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2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 1 - Generally › Section 1011.

1011. (a) The department may procure insurance for any of the following purposes:
(1) For itself and landowners who agree to permit the department to use their land as cooperative hunting, fishing, conservation or recreational areas, against any liability resulting from the operation of those hunting, fishing, conservation or recreational areas.
(2) For its employees or other persons authorized by the department to conduct hunter education training courses against any public liability or property damage resulting from that training.
(b) The cost of insurance procured pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be a proper charge against and shall be paid out of the Fish and Game Preservation Fund.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 285, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 1 - Generally › Section 1012.

1012. The department may procure insurance for its employees for injury or death against the liability of the owner or operator of any vessel boarded by an employee as an observer.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 886, Sec. 1. Effective September 14, 1980.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 1 - Generally › Section 1013.

1013. In any lease, easement, or right-of-way entered into whereby the department leases real property or obtains a grant of easement or right-of-way in real property for the purpose of constructing, operating, or maintaining a fish screen, fish ladder, fishweir, or fishtrap, the department may agree to indemnify and hold harmless the lessor or grantor by reason of the uses authorized by such lease, easement, or right-of-way. Insurance may be purchased by the Department of General Services to protect the department against loss or expense arising out of such a lease, easement, or right-of-way.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 371.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 1 - Generally › Section 1014.

1014. If the Department of Parks and Recreation contracts with the federal government pursuant to Public Law 89-161 for the administration of recreation development or fish and wildlife enhancement facilities, as authorized by Section 5006.6 of the Public Resources Code, the Department of Fish and Wildlife is authorized to operate, maintain, and replace those facilities designated as fish and wildlife enhancement facilities and to assume all costs of that operation, maintenance, and replacement, subject to appropriation of funds by the Legislature.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 154, Sec. 30. (AB 1527) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 1 - Generally › Section 1015.

1015. Whenever the department is required, or provided an opportunity, to assess the adequacy of a project or to provide a detailed environmental impact statement or similar document pursuant to Public Law 91-190 or Section 21100, 21101, or 21102 of the Public Resources Code, or any other provision of law, it shall determine the extent to which salmon and steelhead resources will be protected from damage by the project in question, together with the extent to which the agency or person preparing the plans for such project has incorporated therein plans for increasing the salmon or steelhead resources of this state. To the fullest practicable extent, the department shall advise the commission at one of its regular scheduled meetings of the state’s comments on the project. In no event shall more than one regular commission meeting transpire between the time the department renders comments to the requesting person or agency and the time it reports its findings to the commission.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 933.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 1 - Generally › Section 1016.

1016. (a) Whenever the department determines that an oil sump, as defined by Section 3780 of the Public Resources Code, is hazardous to wildlife, but does not constitute an immediate and grave danger to wildlife, the department shall forthwith notify the State Oil and Gas Supervisor of such condition in order that he may take action pursuant to Section 3783 of the Public Resources Code to have such condition cleaned up or abated. The department in making such notification shall specify the hazardous conditions.
(b) Whenever the department determines that an oil sump, as defined by Section 3780 of the Public Resources Code, constitutes an immediate and grave danger to wildlife, the department shall forthwith notify the State Oil and Gas Supervisor of such condition in order that he may take action pursuant to Section 3784 of the Public Resources Code to have such condition cleaned up or abated. The department, in making such notification, shall specify the immediate and grave danger.
(c) The commission shall promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary to implement the provisions of this section, including a reasonable definition of the term “hazardous” for the purposes of this section. It is the intent of the Legislature that the department adopt, as a part of such rules and regulations, a definition of the term “wildlife,” as herein employed, which will provide for reasonable exclusions consistent with effectuating the wildlife protection purposes of this section.
(d) No provision of this section shall be construed as a limitation on the authority or responsibilities of the department with respect to the enforcement or administration of any provision of state law which it is authorized or required to enforce or administer.
(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1076.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 1 - Generally › Section 1017.

