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2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 1.7 - CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF MARINE LIVING RESOURCES › CHAPTER 5 - Fishery Management Plans General Policies › Section 7072.

7072. (a) Fishery management plans shall form the primary basis for managing California’s sport and commercial marine fisheries.
(b) Fishery management plans shall be based on the best scientific information that is available, on other relevant information that the department possesses, or on the scientific information or other relevant information that can be obtained without substantially delaying the preparation of the plan.
(c) To the extent that conservation and management measures in a fishery management plan either increase or restrict the overall harvest or catch in a fishery, fishery management plans shall allocate those increases or restrictions fairly among recreational and commercial sectors participating in the fishery.
(d) Consistent with Article 17 (commencing with Section 8585), the commission shall adopt a fishery management plan for the nearshore fishery on or before January 1, 2002, if funds are appropriated for that purpose in the annual Budget Act or pursuant to any other law.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 559, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 1.7 - CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF MARINE LIVING RESOURCES › CHAPTER 5 - Fishery Management Plans General Policies › Section 7073.

7073. (a) On or before September 1, 2001, the department shall submit to the commission for its approval a master plan that specifies the process and the resources needed to prepare, adopt, and implement fishery management plans for sport and commercial marine fisheries managed by the state. Consistent with Section 7059, the master plan shall be prepared with the advice, assistance, and involvement of participants in the various fisheries and their representatives, marine conservationists, marine scientists, and other interested persons.
(b) The master plan shall include all of the following:
(1) A list identifying the fisheries managed by the state, with individual fisheries assigned to fishery management plans as determined by the department according to conservation and management needs and consistent with subdivision (f) of Section 7056.
(2) A priority list for preparation of fishery management plans. Highest priority shall be given to fisheries that the department determines have the greatest need for changes in conservation and management measures in order to comply with the policies and requirements set forth in this part. Fisheries for which the department determines that current management complies with the policies and requirements of this part shall be given the lowest priority.
(3) A description of the research, monitoring, and data collection activities that the department conducts for marine fisheries and of any additional activities that might be needed for the department to acquire essential fishery information, with emphasis on the higher priority fisheries identified pursuant to paragraph (2).
(4) A process consistent with Section 7059 that ensures the opportunity for meaningful involvement in the development of fishery management plans and research plans by fishery participants and their representatives, marine scientists, and other interested parties.
(5) A process for periodic review and amendment of the master plan.
(c) The commission shall adopt or reject the master plan or master plan amendment, in whole or in part, after a public hearing. If the commission rejects a part of the master plan or master plan amendment, the commission shall return that part to the department for revision and resubmission pursuant to the revision and resubmission procedures for fishery management plans as described in subdivision (a) of Section 7075.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 483, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 1.7 - CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF MARINE LIVING RESOURCES › CHAPTER 5 - Fishery Management Plans General Policies › Section 7074.

7074. (a) The department shall prepare interim fishery research protocols for at least the three highest priority fisheries identified pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 7073. An interim fishery protocol shall be used by the department until a fishery management plan is implemented for that fishery.
(b) Consistent with Section 7059, each protocol shall be prepared with the advice, assistance, and involvement of participants in the various fisheries and their representatives, marine conservationists, marine scientists, and other interested persons.
(c) Interim protocols shall be submitted to peer review as described in Section 7062 unless the department, pursuant to subdivision (d), determines that peer review of the interim protocol is not justified. For the purpose of peer review, interim protocols may be combined in the following circumstances:
(1) For related fisheries.
(2) For two or more interim protocols that the commission determines will require the same peer review expertise.
(d) The commission, with the advice of the department, shall adopt criteria to be applied in determining whether an interim protocol may be exempted from peer review.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 483, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 1.7 - CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF MARINE LIVING RESOURCES › CHAPTER 6 - Fishery Management Plan Preparation, Approval, and Regulations › Section 7075.

