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2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 7 - REFUGES › CHAPTER 2 - Specific Refuge Boundaries › ARTICLE 8 - Burro Sanctuary › Section 10932.

10932. The following constitutes a marine life refuge and shall be designated the Catalina Marine Science Center Marine Life Refuge:
All that area bounded on the south and southeast by the mean high tide line and by the present seaward boundary of the lease to tide and submerged lands now held by the University of Southern California from the State Lands Commission (No. 3692.1 Public Resources Code Series) and extending from a point on the mean high tide line at 33° 26´ 39″ North Latitude 118° 29´ 19″ West Longitude, thence to 33° 26´ 50″ North Latitude 118° 29´ 08″ West Longitude, thence to 33° 26´ 57.5″ North Latitude 118° 28´ 33.5″ West Longitude, thence to 33° 26´ 55″ North Latitude 118° 28´ 32″ West Longitude, and thence to a point on the mean high tide line at 33° 26´ 53.5″ North Latitude 118° 28´ 35″ West Longitude.
(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 682, Sec. 5.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 8 - DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 1 - Boundaries › Section 11000.

11000. For the protection of fish and game, the State of California is divided into fish and game districts to be known and designated as provided in this division.
Unless otherwise provided, the townships and ranges specified in this division are referred to the Mount Diablo base and meridian.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 8 - DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 1 - Boundaries › Section 11001.

11001. The following constitutes Fish and Game District 1:
Those portions of the following counties not included in other districts: Shasta, Tehama, Plumas, Butte, Sierra, Sutter, Yuba, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Madera, Tulare; those portions of San Joaquin County lying east and north of the east bank of the San Joaquin River and not included in District 3; those portions of Stanislaus and Merced Counties lying east of the west bank of the San Joaquin River; those portions of Fresno County lying east of the west bank of Fresno Slough, Fish Slough and Summit Lake; those portions of Kings County lying east of the main power line of the San Joaquin Light and Power Company, crossing the north line of Kings County in Section 4, T. 18 S., R. 19 E., southerly to its crossing of State Highway No. 41 between Secs. 21 and 22, T. 21 S., R. 19 E., and east of State Highway No. 41 southerly to its intersection with State Highway No. 33, and easterly of State Highway No. 33 from said intersection to the south line of said county in Section 36, T. 24 S., R. 18 E.; those portions of Kern County lying east of State Highway No. 33 between the northerly line of said county in Section one (1), T. 25 S., R. 18 E., M. D. B. & M., and the City of Taft and U. S. Highway No. 399 between the City of Taft and the City of Maricopa, and lying north of State Highway No. 166 from the City of Maricopa easterly to the intersection of said highway with U.S. Highway No. 99 in Section twelve (12), T. 11 N., R. 20 W., S. B. B. & M., and lying east of U.S. Highway No. 99 from the above-mentioned point of intersection to where the said U.S. highway crosses the northern boundary line of Los Angeles County, not included in other districts.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 137.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 8 - DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 1 - Boundaries › Section 11002.

11002. The following constitutes Fish and Game District 1
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Those portions of the following counties not included in other districts: Alpine, El Dorado, Amador, Calaveras, Tuolumne and Mariposa.
Except as otherwise provided, all of the provisions of this code relating to District 1 shall apply to District 1
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(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 8 - DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 1 - Boundaries › Section 11003.

11003. The following constitutes Fish and Game District 1
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Those portions of the Counties of Del Norte, Siskiyou, Trinity, and Humboldt not included in other districts.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 8 - DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 1 - Boundaries › Section 11004.

11004. The following constitutes Fish and Game District 1
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Those portions of the County of Modoc not included in other districts and that portion of the County of Siskiyou lying east of the Weed-Klamath Falls Highway between the north line of the County of Siskiyou and the Town of Weed and east of the Pacific Highway between the Town of Weed and the junction of Pacific Highway and the McCloud-Fall River Mills Highway and north and east of the McCloud-Fall River Mills Highway to the Siskiyou and Shasta county line and that part of Shasta County lying north and east of the McCloud-Fall River Mills Highway to its junction with the road to Lake Britton at Dickson Flat and east of that road through Burney Falls State Park to its junction with the Hat Creek-Lassen Highway at the Redding-Alturas Highway and east of the Hat Creek-Lassen Highway to Lassen Volcanic National Park and north and east to the north and east boundary of Lassen Volcanic National Park to its junction with the Lassen county line. That part of Lassen County north and east of the north and east boundary of the Lassen Volcanic National Park to its junction with the north line of District 25 and east of the east boundary of District 25 to its junction with the Lassen-Plumas county line approximately one mile southeast of Coyote Peak in Sec. 24, T. 28 N., R. 10 E. and north and west of the Plumas-Lassen county line between the boundary of District 25 and the Susanville-Taylorsville road.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 8 - DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 1 - Boundaries › Section 11005.

