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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 7186.1.

7186.1. (a) When the director determines from the Secretary of State that copies of the law of the State of Arizona have been received by the Secretary of State that provides for an Arizona resident sportfishing license valid for a period of less than one year, a California special use validation valid for the same period as the Arizona resident sportfishing license may be issued for a fee of one dollar ($1).
(b) If Arizona issues a resident sportfishing license for a term less than one year for the purpose of changing to a calendar year license from a fiscal year license, that license shall be deemed to be a license upon substantially the same terms and conditions as are provided for the issuance of California licenses to licensees of the State of Arizona for the purposes of Section 7185.
(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. 58. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 2 - SPORT FISHING › CHAPTER 1 - Generally › ARTICLE 5 - Processing and Preserving of Fish Taken Under Sport Fishing License › Section 7230.

7230. (a) Subject to Section 7121, fish lawfully taken under a sport fishing license may be canned or smoked by a fish cannery or processor as a service for a licensed sport fisherman.
(b) Any cannery or packing plant in which fish that have been taken under a sport fishing license are canned, shall emboss or imprint on the top of each can the words “not to be sold” in letters of such size as to be clearly legible, and the embossment or imprint shall remain affixed to the can.
(c) Any cannery or packing plant in which fish that have been taken under a sport fishing license are smoked shall permanently imprint on each package the words “not to be sold” in letters of such size as to be clearly legible, and the imprint shall remain visible on the package.
(d)  Fish canned or smoked under this section shall not be sold, purchased, or offered for sale.
(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1403, Sec. 3.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 2 - SPORT FISHING › CHAPTER 1 - Generally › ARTICLE 5 - Processing and Preserving of Fish Taken Under Sport Fishing License › Section 7232.

7232. (a) Notwithstanding Section 7121 any offal from a fish taken under a sport fishing license which is delivered by the license holder to a fish canner or fish processor may be processed, used, or sold by that fish canner or fish processor.
(b) Nothing in this section authorizes a holder of a sport fishing license to sell, or a fish canner or fish processor to purchase from a holder of a sport fishing license, any fish taken under a sport fishing license.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 136. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 2 - SPORT FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 1 - Spiny Lobster › Section 7256.

7256. Spiny lobster may not be taken under a sport fishing license except by use of a hoop net or by hand.
(Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1315.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 2 - SPORT FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 1.3 - Native California Trout › Section 7260.

7260. (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(1)  California has the greatest biodiversity of native trout species of any state in the nation. Trout can be found in more than 18,000 miles of California’s cooler streams. California’s trout are the principal sport fish in 3,581 cold-water lakes and reservoirs.
(2) Self-sustaining native trout populations in “Heritage Trout Waters” that retain and promote genetic trout diversity and overall sustainable watershed and ecosystem environmental health are state policy.
(b) Funding for “Heritage Trout Waters” is a priority for the Hatchery and Inland Fisheries Fund.
(c) The commission may designate “Heritage Trout Waters” to recognize the beauty, diversity, historical significance, and special values of California’s native trout. The commission’s designation shall meet both of the following criteria:
(1) Only waters supporting populations that best exemplify indigenous strains of native trout within their historic drainages may qualify for designation.
(2) Only waters providing anglers with an opportunity to catch native trout consistent with the conservation of the native trout may qualify for designation.
(3) Any stocking of heritage trout waters shall meet the criteria established by Chapter 7.2 (commencing with Section 1725) of Division 2.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 565, Sec. 22. (SB 1148) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 2 - SPORT FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 1.3 - Native California Trout › Section 7261.

7261. The following are native California trout:
(a) Coastal cutthroat trout.
(b) Lahontan cutthroat trout.
(c) Paiute cutthroat trout.
(d) Coastal rainbow trout/steelhead.
(e) Eagle Lake rainbow trout.
(f) Kern River rainbow trout.
(g) Goose Lake redband trout.
(h) McCloud River redband trout.
(i) Warner Valley redband trout.
(j) Little Kern golden trout.
(k) California golden trout.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 645, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 2 - SPORT FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 1.5 - Pismo Clams › Section 7290.