7075. (a) The department shall prepare fishery management plans and plan amendments, including any proposed regulations necessary to implement plans or plan amendments, to be submitted to the commission for adoption or rejection. Prior to submitting a plan or plan amendment, including any proposed regulations necessary for implementation, to the commission, the department shall submit the plan to peer review pursuant to Section 7062, unless the department determines that peer review of the plan or plan amendment may be exempted pursuant to subdivision (c). If the department makes that determination, it shall submit its reasons for that determination to the commission with the plan. If the commission rejects a plan or plan amendment, including proposed regulations necessary for implementation, the commission shall return the plan or plan amendment to the department for revision and resubmission together with a written statement of reasons for the rejection. The department shall revise and resubmit the plan or plan amendment to the commission within 90 days of the rejection. The revised plan or plan amendment shall be subject to the review and adoption requirements of this chapter.
(b) The department may contract with qualified individuals or organizations to assist in the preparation of fishery management plans or plan amendments.
(c) The commission, with the advice of the department and consistent with Section 7059, shall adopt criteria to be applied in determining whether a plan or plan amendment may be exempted from peer review.
(d) Fishery participants and their representatives, fishery scientists, or other interested parties may propose plan provisions or plan amendments to the department or commission. The commission shall review any proposal submitted to the commission and may recommend to the department that the department develop a fishery management plan or plan amendment to incorporate the proposal.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 1.7 - CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF MARINE LIVING RESOURCES › CHAPTER 6 - Fishery Management Plan Preparation, Approval, and Regulations › Section 7076.

7076. (a) To the extent practicable, and consistent with Section 7059, the department shall seek advice and assistance in developing a fishery management plan from participants in the affected fishery, marine scientists, and other interested parties. The department shall also seek the advice and assistance of other persons or entities that it deems appropriate, which may include, but is not limited to, Sea Grant, the National Marine Fisheries Service, the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission, the Pacific Fishery Management Council, and any advisory committee of the department.
(b) In the case of a fishery management plan or a plan amendment that is submitted to peer review, the department shall provide the peer review panel with any written comments on the plan or plan amendment that the department has received from fishery participants and other interested parties.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 1.7 - CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF MARINE LIVING RESOURCES › CHAPTER 6 - Fishery Management Plan Preparation, Approval, and Regulations › Section 7077.

7077. A fishery management plan or plan amendment, or proposed regulations necessary for implementation of a plan or plan amendment, developed by the department shall be available to the public for review at least 30 days prior to a hearing on the management plan or plan amendment by the commission. Persons requesting to be notified of the availability of the plan shall be notified in sufficient time to allow them to review and submit comments at or prior to a hearing. Proposed plans and plan amendments and hearing schedules and agendas shall be posted on the department’s Internet website.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 1.7 - CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF MARINE LIVING RESOURCES › CHAPTER 6 - Fishery Management Plan Preparation, Approval, and Regulations › Section 7078.

7078. (a) The commission shall hold at least two public hearings on a fishery management plan or plan amendment prior to the commission’s adoption or rejection of the plan.
(b) The plan or plan amendment shall be heard not later than 60 days following receipt of the plan or plan amendment by the commission. The commission may adopt the plan or plan amendment at the second public hearing, at the commission’s meeting following the second public hearing, or at any duly noticed subsequent meeting, subject to subdivision (c).
(c) When scheduling the location of a hearing or meeting relating to a fishery management plan or plan amendment, the commission shall consider factors, including, among other factors, the area of the state, if any, where participants in the fishery are concentrated.
(d) Notwithstanding Section 7550.5 of the Government Code, prior to the adoption of a fishery management plan or plan amendment that would make inoperative a statute, the commission shall provide a copy of the plan or plan amendment to the Legislature for review by the Joint Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture or, if there is no such committee, to the appropriate policy committee in each house of the Legislature.
(e) The commission shall adopt any regulations necessary to implement a fishery plan or plan amendment no more than 60 days following adoption of the plan or plan amendment. All implementing regulations adopted under this subdivision shall be adopted as a regulation pursuant to the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. The commission’s adoption of regulations to implement a fishery management plan or plan amendment shall not trigger an additional review process under the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code).
(f) Regulations adopted by the commission to implement a plan or plan amendment shall specify any statute or regulation of the commission that is to become inoperative as to the particular fishery. The list shall designate each statute or regulation by individual section number, rather than by reference to articles or chapters.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 1.7 - CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF MARINE LIVING RESOURCES › CHAPTER 7 - Contents of Fishery Management Plans › Section 7080.

