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CA Fish & Game Code § 2300 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3.5 - Aquatic Invasive Species|Section 2300.

2300.  (a) No person shall sell, possess, import, transport, transfer, release alive in the state, or give away without consideration the salt water algae of the Caulerpa species: taxifolia, cupressoides, mexicana, sertulariodes, floridana, ashmeadii, racemosa, verticillata, and scapelliformis.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a person may possess, for bona fide scientific research, as determined by the department, upon authorization by the department, the salt water algae of the Caulerpa species: taxifolia, cupressoides, mexicana, sertulariodes, floridana, ashmeadii, racemosa, verticillata, and scapelliformis.(c) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any person who violates this section is subject to a civil penalty of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) and not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each violation.(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 338, Sec. 1. Effective September 25, 2001.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 2302 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3.5 - Aquatic Invasive Species|Section 2302.

2302.  (a) Any person, or federal, state, or local agency, district, or authority that owns or manages a reservoir, as defined in Section 6004.5 of the Water Code, where recreational, boating, or fishing activities are permitted, except a privately owned reservoir that is not open to the public, shall do both of the following:(1) Assess the vulnerability of the reservoir for the introduction of nonnative dreissenid mussel species.(2) Develop and implement a program designed to prevent the introduction of nonnative dreissenid mussel species.(b) The program shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:(1) Public education.(2) Monitoring.(3) Management of those recreational, boating, or fishing activities that are permitted.(c) Any person, or federal, state, or local agency, district, or authority, that owns or manages a reservoir, as defined in Section 6004.5 of the Water Code, where recreational, boating, or fishing activities of any kind are not permitted, except a privately owned reservoir that is not open to the public, shall, based on its available resources and staffing, include visual monitoring for the presence of mussels as part of its routine field activities.(d) Any entity that owns or manages a reservoir, as defined in Section 6004.5 of the Water Code, except a privately owned reservoir that is not open to the public for recreational, boating, or fishing activities, may refuse the planting of fish in that reservoir by the department unless the department can demonstrate that the fish are not known to be infected with nonnative dreissenid mussels.(e) Except as specifically set forth in this section, this section applies both to reservoirs that are owned or managed by governmental entities and reservoirs that are owned or managed by private persons or entities.(f) Violation of this section is not subject to the sanctions set forth in Section 12000. In lieu of any other penalty provided by law, a person who violates this section shall, instead, be subject to a civil penalty, in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) per violation, that is imposed administratively by the department. To the extent that sufficient funds and personnel are available to do so, the department may adopt regulations establishing procedures to implement this subdivision and enforce this section.(g) This section shall not apply to a reservoir in which nonnative dreissenid mussels have been detected.(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 140, Sec. 73. (AB 1164) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 2535 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY|CHAPTER 5 - Hunting and Fishing Guides|Section 2535.

2535.  As used in this chapter, “guide” means any person who is engaged in the business of packing or guiding, or who, for a fee, assists another person in taking or attempting to take any bird, mammal, fish, amphibian, or reptile. “Guide” also includes any person who, for profit, transports other persons, their equipment, or both to or from a hunting or fishing area.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 285, Sec. 47. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 2536 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY|CHAPTER 5 - Hunting and Fishing Guides|Section 2536.