7290. No pismo clam not in the shell may be possessed, except when it is being prepared for immediate consumption.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 2 - SPORT FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 2 - Clams Generally, Mollusks, and Crustaceans › Section 7332.

7332. No instrument capable of being used to dig clams may be possessed between one-half hour after sunset and one-half hour before sunrise, on any beach of this State, except tools and implements used in the work of cleaning, repairing, or maintaining such beach when possessed by a person authorized by appropriate authority to perform such work.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 2 - SPORT FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 3 - Giant Seabass › Section 7350.

7350. Giant seabass (Stereolepis gigas) may not be taken under a sport fishing license except by hook and line when engaged in the taking of other fish.
This section, and any regulations of the commission relating thereto, shall supersede Section 2353.
(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 654, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 2 - SPORT FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 4 - Bay-Delta Sport Fishing › Section 7361.

7361. (a) Fees received by the department from the sale of the Bay-Delta Sport Fishing Enhancement Stamp or validation shall be deposited in a separate account in the Fish and Game Preservation Fund. The Bay-Delta Sport Fishing Enhancement Stamp or validation shall not be required, and no fee shall be collected, as of January 1, 2010.
(b) The department shall expend the funds in that account for the long-term, sustainable benefit of the primary Bay-Delta sport fisheries, including, but not limited to, striped bass, sturgeon, black bass, halibut, salmon, surf perch, steelhead trout, and American shad. Funds shall be expended to benefit sport fish populations, sport fishing opportunities, and anglers within the tidal waters of the San Francisco Bay Delta and the main stem of the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers, including major tributaries, below the most downstream dam, and consistent with the requirements of the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. Sec. 1531 et seq.) and the California Endangered Species Act (Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 2050) of Division 3), the ecosystem restoration component of the CALFED Programmatic Record of Decision dated August 28, 2000, and applicable commission policies.
(c) It is the intent of the Legislature that these funds be used to augment, not replace, funding that would otherwise be allocated to Bay-Delta sport fisheries from the sale of fishing licenses, the California Bay-Delta Authority, or other federal, state, or local funding sources.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 381, Sec. 2. (AB 1052) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 2 - SPORT FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 4 - Bay-Delta Sport Fishing › Section 7362.

7362. (a) The department, in consultation with the advisory committee created pursuant to Section 7363, shall develop a grant program to support activities consistent with Section 7361.
(b) The department, in consultation with the advisory committee, shall develop priority areas for funding under the grant program. The department shall give the advisory committee an opportunity to review any draft public solicitation notice before that notice is finalized and released to the public.
(c) The advisory committee shall assist the department in providing outreach to encourage wide participation in the grant program.
(d) The department shall provide the advisory committee a copy of all grant applications. The advisory committee shall have a minimum of 30 days to review projects and provide recommendations to the department.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 381, Sec. 4. (AB 1052) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 2 - SPORT FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 4 - Bay-Delta Sport Fishing › Section 7363.

7363. (a) The director shall appoint a Bay-Delta Sport Fishing Enhancement Stamp Fund Advisory Committee, consisting of nine members. The committee members shall be selected from names of persons submitted by anglers and associations representing Bay-Delta anglers of this state and shall serve at the discretion of the director for terms of not more than four years. The director shall appoint persons to the committee who possess experience in subjects with specific value to the committee and shall attempt to balance the perspective of different anglers.
(b) The advisory committee shall recommend to the department projects and budgets for the expenditure of the funds from the account established in Section 7361. The department shall give full consideration to the committee’s recommendations.
(c) The department shall submit to the advisory committee and the Chief Clerk of the Assembly and the Secretary of the Senate for distribution to the appropriate fiscal and policy committees of the Legislature, at least annually, on or before January 10 of each year, an accounting of funds derived from the Bay-Delta Sport Fishing Enhancement Stamps and validations, including the funds generated and expended and administrative expenditures, and the status of programs funded pursuant to this article. In addition, the department shall report, at least annually, to the committee on the status of projects undertaken with funds from that stamp or validation, including reporting the department’s reasoning in cases where committee recommendations are not followed.
(d) The department shall post on its Internet Web site projects undertaken with funds from the account established in Section 7361. At a minimum, the Internet Web site shall list the project title, applicant, a brief description of the project, the amount approved, and the project’s status.
(Added by renumbering Section 7362 by Stats. 2009, Ch. 381, Sec. 3. (AB 1052) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 2 - SPORT FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 4 - Bay-Delta Sport Fishing › Section 7364.