7080. Consistent with subdivision (b) of Section 7072, each fishery management plan prepared by the department shall summarize readily available information about the fishery including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(a) The species of fish and their location, number of vessels and participants involved, fishing effort, historical landings in the sport and commercial sectors, and a history of conservation and management measures affecting the fishery.
(b) The natural history and population dynamics of the target species and the effects of changing oceanic conditions on the target species.
(c)The habitat for the fishery and known threats to the habitat.
(d) The ecosystem role of the target species and the relationship of the fishery to the ecosystem role of the target species.
(e) Economic and social factors related to the fishery.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 1.7 - CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF MARINE LIVING RESOURCES › CHAPTER 7 - Contents of Fishery Management Plans › Section 7081.

7081. Consistent with subdivision (b) of Section 7072, each fishery management plan or plan amendment prepared by the department shall include a fishery research protocol that does all of the following:
(a) Describe past and ongoing monitoring of the fishery.
(b) Identify essential fishery information for the fishery, including, but not limited to, age and growth, minimum size at maturity, spawning season, age structure of the population, and, if essential fishery information is lacking, identify the additional information needed and the resources and time necessary to acquire the information.
(c) Indicate the steps the department shall take to monitor the fishery and to obtain essential fishery information, including the data collection and research methodologies, on an ongoing basis.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 1.7 - CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF MARINE LIVING RESOURCES › CHAPTER 7 - Contents of Fishery Management Plans › Section 7082.

7082. Each fishery management plan or plan amendment prepared by the department shall contain the measures necessary and appropriate for the conservation and management of the fishery according to the policies and other requirements in this part. The measures may include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
(a) Limitations on the fishery based on area, time, amount of catch, species, size, sex, type or amount of gear, or other factors.
(b) Creation or modification of a restricted access fishery that contributes to a more orderly and sustainable fishery.
(c) A procedure to establish and to periodically review and revise a catch quota in any fishery for which there is a catch quota.
(d) Requirement for a personal, gear, or vessel permit and reasonable fees.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 1.7 - CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF MARINE LIVING RESOURCES › CHAPTER 7 - Contents of Fishery Management Plans › Section 7083.

7083. (a) Each fishery management plan prepared by the department shall incorporate the existing conservation and management measures provided in this code that are determined by the department to result in a sustainable fishery.
(b) If additional conservation and management measures are included in the plan, the department shall, consistent with subdivision (b) of Section 7072, summarize anticipated effects of those measures on relevant fish populations and habitats, on fishery participants, and on coastal communities and businesses that rely on the fishery.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 1.7 - CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF MARINE LIVING RESOURCES › CHAPTER 7 - Contents of Fishery Management Plans › Section 7084.

7084. (a) Consistent with subdivision (b) of Section 7072, each fishery management plan or plan amendment prepared by the department for a fishery that the department has determined has adverse effects on marine fishery habitat shall include measures that, to the extent practicable, minimize adverse effects on habitat caused by fishing.
(b) Subdivision (a) does not apply to activities regulated by Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 6650) of Part 1.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 1.7 - CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF MARINE LIVING RESOURCES › CHAPTER 7 - Contents of Fishery Management Plans › Section 7085.

7085. Consistent with subdivision (b) of Section 7072, each fishery management plan or plan amendment prepared by the department, in fisheries in which bycatch occurs, shall include all of the following:
(a) Information on the amount and type of bycatch.
(b) Analysis of the amount and type of bycatch based on the following criteria:
(1) Legality of the bycatch under any relevant law.
(2) Degree of threat to the sustainability of the bycatch species.
(3) Impacts on fisheries that target the bycatch species.
(4) Ecosystem impacts.
(c) In the case of unacceptable amounts or types of bycatch, conservation and management measures that, in the following priority, do the following:
(1) Minimize bycatch.
(2) Minimize mortality of discards that cannot be avoided.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 1.7 - CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF MARINE LIVING RESOURCES › CHAPTER 7 - Contents of Fishery Management Plans › Section 7086.

7086. (a) Consistent with subdivision (b) of Section 7072, each fishery management plan or plan amendment prepared by the department shall specify criteria for identifying when the fishery is overfished.
(b) In the case of a fishery management plan for a fishery that has been determined to be overfished or in which overfishing is occurring, the fishery management plan shall contain measures to prevent, end, or otherwise appropriately address overfishing and to rebuild the fishery.
(c) Any fishery management plan, plan amendment, or regulation prepared pursuant to subdivision (b), shall do both of the following:
(1) Specify a time period for preventing or ending or otherwise appropriately addressing overfishing and rebuilding the fishery that shall be as short as possible, and shall not exceed 10 years except in cases where the biology of the population of fish or other environmental conditions dictate otherwise.
(2) Allocate both overfishing restrictions and recovery benefits fairly and equitably among sectors of the fishery.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 1.7 - CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF MARINE LIVING RESOURCES › CHAPTER 7 - Contents of Fishery Management Plans › Section 7087.

