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2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 6 - Crab › Section 8279.

8279. It is unlawful to sell any Dungeness crab taken in any of the following waters:
(a) The Eel River and its tributaries between the Pacific Ocean and the west line of Sec. 35, T. 3 N., R. 1 W., H. B. & M.
(b) The Pacific Ocean within a radius of one mile from the mouth of the Eel River.
(c) Humboldt Bay, including the entrance of that bay, and the Pacific Ocean within a radius of one mile from the extreme western point of the north jetty at the entrance of the bay and for a radius of one mile from the extreme western point of the south jetty at the entrance of the bay.
(d) Trinidad Bay, that bay being the body of water within the area inclosed by a line running southeasterly from the westernmost point of Trinidad Head to the mouth of Luftenholtz Creek.
(e) Bodega Lagoon.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 874, Sec. 2. Effective September 23, 1992.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 6 - Crab › Section 8279.1.

8279.1. (a) A person shall not take, possess onboard, or land Dungeness crab for commercial purposes from a vessel in ocean waters for 30 days after the opening of those waters for the commercial Dungeness crab fishing season, if both of the following events have occurred:
(1) The opening of the season has been delayed in those waters.
(2) The same vessel was used to take, possess onboard, or land Dungeness crab for commercial purposes, from ocean waters outside of the delayed waters, before the opening of the delayed waters for the season.
(b) For purposes of this section, a delay in the opening of ocean waters for the commercial Dungeness crab fishing season has occurred in either of the following circumstances:
(1) The opening of those waters for the season has been delayed pursuant to Section 5523 or 8276.2 or the regulations adopted pursuant to Section 8276.1.
(2) The opening of those waters for the season has been delayed in Oregon or Washington due to the tri-state quality testing program or by a closure to prevent a risk to human health or a risk of marine life entanglement.
(c) A violation of this section does not constitute a misdemeanor. Pursuant to Section 7857, the commission shall revoke the Dungeness crab vessel permit that was issued for use on the vessel that was used in violation of this section.
(d) This section shall become inoperative on April 1, 2029, and, as of January 1, 2030, is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that becomes operative on or before January 1, 2030, deletes or extends the dates on which it becomes inoperative and is repealed.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 757, Sec. 6. (SB 80) Effective October 9, 2021. Inoperative April 1, 2029. Repealed as of January 1, 2030, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 6 - Crab › Section 8280.

8280. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the Dungeness crab fishery is important to the state because it provides a valuable food product, employment for those persons engaged in the fishery, and economic benefits to the coastal communities of the state.
(b) The Legislature further finds that, in order to protect the Dungeness crab fishery, it is necessary to limit the number of vessels participating in that fishery to take Dungeness crab and it may be necessary to limit the quantity and capacity of the fishing gear used on each vessel to take Dungeness crab.
(c) The Legislature further finds and declares that to limit the number of vessels in the Dungeness crab fishery, it is necessary to require that the owner of each vessel participating in the fishery obtain and possess a permit for that vessel and that the initial issuance of permits shall be limited to those persons owning vessels qualifying under Section 8280.1, as that section read on August 1, 2018, or any prior version of that section.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 663, Sec. 8. (SB 1310) Effective September 21, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 6 - Crab › Section 8280.1.

8280.1. (a) A person shall not use a vessel to take, possess, or land Dungeness crab for commercial purposes using Dungeness crab traps authorized pursuant to Section 9011, unless the owner of that vessel has a Dungeness crab vessel permit for that vessel that has not been suspended or revoked.
(b) A person shall not be issued a new, original Dungeness crab vessel permit. A Dungeness crab vessel permit may be issued only pursuant to a renewal or transfer of an existing permit as provided in Section 8280.2 or 8280.3.
(c) A permit issued pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of this section, as this section read on August 1, 2018, or any prior version of that paragraph, shall become immediately null and void upon the death of the permittee.
(d) In addition to criminal penalties authorized by law, a person who fishes without a Dungeness crab vessel permit, or who uses a Dungeness crab vessel permit to fish illegally on another vessel other than the permitted one, shall be subject to a fine not more than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) and, at the discretion of the department, revocation of the person’s fishing license for a period not to exceed five years and revocation of the commercial boat registration license for a period not to exceed five years.
(e) This section shall become inoperative on April 1, 2029, and, as of January 1, 2030, is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that becomes operative on or before January 1, 2030, deletes or extends the dates on which it becomes inoperative and is repealed.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 663, Sec. 9. (SB 1310) Effective September 21, 2018. Inoperative April 1, 2029. Repealed as of January 1, 2030, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 6 - Crab › Section 8280.2.