1017. (a) It is the policy of the state to anticipate and resolve potential conflicts between the management, conservation, and protection of fish and wildlife resources and their habitat and private and public activities that may affect them.
(b) Accordingly, the department may use such informal consultative procedures prior to taking any formal action as will assist in the achievement of this policy.
(c) Any costs incurred by the department in engaging in informal consultative procedures, including, but not limited to, fees charged by any neutral party acting in the capacity of a mediator, discussion facilitator, or convener, are a proper charge against any funds lawfully available to the department for this purpose.
(d) The authority conferred by this section is not intended, and shall not be construed, to increase, decrease, duplicate, or supersede any other authority of the department or the commission under this code or any other provision of law.
(e) As used in this section, “formal action” means the adoption, amendment, or repeal of any rule, regulation, or order; entering into, amending, or canceling an agreement; and the issuance, suspension, or revocation of any permit, license, or other entitlement.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 611, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 1 - Generally › Section 1018.

1018. The director shall use the department’s resources, to the fullest extent feasible, to coordinate with the federal government to promote the preservation of species, including species listed as endangered species or threatened species under 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, and their habitats within the locale of Isabella Dam and Reservoir in Kern County in order to facilitate the continued operation of those facilities for flood control and water conservation storage as authorized by Congress and as provided in an agreement, dated October 23, 1964, among the United States and various local public agencies.
Nothing in this section is intended to amend, modify, or alter in any manner the intent of the California Endangered Species Act.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 525, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 1 - Generally › Section 1019.

1019. (a) Subject to an appropriation of funds by the Legislature for that purpose, for parcels wholly within its jurisdiction acquired on or after January 1, 2002, the department shall prepare draft management plans for public review within 18 months of the recordation date.
(b) (1) On or before February 1 of each year, the department shall submit a list of lands acquired during the previous two fiscal years and the status of the management plans for each acquisition to the fiscal committees of each house of the Legislature.
(2) Each fiscal committee in the Legislature shall consider the lists described in paragraph (1) in its budget decisions for the department.
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 62, Sec. 94. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 1 - Generally › Section 1020.

1020. (a) The department and the commission shall develop a strategic plan to implement proposals arising from any of the following:
(1) The strategic vision developed and submitted to the Governor and the Legislature pursuant to Section 12805.3 of the Government Code.
(2) Any legislation enacted relating to the strategic vision process.
(3) The department’s own proposals for reform.
(b) (1) The department and the commission may contract for consultants to assist in the preparation of the strategic plan pursuant to subdivision (a).
(2) Contracts entered into pursuant to paragraph (1) shall terminate no later than December 31, 2015.
(3) Contracts entered into pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be exempt from Part 2 (commencing with Section 10100) of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 559, Sec. 15. (AB 2402) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 1 - Generally › Section 1021.

1021. (a) The department may take feasible actions to conserve monarch butterflies and the unique habitats they depend upon for successful migration. These actions may include, but are not limited to, habitat restoration on department lands, education programs, and voluntary agreements with private landowners.
(b) The department may partner with federal agencies, nonprofit organizations, academic programs, private landowners, and other entities that undertake actions to conserve monarch butterflies and aid their successful migration, including the Monarch Joint Venture.
(c) When undertaking actions to conserve monarch butterflies and their habitats pursuant to this section, the department shall use the best available science and consider, as appropriate and feasible, all of the following:
(1) Restoring or revegetating monarch caterpillar habitat using regionally or locally appropriate native milkweed species.
(2) Restoring or revegetating adult monarch butterfly habitat using regionally or locally appropriate native nectar plant species.
(3) Controlling nonnative weed species that threaten native milkweed species, and controlling pests and disease, using current best management practices consistent with integrated pest management principles that pose low risk to monarch butterflies and their habitat.
(4)  Incorporating diverse tree species, structures, and arrangements when restoring or establishing winter habitat sites to match monarch butterfly preferences for temperature, light, moisture, wind, and other microclimate characteristics.
(5) Increasing the number of partnerships and making the most of partnerships to use residential and institutional landscaped areas, agricultural noncropped lands, transportation corridors, and conservation easements to create, restore, or enhance monarch butterfly habitat.
(d) The fact that a project applicant or landowner does not enter into a voluntary agreement to protect monarch butterflies shall not be grounds for denying a permit or agreement or requiring additional mitigation beyond what would be required to mitigate project impacts under other applicable laws, including, but not limited to, the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code).
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 478, Sec. 2. (AB 559) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 1 - Generally › Section 1023.