7087. (a) Each fishery management plan prepared by the department shall include a procedure for review and amendment of the plan, as necessary.
(b) Each fishery management plan or plan amendment prepared by the department shall specify the types of regulations that the department may adopt without a plan amendment.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 1.7 - CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF MARINE LIVING RESOURCES › CHAPTER 7 - Contents of Fishery Management Plans › Section 7088.

7088. Each fishery management plan and plan amendment shall include a list of any statutes and regulations that shall become inoperative, as to the particular fishery covered by the fishery management plan or plan amendment, upon the commission’s adoption of implementing regulations for that fishery management plan or plan amendment.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 2 - SPORT FISHING › CHAPTER 1 - Generally › ARTICLE 1.5 - Sport Fishing Regulations › Section 7110.

7110. (a) The commission may establish by regulation an automatic process to conform its sport fishing regulations to federal regulations.
(b) Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code does not apply to conforming actions implemented pursuant to the automatic process specified in subdivision (a).
(c) The department shall provide public notice of a conforming action implemented pursuant to this section.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 546, Sec. 24. (SB 1473) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 2 - SPORT FISHING › CHAPTER 1 - Generally › ARTICLE 1.5 - Sport Fishing Regulations › Section 7115.

7115. (a) The department shall identify property it owns or manages that includes areas for sport fishing accessible to persons with disabilities.
(b) Commencing with the booklet of sport fishing regulations published by the commission in 1986, the availability of sport fishing areas, identified by the department as accessible to persons with disabilities under subdivision (a), shall be noted in the booklet of regulations, together with telephone numbers and instructions for obtaining a list of those areas from regional department offices.
(c) Commencing with the booklet of sport fishing regulations published in 1987, the booklet shall also contain any human health advisories relating to fish that are formally issued by the State Department of Public Health, or summaries of those human health advisories. The summaries shall be prepared in consultation with the State Department of Public Health.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 546, Sec. 24. (SB 1473) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 2 - SPORT FISHING › CHAPTER 1 - Generally › ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions › Section 7120.

7120. It is unlawful for any person to possess more than one daily bag limit of any fish, amphibian, or reptile taken under a license issued pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 7145) unless authorized by regulations adopted by the commission.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 128. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 2 - SPORT FISHING › CHAPTER 1 - Generally › ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions › Section 7121.

7121. Except as otherwise provided by this code or by regulation, it is unlawful to sell or purchase any fish or amphibia taken in, or brought into, the waters of the state, or brought ashore at any point in the state.
It is unlawful to buy, sell, or possess in any place of business where fish are bought, sold, or processed, any fish or amphibia taken on any boat, barge, or vessel which carries sport fishermen, except those fish may be possessed in such a place only for the purposes of canning or smoking under regulations adopted by the commission.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 747, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 2 - SPORT FISHING › CHAPTER 1 - Generally › ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions › Section 7123.

7123. The department shall develop a voluntary participation program for the use of departmental observers on board vessels to monitor the taking of marlin by sportfishermen. The department shall, in accordance with Section 1012, procure insurance against the liability of the owners or operators of vessels boarded by observers in the event of injury to or death of any such observer in the course and scope of employment as an observer.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 886, Sec. 3. Effective September 14, 1980.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 2 - SPORT FISHING › CHAPTER 1 - Generally › ARTICLE 3 - Sport Fishing Licenses › Section 7145.