8280.2. (a) The owner of a Dungeness crab vessel, for purposes of this section, may include a person with a bona fide contract for the purchase of a vessel who otherwise meets all other qualifications for a Dungeness crab vessel permit. If a contract is found to be fraudulent or written or entered into for the purposes of circumventing qualification criteria for the issuance of a permit, the applicant shall be permanently ineligible for a Dungeness crab vessel permit.
(b) A Dungeness crab vessel permit shall be issued only to the person owning the vessel at the time of application for that permit. A person shall not be issued more than one permit for each vessel owned by that person and qualifying for a permit pursuant to this article.
(c) A Dungeness crab vessel permit shall be issued only to the owner of a vessel taking crab by traps. A permit shall not be issued to the owner of a vessel using trawl or other nets unless the owner of that vessel qualifies for a permit pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 8280.1, as that section read on August 1, 2018, or any prior version of that paragraph. A trawl or other net vessel authorized under this code to take Dungeness crab incidental to the taking of fish in trawl or other nets shall not be required to possess a Dungeness crab vessel permit.
(d) Dungeness crab vessel permits shall not be combined or otherwise aggregated for the purpose of replacing smaller vessels in the fishery with a larger vessel, and a permit shall not be divided or otherwise separated for the purpose of replacing a vessel in the fishery with two or more smaller vessels.
(e) Applications for renewal of all Dungeness crab vessel permits shall be received by the department, or, if mailed, postmarked, by April 30 of each year. In order for a vessel to retain eligibility, a permit shall be obtained each year subsequent to the initial permit year and the vessel shall be registered pursuant to Section 7881. The vessel owner shall have a valid commercial fishing license issued to that person pursuant to Section 7852 that has not been suspended or revoked. Minimum landings of Dungeness crab shall not be required annually to be eligible for a Dungeness crab vessel permit.
(f) This section shall become inoperative on April 1, 2029, and, as of January 1, 2030, is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that becomes operative on or before January 1, 2030, deletes or extends the dates on which it becomes inoperative and is repealed.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 663, Sec. 10. (SB 1310) Effective September 21, 2018. Inoperative April 1, 2029. Repealed as of January 1, 2030, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 6 - Crab › Section 8280.4.

8280.4. (a) The commission may revoke the commercial fishing license issued pursuant to Section 7852 of any person owning a fishing vessel engaging in the taking or landing of Dungeness crab by traps for which that person has not obtained a Dungeness crab vessel permit, and the commission may revoke the registration, issued pursuant to Section 7881, for that vessel.
(b) This section shall become inoperative on April 1, 2029, and, as of January 1, 2030, is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that becomes operative on or before January 1, 2030, deletes or extends the dates on which it becomes inoperative and is repealed.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 663, Sec. 12. (SB 1310) Effective September 21, 2018. Inoperative April 1, 2029. Repealed as of January 1, 2030, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 6 - Crab › Section 8280.6.

8280.6. (a) The department shall charge a fee for each Dungeness crab vessel permit of two hundred dollars ($200) for a resident of California and four hundred dollars ($400) for a nonresident of California, for the reasonable regulatory costs of the department.
(b) The department shall charge a nonrefundable fee of two hundred dollars ($200) for each transfer of a permit authorized pursuant to Section 8280.3, for the reasonable regulatory costs of the department.
(c) A vessel owner shall sign an application for transfer and certify that the information included in the application is true to the best of his or her information and belief.
(d) This section shall become inoperative on April 1, 2029, and, as of January 1, 2030, is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that becomes operative on or before January 1, 2030, deletes or extends the dates on which it becomes inoperative and is repealed.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 663, Sec. 14. (SB 1310) Effective September 21, 2018. Inoperative April 1, 2029. Repealed as of January 1, 2030, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 6 - Crab › Section 8280.7.