1023. (a) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the department may develop a pilot program to collect and compile information and data on wildlife-vehicle collisions to support wildlife conservation efforts conducted through regional conservation investment strategies approved pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 1850), the Advance Mitigation Program (Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 800) of Chapter 4 of Division 1 of the Streets and Highways Code), or any policy or project implemented to reduce the loss of wildlife from vehicle collisions. The pilot program shall be at a maximum of three geographically dispersed sites identified by the department to be areas of high wildlife-vehicle collisions.
(b) In developing the pilot program, the department may coordinate with other state agencies that remove dead wildlife from roadways to determine the scope of data collected on wildlife-vehicle collisions.
(c) At the conclusion of the pilot program, the department shall report to the commission on the number of wildlife-vehicle collisions identified during the study period, barriers to additional data collection, and the feasibility of creating a statewide wildlife-vehicle collision reporting system. The report shall include an estimate of the costs of implementing the statewide wildlife-vehicle collision reporting system.
(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 869, Sec. 3. (SB 395) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 2 - General License Provisions › Section 1050.1.

1050.1. Any license, permit, tag, stamp, or other entitlement authorized pursuant to this code is not valid until it is filled out completely and accurately and the fee authorized or identified in statute or regulation for that entitlement is received and paid to the department or its agent. It is the responsibility of the user to ensure that the license, permit, tag, stamp, or other entitlement is filled out completely and accurately.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 285, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 2 - General License Provisions › Section 1050.3.

1050.3. Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, the department may issue a temporary document that allows the holder of a license, permit, license tag, license stamp, application, reservation, or other entitlement purchased through the Internet to enjoy the privileges of the entitlement for a period not to exceed 30 calendar days from the date of purchase.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 98, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 2 - General License Provisions › Section 1050.4.

1050.4. (a) On or before January 1, 2023, the department may provide an option to display a sport fishing license, validation, report card, or other sport fishing entitlement issued pursuant to this code or regulations adopted pursuant to this code electronically on a mobile device.
(b) A person who displays a sport fishing license, validation, report card, or other sport fishing entitlement electronically on a mobile device in accordance with this section shall be deemed to be in compliance with any requirement imposed pursuant to this code or regulation adopted pursuant to this code to possess or affix the entitlement.
(c) This section does not apply to a tag that is required to be affixed to a fish pursuant to this code or a regulation adopted pursuant to this code.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 607, Sec. 1. (AB 817) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 2 - General License Provisions › Section 1050.5.

1050.5. The department may accept a credit card charge as a method of payment. Any contract executed by the department with credit card issuers or draft purchasers shall be consistent with Section 6159 of the Government Code. Notwithstanding Title 1.3 (commencing with Section 1747) of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code, the department may impose a surcharge in an amount to cover the cost of providing the credit card service, including reimbursement for any fee or discount charged by the credit card issuer.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1005, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 2 - General License Provisions › Section 1050.6.

1050.6. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the names and addresses contained in records submitted and retained by the department for the purpose of obtaining recreational fishing and hunting licenses are confidential and are not public records.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department may release the confidential information described in subdivision (a) under the following circumstances:
(1) To an agent or authorized family member of the person to whom the information pertains.
(2) To an officer or employee of another governmental agency when necessary for the performance of his or her official duties.
(3) In accordance with Section 391.
(4) Pursuant to a court order.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 753, Sec. 1.5. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 2 - General License Provisions › Section 1050.8.

1050.8. (a) The department may issue collectible, commemorative licenses to any person for purposes of promoting and supporting licensed hunting, fishing, and resource conservation, subject to all of the following:
(1) A commemorative license may be designed and produced as the department may determine and shall be clearly marked and identified as a commemorative license, rendering it invalid for the take of any mammal, bird, fish, reptile, or amphibian.
(2) A commemorative license shall not confer any rights, privileges, or other entitlements to any person purchasing or in possession of such a license.
(3) Subdivision (a) of Section 1052, Section 1053.1, Article 2 (commencing with Section 3031) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 4, and Article 3 (commencing with Section 7145) of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 6 do not apply to the purchase of a commemorative license. A commemorative license shall not qualify as evidence required in subdivision (a) of Section 3050.
(b) All funds derived from the sale of commemorative licenses shall be deposited in the Fish and Game Preservation Fund.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 683, Sec. 4. (SB 798) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 2 - General License Provisions › Section 1051.