7364. (a) The department shall do all of the following:
(1) In consultation with the advisory committee, develop a spending plan that focuses on identifying and funding viable projects and monitoring revenues to assist the department in effectively expending available stamp revenues in a manner consistent with the purposes described in Section 7361. The spending plan shall be completed by January 31, 2010. Upon completion, a copy of the spending plan shall be provided to the Legislature.
(2) Track and report the costs of projects funded pursuant to this article by doing both of the following:
(A) Improve the tracking of individual project expenditures by assigning a separate account to each project within the department’s accounting system.
(B) Require a project manager to approve all expenditures directly related to the manager’s projects, periodically reconcile records for each project with accounting records, and report expenditures to staff responsible for preparing advisory committee reports.
(3) Reimburse the department’s general fund appropriation for any lease payment charged to the department’s general fund appropriation on or before January 1, 2010, that was eligible to be paid from the account established in Section 7361.
(4) Ensure that employees of the department appropriately charge their time to projects funded pursuant to this article by providing guidelines to employees concerning when to charge activities to the account established in Section 7361.
(b) The department shall not charge payroll costs to the account established in Section 7361 for employee activities that are not related to the implementation of this article. The department shall determine whether any other expenditure has been inappropriately charged to the account established in Section 7361 and shall make all necessary accounting adjustments.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 381, Sec. 6. (AB 1052) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 2 - SPORT FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 5 - Sturgeon › Section 7370.

7370. (a)  It is unlawful to take or possess for commercial purposes, buy or sell, or offer to buy or sell, a whole sturgeon, or part of a sturgeon, including, but not limited to, its eggs, except as follows:
(1) A sturgeon, part of a sturgeon, or sturgeon eggs, taken or possessed by, and the cultured progeny of, an aquaculturist who is registered under Section 15101, may be bought or sold subject to regulations of the commission.
(2)  A sturgeon, part of a sturgeon, or sturgeon eggs, taken commercially in another state that permits the sale of sturgeon, and lawfully imported under Section 2363, may be possessed, bought, or sold.
(3) Sturgeon, or part of a sturgeon, taken pursuant to a sport fishing license, that is processed in accordance with Section 7230.
(b) For purposes of this section, it is prima facie evidence that a sturgeon or part of a sturgeon is possessed for commercial purposes, if the possession is more than two times the sport bag limit.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 154, Sec. 85. (AB 1527) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 2 - SPORT FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 6 - Steelhead Trout › Section 7380.

7380. (a) In addition to a valid California sport fishing license and any applicable sport license stamp issued pursuant to this code, after January 1, 1993, a person taking steelhead trout in inland waters shall have in his or her possession a valid nontransferable steelhead trout fishing report-restoration card issued by the department. The cardholder shall record certain fishing information on the card as designated by the department. The month, day, and location fished shall be recorded before the cardholder begins fishing for the day and when the cardholder moves to another location listed on the back of the report-restoration card. The cardholder shall immediately record catch information upon keeping a steelhead trout and immediately record catch information regarding released steelhead trout whenever the cardholder finishes fishing for the day, or moves to another location listed on the back of the report-restoration card. The cardholder shall return the card to the department on a schedule or date established by the department.
(b) The base fee for the card shall be five dollars ($5) for the 2004 license year, which may be adjusted annually thereafter pursuant to Section 713. The funds received by the department from the sale of the card shall be deposited in the Fish and Game Preservation Fund and shall be available for expenditure upon appropriation by the Legislature. The department shall maintain the internal accountability necessary to ensure that all restrictions and requirements pertaining to the expenditure of these funds are met.
(c) The commission shall adopt regulations necessary to implement this section. These regulations shall include, but not be limited to, procedures necessary to obtain appropriate steelhead trout resources management information, a requirement that the card contain a statement explaining potential uses of the funds received as authorized by Section 7381, and a requirement that the cards be returned to the department.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 297, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2007. Repealed as of January 1, 2025, pursuant to Section 7382.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 2 - SPORT FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 6 - Steelhead Trout › Section 7381.