7145. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this article, every person 16 years of age or older who takes any fish, reptile, or amphibian for any purpose other than profit shall first obtain a valid license for that purpose and shall have that license on his or her person or in his or her immediate possession or where otherwise specifically required by law or regulation to be kept when engaged in carrying out any activity authorized by the license. In the case of a person diving from a boat, the license may be kept in the boat, or in the case of a person diving from the shore, the license may be kept within 500 yards of the shore.
(b) (1) This section does not apply to an owner of privately owned real property, or the owner’s invitee, who, without providing compensation, takes fish for purposes other than profit from a lake or pond that is wholly enclosed by that owner’s real property and that is located offstream and does not at any time derive water from, or supply water to, any permanent or intermittent artificial or natural lake, pond, stream, wash, canal, river, creek, waterway, aqueduct, or similar water conveyance system of the state. Access and control of the real property shall be under the direct authority of the owner and not that of another person or entity.
(2) This subdivision does not, and shall not be construed to, authorize the introduction, migration, stocking, or transfer of aquatic species, prohibited species, or any other nonnative or exotic species into state waters or waterways. This subdivision does not supersede or otherwise affect any provision of law that governs aquaculture, including, but not limited to, the operation of trout farms, or any activity that is an adjunct to or a feature of, or that is operated in conjunction with, any other enterprise operated for a fee, including, but not limited to, private parks or private recreation areas.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 285, Sec. 109. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 2 - SPORT FISHING › CHAPTER 1 - Generally › ARTICLE 3 - Sport Fishing Licenses › Section 7147.

7147. The owner or operator of a boat or vessel licensed pursuant to Section 7920 shall not permit any person to fish from that boat or vessel unless that person has, in his or her possession, a valid California sport fishing license and any required stamp, report card, or validation issued pursuant to this code.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 285, Sec. 110. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 2 - SPORT FISHING › CHAPTER 1 - Generally › ARTICLE 3 - Sport Fishing Licenses › Section 7149.05.

7149.05. (a) A sport fishing license granting the privilege to take any fish, reptile, or amphibian anywhere in this state for purposes other than profit shall be issued to any of the following:
(1) A resident, 16 years of age or older, for the period of a calendar year, or, if issued after the beginning of the year, for the remainder of the year, upon payment of a base fee of thirty-one dollars and twenty-five cents ($31.25).
(2) A nonresident, 16 years of age or older, for the period of a calendar year, or, if issued after the beginning of the year, for the remainder of the year, upon payment of a base fee of eighty-four dollars ($84).
(3) A nonresident, 16 years of age or older, for a period of 10 designated consecutive days beginning on the date specified on the license, upon payment of the fee set forth in paragraph (1). Notwithstanding Section 1053.1, more than one 10-day license for different 10-day periods may be issued to, or possessed by, a person at one time.
(4) A resident or nonresident, 16 years of age or older, for two designated consecutive days, upon payment of one-half the fee set forth in paragraph (1). Notwithstanding Section 1053.1, more than one two-day license for different two-day periods may be issued to, or possessed by, a person at one time.
(5) A resident or nonresident, 16 years of age or older, for one designated day, upon payment of a base fee of ten dollars ($10). Notwithstanding Section 1053.1, more than one one-day license for different days may be issued to, or possessed by, a person at one time.
(b) California sport fishing license validations shall be issued by authorized license agents in the same manner as sport fishing licenses, and no compensation shall be paid to the authorized license agent for issuing the validations except as provided in Section 1055.1.
(c) This section applies only to licenses, permits, reservations, tags, and other entitlements issued through the Automated License Data System.
(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 subdivision (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.
(f) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2030.
(Amended (as added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 607, Sec. 3) by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 130. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024. Operative January 1, 2030, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 2 - SPORT FISHING › CHAPTER 1 - Generally › ARTICLE 3 - Sport Fishing Licenses › Section 7149.2.