11005. The following constitutes Fish and Game District 2:
Those portions of the following counties not included in other districts: Mendocino, Glenn, Colusa, Yolo, Solano, Napa, Sonoma, and Marin; that portion of San Francisco Bay lying westerly of a line drawn from California Point to San Quentin Point; that portion of San Francisco Bay lying westerly of a line drawn from San Quentin Point to San Pedro Point, in Marin County; that portion of San Pablo Bay lying westerly of a line drawn from San Pedro Point to the south side of the mouth of Novato Creek; and that portion of San Pablo Bay lying northerly of a line drawn due east from the south side of the mouth of Novato Creek to the westerly shore of Mare Island.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 8 - DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 1 - Boundaries › Section 11006.

11006. The following constitutes Fish and Game District 2
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Lake County and the waters of Clear Lake.
Any reference in this code to Clear Lake refers to District 2
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Except as otherwise provided, all of the provisions of this code relating to District 2 apply to District 2
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(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 8 - DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 1 - Boundaries › Section 11007.

11007. The following constitutes Fish and Game District 2
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Those portions of T. 24 N., R. 18 and 19 W.; 23 N., R. 17 and 18 W.; 22 N., R. 17 and 18 W.; 21 N., R. 17 W., west of the summit of the divide between the Pacific Ocean and the south fork of the Eel River.
All of T. 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 N., R. 16 W.; and T. 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 N., R. 17 W., and T. 17 and 18 N., R. 18 W.
All being townships located in western Mendocino County.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 8 - DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 1 - Boundaries › Section 11008.

11008. The following constitutes Fish and Game District 3:
Those portions of the following counties not included in other districts: San Francisco, Contra Costa, Alameda, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, San Benito, Monterey, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Merced, Fresno, and Kings.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 8 - DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 1 - Boundaries › Section 11009.

11009. The following constitutes Fish and Game District 3
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Those portions of the following counties not included in other districts: San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura, and Kern.
Except as otherwise provided all of the provisions of this code applicable to District 3 apply to District 3
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(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 8 - DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 1 - Boundaries › Section 11011.

11011. The following constitutes Fish and Game District 4
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All of Los Angeles County not included within other districts.
Except as otherwise provided, all of the provisions of this code applicable to District 4 apply to District 4
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(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 8 - DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 1 - Boundaries › Section 11014.

11014. The following constitutes Fish and Game District 6:
The ocean waters and tidelands of the State to the high-water mark lying between the northern boundary of this State and a line extending due west from the west end of the north jetty at the entrance of Humboldt Bay, excluding all sloughs, streams, and lagoons.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 8 - DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 1 - Boundaries › Section 11015.

11015. The following constitutes Fish and Game District 7:
The ocean waters and tidelands of the State to high-water mark between a line extending due west from the west end of the north jetty at the entrance of Humboldt Bay and the southern boundary of Mendocino County, excluding the ocean waters between the north and south jetties at the entrance of Humboldt Bay from the westerly end of each of said jetties in the Pacific Ocean to their respective aprons on the shores of Humboldt Bay, and also excluding all sloughs, streams, and lagoons.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 8 - DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 1 - Boundaries › Section 11016.

11016. The following constitutes Fish and Game District 8:
The waters and tidelands to high-water mark of Humboldt Bay lying north of a straight line running east from the center of apron at the approach of the south jetty at the entrance of Humboldt Bay to the east shore line of the bay including the entrance of Humboldt Bay not included in District 7, and excluding all rivers, streams, and sloughs emptying into the bay.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 8 - DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 1 - Boundaries › Section 11017.

11017. The following constitutes Fish and Game District 9:
The waters and tidelands to high-water mark of Humboldt Bay lying south of a straight line running east from the center of apron at the approach to the south jetty at the entrance of Humboldt Bay to the east shore line of the bay, excluding all rivers, streams, and sloughs emptying into the bay.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 8 - DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 1 - Boundaries › Section 11018.