7381. (a) Revenue received pursuant to Section 7380 may be expended, upon appropriation by the Legislature, only to monitor, restore, or enhance steelhead trout resources consistent with Sections 6901 and 6902, and to administer the fishing report-restoration card program. The department shall submit all proposed expenditures, including proposed expenditures for administrative purposes, to the Advisory Committee on Salmon and Steelhead Trout for review and comment before submitting a request for inclusion of the appropriation in the annual Budget Act. The committee may recommend revisions in any proposed expenditure to the Legislature and the commission.
(b) The department shall report to the Legislature on or before July 1, 2023, regarding the steelhead trout fishing report-restoration card program’s projects undertaken using revenues derived pursuant to that program, the benefits derived, and its recommendations for revising the fishing report-restoration card requirement, if any. The report submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 60, Sec. 2. (AB 203) Effective June 30, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2025, pursuant to Section 7382.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 2 - SPORT FISHING › CHAPTER 2 - Particular Varieties of Fish › ARTICLE 6 - Steelhead Trout › Section 7382.

7382. This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 60, Sec. 3. (AB 203) Effective June 30, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2025, by its own provisions. Note: Termination clause affects Article 6, commencing with Section 7380.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 1 - Generally › ARTICLE 1 - Application of Part › Section 7600.

7600. The provisions of this part apply to the taking and possession of fish for any commercial purpose. This part does not apply to activities governed under Division 12 (commencing with Section 15000).
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 131, Sec. 2. Effective June 27, 1983.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 1 - Generally › ARTICLE 1 - Application of Part › Section 7601.

7601. “Owner” or “vessel owner” means the person or persons designated as the registered owner of a vessel on a certificate of documentation issued by the United States Coast Guard or on a copy of the vessel registration issued by the vessel registration agency of the state where the owner is a resident. For purposes of this section, the vessel registration agency in California is the Department of Motor Vehicles.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 870, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 1 - Generally › ARTICLE 1.3 - Commercial Fisheries Capacity Reduction Program › Section 7630.

7630. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation establishing a comprehensive program to allow California groundfish fishermen to participate in any federally established buy-back program for the Pacific groundfish fishery.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 962, Sec. 1. Effective September 27, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 1 - Generally › ARTICLE 1.5 - Federal Regulation › Section 7650.

7650. As used in this article:
(a) “Act” means the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. Sec. 1801 et seq.).
(b) “Council” means the Pacific Fishery Management Council established pursuant to the act, or its successor agency.
(c) “Fishery” has the same meaning as defined in Section 1802(13) of Title 16 of the United States Code.
(d) “Joint committee” means the Joint Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture created pursuant to Resolution Chapter 88 of the Statutes of 1981.
(e) “Optimum,” with respect to the yield from a fishery, has the same meaning as defined in Section 1802(28) of Title 16 of the United States Code.
(f) “Secretary” means the federal Secretary of Commerce.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 559, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 1 - Generally › ARTICLE 1.5 - Federal Regulation › Section 7652.

7652. Upon the preparation by the council, and the recommendation by the council to the secretary, of a fishery management plan or amendment thereto pursuant to the act, or upon the approval by the secretary of a fishery management plan, or amendment thereto, pursuant to the act, the director may do the following to conform state law or regulations of the commission to the fishery management plan, or amendment thereto, if the director finds that the action is necessary to achieve optimum yield in California and that it is necessary to avoid a substantial and adverse effect on the plan by that state law or the regulations in order to continue state jurisdiction pursuant to Section 1856 of the act:
(a) Adopt regulations that would make inoperative any statute or regulation of the commission, including, but not limited to, statutes or regulations regulating bag limits, methods of taking, and seasons for taking of fish for commercial purposes.
Any regulation adopted by the director pursuant to this subdivision shall specify the particular statute or regulation of the commission to be inoperative.
(b) Adopt regulations governing phases of the taking of fish for commercial purposes that are not presently regulated by statute or regulation of the commission.
(c) Adopt regulations governing phases of the taking of fish for commercial purposes that are presently regulated by statute or regulation of the commission, but only if the statutes or regulations are first made inoperative pursuant to subdivision (a) for the effective period of the regulations adopted by the director pursuant to this subdivision.
(d) Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code does not apply to this article.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 870, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 1 - Generally › ARTICLE 1.5 - Federal Regulation › Section 7652.1.