7149.2. (a) In addition to Section 7149.05, the department shall issue a lifetime sport fishing license under this section. A lifetime sport fishing license authorizes the taking of fish, amphibians, or reptiles anywhere in this state in accordance with the law for purposes other than profit for the life of the person to whom issued unless revoked for a violation of this code or regulations adopted under this code. A lifetime sport fishing license is valid for a one-year period from January 1 through December 31 and may be renewed annually, regardless of any lapse of the license, at no additional cost to the licensee. A lifetime sport fishing license is not transferable. A lifetime sport fishing license does not include any special tags, stamps, or fees.
(b) A lifetime sport fishing license may be issued to residents of this state, as follows:
(1) To a person 62 years of age or over, upon payment of a base fee of three hundred sixty-five dollars ($365).
(2) To a person 40 years of age or over and less than 62 years of age, upon payment of a base fee of five hundred forty dollars ($540).
(3) To a person 10 years of age or over and less than 40 years of age upon payment of a base fee of six hundred dollars ($600).
(4) To a person less than 10 years of age upon payment of a base fee of three hundred sixty-five dollars ($365).
(c) Nothing in this section requires a person less than 16 years of age to obtain a license to take fish, amphibians, or reptiles for purposes other than profit.
(d) Nothing in this section exempts a license applicant from meeting other qualifications or requirements otherwise established by law for the privilege of sport fishing.
(e) Upon payment of a base fee of two hundred forty-five dollars ($245), a person holding a lifetime sport fishing license shall be entitled annually to the privileges afforded to a person holding a second-rod validation issued pursuant to Section 7149.45, a sport fishing ocean enhancement validation issued pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 6596.1, one steelhead trout report restoration card issued pursuant to Section 7380, and one salmon report card issued pursuant to regulations adopted by the commission. Lifetime privileges issued pursuant to this subdivision are not transferable.
(f) The base fees specified in this section are applicable commencing January 1, 2004, and shall be adjusted annually thereafter pursuant to Section 713.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 131. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 2 - SPORT FISHING › CHAPTER 1 - Generally › ARTICLE 3 - Sport Fishing Licenses › Section 7149.3.

7149.3. Notwithstanding Section 7149.05, a sport fishing license is not required for a resident to take a rattlesnake (genus Crotalus or Sistrurus).
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 683, Sec. 22. (SB 798) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 2 - SPORT FISHING › CHAPTER 1 - Generally › ARTICLE 3 - Sport Fishing Licenses › Section 7149.45.

7149.45. (a) It is unlawful for any person to fish with two rods without first obtaining a second-rod sport fishing validation, in addition to a valid California sport fishing license validation, and having that validation affixed to his or her valid sport fishing license. Any person who has a valid second-rod sport fishing validation affixed to his or her valid sport fishing license may fish with two rods in inland waters in any sport fishery in which the regulations of the commission provide for the taking of fish by angling, except those waters in which only artificial lures or barbless hooks may be used and the waters of the Smith River in Del Norte County.
(b) The department or an authorized license agent shall issue a second-rod sport fishing validation upon payment of a base fee of seven dollars and fifty cents ($7.50) during the 1995 calendar year and subsequent years, as adjusted under Section 713.
(c) This section applies only to licenses, permits, reservations, tags, and other entitlements issued through the Automated License Data System.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 294, Sec. 14. (AB 1442) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 2 - SPORT FISHING › CHAPTER 1 - Generally › ARTICLE 3 - Sport Fishing Licenses › Section 7149.5.

7149.5. For the purpose of obtaining a sport fishing license, enrollees in the Job Corps, created by the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 (Public Law 88-452), shall be deemed to be residents of California.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1086.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 2 - SPORT FISHING › CHAPTER 1 - Generally › ARTICLE 3 - Sport Fishing Licenses › Section 7149.7.

7149.7. Notwithstanding Section 7145, the director may designate not more than two days, which may or may not be consecutive, in each year as free sportfishing days during which residents and nonresidents may, without having a sportfishing license and without the payment of any fee, exercise the privileges of a holder of a sportfishing license, subject to all of the limitations, restrictions, conditions, laws, rules, and regulations applicable to the holder of a sportfishing license.
(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 47, Sec. 1. Effective June 6, 1991.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 2 - SPORT FISHING › CHAPTER 1 - Generally › ARTICLE 3 - Sport Fishing Licenses › Section 7149.8.

7149.8. (a) A person shall not take abalone from ocean waters unless he or she first obtains, in addition to a valid California sport fishing license and any applicable license validation or stamp issued pursuant to this code, an abalone report card, and maintains that report card in his or her possession while taking abalone.
(b) The department or an authorized license agent shall issue an abalone report card upon payment of a fee of fifteen dollars ($15) in the 2004 license year, which shall be adjusted annually thereafter pursuant to Section 713.
(c) The commission shall adjust the amount of the fees specified in 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. 23. (AB 2402) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 2 - SPORT FISHING › CHAPTER 1 - Generally › ARTICLE 3 - Sport Fishing Licenses › Section 7149.9.

