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CA Fish & Game Code § 90 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 0.5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Marine Life Definitions|Section 90.

90.  The definitions in this chapter govern the construction of Section 1022, Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 1700) of Division 2, and Division 6 (commencing with Section 5500), and all regulations adopted pursuant to those provisions.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 477, Sec. 3. (AB 1573) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 90.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 0.5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Marine Life Definitions|Section 90.1.

90.1.  “Adaptive management,” in regard to a marine fishery, means a scientific policy that seeks to improve management of biological resources, particularly in areas of scientific uncertainty, by viewing program actions as tools for learning. Actions shall be designed so that even if they fail, they will provide useful information for future actions. Monitoring and evaluation shall be emphasized so that the interaction of different elements within the system can be better understood.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 90.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 0.5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Marine Life Definitions|Section 90.5.

90.5.  “Bycatch” means fish or other marine life that are taken in a fishery but which are not the target of the fishery. “Bycatch” includes discards.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 90.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 0.5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Marine Life Definitions|Section 90.7.

90.7.  “Depressed,” with regard to a marine fishery, means the condition of a fishery for which the best available scientific information, and other relevant information that the commission or department possesses or receives, indicates a declining population trend has occurred over a period of time appropriate to that fishery. With regard to fisheries for which management is based on maximum sustainable yield, or in which a natural mortality rate is available, “depressed” means the condition of a fishery that exhibits declining fish population abundance levels below those consistent with maximum sustainable yield.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 91 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 0.5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Marine Life Definitions|Section 91.

91.  “Discards” means fish that are taken in a fishery but are not retained because they are of an undesirable species, size, sex, or quality, or because they are required by law not to be retained.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 93 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 0.5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Marine Life Definitions|Section 93.

93.  “Essential fishery information,” with regard to a marine fishery, means information about fish life history and habitat requirements; the status and trends of fish populations, fishing effort, and catch levels; fishery effects on fish age structure and on other marine living resources and users, and any other information related to the biology of a fish species or to taking in the fishery that is necessary to permit fisheries to be managed according to the requirements of this code.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 94 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 0.5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Marine Life Definitions|Section 94.

94.  “Fishery” means both of the following:(a) One or more populations of marine fish or marine plants that may be treated as a unit for purposes of conservation and management and that are identified on the basis of geographical, scientific, technical, recreational, and economic characteristics.(b) Fishing for, harvesting, or catching the populations described in (a).(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 559, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 96 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 0.5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Marine Life Definitions|Section 96.

96.  “Marine living resources” includes all wild mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, and plants that normally occur in or are associated with salt water, and the marine habitats upon which these animals and plants depend for their continued viability.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 96.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 0.5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Marine Life Definitions|Section 96.5.

96.5.  “Maximum sustainable yield” in a marine fishery means the highest average yield over time that does not result in a continuing reduction in stock abundance, taking into account fluctuations in abundance and environmental variability.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 97 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 0.5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Marine Life Definitions|Section 97.

97.  “Optimum yield,” with regard to a marine fishery, means the amount of fish taken in a fishery that does all of the following:(a) Provides the greatest overall benefit to the people of California, particularly with respect to food production and recreational opportunities, and takes into account the protection of marine ecosystems.(b) Is the maximum sustainable yield of the fishery, as reduced by relevant economic, social, or ecological factors.(c) In the case of an overfished fishery, provides for rebuilding to a level consistent with producing maximum sustainable yield in the fishery.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 97.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 0.5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Marine Life Definitions|Section 97.5.

97.5.  “Overfished,” with regard to a marine fishery, means both of the following:(a) A depressed fishery.(b) A reduction of take in the fishery is the principal means for rebuilding the population.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 98 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 0.5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Marine Life Definitions|Section 98.

98.  “Overfishing” means a rate or level of taking that the best available scientific information, and other relevant information that the commission or department possesses or receives, indicates is not sustainable or that jeopardizes the capacity of a marine fishery to produce the maximum sustainable yield on a continuing basis.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 98.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 0.5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Marine Life Definitions|Section 98.2.

98.2.  “Participants” in regard to a fishery means the sportfishing, commercial fishing, and fish receiving and processing sectors of the fishery.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 98.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 0.5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Marine Life Definitions|Section 98.5.

98.5.  “Population” or “stock” means a species, subspecies, geographical grouping, or other category of fish capable of management as a unit.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 99 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 0.5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Marine Life Definitions|Section 99.

99.  “Restricted access,” with regard to a marine fishery, means a fishery in which the number of persons who may participate, or the number of vessels that may be used in taking a specified species of fish, or the catch allocated to each fishery participant, is limited by statute or regulation.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 483, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 99.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 0.5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Marine Life Definitions|Section 99.5.

99.5.  “Sustainable,” “sustainable use,” and “sustainability,” with regard to a marine fishery, mean both of the following:(a) Continuous replacement of resources, taking into account fluctuations in abundance and environmental variability.(b) Securing the fullest possible range of present and long-term economic, social, and ecological benefits, maintaining biological diversity, and, in the case of fishery management based on maximum sustainable yield, taking in a fishery that does not exceed optimum yield.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 101 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 1 - FISH AND GAME COMMISSION|CHAPTER 1 - Organization|Section 101.