1051. Licenses of each class shall be uniquely numbered. Every license shall contain its expiration date and the fee for which it is issued. If no fee is either required by this code or established by the commission pursuant to Section 1050, the license shall so indicate.
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 112, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 2 - General License Provisions › Section 1052.

1052. It is unlawful for any person to do any of the following:
(a) Transfer any license, tag, stamp, permit, application, or reservation.
(b) Use or possess any license, tag, stamp, permit, application, or reservation that was not lawfully issued to the user or possessor thereof or that was obtained by fraud, deceit, or the use of a fake or counterfeit application form.
(c) Use or possess any fake or counterfeit license, tag, stamp, permit, permit application form, band, or seal, made or used for the purpose of evading any of the provisions of this code, or regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
(d) Predate, fail to date, or alter any date of any license, tag, or permit.
(e) Postdate the date of application or the date of issuance of the license, tag, or permit. This subdivision does not apply to the date that a license, tag, or permit is valid.
(f) Alter, mutilate, deface, duplicate, or counterfeit any license, tag, permit, permit application form, band, or seal, or entries thereon, to evade the provisions of this code, or any regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 285, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 2 - General License Provisions › Section 1052.5.

1052.5. Any stamp issued pursuant to this article is not valid unless affixed to the appropriate license document.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 285, Sec. 15. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 2 - General License Provisions › Section 1053.1.

1053.1. (a) A person shall not obtain more than one license, permit, reservation, or other entitlement of the same class, or more than the number of tags authorized by statute or regulation for the same license year, except under one of the following conditions:
(1) Nonresident hunting licenses issued pursuant to paragraphs (4) and (5) of subdivision (a) of Section 3031, and short-term sport fishing licenses issued pursuant to paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) of subdivision (a) of Section 7149, and paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) of subdivision (a) of Section 7149.05.
(2) The loss or destruction of an unexpired license, tag, permit, reservation, or other entitlement, except a stamp or endorsement, as certified by the applicant’s signed affidavit and proof, as determined by the department, that the original license, tag, permit, reservation, or other entitlement was issued, and payment of a base fee of five dollars ($5). The base fee shall be adjusted annually pursuant to Section 713, not to exceed the fee for the original entitlement, as follows:
(A) The adjustment shall apply to the hunting license years commencing on or after July 1, 1996.
(B) The adjustment shall apply to the fishing license years commencing on or after January 1, 1996.
(3) The loss or destruction of a stamp or endorsement imprinted on a base license and payment of a base fee of three dollars ($3) for each stamp or endorsement replaced on any base license document, adjusted annually pursuant to Section 713, not to exceed the fee for the original entitlement. The base fee in this paragraph shall apply to the 2011 license year.
(b) This section applies only to licenses, permits, reservations, tags, and other entitlements issued through the Automated License Data System.
(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 148, Sec. 2. (AB 1995) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 2 - General License Provisions › Section 1053.5.

1053.5. Applicants for hunting licenses shall first satisfactorily complete a hunter education equivalency examination and obtain a certificate of equivalency as provided by regulations adopted by the commission, or show proof of completion of a hunter education training course, or show a previous year’s hunting license.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 546, Sec. 22. (SB 1473) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 2 - General License Provisions › Section 1054.

1054. (a) It is unlawful to submit, or conspire to submit, any false, inaccurate, or otherwise misleading information on any application or other document offered or otherwise presented to the department for any purpose, including, but not limited to, obtaining a license, tag, permit, or other privilege or entitlement pursuant to this code or regulations adopted thereto.
(b) The department may require the applicant for a license, tag, permit, or other privilege or entitlement to show proof of the statements or facts required for the issuance of any license, tag, permit, or other privilege or entitlement.
(c) For purposes of this section, “department” includes any department employee, license agent, or any person performing the duties of a department employee or license agent.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 285, Sec. 17. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 2 - General License Provisions › Section 1054.2.

1054.2. Every person while engaged in taking any bird, mammal, fish, amphibian, or reptile shall have on his or her person or in his or her immediate possession, or where otherwise specifically required by law to be kept, any license, tag, stamp, or permit that is required in order to take the bird, mammal, fish, amphibian, or reptile. In the case of a person diving from a boat, the license or permit may be kept on the boat, or in the case of a person diving from shore, the license or permit may be kept within 500 yards of the shore.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 285, Sec. 18. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 2 - General License Provisions › Section 1054.5.