11018. The following constitutes Fish and Game District 10:
The ocean waters and the tidelands of the state to high-water mark lying between the southern boundary of Mendocino County and a line extending west from the Pigeon Point lighthouse in San Mateo County, including the waters of Tomales Bay to a line drawn from the mouth of the unnamed creek approximately 1500 feet north of Tomasini Point southwesterly 218° magnetic to the mouth of the unnamed creek at Shell Beach, and excluding Bodega Lagoon and all that portion of Bolinas Bay lying inside of Bolinas bar, that portion of San Francisco Bay lying east of a line drawn from Point Bonita to Point Lobos and all rivers, streams, and lagoons.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 208. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 8 - DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 1 - Boundaries › Section 11019.

11019. The following constitutes Fish and Game District 11:
The waters and tidelands of San Francisco Bay to high-water mark bounded as follows: Beginning at the extreme westerly point of Point Bonita; thence in a direct line to the extreme westerly point of Point Lobos; thence around the shore line of San Francisco Bay to the foot of Powell Street; thence in a direct line northwesterly to Peninsula Point, the most southerly extremity of Belvedere Island; thence in a direct line westerly to the easternmost point of the ferry dock at Sausalito; thence southerly and westerly around the shore of San Francisco Bay to the point of beginning.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 388, Sec. 20. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 8 - DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 1 - Boundaries › Section 11020.

11020. The following constitutes Fish and Game District 12:
The waters and tidelands of San Francisco Bay to high-water mark not included in Districts 11 and 13, the waters and tidelands to high-water mark of San Leandro Bay, Oakland Creek or estuary, San Antonio Creek in Alameda County, Raccoon Strait, San Pablo Bay, the Carquinez Strait to the Carquinez Bridge, and all lands and waters included within the exterior boundaries of these districts and excluding all tributary sloughs, creeks, bays, rivers, and overflowed areas not specifically described herein.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 154, Sec. 103. (AB 1527) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 8 - DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 1 - Boundaries › Section 11022.

11022. The following constitutes Fish and Game District 13:
The waters and tidelands to high-water mark of San Francisco Bay lying to the south of a line drawn between the Ferry Building at the foot of Market Street in San Francisco and the mouth of the Oakland Creek or estuary in Alameda County, excluding all streams, sloughs, and lagoons.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 8 - DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 1 - Boundaries › Section 11024.

11024. The following constitutes Fish and Game District 16:
The waters and tidelands to high-water mark of that portion of Monterey Bay lying to the south of a line drawn 100° magnetic from the extreme northerly point of Point Pinos in a straight line easterly to the eastern shore of Monterey Bay.
(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1009, Sec. 17.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 8 - DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 1 - Boundaries › Section 11025.

11025. The following constitutes Fish and Game District 17:
The waters and tidelands to high-water mark of Monterey Bay and the Pacific Ocean, lying between a line extending west from Pigeon Point Lighthouse and a line extending west from Yankee Point, Carmel Highlands in Monterey County, excluding the areas included in District 16, and excluding all rivers, creeks, sloughs and lagoons emptying into the Pacific Ocean and Monterey Bay within the boundaries thus defined.
(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1009, Sec. 18.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 8 - DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 1 - Boundaries › Section 11026.

11026. The following constitutes Fish and Game District 18:
The ocean waters of the State and tidelands to high-water mark not included in other districts, lying between a line extending due west from Yankee Point, Carmel Highlands, in Monterey County, and a line extending from Point Rincon near or at the common boundaries between Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties westerly through Richardson Rock, and excluding all rivers, streams, sloughs, and lagoons.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 8 - DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 1 - Boundaries › Section 11027.

11027. The following constitutes Fish and Game District 19:
The ocean waters of the State and tidelands to high-water mark, and islands off the coast and waters adjacent thereto, lying southerly of Fish and Game District 18, and northerly of a westerly extension of the boundary line between the Republic of Mexico and San Diego County, excepting Districts 19A, 19B, 20, 20A, and 21, and excluding all rivers, streams, sloughs, lagoons, and bays.
(Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 617.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 8 - DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 1 - Boundaries › Section 11028.

11028. The following constitutes Fish and Game District 19A:
The ocean waters and tidelands to high-water mark lying between the southerly extremity of Malibu Point and the westerly extremity of Rocky Point (Palos Verdes Point), excluding all rivers, streams and lagoons.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 8 - DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 1 - Boundaries › Section 11029.

11029. The following constitutes Fish and Game District 19B:
The ocean waters and tidelands to high-water mark northerly of the following line:
Beginning at the west end of the San Pedro Breakwater, thence in an extended line following the axis of said San Pedro Breakwater, the middle breakwater and the Long Beach Breakwater to the east end of the latter, thence to the outer end of the west jetty of Anaheim Bay.
Except as otherwise provided, all of the provisions of this code applicable to Districts 4 and 4
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(Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 617.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 8 - DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 1 - Boundaries › Section 11030.