7149.9. (a) Fees received by the department pursuant to Section 7149.8 shall be deposited in the Abalone Restoration and Preservation Account within the Fish and Game Preservation Fund, which is hereby created. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the moneys in the account are continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal year, to the department to be used only for the Recreational Abalone Management Program. For the purposes of this article, “program” means the Recreational Abalone Management Program. The program shall include the following:
(1) Research and management of abalone and abalone habitat. For the purposes of this section, “research” includes, but is not limited to, investigation, experimentation, monitoring, and analysis; and “management” means establishing and maintaining an optimal sustainable utilization.
(2) Supplementary funding of allocations for the enforcement of statutes and regulations applicable to abalone, including, but not limited to, the acquisition of special equipment and the production and dissemination of printed materials, such as pamphlets, booklets, and posters, aimed at compliance with recreational abalone regulations.
(3) Direction for volunteer groups relating to abalone and abalone habitat management, presentations of abalone related matters at scientific conferences and educational institutions, and publication of abalone related material.
(b) At least 15 percent of the funds deposited in the account shall be used for program activities south of San Francisco. To the extent possible, participants in the management activities of the program in that area shall be former commercial abalone divers.
(c) The department shall maintain internal accounts that ensure that the fees received pursuant to Section 7149.8 are disbursed for the purposes of subdivision (a). Not more than 20 percent of the fees received pursuant to Section 7149.8 shall be used for administration by the department.
(d) Unencumbered fees collected pursuant to Section 7149.8 during any previous calendar year may be expended for the purposes of subdivisions (a) and (b). All interest and other earnings on the fees received pursuant to Section 7149.8 shall be deposited in the account and shall be used for the purposes of subdivisions (a) and (b).
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 787, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 2 - SPORT FISHING › CHAPTER 1 - Generally › ARTICLE 3 - Sport Fishing Licenses › Section 7150.

7150. (a) Upon application to the department’s headquarters office in Sacramento and payment of a base fee of four dollars ($4), as adjusted pursuant to Section 713, the following persons, who have not been convicted of any violation of this code, shall be issued a reduced fee sport fishing license that is valid for one year as specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 7149.05 and that authorizes the licensee to take any fish, reptile, or amphibian anywhere in this state as otherwise authorized pursuant to this code and regulations adopted pursuant to this code for purposes other than profit:
(1) A disabled veteran having a 50 percent or greater service-connected disability upon presentation of proof of an honorable discharge from military service and proof of the disability. Proof of the disability shall be by certification from the United States Veterans Administration or by presentation of a license issued pursuant to this paragraph in the preceding license year.
(2) A member of the military who is a “recovering service member” pursuant to paragraph (7) of Section 1602 of the federal National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (10 U.S.C. Sec. 1071 note). A person shall be eligible for a reduced fee sport fishing license pursuant to this paragraph upon the submission of a letter, online or in hardcopy, to the department from that person’s commanding officer or from a military medical doctor stating that the person is a recovering service member.
(3) A person over 65 years of age who is a resident of this state and who receives benefits pursuant to one of the following:
(A) Section 12200 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(B) The Cash Assistance Program for Aged, Blind, and Disabled Legal Immigrants (Chapter 10.3 (commencing with Section 18937) of Part 6 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code).
(b) A person applying for a reduced fee sport fishing license shall submit adequate documentation for the department to determine whether the applicant is, in fact, eligible for a reduced fee sport fishing license. The documentation shall be in the form of a letter or other document, as specified by the department, from a public agency, except as provided in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a). The department shall not issue a reduced fee sport fishing license to any person unless it is satisfied that the applicant has provided adequate documentation of eligibility for that license.
(c) The adjustment of the base fee pursuant to Section 713 specified in subdivision (a) shall be applicable to the fishing license years beginning on or after January 1, 1996.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 607, Sec. 4. (AB 817) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 2 - SPORT FISHING › CHAPTER 1 - Generally › ARTICLE 3 - Sport Fishing Licenses › Section 7153.

7153. (a) A sport fishing license is not required to take fish by any legal means, for any purpose other than profit, from a public pier, as defined by the commission, in the ocean waters of the state, or while angling at an aquaculture facility site that is registered pursuant to Section 235 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations.
(b) For purposes of this section, “ocean waters” include, but are not limited to, the open waters adjacent to the ocean and any island; the waters of any open or enclosed bay contiguous to the ocean; the San Francisco and San Pablo Bays, with any tidal bay belonging thereto; and any slough or estuary, if found between the Golden Gate Bridge and the Benicia-Martinez Bridge.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 285, Sec. 114. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 2 - SPORT FISHING › CHAPTER 1 - Generally › ARTICLE 3 - Sport Fishing Licenses › Section 7155.