1054.5. The department may issue and shall collect payment for any entitlement, document, or authorization for which a fee is authorized pursuant to this code.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1370, Sec. 5. Effective October 27, 1992.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 2 - General License Provisions › Section 1054.8.

1054.8. (a) The department shall establish, and keep current, written policies and procedures relating to the application process and the award of hunting tags for fundraising purposes, as authorized pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 331, subdivision (d) of Section 332, Section 4334, or subdivision (d) of Section 4902.
(b) The policies and procedures shall include, but need not be limited to, all of the following:
(1) The application process and criteria.
(2) A standard application format.
(3) An appeal process.
(4) A requirement that all applications shall remain sealed until on or after a filing date specified by the department.
(c) The department shall make the policies and procedures available to interested parties 30 days before their implementation and shall receive and consider any related recommendations.
(d) The department shall not require a minimum tag sale price, except as otherwise provided in this code.
(e) It is the intent of the Legislature that the department develop policies and procedures that seek to maximize both the revenues received by the department and participation by qualified nonprofit organizations making application to sell the tags as sellers of the tags.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 285, Sec. 19. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 2 - General License Provisions › Section 1055.3.

1055.3. The department may authorize any person other than a commissioner or an officer or employee of the department to issue, as an agent of the department, annual wildlife area passes and native species stamps, and to sell promotional materials and nature study aids pursuant to, and subject to the requirements of, this article. An agent thus authorized may add a handling charge pursuant to subdivisions (d), (e), and (f) of Section 1055.1 to the fee prescribed in Article 3 (commencing with Section 1760) of Chapter 7.5 of Division 2 for each annual wildlife area pass or native species stamp issued.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 14. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 2 - General License Provisions › Section 1055.6.

1055.6. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), each license agent authorized pursuant to Section 1055.1 shall remit to the department the fees prescribed in this code or in regulations adopted pursuant to this code for all licenses, permits, reservations, tags, and other entitlements by electronic means, such as electronic fund transfer. In order to facilitate the prompt remittance of revenues, the department is authorized to withdraw funds from the bank account of the license agent, including adjustments, by electronic transfer. License agents shall ensure that the total fees required for all licenses, permits, reservations, tags, or other entitlements necessary to perform the electronic transfer are available on the date specified by the license agent contract.
(b) A license agent shall report to the department on or before the end of the next business day of the department any losses of fees received from the issuing of licenses, permits, reservations, tags, or other entitlements.
(c) The license agent may retain not more than fifteen cents ($0.15) of the fee received for each Colorado River special use validation issued pursuant to Section 7180.1 as compensation for services. The license agent shall remit to the department the fees prescribed by Section 7180.1, less any amounts retained under this subdivision, for all Colorado River special use validations issued. The license agent shall remit the net fees as prescribed in subdivision (a).
(d) Except as provided in subdivision (b), any fees not transmitted or made available to the department within seven days following the due date as specified by the department are delinquent, and delinquent fees are subject to interest and penalties prescribed in subdivision (b) of Section 1059. Interest and penalties shall be computed beginning one day following the due date as specified by the department.
(e) This section applies only to licenses, permits, reservations, tags, and other entitlements issued through the Automated License Data System.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 453, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 2 - General License Provisions › Section 1056.

1056. A license agent who fails to transmit the fees or accounting reports required by Section 1055.6 not later than 60 days following the due date as specified by the department may be required to execute, in favor of the department, a bond, payable to the department, in a sum determined by the department in order to continue as a license agent. The bond shall secure the accurate accounting and payment to the department of the funds collected and the performance of the duties imposed upon the license agent by this article.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 683, Sec. 11. (SB 798) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 2 - General License Provisions › Section 1057.

1057. All license, tag, permit, reservation, and other entitlement money shall be accounted for separately from other funds of a license agent, and shall at all times belong to the state.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 453, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 2 - General License Provisions › Section 1058.