8280.7. Notwithstanding Section 8280.1, the owner of a vessel, who has a Dungeness crab vessel permit for that vessel that has not been suspended or revoked, may contract for the use of a vessel that is registered pursuant to Section 7881 and for which a Dungeness crab vessel permit has not been issued for the purpose of assisting the crew of the permitted vessel in the deployment of Dungeness crab traps. An unpermitted vessel used for the purpose of assisting in the deployment of Dungeness crab traps pursuant to this section shall not have on board any equipment for the retrieval of Dungeness crab traps and shall not have on board at any time any Dungeness crab.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 186, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 6 - Crab › Section 8280.9.

8280.9. Dungeness crab vessel permits are valid only in state waters and in the Pacific Ocean in federal waters south of the border with Oregon.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 297, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 6 - Crab › Section 8281.

8281. Crab meat and frozen crab taken during the open season may be possessed, transported, and sold at any time, subject to the regulations of the commission. The cost of inspection and marking, under the regulations of the commission, shall be paid by the owner or seller of the crab or crab meat.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 154, Sec. 91. (AB 1527) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 6 - Crab › Section 8282.

8282. (a) Subject to this article and Article 1 (commencing with Section 9000) of Chapter 4, and subject to the regulation of the commission authorized under subdivision (c), rock crab may be taken in traps in any waters of the state at any time, except in Districts 9, 19A, 19B, and 21 and those portions of District 20 lying on the north and east sides of Santa Catalina Island north of Southeast Rock. Rock crab (Cancer antennarius), red crab (Cancer productus), or yellow crab (Cancer anthonyi), which is less than 4
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inches, measured in a straight line through the body, from edge of shell to edge of shell at the widest part, shall not be taken, possessed, bought, or sold.
(b) Any person taking rock crab shall carry a measuring device and shall measure any rock crab immediately upon removal from the trap. If the person determines that the rock crab is undersize, the person shall return it to the water immediately.
(c) Upon the recommendation of the director regarding rock crab fishery management measures, and following a public hearing on the matter, the commission may adopt regulations to manage the rock crab resource consistent with Part 1.7 (commencing with Section 7050).
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 610, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 6 - Crab › Section 8283.

8283. Crab traps may be set and baited 64 hours before the opening date of the Dungeness crab season. Crab traps may be set and baited in advance of that opening date if no other attempt is made to take or possess Dungeness crab.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 757, Sec. 8. (SB 80) Effective October 9, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 6 - Crab › Section 8284.

8284. (a) Subject to this article and Article 1 (commencing with Section 9000) of Chapter 4, crab traps, as described in Section 9011, may be used to take Dungeness crab for commercial purposes. Any fish may be taken incidentally in crab traps being used to take Dungeness crab.
(b) Except as provided in Section 9011 or subdivision (c), any other species taken incidentally in a crab trap being used to take rock crab, shall be immediately released back to the water.
(c) The following species may be taken incidentally in crab traps being used to take rock crab under a permit issued pursuant to Section 9001 in Districts 19 and 118.5:
(1) Kellet’s whelk.
(2) Octopus.
(3) Crabs other than of the genus Cancer, except as provided in Section 9011.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 478, Sec. 1. (AB 825) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 6 - Crab › Section 8285.