11030. The following constitutes Fish and Game District 20:
Santa Catalina Island and the portion of the state waters within three nautical miles of the island’s coast line on the northerly, easterly, and southerly side of the island, lying between a line extending three nautical miles west magnetically from the extreme westerly end of Santa Catalina Island to a line extending three nautical miles southwest magnetically from the most southerly promontory of China Point.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 8 - DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 1 - Boundaries › Section 11031.

11031. The following constitutes Fish and Game District 20A:
The waters lying around Santa Catalina Island, within three nautical miles of the coast line of the island, which are not included in District 20.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 8 - DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 1 - Boundaries › Section 11032.

11032. The following constitutes Fish and Game District 21:
The waters and tidelands to high water mark of San Diego Bay lying inside of a straight line drawn from the southerly extremity of Point Loma to the offshore end of the San Diego breakwater.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 154, Sec. 104. (AB 1527) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 8 - DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 1 - Boundaries › Section 11033.

11033. The following constitutes Fish and Game District 22:
All of Imperial County and those portions of Riverside and San Bernardino Counties lying south and east of the following line: Starting at the intersection of Highway 99 with the north boundary of Imperial County, thence north along that highway to the intersection with Highway 60 and 70; thence east along Highway 60 and 70 to its intersection with the Cottonwood Springs Road in Sec. 9, T. 6 S., R. 11 E.; thence north along that road and the Mecca Dale Road to Amboy; thence east along Highway 66 to the intersection with Highway 95; thence north along Highway 95 to the California-Nevada boundary.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 8 - DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 1 - Boundaries › Section 11034.

11034. The following constitutes Fish and Game District 23:
The lands and waters lying within the drainage area of Rubicon and Little Rubicon Rivers above their confluence in Sec. 13, T. 13 N., R. 13 E.; all lands and waters lying within the drainage area of the South Fork of the American River and all its tributaries above Chili Bar Bridge on the Placerville-Georget own Highway; all of the lands and waters lying within the drainage area of Webber Creek above the Mother Lode Highway between El Dorado and Placerville; the waters of Lake Tahoe and the Truckee River, and all streams flowing into that lake and river, and all lands and waters within the drainage basin of that lake and river lying within this State; the waters of Silver Lake, Twin Lakes, Twin Lake, Blue Lakes, Meadow Lake, Wood Lake, Winnemucca Lake and Scott’s Lake, Burnside Lake, the Carson River, the West Fork of the Carson River, Willow Creek and Markleeville Creek and all tributaries of those streams and all streams flowing into those lakes and all lands and waters lying within the drainage basin of those lakes, rivers and streams within this State; all the waters of the Cosumnes River and its tributaries, and all lakes lying within the watershed of that river and tributaries above the bridge on the Mother Lode Highway between Plymouth and Nashville, all being within the Counties of Alpine, Amador, and El Dorado.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 8 - DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 1 - Boundaries › Section 11035.

11035. The following constitutes Fish and Game District 25:
The waters of Lake Almanor and all streams flowing into that lake and all lands lying within the drainage basin of those streams and lake, all being within the Counties of Plumas and Lassen.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 8 - DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 1 - Boundaries › Section 11036.

11036. The following constitutes the Klamath River Fish and Game District:
The waters of the Klamath River as described in the initiative act to create the Klamath River Fish and Game District, approved by the electors on November 4, 1924, which initiative act provides:
The Klamath River Fish and Game District is hereby created and shall consist of the Klamath River and the waters thereof, following its meanderings from the confluence of the Klamath River and the Shasta River in the County of Siskiyou to the mouth of the Klamath River in Del Norte County.
Every person, firm, corporation or company who constructs or maintains any dam or other artificial obstruction in any of the waters of said Klamath River Fish and Game District is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction must be fined not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or be imprisoned in the county jail of the county in which the conviction shall be had, not less than 100 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, and any artificial obstruction constructed, placed or maintained in said district is hereby declared to be a public nuisance.
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1092, Sec. 101. Effective September 27, 1983. Operative January 1, 1984, by Sec. 427 of Ch. 1092.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 8 - DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 1 - Boundaries › Section 11037.