7652.1. (a) Notwithstanding any other section of this article or any other provisions of law, the director shall hold a public hearing or hearings in the area of the fishery under consideration after a recommendation by the council to the secretary of a fishery management plan or amendment thereto pursuant to the act, or after approval by the secretary of a fishery management plan or amendment thereto pursuant to the act. If the secretary approves a fishery management plan or amendment thereto which is substantially identical to the fishery management plan or amendment thereto which has been recommended by the council and the director has held a public hearing on the council’s recommended fishery management plan or amendment thereto, the director is not required to hold a second public hearing under this section after the approval by the secretary.
(b) The hearing shall be held not less than four days after the recommendation by the council to the secretary of a fishery management plan or amendment thereto or after the approval by the secretary of a fishery management plan or amendment thereto.
The director shall arrange the time and place of the hearing, shall provide adequate public notice and adequate notice to the appropriate standing policy committee of each house of the Legislature and to the joint committee, and shall convene the hearing at the time and place arranged.
(c) At the hearing or hearings, the director shall take evidence of the effects any proposed regulation would have on the state’s fishery resources, the commercial or recreational fishing industry, and the state’s ability to manage fishery resources in state waters.
(d) After the hearings, the director shall submit a written report to the Legislature which summarizes the reasons for the proposed regulation.
(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1301, Sec. 3. Effective September 20, 1984.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 1 - Generally › ARTICLE 1.5 - Federal Regulation › Section 7652.2.

7652.2. (a) The director may repeal or amend any regulation adopted pursuant to Section 7652 or any other regulation to conform the regulation to federal regulations pursuant to the act, if the director finds that this action is necessary to achieve optimum yield in California.
(b) Notwithstanding any other section of this article or any other provision of law, the director shall hold a public hearing or hearings in the area of the fishery under consideration before the director repeals or amends any regulation pursuant to this section. The director shall arrange the time and place of the hearing, shall provide adequate public notice and adequate notice to the appropriate standing policy committee of each house of the Legislature and to the joint committee, and shall convene the hearing at the time and place arranged.
(c) At the hearing or hearings, the director shall take evidence of the effects the proposed repeal or amendment would have on the state’s fishery resources, the commercial or recreational fishing industry, and the state’s ability to manage fishery resources in state waters.
(d) After the hearings, the director shall submit a written report to the Legislature which summarizes the reasons for the proposed repeal or amendment.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1301, Sec. 5. Effective September 20, 1984.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 1 - Generally › ARTICLE 1.5 - Federal Regulation › Section 7652.3.

7652.3. (a) The director shall not adopt, amend, or repeal any regulation pursuant to this article until the director has held one or more hearings and submitted a report to the Legislature pursuant to Section 7652.1 or 7652.2, whichever is applicable.
(b) The report to the Legislature shall be delivered or placed in the United States Postal Service addressed to the Chairperson of the Joint Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture and to the chairperson of the appropriate policy committee of each house of the Legislature.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1301, Sec. 6. Effective September 20, 1984.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 1 - Generally › ARTICLE 1.5 - Federal Regulation › Section 7653.

7653. Upon the adoption of any regulations pursuant to Section 7652, the director shall report to the Legislature which statutes or regulations of the commission need to be amended or repealed, and any regulations adopted by the director that need to be enacted as statutes, to conform state law to any fishery management plan, or amendment thereto, that has been approved by the secretary to avoid any substantial and adverse effect on such plan, or its amendments, by such state law.
(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1160.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 1 - Generally › ARTICLE 1.5 - Federal Regulation › Section 7654.