8285. (a) The director may open waters that are otherwise restricted for the commercial take of Dungeness crab or rock crab pursuant to Section 5523 during a time period when the State Department of Public Health authorizes the manufacture, sale, delivery, holding, or offering for sale of eviscerated Dungeness crab or rock crab pursuant to Article 15 (commencing with Section 111224) of Chapter 5 of Part 5 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code, in accordance with the following requirements:
(1) The holder of a Dungeness crab vessel permit or rock crab permit shall submit to electronic monitoring of the vessel as specified in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 5523 while engaging in the take of Dungeness crab or rock crab to verify the locations where the Dungeness crab or rock crab is taken.
(2) A person shall not take, possess onboard, or land Dungeness crab or rock crab under an evisceration order on the same trip in which crab are taken, possessed onboard, or landed from waters outside those covered by the evisceration order.
(3) A person who takes Dungeness crab or rock crab is authorized to sell or provide the Dungeness crab or rock crab only to a processor licensed under Article 7 (commencing with Section 8030) of Chapter 1 and approved by the State Department of Public Health pursuant to Article 15 (commencing with Section 111224) of Chapter 5 of Part 5 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code.
(4) When furnishing an electronic fish ticket pursuant to Section 8043, the processor shall identify on the electronic fish ticket that the Dungeness crab or rock crab received were taken from an area under an evisceration order.
(b) When evisceration procedures established pursuant to Article 15 (commencing with Section 111224) of Chapter 5 of Part 5 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code are no longer in effect, the director shall lift any restrictions imposed pursuant to subdivision (a) in a manner that promotes a fair and orderly fishery.
(c) Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code does not apply to actions taken pursuant to this section.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 876, Sec. 14. (SB 500) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 8 - Clams and Other Mollusks › Section 8340.

8340. Except as otherwise provided in this article, in Districts 8, 9, and 17, clams may be taken between September 1st and April 30th, and in other districts clams may be taken at any time.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 8 - Clams and Other Mollusks › Section 8341.

8341. All of the species of clams commonly known as littlenecks, chiones and hard-shell cockles, including thin-shelled littleneck, common littleneck, Japanese littleneck, rough-sided littleneck, smooth chione, wavy chione, and banded chione, may be taken at any time, except in the waters of Marin County, where they may be taken only between September 1st and March 31st.
No such clams measuring less than one and one-half inches in greatest diameter may be taken, possessed, transported, or sold.
The bag limit on such clams is 50 per day, in the aggregate. Not more than one daily bag limit of such clams may be possessed by any person during one day.
Clams of the species herein designated, when legally taken outside the State and brought within the State pursuant to this code, may be possessed, transported, and sold without restrictions, except that all shipments of such clams into this State shall be accompanied by a bill of lading, or invoice, showing the species, total number or weight, and the origin of the clams.
(Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 55.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 8 - Clams and Other Mollusks › Section 8342.

8342. In Districts 1
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, 8, and 9 the bag limit on Washington clams and gapers, sometimes known as bigneck clams, is 25 in the aggregate. In all other districts the bag limit is 10 Washington clams and 10 gapers.
Not more than the prescribed daily bag limit may be possessed by any person during one day, except that a market or restaurant, where clams are sold to the public, may possess any number of Washington clams and gapers legally taken.
In Districts 8 and 9 the holder of a commercial fishing license who has in his possession a current daily written order for clams issued by a fish dealer or restaurant may possess any number of Washington clams and gapers legally taken up to but not exceeding the number specified in the order.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 8 - Clams and Other Mollusks › Section 8343.

8343. No northern razor clams (Siliqua patula) may be sold; but if taken outside the State and brought within the State, they may be possessed, transported, and sold without restriction.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 8 - Clams and Other Mollusks › Section 8344.

8344. Mussels (Mytilus californianus) may be taken only in accordance with such regulations as the commission may prescribe.
(Amended by Stats. 1970, Ch. 795.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 8 - Clams and Other Mollusks › Section 8345.

8345. It is unlawful for any person to sell or purchase any rock scallops (Hinnites multirugosus) or scallops (Pecten circularis), except that scallops cultivated pursuant to Division 12 (commencing with Section 15000) which may be sold or purchased subject to regulations of the commission.
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1300, Sec. 9.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 8 - Clams and Other Mollusks › Section 8346.

8346. It is unlawful for any person to sell or purchase any pismo clams taken in this State.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 9 - Salt-water and Anadromous Fish Generally › Section 8370.

8370. (a) Any striped bass, salmon, or sturgeon, if alive, that is taken in any type of net in any district shall be immediately liberated from the net by the fishermen and immediately returned to the water without further harm.
(b) Any striped bass, salmon, or sturgeon that is taken in any type of nets in any district shall be removed from the net by the fisherman and immediately returned to the water, regardless of the condition of the fish.
(c) The holder of a commercial fishing license shall not have in his or her possession, except when releasing fish from the net, any striped bass, salmon, or sturgeon, whether dead or alive, at any time when conducting netting operations or when going to or from those operations.
(d) Fish returned to the water in accordance with this section is not deterioration, waste, or spoilage of fish for purposes of Section 7704.
(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 677, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 9 - Salt-water and Anadromous Fish Generally › Section 8371.