2536.  (a) It is unlawful for any person to engage in the business of guiding or packing, or to act as a guide for any consideration or compensation whatever, without first having secured a guide license from the department.(b) An employee of a licensee who acts as a guide only in connection with, and within the scope of, his or her employment is exempt from the requirement of subdivision (a) if all of the following conditions are met:(1) If the employment is subject to and the person is reported to the carrier of the employer’s workers’ compensation insurance.(2) If the person is subject and reported to the state and federal taxing authorities for withholding of income tax.(3) If the person is reported to the department, on forms provided by the department, as an employee of the guide prior to any contact with any person being guided, and a registration fee has been paid. The base fee for an employee guide registration for the 2004 license year shall be thirty-three dollars ($33), which shall be adjusted annually thereafter pursuant to Section 713.(c) A person who is licensed in another state to provide guide services for the purposes of fishing is exempt from the requirements of subdivision (a) if all of the following conditions are met:(1) The state in which the person is licensed grants a similar exemption to licensed guides who are residents of this state.(2) Evidence of a valid guide license is provided to the department upon request.(3) The person is engaged in the business of guiding only in conjunction with and during the term of a multistate fishing tournament approved by the appropriate agency in each of the affected states.(4) The tournament sponsor provides to the department any information or documents necessary to administer and enforce this paragraph, as determined by the department, including, but not limited to, the identities of all guides participating in the tournament, verification of another state’s license exemption, and information sufficient to determine the validity of another state’s guide licenses.(5) The tournament sponsor pays the department an amount, determined by the department, to be sufficient to cover the department’s cost to administer and enforce this subdivision.(6) The net proceeds of the tournament are used for resource management projects or habitat improvement projects, or both.(d) The commission shall adjust the amount of the fees specified in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b), as necessary, to fully recover, but not exceed, all reasonable administrative and implementation costs of the department and the commission relating to those licenses.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 559, Sec. 19. (AB 2402) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 2537 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY|CHAPTER 5 - Hunting and Fishing Guides|Section 2537.

2537.  A person operating under a commercial passenger fishing boat license issued pursuant to Section 7920 is not required to obtain a guide license.(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 750, Sec. 4.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 2538 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY|CHAPTER 5 - Hunting and Fishing Guides|Section 2538.

2538.  An application for a guide license shall be on a form furnished by the department on request. The application shall show all of the following:(a) The name, date of birth, physical description, age, address, and telephone number, if any, of the applicant.(b) The area or areas of the state in which the applicant proposes to operate. (c) The type of guiding or packing in which the applicant proposes to engage. (d) The experience which qualifies the applicant for the type of guiding or packing he or she proposes to conduct.(e) The type and amount of the equipment, vehicles, animals, and other property the applicant proposes to use in his or her operations.(f) Any other information that the department or the commission may require.(Added by renumbering Section 2537 by Stats. 1986, Ch. 750, Sec. 3.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 2539 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY|CHAPTER 5 - Hunting and Fishing Guides|Section 2539.

2539.  If the licensee operates with pack or riding animals in any area in which a grazing permit is required, the license is not valid unless the holder thereof has a valid grazing permit for the area. A licensee shall not guide clients on any lands under the jurisdiction of the United States Department of the Interior or Department of Agriculture where permits are required without first obtaining the permit from that federal agency.(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 750, Sec. 6.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 2540 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY|CHAPTER 5 - Hunting and Fishing Guides|Section 2540.

2540.  (a) The base fee for a guide license issued to a resident is one hundred fifty dollars ($150).(b) The base fee for a guide license issued to a nonresident is three hundred fifty dollars ($350).(c) A guide license is valid for the license year beginning on February 1 and ending on January 31 of the succeeding year or, if issued after the beginning of the license year, for the remainder of that license year.(d) The base fees specified in this section are applicable to the 2004 license year, and shall be adjusted annually thereafter pursuant to Section 713.(e) The commission shall adjust the amount of the fees specified in subdivisions (a), (b), and (d), as necessary, to fully recover, but not exceed, all reasonable administrative and implementation costs of the department and the commission relating to those licenses. (Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 559, Sec. 20. (AB 2402) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 2541 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY|CHAPTER 5 - Hunting and Fishing Guides|Section 2541.

2541.  Each applicant for a guide license shall submit proof of having obtained a surety bond in the amount of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) which shall insure faithful performance of the guide and his or her agents or employees in fulfilling their responsibilities to their clients. No guide license shall be issued to any applicant who does not submit proof of having a bond which is valid for the term of the license.(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 200, Sec. 2. Effective July 23, 1987.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 2542 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY|CHAPTER 5 - Hunting and Fishing Guides|Section 2542.

2542.  The commission shall adopt regulations governing the conduct and qualifications of guides to ensure the safety and welfare of persons engaging the services of a guide, and may adopt regulations governing the procedures for applications for guide licenses. The qualifications shall include, but not be limited to, knowledge of basic first aid and rescue operations.(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 750, Sec. 10.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 2543 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY|CHAPTER 5 - Hunting and Fishing Guides|Section 2543.