7654. The Legislature finds and declares:
(a) That the actions taken by the federal Pacific Fishery Management Council have resulted in significant economic losses to California’s salmon and groundfish fisheries, have caused significant waste of fish, and have failed to manage and conserve fisheries for their optimum yield.
(b) That the California Salmon Fishery has been severely affected by regulations imposed by the Pacific Fishery Management Council and the federal Department of Commerce.
(c) That the membership of the Pacific Fishery Management Council has never included a commercial salmon troll fisherman and has at times lacked balance and representation from major fisheries subject to the fishery management plans of the council.
(Added by renumbering Section 7660 (as added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1323) by Stats. 1985, Ch. 106, Sec. 35.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 1 - Generally › ARTICLE 1.5 - Federal Regulation › Section 7655.

7655. (a) It is the policy of the State of California that the state be represented on the Pacific Fishery Management Council by people who are knowledgeable about fisheries directly subject to the fishery management plans of the council. Nominations and appointments to the Pacific Fishery Management Council shall be a balanced representation of interested parties, including, but not limited to, representatives from the commercial salmon troll fishery, the groundfish fishery, the coastal pelagic species fishery, the seafood processing industry, the commercial passenger carrying fishing industry, nongovernmental environmental organizations, and marine scientists.
(b) When the Governor nominates persons for any seat on the Pacific Fishery Management Council, those individuals shall be knowledgeable of California’s fishery resources and its fishing industry. Further, the nominations may be made after consultation with fishery organizations and other interested parties, including parties representing the public’s interest in the fishery resources and marine environment.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 854, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 1 - Generally › ARTICLE 1.6 - Salmon Management › Section 7660.

7660. As used in this article:
(a) “Advisory committee” means the Advisory Committee on Salmon and Steelhead Trout, established pursuant to Resolution Chapter 141 of the Statutes of 1983, except that there shall be two additional members appointed by the Joint Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture after consultation with the Director of Fish and Game and the Fish and Game Commission.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1686, Sec. 7. Effective September 30, 1984.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 1 - Generally › ARTICLE 1.6 - Salmon Management › Section 7662.

7662. The department shall consult with the advisory committee and representatives of every user group known to the department on the progress being made in the development of the annual and long-term salmon management plans.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1686, Sec. 7. Effective September 30, 1984.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 1 - Generally › ARTICLE 1.7 - Vessel, Hull, and Machinery Loss Pooling › Section 7690.

7690. (a) Any person engaged in the business of licensed commercial fishing may enter into an arrangement with other authorized persons for the pooling of funds to pay claims or losses arising out of loss or damage to a vessel or machinery used in the business of commercial fishing and owned by a member of the pool.
A pool established pursuant to this section is not, and shall not be, subject to the Insurance Code and is not a member of the California Insurance Guarantee Association under Article 14.2 (commencing with Section 1063) of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 1 of the Insurance Code.
(b) The pool established pursuant to this section shall have initial pooled resources of not less than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) and the pool shall operate under generally acceptable accounting principles.
(c) All participating persons in any pool established pursuant to this section shall agree to pay premiums or make other mandatory financial contributions or commitments necessary to ensure a financially sound risk pool.
(d) For the purpose of this section, “person engaged in the business of licensed commercial fishing” and “authorized person” mean any natural person, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or other person or entity engaged in the business of fishing for commercial purposes for which that person or its agents or employees are required to be licensed.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1010, Sec. 123. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 1 - Generally › ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions › Section 7700.

7700. As used in this chapter:
(a) “Reduction plant” means any plant used in the reduction or conversion of fish into fish flour, fishmeal, fish scrap, fertilizer, fish oil, or other fishery products or byproducts.
(b) “Packer” means any person canning fish or preserving fish by the common methods of drying, salting, pickling, smoking, cold packing, or vacuum packing.
(c) “Fish offal” means the heads, viscera, and other parts of fish taken off in preparing for canning, preserving, packing, and preparing for consumption in a fresh state.
(d) “Stamp,” except where otherwise specified, includes an electronic validation of privileges issued to the licensee.
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 112, Sec. 62. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 1 - Generally › ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions › Section 7701.