11037. The following constitutes the Trinity and Klamath River Fish and Game District:
The Klamath River and the waters thereof, following its meanderings from the mouth of the Klamath River in Del Norte County to its confluence with the Salmon River, and also the Trinity River and the waters thereof, following its meanderings from its confluence with the Klamath River in the County of Humboldt to its confluence with the south fork of the said Trinity River.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 8 - DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 1 - Boundaries › Section 11038.

11038. The following constitutes Fish and Game District 118:
The ocean waters and tidelands lying within the following boundaries:
Beginning at the south side of the pier at San Simeon thence westerly three miles, thence southerly to a point three miles west of the southern boundary of the state park at Cambria in San Luis Obispo County, thence easterly to the southwest point of the state park at Cambria.
All of the provisions relating to District 18 shall apply to District 118.
(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1014, Sec. 10.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 8 - DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 1 - Boundaries › Section 11039.

11039. The following constitutes Fish and Game District 118.5:
The ocean and tidelands to high-water mark, not included in other districts, excluding all rivers, streams, sloughs, and lagoons, bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of the common boundary of Monterey and San Luis Obispo Counties with the mean high-water mark, thence due west two miles to a point, thence by a line following the coast line and parallel to it southerly to a point two miles south of the intersection of the common boundary of Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties with the mean high-water mark, thence north to the intersection of the common boundary of Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties with the mean high-water mark.
Except as otherwise provided, all of the provisions relating to District 18 shall apply to District 118.5.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 9 - FINES AND PENALTIES › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 12000.

12000. (a) Except as expressly provided otherwise in this code, any violation of this code, or of any rule, regulation, or order made or adopted under this code, is a misdemeanor.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a person who violates any of the following statutes or regulations is guilty of an infraction punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) and not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000), or of a misdemeanor:
(1) Section 2009.
(2) Section 2353.
(3) Sections 5508 and 5509.
(4) Section 5652.
(5) Subdivision (a) of Section 6596.1.
(6) Section 7149.8.
(7) Sections 7850, 7852.27, 7856, 7857, 7880, 7881, 7920, 7923, 8026, 8030 to 8036, inclusive, 8043 to 8050, inclusive, 8257, 9001, 9003, and 9004.
(8) Sections 1.14, 1.17, 1.62, 1.63, and 1.74 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations.
(9) Sections 2.00 to 5.95, inclusive, and 7.00 to 8.00, inclusive, of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations.
(10) Sections 27.56 to 30.10, inclusive, of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations.
(11) Sections 40 to 43, inclusive, of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations.
(12) Sections 90, 91, 107, 123, 132.1, 176, 180, 180.2, 180.4, 180.5, 180.6, 182, 189, 190, 195, and 197 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations.
(13) Subdivision (e) of Section 150.16 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations.
(14) Section 251.7 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations.
(15) Sections 307, 308, and 311 to 313, inclusive, of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations.
(16) Sections 505, 507 to 510, inclusive, and 550 to 552, inclusive, of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations.
(17) Section 630 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations.
(18) Section 632 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, except if either of the following apply:
(A) The person who violates the regulation holds a commercial fishing license issued pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 7850) of Chapter 1 of Part 3 of Division 6 or the person who violates the regulation is operating a boat or vessel licensed pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 7920) of Chapter 1 of Part 3 of Division 6 at the time of the violation. Except as provided in Section 12012.5, a person described in this subparagraph who violates Section 632 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable pursuant to Section 12002.
(B) The violation of the regulation occurred within two years of a prior violation of the regulation that resulted in a conviction.
(19) Section 650 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 129, Sec. 2. (AB 1611) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 9 - FINES AND PENALTIES › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 12001.5.

12001.5. (a) In addition to any other penalty or fine imposed pursuant to this code, if a person has been convicted of one or more offenses that was a violation of a section listed in subdivision (b) separate from the offense before the court, the court may order as a condition of probation upon conviction of the offense before the court that is also a violation of a section listed in subdivision (b), that the person attend the hunter education course designated in Section 3051 and perform community service, preferably relating to natural resources if that type of community service is available, as follows:
(1) If the person has one separate conviction, not more than 200 hours of community service.
(2) If the person has two or more separate convictions, not more than 300 hours of community service.
(b) This section applies to violations relating to a taking in Sections 3007, 3700.1, 4330, and 4750, and a sale or purchase of parts of a bear in Section 4758.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 209. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 9 - FINES AND PENALTIES › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 12002.