8371. Striped bass and salmon may be sold or offered for sale only under the following conditions:
(a) If the striped bass is taken or possessed by, and is the cultured progeny of, an aquaculturist who is registered under Section 15101, that striped bass may be sold or purchased subject to regulations of the commission.
(b) If the striped bass is taken legally in another state that permits the sale of that fish and if the fish is lawfully imported under Section 2363, the striped bass may be possessed, sold, or purchased.
(c) If the salmon is taken legally in another state that permits the sale of salmon, and is lawfully imported consistent with Section 2361, the salmon may be possessed, sold, or purchased.
(d) If the salmon is taken in accordance with Article 4 (commencing with Section 8210.2), the salmon may be possessed, sold, or purchased.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 154, Sec. 92. (AB 1527) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 9 - Salt-water and Anadromous Fish Generally › Section 8372.

8372. Kelp bass, sand bass, or spotted bass, all of the genus Paralabrax, shall not be sold or purchased, or possessed in any place where fish are purchased, possessed for sale, or sold, or where food is offered or processed for sale, or in any truck, vessel, or other conveyance operated by or for a place so selling or possessing fish; except that those fish may be imported into this state pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 2345) of Chapter 4 of Division 3, and may be sold under regulations as the commission may adopt. It is unlawful to take, possess, or sell any fish less than 10
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(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 285, Sec. 121. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 9 - Salt-water and Anadromous Fish Generally › Section 8373.

8373. No yellowfin croaker, spotfin croaker, or California corbina may be sold or purchased, or possessed in any place where fish are purchased, possessed for sale, or sold, or where food is offered for sale, or in any truck or other conveyance operated by or for a place so selling or possessing fish.
(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1403, Sec. 9.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 9 - Salt-water and Anadromous Fish Generally › Section 8374.

8374. Yellowfin tuna and bluefin tuna may be taken at any time.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 9 - Salt-water and Anadromous Fish Generally › Section 8375.

8375. No bluefin tuna weighing less than 7
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pounds may be sold, purchased, or processed.
(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 850.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 9 - Salt-water and Anadromous Fish Generally › Section 8376.

8376. Albacore may be taken at any time.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 9 - Salt-water and Anadromous Fish Generally › Section 8377.

8377. (a) Pacific bonito less than 24 inches fork length or five pounds in weight shall not be taken or possessed on any vessel at any time for any commercial purpose, except as follows:
(1)  A load of bonito taken on a vessel by the use of round haul nets may contain 18 percent or less by number of bonito smaller than the minimum size.
(2)  A load of fish taken on a vessel by the use of gill nets or trammel nets may contain 1,000 pounds or less of bonito smaller than the minimum size per trip.
(b) Pacific bonito smaller than the minimum size, incidentally taken, may be used for any purpose.
(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 269, Sec. 4.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 9 - Salt-water and Anadromous Fish Generally › Section 8377.5.

8377.5. Pacific bonito shall be measured from the tip of the lower jaw to the center of the fork of the tail fin.
(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 269, Sec. 5.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 9 - Salt-water and Anadromous Fish Generally › Section 8378.

8378. Skipjack may be taken at any time.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 9 - Salt-water and Anadromous Fish Generally › Section 8380.

8380. (a) Giant seabass (Stereolepis gigas) may not be taken for any purpose, except that not more than one fish per vessel may be possessed or sold if taken incidentally in commercial fishing operations by gill or trammel net. Any fish so taken shall not be transferred to any other vessel.
(b) The restrictions specified in this section shall not apply to 1,000 pounds of giant seabass per trip taken in waters lying south of the International Boundary Line between the United States and Mexico extended westerly into the Pacific Ocean. Fish taken under this provision, however, shall be limited to a maximum aggregate of 3,000 pounds per vessel in any calendar year. A current fishing permit issued by the Mexican government constitutes valid evidence that the giant seabass were taken south of the international boundary.
(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 308, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 9 - Salt-water and Anadromous Fish Generally › Section 8381.