7701. The commission may regulate and control fishing boats, barges, lighters or tenders, receptacles or vehicles containing fish, commercial fishermen, packers, reduction plants, plants where fish products are manufactured, and dealers in fish, or fishery products, insofar as necessary to insure the taking and delivery of fish and fishery products in a wholesome and sanitary condition to canning, packing or preserving plants, or to any plant where fishery products are manufactured, or to any fresh fish dealer, and to prevent deterioration and waste of fish.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 1 - Generally › ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions › Section 7702.

7702. The department may enter and examine any canning, packing, preserving, or reduction plant, or place of business where fish or other fishery products are packed, preserved, manufactured, bought or sold, or board any fishing boat, barge, lighter, tender, or vehicle or receptacle containing fish, and ascertain the amount of fish received, or kind and amount of fishery products packed or manufactured and the number and size of containers or cans for fishery products purchased, received, used, or on hand and may examine any books and records containing any account of fish caught, bought, canned, packed, stored or sold.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 1 - Generally › ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions › Section 7702.1.

7702.1. No sardines, anchovies, mackerel, or squid intended for or used in any cannery shall be unloaded from any vessel except at a weighing or measuring device approved by the Bureau of Weights and Measures. Such products shall be weighed by a public weighmaster licensed as an individual under the laws of this state and a receipt as to such weight shall be immediately issued by the weighmaster to the fisherman at the time of receipt of such products. Copies of such receipt shall be handled in the manner provided in Sections 8043 to 8047, inclusive.
(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 246, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 1 - Generally › ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions › Section 7703.

7703. The commission may establish grades for different varieties of fish or fishery products, which grades shall be conformed to by persons who take or use sardines for bait or who deliver fish or other fishery products to packers or to fresh fish dealers. Every packer of fish, fish dealer, or manufacturer of fish products shall conform to the grades established by the commission.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 1 - Generally › ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions › Section 7704.

7704. (a) It is unlawful to cause or permit deterioration or waste of a fish taken in the waters of this state, or brought into this state, or to take, receive, or agree to receive more fish than can be used without deterioration, waste, or spoilage.
(b) Except as permitted by this code, it is unlawful to use a fish, except fish offal, in a reduction plant or by a reduction process.
(c) Except as permitted by this code or by regulation of the commission, it is unlawful to sell, purchase, deliver for a commercial purpose, or possess on a commercial fishing vessel registered pursuant to Section 7881, a shark fin or tail or part of a shark fin or tail that has been removed from the carcass. However, a thresher shark fin or tail that has been removed from the carcass and whose original shape remains unaltered may be possessed on a registered commercial fishing vessel if the carcass corresponding to the fin or tail is also possessed.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 86, Sec. 137. (SB 1171) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 1 - Generally › ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions › Section 7705.

7705. All chutes or conveyors used to convey fish or fish offal to any receptacle, and all receptacles containing fish or fish offal to be used for reduction purposes, shall be so constructed and maintained that the fish or fish offal thereon or therein is at all times open to view and inspection.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 1 - Generally › ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions › Section 7706.

7706. (a) A written complaint may be made to the commission against any person who violates Section 7700 to 7705, inclusive, 7707, 7708, or 8075 to 8080, inclusive, or any regulation adopted thereunder, by any person having information or knowledge of the violation. If the person charged in the complaint is found guilty of the offense charged, the commission may suspend, for a period not to exceed 90 days, any license issued by any state board or officer to that person to take, buy, sell, can, or preserve fish or fishery products. No other license shall be issued to that person during the period of suspension.
(b) The proceedings on a complaint shall be conducted at one of the commission’s regularly scheduled meetings.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 137. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 1 - Generally › ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions › Section 7707.

7707. Any reduction plant in which any fish or any part thereof is used in violation of the provisions of Sections 7700 to 7706, inclusive, 7708, 8151, 8153 to 8157, inclusive, and 8075 to 8080, inclusive, of this code, or in violation of any regulation of the commission, is a nuisance. Whenever the existence of such nuisance is shown to the satisfaction of the superior court of the county in which the reduction plant is situated, by complaint filed in the name of the people of the State of California, the court may issue a temporary injunction to abate and prevent the continuance or recurrence of such nuisance. If the existence of a nuisance is established in such action, an order of abatement shall be entered as part of the judgment in the case, which order shall direct the closing, for 12 months, of the building or place where such nuisance was maintained, and, during such time, the building or place shall be and remain in the custody of the court.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 1 - Generally › ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions › Section 7708.