12002. (a) Unless otherwise provided, the punishment for a violation of this code that is a misdemeanor is a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), imprisonment in a county jail for not more than six months, or by both that fine and imprisonment.
(b) The punishment for a violation of any of the following provisions is a fine of not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000), imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year, or both the fine and imprisonment:
(1) Section 1059.
(2) Subdivision (b) of Section 4004.
(3) Section 4600.
(4) Paragraph (1) or (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 5650.
(5) A first violation of Section 8670.
(6) Section 10500.
(7) Unless a greater punishment is otherwise provided, a violation subject to subdivision (a) of Section 12003.1.
(c) Except as specified in Sections 12001 and 12010, the punishment for violation of Section 3503, 3503.5, 3513, or 3800 is a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months, or by both that fine and imprisonment.
(d) (1) A license, tag, stamp, reservation, permit, or other entitlement or privilege issued pursuant to this code to a defendant who fails to appear at a court hearing for a violation of this code, or who fails to pay a fine imposed pursuant to this code, shall be immediately suspended or revoked. The license, tag, stamp, reservation, permit, or other entitlement or privilege shall not be reinstated or renewed, and no other license, tag, stamp, reservation, permit, or other entitlement or privilege shall be issued to that person pursuant to this code, until the court proceeding is completed or the fine is paid.
(2) This subdivision does not apply to any violation of Section 1052, 1059, 1170, 5650, 6454, 6650, or 6653.5.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 210. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 9 - FINES AND PENALTIES › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 12002.1.

12002.1. (a) Notwithstanding Section 12002, the punishment for taking a mammal or bird for which a hunting license issued pursuant to Section 3031 is required or a tag, seal, or stamp is required, including a deer tag issued pursuant to Section 3407, without having in one’s possession the required valid license, or without having in one’s possession any required tag, seal, or stamp, or when the taking of that mammal or bird is prohibited by allowable season, limit, time, or area, is punishable by a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) or more than two thousand dollars ($2,000), or imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment, or by any greater punishment prescribed by this code.
(b) If a person is charged with an offense described in subdivision (a) and produces in court a license, tag, seal, or stamp, issued to the person and valid at the time of the person’s arrest and if the taking was otherwise lawful with respect to season, limit, time, and area, the court may reduce the charge to an infraction punishable by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50) and not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250).
(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 294, Sec. 27. (AB 1442) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 9 - FINES AND PENALTIES › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 12002.2.

12002.2. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a violation of Section 7145 or of a regulation requiring a license to be displayed is an infraction, punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) or more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for a first offense. If a person is convicted of a violation of Section 7145 or of a regulation requiring a license to be displayed within five years of a separate offense resulting in a conviction of a violation of Section 7145 or of a regulation requiring a license to be displayed, that person shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) or more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(b) If a person is convicted of a violation of Section 7145 or of a regulation requiring a license to be displayed and produces in court a license issued pursuant to Section 7145 and valid at the time of the person’s arrest, and if the taking was otherwise lawful with respect to season, limit, time, and area, the court may reduce the fine imposed for the violation of Section 7145 or of the regulation requiring a license to be displayed to twenty-five dollars ($25).
(c) If a person is charged with a violation of Section 7145 or of a regulation requiring a license to be displayed, and produces in court a lifetime sport fishing license issued in his or her name pursuant to Section 7149.2, and if the taking was otherwise lawful, in terms of season, limit, time, and area, the court may dismiss the charge.
(d) A person shall not be charged or convicted for both a violation of Section 7145 and a regulation requiring a license to be displayed for the same act.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 26, Sec. 33. (SB 92) Effective June 27, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 9 - FINES AND PENALTIES › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 12002.2.1.

12002.2.1. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a violation of any of the following is an infraction, punishable by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50), or more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250), for a first offense:
(1) Subdivision (a) of Section 6596.1.
(2) Subdivision (a) of Section 7149.45.
(b) If a person is convicted of a violation of any of the sections listed in subdivision (a) within five years of a separate offense resulting in a conviction of a violation of any of those sections, that person shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) or more than five hundred dollars ($500).
(c) If a person convicted of a violation of any of the sections listed in subdivision (a) produces in court the applicable sport fishing ocean enhancement validation, second rod sport fishing validation, or Colorado River special use validation issued pursuant to this code and valid at the time of the person’s arrest, and if the taking was otherwise lawful with respect to season, limit, time, and area, the court may reduce the fine imposed for the violation to twenty-five dollars ($25).
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 211. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 9 - FINES AND PENALTIES › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 12002.3.