8381. It is unlawful to take grunion (Leuresthes tenuis) except between June 1st and March 31st.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 9 - Salt-water and Anadromous Fish Generally › Section 8382.

8382. Barracuda and yellowtail not less than 28 inches in length may be taken with hook and line at any time.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1370, Sec. 22. Effective October 27, 1992.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 9 - Salt-water and Anadromous Fish Generally › Section 8383.5.

8383.5. It is unlawful to take, possess, sell, or purchase any white sea bass less than 28 inches in length, measured from the tip of the lower jaw to the end of the longer lobe of the tail.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1370, Sec. 24. Effective October 27, 1992.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 9 - Salt-water and Anadromous Fish Generally › Section 8384.

8384. No barracuda or yellowtail less than 28 inches in length may be sold or purchased, except that not more than five barracuda and five yellowtail per day may be possessed by the holder of a commercial fishing license for noncommercial use if taken incidentally in commercial fishing.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1370, Sec. 25. Effective October 27, 1992.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 9 - Salt-water and Anadromous Fish Generally › Section 8385.

8385. No person holding a commercial fishing license while on any barge or boat which for hire carries any sport fisherman may take or have in his possession in any one day more than the aggregate number of the following kinds of fish permitted in the case of sport fishing: bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna, skipjack, yellowtail, marlin, broadbill swordfish, black seabass, albacore, barracuda, white seabass, bonito, rock bass, kelp bass, California halibut, California corbina, yellowfin croaker, and spotfin croaker.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 9 - Salt-water and Anadromous Fish Generally › Section 8386.

8386. Barracuda and yellowtail shall be measured from the tip of the lower jaw to the end of the longer lobe of the tail.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1370, Sec. 26. Effective October 27, 1992.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 9 - Salt-water and Anadromous Fish Generally › Section 8387.

8387. From May 1st to August 31st, inclusive, all of the following are unlawful:
(a) For any one person to have in his or her possession on any boat, barge, or other vessel more than 500 pounds of yellowtail.
(b) For any two or more persons to have in their possession on any boat, barge, or other vessel a combined weight of more than 500 pounds of yellowtail per person.
(c) For any five or more persons to have in their possession on any boat, barge, or other vessel a combined weight of more than 2,500 pounds of yellowtail.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 573, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 9 - Salt-water and Anadromous Fish Generally › Section 8388.

8388. (a) No female angel shark measuring less than 42 inches in total length or 15
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inch less than the minimum sizes specified herein.
(b) Angel shark total length shall be measured from the anterior end of the head to the tip of the tail while the fish is lying in a position of natural repose. When measuring total length or alternate length, the tip of the tail may be laid flat against the surface of the measuring device. Angel shark alternate length shall be measured from the point where the leading edge of the first dorsal fin meets the back to the tip of the tail. Angel sharks may be constrained from lateral movement during measurement by restraining devices approved by the department.
(c) Angel sharks taken in gill or trammel nets shall be landed (brought ashore) with at least one intact pelvic fin and the tail fin attached.
(d) Angel sharks taken in gill or trammel nets shall not be transferred to or from another vessel, except that angel sharks may be transferred to or from vessels with a department observer on board. An observer shall observe and make a written record of that transfer.
(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 873, Sec. 6. Effective October 14, 1991.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 9 - Salt-water and Anadromous Fish Generally › Section 8388.5.

8388.5. (a) A person shall not take, possess, sell, or purchase for commercial purposes any leopard shark less than 36 inches in total length.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), leopard sharks less than 36 inches in total length possessed by a person for aquarium display on or before January 1, 1994, may be retained by that person if a letter declaring that the shark was legally obtained prior to January 1, 1994, is provided to the Sacramento office of the department on or before January 1, 1995.
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1100, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 9 - Salt-water and Anadromous Fish Generally › Section 8389.