101.  There is in the Resources Agency the Fish and Game Commission created by Section 20 of Article IV of the Constitution.(Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 55.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 101.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 1 - FISH AND GAME COMMISSION|CHAPTER 1 - Organization|Section 101.5.

101.5.  (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the scope and responsibilities of the commission have significantly expanded over the years as the size and diversity of California’s population have increased, and as the scientific knowledge of the habitat conservation and ecosystem-based management needs of wildlife has expanded. The members of the commission are expected to make complex public policy and biological decisions on behalf of the people of California. The commission is created by the California Constitution, which does not include any criteria or qualifications for selection and appointment of commissioners.(b) It is therefore the intent of the Legislature to encourage the Governor and the Senate Committee on Rules to consider the following minimum qualifications in selecting, appointing, and confirming commissioners to serve on the commission:(1) The degree to which the appointee will enhance the diversity of background and geographic representation of the commission.(2) The appointee’s demonstrated interest and background in, and familiarity with, wildlife and natural resources management programs at the state or federal level.(3) The appointee’s previous experience in public policy decisionmaking, including government processes involving public participation.(4) The appointee’s commitment to prepare for and attend meetings and subcommittee meetings of the commission and to comply with all applicable state conflict-of-interest laws.(5) The extent of the appointee’s exposure to and experience with the basic science underpinning the management of living natural resources.(6) The appointee’s diversity of knowledge of natural resource issues and related scientific disciplines, including, but not limited to, outdoor recreation.(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 592, Sec. 1. (AB 2609) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 102 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 1 - FISH AND GAME COMMISSION|CHAPTER 1 - Organization|Section 102.

102.  (a) The commissioners shall annually elect one of their number as president and one as vice president, by a concurrent vote of at least three commissioners.(b) The president or vice president may be removed from the position of president or vice president by a vote, at any time, of at least three commissioners.(c) In the event of a vacancy in either the position of president or vice president, the commission shall fill that vacancy at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the commission. The elected successor president or vice president shall serve for the unexpired term of the predecessor until the annual election pursuant to subdivision (a).(d) The commission may not adopt or enforce a policy or a regulation that provides for the president and vice president to be chosen by seniority nor may the commission adopt or enforce any other policy or regulation that would make a commissioner ineligible to be elected as president or vice president of the commission.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 521, Sec. 2. (SB 809) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 103 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 1 - FISH AND GAME COMMISSION|CHAPTER 1 - Organization|Section 103.

103.  (a) Each of the commissioners shall receive one hundred dollars ($100) for each day of actual service performed in carrying out his or her official duties pursuant to law, but the amount of this compensation shall not exceed for any one commissioner the sum of five hundred dollars ($500) for any one calendar month. In addition to this compensation, the commissioners shall receive their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.(b) The compensation and expenses provided in this section shall be paid out of the Fish and Game Preservation Fund.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 419, Sec. 2. Effective October 10, 2007.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 104 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 1 - FISH AND GAME COMMISSION|CHAPTER 1 - Organization|Section 104.

104.  The commission may employ a staff, including an executive director, to assist the commission in conducting its operations, but neither the commission nor its staff shall have or be given any powers in relation to the administration of the department.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 667, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 105 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 1 - FISH AND GAME COMMISSION|CHAPTER 1 - Organization|Section 105.

105.  The commission shall form a marine resources committee from its membership consisting of at least one commissioner. The committee shall report to the commission from time to time on its activities and shall make recommendations on all marine resource matters considered by the commission. The committee or its designee shall, to the extent practicable, attend meetings of the department staff, including meetings of the department staff with interested parties, in which significant marine living resource management documents are being developed.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 483, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 106 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 1 - FISH AND GAME COMMISSION|CHAPTER 1 - Organization|Section 106.

106.  The commission shall form a wildlife resources committee from its membership consisting of at least one commissioner. The committee shall report to the commission from time to time on its activities and shall make recommendations on all nonmarine resource matters considered by the commission. The committee or its designee shall, to the extent practicable, attend meetings of the department staff, including meetings of the department staff with interested parties, in which significant wildlife resource management documents are being developed.(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 233, Sec. 2. (AB 497) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 106.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 1 - FISH AND GAME COMMISSION|CHAPTER 1 - Organization|Section 106.5.

106.5.  The commission shall form a tribal committee from its membership consisting of at least one commissioner. The committee shall report to the commission from time to time on its activities and shall make recommendations on all tribal matters considered by the commission. The committee or its designee shall, to the extent practicable, attend meetings of the department staff, including meetings of the department staff with interested parties, in which significant tribal management documents are being developed. (Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 457, Sec. 1. (SB 161) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 107 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 1 - FISH AND GAME COMMISSION|CHAPTER 1 - Organization|Section 107.