7708. The commission may make and enforce such regulations as may be necessary or convenient for carrying out any power, authority, or jurisdiction conferred under this article.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 1 - Generally › ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions › Section 7710.

7710. (a) If the director determines, based on the best available scientific information, or other relevant information that the director possesses or receives, and on at least one public hearing in the area of the fishery, that taking in a fishery is being conducted in a manner that is not sustainable, the director may order the closure of any waters or otherwise restrict the taking under a fishing license in state waters of that species. Any closure or restriction order shall be adopted by emergency regulation in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(b) The director shall bring to the attention of the commission within seven working days any regulations adopted pursuant to this section. Any regulations shall be effective for only 30 days unless the commission extends the closure or restriction under any authority it may have, or unless the director orders another closure or restriction, consistent with the requirements of subdivision (a).
(c) The department shall give notice of any hearing to be held pursuant to this section to the commission and its marine resources committee as far in advance of the hearing date as possible.
Nothing in this section or Section 7710.5 restricts any existing jurisdiction of the department with regard to the regulation of fisheries on the high seas.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 483, Sec. 18. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 1 - Generally › ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions › Section 7710.1.

7710.1. A closure or restriction under Section 7710, or the removal of a closure or restriction under Section 7710.5, may be appealed to the commission. The commission shall hear and decide the appeal within a time that is meaningful, taking into account the duration of the fishery and the economics of the fishery.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 1 - Generally › ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions › Section 7710.5.

7710.5. If, during the period that regulations adopted pursuant to Section 7710 are effective, the director determines, based on thorough and adequate scientific evidence and at least one public hearing in the area of the fishery, that any species or subspecies the taking of which was previously restricted, has recovered or additional evidence indicates that the resource is not in danger of irreparable injury, the director may remove the restriction on taking. Action to remove the restriction shall be by adoption of an emergency regulation in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
The director shall bring to the attention of the Legislature, within seven calendar days, any regulations adopted pursuant to this section.
(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 193, Sec. 20.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 1 - Generally › ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions › Section 7711.

7711. (a) A person shall, upon request by an authorized agent or employee of the department, immediately relinquish, at no charge, fish or parts of fish caught or landed in California to the department for the purpose of collecting a biological sample.
(b) For purposes of this section, “person” means a person licensed pursuant to Section 7850 or a person licensed pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 8030).
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 757, Sec. 3. (SB 80) Effective October 9, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 1 - Generally › ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions › Section 7712.

7712. Where a fishery is closed or restricted due to the need to protect a fishery resource, marine mammals, or sea birds, or due to a conflict with other fisheries or uses of the marine environment, it shall be the policy of the department and the commission, consistent with budgetary and personnel considerations, to assist and foster the development of alternative fisheries or alternative fishing gear for those commercial fishermen affected by the restrictions, closures, or resource losses, including, but not limited to, the issuing of experimental fishing permits pursuant to Section 1022.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 477, Sec. 6. (AB 1573) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 1 - Generally › ARTICLE 3 - Commercial Fishing Licenses › Section 7850.

7850. (a) Excepting persons expressly exempted under this code, no person shall use or operate, or assist in using or operating, any boat, aircraft, net, trap, line, or other appliance to take fish or amphibia for commercial purposes, and no person shall cause to be brought ashore, any fish or amphibia at any point in the state for the purpose of selling them in a fresh state or shall contribute materially to the activities on board the commercial fishing vessel, unless the person holds a commercial fishing license issued by the department.
(b) Any person not required under subdivision (a) to hold a commercial fishing license shall register their presence on board the commercial fishing vessel in a log maintained by the owner or operator of the vessel according to the requirements of the department.
(c) As used in this section, “person” means a natural person 16 years of age or greater. Any person, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or association may pay the fees for a license issued to any person.
(d) This article does not apply to the taking, transporting, or selling of live freshwater fish for bait by the holder of a live freshwater bait fish license issued pursuant to Section 8460.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 138. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024.)