATIONS ........................................ 7075-7078
CHAPTER 7. CONTENTS OF FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLANS ............... 7080-7088
CHAPTER 8. EMERGING FISHERIES .................................... 7090
PART 2. SPORT FISHING
CHAPTER 1. GENERALLY
Article 1. Application of Part .................................. 7100
Article 2. General Provisions ................................ 7120-7123
Article 3. Sport Fishing Licenses ............................ 7145-7155
Article 4. Reciprocal Sport Fishing Licenses ............... 7180-7186.1
Article 5. Processing and Preserving of Fish Taken Under
Sport Fishing License ............................. 7230-7232
CHAPTER 2. PARTICULAR VARIETIES OF FISH
Article 1. Spiny Lobster ........................................ 7256
Article 1.3. Native California Trout ......................... 7260-7261
Article 1.5. Pismo Clams ........................................ 7290
Article 2. Clams Generally, Mollusks, and Crustaceans ........... 7332
Article 3. Giant Seabass ........................................ 7350
Article 4. Bay-Delta Sport Fishing ........................... 7360-7363
Article 5. Sturgeon ............................................. 7370
Article 6. Steelhead Trout ................................... 7380-7382
Article 7. Recreational Abalone Advisory Committee .............. 7400
PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING
CHAPTER 1. GENERALLY .......................................... 7600-7601
Article 1.3. Commercial Fisheries Capacity Reduction Program .... 7630
Article 1.5. Federal Regulation .............................. 7650-7655
Article 1.6. Salmon Management ............................... 7660-7662
Article 1.7. Vessel, Hull, and Machinery Loss Pooling ........... 7690
Article 2. General Provisions ................................ 7700-7715
Article 3. Commercial Fishing Licenses ....................... 7850-7858
Article 3.5. Commercial Salmon Trollers Enhancement and
Restoration Program ............................. 7860-7863
Article 4. Vessel Registration ............................... 7880-7892
Article 5. Commercial Passenger Fishing Boat Licenses ........ 7920-7925
Article 6. Commercial Fishing Reports ........................ 8010-8026
Article 7. Commercial Fish Business Licenses ................. 8030-8039
Article 7.5. Landing Taxes ................................... 8040-8070
Article 8. Reduction Permits ................................. 8075-8080
Article 9. Limited Entry Fisheries ........................... 8100-8104
Article 10. Far Offshore Fishing ............................. 8110-8114
Article 11. High Seas Interception of Salmon ................. 8120-8123
Article 12. Commercial Fisheries Capacity Reduction Program .. 8125-8126
CHAPTER 2. PARTICULAR VARIETIES OF FISH
Article 1. General Season ....................................... 8140
Article 2. Sardines ........................................ 8150.5-8154
Article 3. Anchovies ......................................... 8180-8190
Article 4. Salmon .......................................... 8210.2-8226
Article 4.5. Commercial Salmon Vessel Permits ................ 8230-8248
Article 5. Lobster ........................................... 8250-8259
Article 6. Crab .............................................. 8275-8284
Article 7. Abalones
Article 8. Clams and Other Mollusks .......................... 8340-8346
Article 9. Salt-water and Anadromous Fish Generally .......... 8370-8403
Article 9.1. Sea Cucumbers ................................. 8405-8405.4
Article 9.5. Pacific Mackerel ................................ 8411-8412
Article 9.7. Market Squid .................................. 8420-8429.7
Article 10. Fresh-water Fish Generally ..................... 8430-8437.1
Article 11. Fresh-water Fish for Bait ........................ 8460-8475
Article 12. Crayfish ......................................... 8490-8494
Article 13. Halibut Trawl Grounds ............................ 8495-8497
Article 14. Tidal Invertebrates ................................. 8500
Article 14.5. Krill ............................................. 8510
Article 15. Herring .......................................... 8550-8559
Article 16. Drift Gill Net Shark and Swordfish Fishery ....... 8561-8582
Article 17. Nearshore Fisheries Management Act ............. 8585-8589.7
Article 18. Prawns and Shrimp ................................ 8590-8595
Article 19. Marine Aquaria Pets ............................ 8596-8598.6
Article 20. White Sharks and Basking Sharks ................ 8599-8599.4
CHAPTER 3. NETS