8389. (a) Herring eggs may only be taken for commercial purposes under a revocable, nontransferable permit subject to such regulations as the commission shall prescribe. In addition to the license fees provided for in this code, every person taking herring eggs under this section shall pay a royalty, as the commission may prescribe, of not less than fifty dollars ($50) per ton of herring eggs taken.
(b) Whenever necessary to prevent overutilization, to ensure efficient and economic operation of the fishery, or to otherwise carry out this article, the commission may limit the number of permits which are issued and the amount of herring eggs taken under those permits.
(c) In limiting the number of permits, the commission shall take into consideration any restriction of the fishing area and the safety of others who, for purposes other than fishing, use the waters from which herring eggs are taken.
(d) Every person operating under a permit issued pursuant to this section is excepted from the provisions of Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 6650) of Part 1 of Division 6 for aquatic plants taken incidental to the harvest of herring eggs.
(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1009, Sec. 5.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 9 - Salt-water and Anadromous Fish Generally › Section 8391.

8391. California halibut (Paralichthys californicus) may be taken at any time.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 9 - Salt-water and Anadromous Fish Generally › Section 8392.

8392. No California halibut may be taken, possessed, or sold that measures less than 22 inches in total length. Total length means the shortest distance between the tip of the jaw or snout, whichever extends farthest while the mouth is closed, and the tip of the longest lobe of the tail, measured while the halibut is lying flat in natural repose, without resort to any force other than the swinging or fanning of the tail.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 431, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 9 - Salt-water and Anadromous Fish Generally › Section 8393.

8393. (a) Except where subdivision (b) has been complied with, marlin meat, whether fresh, smoked, canned, or preserved by any means, shall not be bought or sold, or possessed or transported for the purpose of sale.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (a) of this section, black marlin (Makaira Indica) may be imported into this state for the purpose of processing (manufacturing) a product commonly known as fish cakes for human consumption. All black marlin (Makaira Indica) imported into this state must be in an identifiable condition and accompanied by a bill of lading, showing the name of the consignor, the consignee, and the weight or number of fish shipped. A copy of the bill of lading must be delivered to the nearest office of the department either prior to or no later than two days after receipt of the fish. No black marlin (Makaira Indica) imported into California may leave the premises of the original consignee unless written permission is received from the department, or unless processed into the form of the product commonly known as fish cakes.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 154, Sec. 93. (AB 1527) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 9 - Salt-water and Anadromous Fish Generally › Section 8394.

8394. Swordfish shall not be taken, possessed aboard a boat, or landed by a person for commercial purposes except under a valid swordfish permit. At least one person aboard the boat shall have a swordfish permit issued to that person that has not been revoked or suspended, subject to regulations adopted by the commission.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 870, Sec. 35. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 9 - Salt-water and Anadromous Fish Generally › Section 8394.5.

8394.5. The fee for the permit issued pursuant to Section 8394 is three hundred thirty dollars ($330). This permit fee does not apply to the holder of a valid drift gill net shark and swordfish permit required under Article 16 (commencing with Section 8561) or to any person who participates in the permit transition program established by the department pursuant to Section 8583.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 844, Sec. 2. (SB 1017) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 9 - Salt-water and Anadromous Fish Generally › Section 8395.

8395. (a) Upon the recommendation of the director regarding management measures for surfperch of the family Embiotocidae, the commission may adopt regulations to manage the commercial surfperch resource and fisheries consistent with Part 1.7 (commencing with Section 7050), including, but not limited to, adoption of changes to the prohibitions imposed under subdivision (b).
(b) Except as may be authorized under subdivision (a), surfperch of the family Embiotocidae may be taken only between July 16th and April 30th, except shiner surfperch (Cymatogaster aggregata), which may be taken, sold, or purchased at any time. Surfperch may be sold or purchased only between July 16th and May 10th, except as may be authorized under subdivision (a). South of a line drawn east and west through Point Arguello, barred surfperch, redtail surfperch, and calico surfperch may not be taken for commercial purposes, except as may be authorized under subdivision (a). Surfperch of these three species that have been taken north of the line during the open season and shipped south of the line may be sold or purchased under those regulations that the commission may prescribe.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 573, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 9 - Salt-water and Anadromous Fish Generally › Section 8398.