2543.  The commission may require licensed guides to maintain and submit records of their operations. The records may be examined at any time by representatives of the department. It is unlawful for any licensed guide to fail to maintain or submit any required records or to refuse to allow the examination of the records upon the request of a department representative.(Added by renumbering Section 2545 by Stats. 1986, Ch. 750, Sec. 13.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 2544 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY|CHAPTER 5 - Hunting and Fishing Guides|Section 2544.

2544.  The department may refuse to issue a guide license to an applicant upon a showing of any of the following:(a) The applicant has failed to fulfill his responsibilities to a client.(b) The applicant has violated this code or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto, or has knowingly permitted a client or another member of a party being guided to violate this code or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto and the applicant had the authority and means to prevent the violation.(Added by renumbering Section 2546 by Stats. 1986, Ch. 750, Sec. 15.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 2545 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY|CHAPTER 5 - Hunting and Fishing Guides|Section 2545.

2545.  An applicant denied a guide license by the department may request a hearing before the commission and the commission shall determine whether or not the license shall be issued.(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 750, Sec. 14.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 2546 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY|CHAPTER 5 - Hunting and Fishing Guides|Section 2546.

2546.  The commission may revoke a guide license or the privilege to guide upon a showing of any of the following:(a) The licensee has been convicted of a violation of this code or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto.(b) The licensee has knowingly permitted a client or other member of the party being guided to violate this code or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto and that the licensee had the authority and means to prevent the violation.(c) The licensee has failed to fulfill his or her responsibilities to a client.(Added by renumbering Section 2544 by Stats. 1986, Ch. 750, Sec. 12.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 2575 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY|CHAPTER 6 - Capture, Transport or Sale of Wild Rodents|Section 2575.

2575.  “Wild rodents” as used in this chapter means wild ground squirrels, chipmunks, rats, mice or any other members of the order Rodentia native to California except muskrats and beavers.(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 428.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 2576 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY|CHAPTER 6 - Capture, Transport or Sale of Wild Rodents|Section 2576.

2576.  It is unlawful to knowingly capture for sale, transport for sale or sell wild rodents, except as provided in Article 1.5 (commencing with Section 1000) of Chapter 3 of Division 2.(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 428.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 2580 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY|CHAPTER 6.5 - Control of Illegally Taken Fish and Wildlife|Section 2580.

2580.  The definitions in this section govern the construction of this chapter.(a) “Qualified hearing officer” means an attorney admitted to the State Bar of California who is knowledgeable in fish and wildlife law.(b) “Transport” means to move, convey, carry, or ship by any means, or to deliver or receive for the purpose of movement, conveyance, carriage, or shipment.(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1059, Sec. 4.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 2581 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY|CHAPTER 6.5 - Control of Illegally Taken Fish and Wildlife|Section 2581.

2581.  If the loss is lawful under this code and regulations adopted under this code, this chapter does not apply to the loss of any bird, mammal, amphibian, reptile, or fish as a result of any of the following acts:(a) Implementing lawful forestry practices.(b) Implementing lawful agricultural practices.(c) Any development or maintenance activity carried out pursuant to the terms of a permit issued by the federal government, the state, or any city, county, or district, or any agency thereof.(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1059, Sec. 4.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 2583 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY|CHAPTER 6.5 - Control of Illegally Taken Fish and Wildlife|Section 2583.

2583.  (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), any person who violates this code or any regulation adopted to carry out this code, and, with the exercise of due care, should have known that the birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, or fish, or the endangered or threatened species, or the fully protected birds, mammals, or fish were taken, possessed, transported, imported, received, purchased, acquired, or sold in violation of, or in a manner unlawful under, this code, may be assessed a civil penalty. The civil penalty imposed under this chapter by the department shall not be more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each bird, mammal, amphibian, reptile, or fish, or for each endangered or threatened species, or each fully protected bird, mammal, or fish unlawfully taken, possessed, transported, imported, received, purchased, acquired, or sold. This civil penalty may be in addition to any other penalty, civil or criminal, provided in this code or otherwise by law.(b) No civil penalties shall be imposed under this chapter until the guidelines for the imposition of the penalties are adopted by the commission pursuant to Section 500.(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1059, Sec. 4.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 2585 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY|CHAPTER 6.5 - Control of Illegally Taken Fish and Wildlife|Section 2585.