Article 1. Generally ......................................... 8601-8609
Article 1.4. Marine Resources Protection Act of 1990 .... 8610.1-8610.16
Article 1.5. Development of Alternative Fishing Gear ......... 8614-8615
Article 2. Nets for Particular Varieties of Fish ............. 8623-8626
Article 3. Seizure ........................................... 8630-8635
Article 4. Nets Generally in Particular Districts ............ 8660-8670
Article 5. Gill and Trammel Nets ............................. 8680-8700
Article 6. Trammel Nets ...................................... 8720-8725
Article 7. Round Haul Nets ................................... 8750-8757
Article 8. Bait Nets ....................................... 8780-8780.1
Article 9. Beach Nets ........................................ 8800-8807
Article 10. Trawl Nets ....................................... 8830-8843
Article 11. Dip Nets ............................................ 8870
Article 12. Other Nets .......................................... 8890
CHAPTER 4. OTHER MEANS OF TAKING
Article 1. Traps ............................................. 9000-9024
Article 2. Fishing Lines ................................. 9025.1-9029.5
Article 3. Other Appliances .................................. 9050-9055
CHAPTER 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
Article 2. Special Provisions for Given Areas ............... 10650-10667
Article 3. Federal Bird Reservations ........................ 10680-10685
Article 4. Clam Refuges .......................................... 10711
Article 5. Wilderness Areas ................................. 10740-10741
CHAPTER 2. SPECIFIC REFUGE BOUNDARIES
Article 1. Fish and Game Refuges ............................ 10770-10771
Article 2. Fish Refuges .......................................... 10801
Article 3. Game Refuges ..................................... 10820-10844
Article 4. Waterfowl Refuges ................................ 10860-10861
Article 5. Quail Refuges .................................... 10880-10881
Article 6. Marine Life Refuge ............................... 10900-10913
Article 7. Junior Fishing Reserve ................................ 10925
Article 8. Burro Sanctuary .................................. 10930-10932
DIVISION 8. DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 1. BOUNDARIES ........................................ 11000-11039
DIVISION 9. FINES AND PENALTIES
CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS ................................ 12000-12026
CHAPTER 2. FORFEITURES, REVOCATION, AND SEIZURES ............. 12150-12166
CHAPTER 3. CALIFORNIA INDIANS ..................................... 12300
DIVISION 10. REVENUE
CHAPTER 1. STATE ............................................. 13000-13014
CHAPTER 2. COUNTY ............................................ 13100-13104
CHAPTER 3. ACCOUNTING ........................................ 13200-13203
DIVISION 10.5. EXPENDITURES ................................... 13220-13231
DIVISION 11. PACIFIC MARINE FISHERIES COMPACT
CHAPTER 1. THE COMPACT ....................................... 14000-14002
CHAPTER 2. THE COMMISSION .................................... 14100-14105
DIVISION 12. AQUACULTURE
CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS ................................ 15000-15008
CHAPTER 2. AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT SECTION ................... 15100-15105
CHAPTER 3. STOCKING AQUATIC ORGANISMS ........................ 15200-15202
CHAPTER 4. BROOD STOCK ACQUISITION ........................... 15300-15301
CHAPTER 5. LEASING OF STATE WATER BOTTOMS .................... 15400-15415
CHAPTER 6. DISEASE CONTROL ................................... 15500-15516
CHAPTER 7. IMPORTATION OF AQUATIC PLANTS AND ANIMALS ......... 15600-15605
CHAPTER 8. AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE ................. 15700-15703
DIVISION 13. STATE-TRIBAL AGREEMENTS GOVERNING INDIAN FISHING
CHAPTER 1. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS ................................... 16000
CHAPTER 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS ................................ 16001-16005
CHAPTER 3. NEGOTIATION AND APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT ............. 16006-16009
CHAPTER 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
CHAPTER 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS ................ 16510-16520
CHAPTER 3. NEGOTIATION AND APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT ............. 16530-16532
CHAPTER 4. ENFORCEABILITY OF AN AGREEMENT OR COMPACT ......... 16540-16541