1058. In case of an assignment for the benefit of creditors, receivership, or bankruptcy, the state shall have a preferred claim against the license agent’s assignee, receiver, or trustee for all moneys owing the state for the issuing of licenses, permits, reservations, tags, and other entitlements as provided in this code and shall not be estopped from asserting that claim by reason of the commingling of funds or otherwise.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 154, Sec. 33. (AB 1527) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 2 - General License Provisions › Section 1059.

1059. (a) The failure or refusal of any license agent to account for licenses, permits, reservations, tags, and other entitlements, or any fees received from their issuance as required by Section 1055.6 or upon demand by an authorized representative of the department is a misdemeanor.
(b) In addition to subdivision (a), any license agent who fails to remit fees to the department on or before the date required by Section 1055.6 shall pay interest and penalties prescribed for sales and use taxes and, except as otherwise provided in this code, the department shall collect amounts owing under the procedures prescribed for sales and use taxes provided in Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6451) and Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 6701) of Part 1 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, insofar as they may be applicable, and for those purposes, “board” means the department.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 683, Sec. 12. (SB 798) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 2 - General License Provisions › Section 1061.

1061. (a)  The department may allow a person to purchase a license voucher as a gift for a licensee when the licensee’s complete and accurate personal information, as defined in regulation, is not provided by the license buyer at the time of purchase.
(b) A license purchase voucher entitles the holder of the voucher to redeem it for the specific license, permit, tag, or other privilege or entitlement, and license year for which it was purchased.
(c) A license purchase voucher shall expire and be considered void if not redeemed within the license year for which it was purchased.
(d) A license purchase voucher may be issued and redeemed by a person authorized by the department to issue licenses.
(e) The license agent handling fee, as provided under subdivisions (d), (e), and (f) of Section 1055.1, shall only apply to the sale of the license purchase voucher.
(f) This section applies only to licenses, permits, reservations, tags, and other entitlements issued through the Automated License Data System.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 154, Sec. 34. (AB 1527) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 2 - General License Provisions › Section 1069.

1069. The director may enter into an agreement with the Secretary of Food and Agriculture for the collection of an assessment on behalf of any marketing council or commission for fish or seafood organized under the Food and Agricultural Code. The agreement may authorize the department to collect the assessment in conjunction with the collection of landing fees on those species for which the marketing council or commission is organized. The department shall remit the amount of the assessment collected to the Secretary of Food and Agriculture according to the agreement after making the collection. Before remitting the assessments, the department may deduct an administrative fee in an amount agreed to with the Secretary of Food and Agriculture to pay the costs of collection and remission of the assessments. The administrative fees shall be deposited in the Fish and Game Preservation Fund.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 26, Sec. 6. (SB 92) Effective June 27, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 2 - General License Provisions › Section 1110.

1110. Section 1110 as added to this code by the initiative measure adopted at the General Election of November 8, 1938, is set forth at Section 7891 of this code.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. Note: The provisions of Section 1110, as added November 8, 1938, by initiative Proposition 5, were relocated to Section 7891 in the 1957 code reenactment. This Section 1110 serves as a cross-reference, and it is not part of Article 2, commencing with Section 1050.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 3 - State Fish Hatcheries › Section 1120.

1120. The commission shall establish fish hatcheries for stocking the waters of this State with fish. The department shall maintain and operate such hatcheries.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 3 - State Fish Hatcheries › Section 1121.

1121. In any lease entered into whereby the state leases from any county, city, irrigation district, or other public agency in this state, real property for the purpose of establishing or maintaining a fish hatchery, the state may agree to indemnify and hold harmless the lessor by reason of the uses authorized by such lease. Insurance may be purchased by the Department of General Services to protect the state against loss or expense arising out of such an agreement.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 371.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 3 - State Fish Hatcheries › Section 1122.

1122. Any claim for damages arising against the state under Section 1121 shall be presented to the Department of General Services in accordance with Section 905.2 of the Government Code, and if not covered by insurance provided pursuant to Section 1121, the claim shall be payable only out of funds appropriated by the Legislature for that purpose. If the state elects to insure its liability under Section 1121, the Department of General Services may automatically deny the claim.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 31, Sec. 27. (SB 836) Effective June 27, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 3 - State Fish Hatcheries › Section 1122.5.