2585.  The civil penalties imposed under this chapter are in addition to any forfeiture of equipment pursuant to Section 12157 or forfeiture of birds, mammals, amphibia, reptiles, or fish pursuant to Section 12159.(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1059, Sec. 4.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 2586 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY|CHAPTER 6.5 - Control of Illegally Taken Fish and Wildlife|Section 2586.

2586.  (a) The director may pay a reward from any funds available for that purpose to any person who furnished information which led to an arrest, a criminal conviction, an order of assessment of a civil penalty, or for forfeiture of property for any violation of this code or any regulation adopted pursuant to this code. The amount of reward, if any, shall be designated by the director with the advice of the CalTIP Award Board.(b) This chapter does not apply to any action brought to recover damages under Section 2014.(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1059, Sec. 4.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 2587 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY|CHAPTER 6.5 - Control of Illegally Taken Fish and Wildlife|Section 2587.

2587.  (a) Notwithstanding Section 12511 of the Government Code, the department may retain or appoint legal counsel to prepare and prosecute civil actions under this chapter.(b) Any action to recover civil penalties imposed under this chapter shall be commenced within three years after discovery of the commission of the offense.(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1059, Sec. 4.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 2588 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY|CHAPTER 6.5 - Control of Illegally Taken Fish and Wildlife|Section 2588.

2588.  All civil penalties and revenues from forfeitures collected pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the Fish and Game Preservation Fund.(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1059, Sec. 4.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 2589 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY|CHAPTER 6.5 - Control of Illegally Taken Fish and Wildlife|Section 2589.

2589.  The commission and the department may adopt regulations as are necessary to carry out their responsibilities under this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1059, Sec. 4.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 2760 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY|CHAPTER 8 - Fisheries Restoration|Section 2760.

2760.  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.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 2761 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY|CHAPTER 8 - Fisheries Restoration|Section 2761.

2761.  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 adversely affected by water developments that have significantly altered water flows in many of California’s rivers and streams, thereby affecting fish and wildlife, their habitat, adjacent riparian habitat, spawning areas, and migration routes.(c) Fish and wildlife are important public resources with significant economical, environmental, recreational, aesthetic, and educational values.(d) California intends to make reasonable efforts to prevent further declines in fish and wildlife, to restore fish and wildlife to historic levels where possible, and to enhance fish and wildlife resources where possible.(e) Protection of, and an increase in, the naturally spawning salmon and steelhead trout resources of the state would provide a valuable public resource to the residents, a large statewide economic benefit, and would, in addition, provide employment opportunities not otherwise available to the citizens of this state, particularly in rural areas of underemployment.(f) The protection of, and increase in, the naturally spawning salmon and steelhead trout resources of the state should be accomplished primarily through the improvement of stream habitat.(g) The Salmon, Steelhead Trout, and Anadromous Fisheries Program Act (Ch. 8 (commencing with Sec. 6900), Pt. 1, Div. 6), declares that it is the policy of the state to increase the state’s salmon and steelhead trout resources, and directs the department to develop a plan and program that strives to double the salmon and steelhead trout resources.(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1671, Sec. 1.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 2762.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY|CHAPTER 8 - Fisheries Restoration|Section 2762.2.

2762.2.  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 record of successfully completing one or more fishery restoration projects funded under contract with the department.(2) It utilizes generally accepted accounting procedures.(3) It demonstrates that the project can be accomplished more efficiently and economically with partial funding advanced at the initiation of the project.(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 937, Sec. 1.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 2762.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY|CHAPTER 8 - Fisheries Restoration|Section 2762.5.

2762.5.  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. 1986, Ch. 212, Sec. 1. Effective June 27, 1986.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 2762.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 3 - FISH AND GAME GENERALLY|CHAPTER 8 - Fisheries Restoration|Section 2762.6.

2762.6.  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 be necessary to pay the costs for the advisory committee.(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1400, Sec. 4. Effective October 2, 1989.)