12002.3. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a violation of Section 7121 for the sale, purchase, or receipt of fish taken by a person required to be licensed pursuant to Section 7145 is punishable by a fine of not less than two thousand dollars ($2,000) or more than seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500), except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c).
(b) If the violation in question involved the illegal sale or purchase of abalone taken by a person required to be licensed pursuant to Section 7145, the violation is punishable by a fine of not less than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) or more than forty thousand dollars ($40,000).
(c) If the violation in question involved a person who knowingly purchased or received for commercial purposes, fish taken by a person required to be licensed pursuant to Section 7145, the violation is punishable by a fine of not less than seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) or more than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000).
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 388, Sec. 21. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 9 - FINES AND PENALTIES › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 12002.4.

12002.4. (a) In addition to any other applicable penalty, the commercial boat registration of a commercial passenger fishing boat may be revoked or suspended by the commission, when requested by the department, for a period not to exceed one year, upon conviction of the registrant, or the registrant’s agent, servant, employee, or any other person acting under the registrant’s direction or control, for a violation of Section 7121 or a regulation adopted pursuant to that section, if the violation in question involves that boat.
(b) In addition to any other applicable penalty, the commercial boat registration of a commercial passenger fishing boat may be revoked or suspended by the commission, when requested by the department, for a period not to exceed one year, upon conviction of any person other than the person specified in subdivision (a), for a violation of Section 7121, if the fish or amphibians involved in the violation were taken from that boat, and the person committing the violation had committed a prior violation of Section 7121 involving that boat within the previous three years.
(c) A commercial boat registration shall not be revoked under this section for a violation committed without the knowledge of the master, or an agent or employee of the registrant.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 212. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 9 - FINES AND PENALTIES › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 12002.5.

12002.5. (a) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 12002, a violation of Section 1764 is an infraction, not a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) and not more than five hundred dollars ($500). If a person convicted of a violation of Section 1764 is granted probation, the court shall impose as a condition of probation that the person pay at least the minimum fine prescribed in this subdivision.
(b) If a person is convicted of a violation of Section 1764 and produces in court a valid wildlife area pass, the court may reduce the fine imposed for the violation of Section 1764 to fifty dollars ($50).
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 213. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 9 - FINES AND PENALTIES › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 12002.6.

12002.6. (a) In addition to any other applicable penalty, a commercial boat registration may be revoked or suspended by the commission, when requested by the department, for a period not to exceed one year, upon the second conviction in three years of the registrant, or the registrant’s agent, servant, employee, or any other person acting under the registrant’s direction or control, for a violation of any of the following provisions or regulations adopted pursuant thereto:
(1) Section 5521 or 5521.5.
(2) Article 2 (commencing with Section 8150.5), Article 3 (commencing with Section 8180), Article 4 (commencing with Section 8210.2), Article 5 (commencing with Section 8250), Article 6 (commencing with Section 8275), Article 9 (commencing with Section 8370), Article 13 (commencing with Section 8495), and Article 15 (commencing with Section 8550) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 6.
(3) Article 1 (commencing with Section 8601), Article 2 (commencing with Section 8623), Article 4 (commencing with Section 8660), Article 5 (commencing with Section 8680), Article 6 (commencing with Section 8720), Article 7 (commencing with Section 8750), Article 8 (commencing with Section 8780), and Article 10 (commencing with Section 8830) of Chapter 3 of Part 3 of Division 6.
(4) Article 1 (commencing with Section 9000) of Chapter 4 of Part 3 of Division 6.
(b) The commercial boat registration shall not be revoked unless both the first and second convictions are related to the boat for which the commercial boat registration is to be revoked, and are for violations that occurred when the person convicted was the registrant or the registrant’s agent, servant, or employee, or acting under the registrant’s direction or control.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 214. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 9 - FINES AND PENALTIES › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 12002.7.

12002.7. Notwithstanding Sections 12000, 12001, and 12002, the commercial fishing license of the master of a vessel may be revoked or suspended by the commission, when requested by the department, for a period not to exceed one year, upon conviction of the master or his agent, servant, employee, or person acting under his direction or control, for a violation of Section 7121 or the regulations adopted pursuant thereto, if the fish in question were taken from a vessel licensed pursuant to Section 7920.
However, a master’s license shall not be revoked for the conviction of a violation occurring when the person convicted was not acting as the master’s agent, servant, employee, or acting under his direction or control.
The master of a vessel is the person on board the vessel who is in charge of the vessel.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1052, Sec. 8. Operative January 1, 1982, by Sec. 10 of Ch. 1052.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 9 - FINES AND PENALTIES › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 12002.8.