8398. (a) It is unlawful to take fish for commercial purposes in that portion of Tomales Bay in District 10 between a line drawn from the most northern tip of Tomales Point northeast, 47° magnetic, to the opposite shore in the vicinity of Dillon Beach, and a line drawn west from the western tip of Tom’s Point, 252° magnetic, to the opposite eastern shore of Tomales Point.
(b) This section does not apply to the taking of oysters by a person who has obtained a state water bottom lease pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 15400) of Division 12 for the cultivation of oysters, in their lease site.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 156. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 9 - Salt-water and Anadromous Fish Generally › Section 8399.

8399. North of Point Conception, squid may be taken the year around; however, the commission may adopt regulations specifying the days of the week and the times of the day when squid may be taken.
(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 131, Sec. 16.5. Effective June 27, 1983.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 9 - Salt-water and Anadromous Fish Generally › Section 8399.1.

8399.1. (a) In District 10, it is unlawful to engage in the following activities:
(1) Attract squid by a light displayed from any vessel, except a vessel deploying nets for the take, possession, and landing of squid or from the seine skiff of the vessel deploying nets for the take, possession, and landing of squid.
(2) Attract squid by a light displayed from any vessel whose primary purpose is not the deployment, or assisting in the deployment, of nets for the take, possession, and landing of squid.
(3) Encircle any vessel. This paragraph does not apply to a seine skiff of a vessel that is deploying nets for the take, possession, and landing of squid, while that vessel is engaged in the taking of squid.
(b) For purposes of this section, “seine skiff” means a vessel that meets all the following requirements:
(1) It is not licensed by the federal government or registered by the Department of Motor Vehicles.
(2) It is used to assist a larger federally-licensed or state-registered fishing vessel by assisting in the deployment and retrieval of nets and the landing of fish.
(3) It travels with that larger fishing vessel at all times.
(4) It is used solely at the direction of the operator of the larger fishing vessel.
(5) It is owned by the owner of the larger fishing vessel.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 157. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 9 - Salt-water and Anadromous Fish Generally › Section 8400.

8400. (a) California killifish (Fundulus parvipinnis), mudsuckers (Gillichthys mirabilis), and yellowfin gobies (Acanthogobius flavimanus) may only be taken for commercial purposes with baitfish traps in the tidewaters of Districts 3
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(b) Shiner perch (Cymatogaster aggregata), staghorn sculpin (Leptocottus armatus), mudsuckers (Gillichthys mirabilis), and yellowfin gobies (Acanthogobius flavimanus) may only be taken for commercial purposes with baitfish traps in Districts 11, 12, and 13 and in the tidewaters of Districts 2 and 2
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(c) Any unauthorized species taken incidentally in baitfish traps in the districts specified in subdivisions (a) and (b) shall be immediately released.
(d) Baitfish traps, as described in Section 9020, may be used subject to Article 1 (commencing with Section 9000) of Chapter 4.
(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1009, Sec. 7.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 9 - Salt-water and Anadromous Fish Generally › Section 8403.

8403. (a) To the extent not in conflict with Section 8607, marine species of fin fish that are classified as groundfish may be taken under the regulations of the commission.
(b) Marine species of fin fish, including, but not limited to, fin fish that are classified as groundfish, may be taken with fin fish traps, subject to Article 1 (commencing with Section 9000) of Chapter 4, under regulations of the commission. The regulations may limit the number of fin fish traps that any vessel may use, designate the areas in which the traps may be used, and prescribe other limitations on the use of fin fish traps.
(c) Except as otherwise prohibited, any species may be taken in a fin fish trap.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 158. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 9.1 - Sea Cucumbers › Section 8405.

8405. (a) Sea cucumbers shall not be taken, possessed aboard a boat, or landed by a person for commercial purposes except under a valid sea cucumber permit issued to that person, which has not been suspended or revoked.
(b) When taking sea cucumbers by diving, every diver shall have a sea cucumber diving permit issued to that person, which has not been suspended or revoked. When taken by means other than diving, at least one person aboard the boat shall have a valid sea cucumber trawl permit issued to that person, which has not been suspended or revoked.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 585, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1997. Inoperative April 1, 2030. Repealed as of January 1, 2031, pursuant to Section 8405.4.)