107.  The commission shall adopt a code of conduct that requires, at a minimum, that a commissioner adhere to the following principles:(a) A commissioner shall faithfully discharge the duties, responsibilities, and quasi-judicial actions of the commission.(b) A commissioner shall conduct his or her affairs in the public’s best interest, following principles of fundamental fairness and due process of law.(c) A commissioner shall conduct his or her affairs in an open, objective, and impartial manner, free of undue influence and the abuse of power and authority.(d) A commissioner understands that California’s wildlife and natural resources programs require public awareness, understanding, and support of, and participation and confidence in, the commission and its practices and procedures.(e) A commissioner shall preserve the public’s welfare and the integrity of the commission, and act to maintain the public’s trust in the commission and the implementation of its regulations and policies.(f) A commissioner shall not conduct himself or herself in a manner that reflects discredit upon state laws or policies, regulations, and principles of the commission.(g) A commissioner shall not make, participate in making, or in any other way attempt to use his or her official position to influence a commission decision in which the member has a financial interest.(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 592, Sec. 4. (AB 2609) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 108 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 1 - FISH AND GAME COMMISSION|CHAPTER 1 - Organization|Section 108.

108.  By July 1, 2013, the commission shall adopt rules to govern the business practices and processes of the commission.(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 592, Sec. 5. (AB 2609) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 110 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 1 - FISH AND GAME COMMISSION|CHAPTER 1 - Organization|Section 110.

110.  (a) The commission shall hold no fewer than eight regular meetings per calendar year, if the commission has adequate funding for related travel, including funding for department travel. The commission may also hold special meetings or hearings to receive additional input from the department and the public.(b) The commission shall announce the dates and locations of meetings for the year by January 1 of that year, or 60 days prior to the first meeting, whichever comes first. Meeting locations shall be accessible to the public and located throughout the state. To the extent feasible, meetings shall be held in state facilities. In setting the dates and locations for regular meetings, the commission shall also consider the following factors:(1) Recommendations of the department.(2) Opening and closing dates of fishing and hunting seasons.(3) The schedules of other state and federal regulatory agencies whose regulations affect the management of fish and wildlife of this state.(c) The commission shall cause the notice of the schedule for regular meetings, and notice of any change in the date and location of a meeting, to be disseminated to the public in a manner that will result in broad dissemination and that complies with the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).(Added by renumbering Section 206 by Stats. 2016, Ch. 546, Sec. 7. (SB 1473) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 399 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 1 - FISH AND GAME COMMISSION|CHAPTER 3.5 - Emergency Regulations|Section 399.

399.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, the commission, when adopting, amending, or repealing a regulation pursuant to authority vested in it by this code, may, after at least one hearing, adopt, amend, or repeal that regulation pursuant to Section 11346.1 of the Government Code, if it makes either of the following findings:(a) That the adoption, amendment, or repeal is necessary for the immediate conservation, preservation, or protection of birds, mammals, fish, amphibians, or reptiles, including, but not limited to, their nests or eggs.(b) That the adoption, amendment, or repeal is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, or general welfare.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 546, Sec. 20. (SB 1473) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 400 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 1 - FISH AND GAME COMMISSION|CHAPTER 4 - Acceptance of Federal Acts|Section 400.

400.  The State of California hereby assents to the provisions of the act of Congress entitled “An act to provide that the United States shall aid the states in wildlife-restoration projects, and for other purposes,” approved September 2, 1937 (Public Law 415, 75th Congress). The department, with the approval of the commission, shall perform any acts needed to conduct or establish cooperative wildlife-restoration projects, as defined in that act of Congress, in compliance with that act and rules and regulations adopted under that act, and funds accruing to the State of California from license fees paid by hunters shall not be diverted for a purpose other than the administration of the department and the protection, propagation, preservation, and investigation of fish and wildlife.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 154, Sec. 19. (AB 1527) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 401 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 1 - FISH AND GAME COMMISSION|CHAPTER 4 - Acceptance of Federal Acts|Section 401.

401.  The State of California hereby assents to the provisions of the act of Congress entitled “An act to provide that the United States shall aid the states in fish restoration and management projects, and for other purposes,” approved August 9, 1950 (Public Law 681, 81st Congress). The department, with the approval of the commission, may perform any acts needed to conduct or establish cooperative fish restoration projects, as defined in that act of Congress, in compliance with that act and rules and regulations adopted under that act, and funds accruing to the State of California from license fees paid by fishermen shall not be diverted for a purpose other than the administration of the department and the protection, propagation, preservation, and investigation of fish and wildlife.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 154, Sec. 20. (AB 1527) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 450 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 1 - FISH AND GAME COMMISSION|CHAPTER 5 - Management of Deer|Section 450.

450.  It is hereby declared to be the policy of the Legislature to encourage the conservation, restoration, maintenance, and utilization of California’s wild deer populations. Such conservation shall be in accordance with the principles of conservation of wildlife resources set forth in Section 1801 and in accordance with the objectives and elements stated in “A Plan for California Deer, 1976.”(Repealed and added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 839.)
CA Fish & Game Code § 451 (2021)
2021 California Code|Fish and Game Code - FGC|DIVISION 1 - FISH AND GAME COMMISSION|CHAPTER 5 - Management of Deer|Section 451.

451.  As used in this chapter “general deer hunting season” means the annual season for the area in question as is set by the commission under its general regulatory powers, or set by statute, for the taking of male deer.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 839.)