12002.8. (a) The court shall order the department to permanently revoke and the department shall permanently revoke, the commercial fishing license and any commercial fishing permits of any person convicted of either of the following:
(1) Taking or possessing abalone out of season.
(2) Taking or possessing abalone taken illegally from any area north of Point Sur.
(b) The court shall order the department to permanently revoke and the department shall permanently revoke the commercial fishing license and any commercial fishing permits of any person convicted of either of the following two offenses, if the person possessed more than 12 abalone at the time of the offense:
(1) Removing abalone from the shell or possessing abalone illegally removed from the shell.
(2) Taking or possessing abalone that are less than the minimum size.
(c) Any person sentenced pursuant to subdivision (a) or (b) shall not thereafter be eligible for any license or permit to take or possess fish for sport or commercial purposes.
(d) In addition to any other applicable penalty, the commercial fishing license of the master of a vessel may be revoked or suspended by the commission, when requested by the department, for a period not to exceed one year, upon the second conviction in three years of the master or the master’s agent, servant, employee, or any other person acting under the master’s direction or control, for a violation of any of the following provisions or regulations adopted pursuant thereto:
(1) Article 2 (commencing with Section 8150.5), Article 3 (commencing with Section 8180), Article 4 (commencing with Section 8210.2), Article 5 (commencing with Section 8250), Article 6 (commencing with Section 8275), Article 9 (commencing with Section 8370), Article 13 (commencing with Section 8494), and Article 15 (commencing with Section 8550) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 6.
(2) Article 1 (commencing with Section 8601), Article 2 (commencing with Section 8623), Article 4 (commencing with Section 8660), Article 5 (commencing with Section 8680), Article 6 (commencing with Section 8720), Article 7 (commencing with Section 8750), Article 8 (commencing with Section 8780), and Article 10 (commencing with Section 8830) of Chapter 3 of Part 3 of Division 6.
(3) Article 1 (commencing with Section 9000) of Chapter 4 of Part 3 of Division 6.
(e) A master’s license shall not be revoked unless both the first and second convictions are for a violation by the master or a violation occurring when the person convicted was acting as the master’s agent, servant, employee, or acting under the master’s direction or control.
(f) The master of a vessel is the person on board the vessel who is in charge of the vessel.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 215. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 9 - FINES AND PENALTIES › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 12002.9.

12002.9. In addition to any other penalty prescribed in this code, the license issued pursuant to Sections 8032 to 8036, inclusive, to a person who is convicted of a violation of Section 7121, 7364, 7370, 8372, or 8373 shall be suspended for not less than seven days nor more than 30 days. Each day a fish of the species designated in any of those sections is unlawfully possessed and each unlawful transaction involving the purchase or sale of a fish of those species by a wholesale fish dealer is a separate violation.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 154, Sec. 105. (AB 1527) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 9 - FINES AND PENALTIES › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 12002.10.

12002.10. (a) When a complaint has been filed in a court of competent jurisdiction charging a person with a violation that may result in suspension or revocation of any license or permit to take abalone for commercial purposes, and no disposition of the complaint has occurred within 90 days after it has been filed in the court, the department may suspend the license or permit of that person.
(b) Whenever the department proposes to suspend a license or permit under this section, notice and an opportunity to be heard shall be given before taking the action. The notice shall contain a statement setting forth the proposed action and the grounds therefor, and notify the person of his or her right to a hearing as provided in this section. Within 10 days after the receipt of the notice from the department, the permitholder may request a hearing. The hearing shall be held by the commission at the next regularly scheduled hearing of the commission held more than 30 days after the notice of intent to suspend the permit was sent. The person shall be given 10 days’ notice of the time and place of the hearing.
(c) A decision shall be made within a reasonable time on whether the license or permit shall be suspended until the disposition of the complaint by the court. In determining whether to order the suspension, the commission shall consider whether or not the violation could have a detrimental effect on the resources and whether or not a suspension is in the best public interest, and shall find whether there is sufficient evidence that a violation has occurred. A failure to make a finding that there is sufficient evidence that a violation has occurred, or a finding there is insufficient evidence, shall terminate the proceedings under this section.
(d) If the person is acquitted of the charges or the charges are dismissed, any suspension under this section is thereby terminated.
(e) No complaint shall be filed in a court charging a commercial abalone violation, unless evidence supporting the charge has been reviewed by the appropriate county or city prosecuting agency and a criminal complaint has been issued by that agency.
(Added by renumbering Section 8306.7 by Stats. 1997, Ch. 787, Sec. 26. Effective January 1, 1998.)