7155. Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, California Indians who are bona fide registered members of the Yurok Indian Tribe may take fish, for subsistence purposes only, from the Klamath River between the mouth of that river and the junction of Tectah Creek with it, exclusive of tributaries, without regard to seasons, under the following conditions:
(a) Upon application therefor, the department shall issue to any Yurok Indian who is listed on the register of the Yurok Tribal Organization, as furnished to the department, a renewable, nontransferable permit to take fish pursuant to this section for a period of one calendar year. Any Indian of the Yurok tribe while taking fish pursuant to this section shall have upon his person such valid permit, and shall display it upon the request of any duly authorized officer.
(b) Hand dip nets, and hook and line only may be used for taking fish pursuant to this section.
(c) Pursuant to this section not more than three trout or salmon or combination thereof, or more than one sturgeon, may be taken in any one day. There is no bag limit on any other fish.
(d) No Yurok Indian while fishing pursuant to this section may be accompanied by any person who does not possess a valid permit as prescribed by this section. It is unlawful for any person who does not hold such permit to accompany any Yurok Indian who is taking fish pursuant to this section.
(e) The sale of any fish taken under the provisions of this section shall constitute cause for permanent revocation by the commission of the permit held by the person making the sale.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 2 - SPORT FISHING › CHAPTER 1 - Generally › ARTICLE 4 - Reciprocal Sport Fishing Licenses › Section 7180.1.

7180.1. (a) Any person taking fish or amphibia for purposes other than profit from or on a boat or other floating device on the waters of the Colorado River or on adjacent waters, except canals, drains, or ditches used to transport water used for irrigation or domestic purposes, shall have in their possession a valid sportfishing license issued by either the State of Arizona or State of California.
(b) This section applies only to licenses, permits, reservations, tags, and other entitlements issued through the Automated License Data System.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 133. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 2 - SPORT FISHING › CHAPTER 1 - Generally › ARTICLE 4 - Reciprocal Sport Fishing Licenses › Section 7181.1.

7181.1. (a) A person fishing from the shore in the waters of the Colorado River located in Arizona or California shall have in their possession a valid sportfishing license issued by the state that has jurisdiction over that shore.
(b) This section applies only to licenses, permits, reservations, tags, and other entitlements issued through the Automated License Data System.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 134. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 2 - SPORT FISHING › CHAPTER 1 - Generally › ARTICLE 4 - Reciprocal Sport Fishing Licenses › Section 7183.1.

7183.1. (a) The Arizona Game and Fish Commission shall handle California sportfishing licenses and California special use validations and issue them through Arizona license dealers. Prior to August 31 of each year, that commission shall make an audit report and send a remittance for those issued to the department.
(b) The department shall handle Arizona special use validations and issue them through California license dealers. Prior to August 31 of each year that department shall make an audit report and send a remittance for those issued to the Arizona Game and Fish Commission.
(c) This section applies only to licenses, permits, reservations, tags, and other entitlements issued through the Automated License Data System.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 154, Sec. 84. (AB 1527) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 2 - SPORT FISHING › CHAPTER 1 - Generally › ARTICLE 4 - Reciprocal Sport Fishing Licenses › Section 7184.1.

7184.1. (a) An Arizona special use validation is valid from January 1 to December 31, inclusive, of each year, to coincide with the period for which a California sportfishing license is issued.
(b) A California special use validation is valid for one year to coincide with the period for which an Arizona fishing license is issued.
(c) This section applies only to licenses, permits, reservations, tags, and other entitlements issued through the Automated License Data System.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 112, Sec. 56. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 2 - SPORT FISHING › CHAPTER 1 - Generally › ARTICLE 4 - Reciprocal Sport Fishing Licenses › Section 7185.

7185. This article shall become operative and remain effective so long as the commission finds and determines that under the laws of the State of Arizona substantially similar Arizona licenses are authorized to be issued to licensees of the State of California upon substantially the same terms and conditions as are provided for in this article as to the issuance of California licenses to licensees of the State of Arizona.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)