1122.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director of General Services, with the consent of the department, may lease to the Friends of the Mount Whitney Hatchery, at no cost, and subject to any other terms and conditions that the director deems appropriate, for a term not to exceed 25 years, and with the possibility of renewal, the Mount Whitney Fish Hatchery, or any part of the hatchery, situated in the County of Inyo.
(b) Any part of the hatchery that is leased pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be used for environmental education purposes and other related activities designed to benefit the hatchery and the community.
(c) The lease shall require the Friends of the Mount Whitney Fish Hatchery to permit reasonable public access to the hatchery, to obtain and maintain liability insurance for the leased portion of the hatchery, and to maintain the leased portion of the hatchery at all times. The lease shall provide that any work done on the hatchery shall be performed in consultation with the State Office of Historic Preservation. The lease shall also provide that the state, agents of the state, the department, and agents of the department shall be held harmless from, and indemnified against, any liability resulting from the acts or omissions of the Friends of the Mount Whitney Fish Hatchery arising out of performance of the lease.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 16. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 3 - State Fish Hatcheries › Section 1123.

1123. The department may purchase and import spawn or ova of fish suitable for food, and stock with such spawn or ova the waters of this State.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 3 - State Fish Hatcheries › Section 1123.5.

1123.5. Notwithstanding Section 1120 or any other provision of law, all funds allocated for fish purchases for the department’s urban fishing program shall be used to purchase all fish and aquatic organisms by contract, pursuant to the requirements of the Public Contract Code, from private registered aquaculture facilities within the state unless the department determines one of the following conditions exists:
(a) After reasonable notice, the private facilities are unable to provide the specified fish or aquatic organism.
(b) The fish or aquatic organism is infected or diseased.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 810, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 3 - State Fish Hatcheries › Section 1124.

1124. It is unlawful to take any fish in any pond, reservoir, or other water-retaining structure belonging to or controlled by the department and used for propagating, raising, holding, protecting, or conserving fish.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 285, Sec. 21. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 3 - State Fish Hatcheries › Section 1125.

1125. The Secretary of the Interior of the United States and his duly authorized agents may conduct fish cultural operations and scientific investigations in the waters of this State in such a manner and at such times as may be jointly considered necessary and proper by the secretary and his agents, and the commission.
(Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1248.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 3 - State Fish Hatcheries › Section 1126.

1126. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, department personnel may construct or repair bird exclosures at state owned or operated fish hatcheries. These activities shall not be subject to review by the Public Works Board. Nothing in this section exempts the department from complying with any provision of law governing services performed under contract by noncivil service employees.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1370, Sec. 6. Effective October 27, 1992.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 4 - County Fish Hatcheries › Section 1150.

1150. The boards of supervisors of the several counties may establish and maintain fish hatcheries, and may purchase the spawn or ova of fish.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 5 - Private Nonprofit Hatcheries › Section 1170.

1170. The commission may issue a permit, subject to such restrictions and regulations as the commission deems desirable, to a nonprofit organization to construct and operate an anadromous fish hatchery.
(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 862.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 5 - Private Nonprofit Hatcheries › Section 1171.

1171. The commission shall not issue a permit unless it determines the nonprofit organization has the financial capability to successfully construct and operate the hatchery and will diligently and properly conduct the operation authorized under the permit.
(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 862.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 5 - Private Nonprofit Hatcheries › Section 1172.

1172. No permit will be issued which may tend to deplete the natural runs of anadromous fish, result in waste or deterioration of fish, or when the proposed operation is located on a stream or river below a state or federal fish hatchery or egg-taking station.
(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 862.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 5 - Private Nonprofit Hatcheries › Section 1173.

1173. All fish handled under authority of this article during the time they are in the hatchery or in the wild are the property of the state and when in the wild may be taken under the authority of a sport or commercial fishing license as otherwise authorized for wild fish.
(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 862.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 5 - Private Nonprofit Hatcheries › Section 1174.

1174. Any permit granted by the commission pursuant to this article shall contain all of the following conditions:
(a) If after a hearing the commission finds that the operation described in the permit and conducted pursuant to this article is not in the best public interest, the commission may alter the conditions of the permit to mitigate the adverse effects, or may cause an orderly termination of the operation under the permit. An orderly termination shall not exceed a three-year period and shall culminate in the revocation of the permit in its entirety.
(b) If the commission finds that the operation has caused deterioration of the natural run of anadromous fish in the waters covered by the permit, it may require the permittee to return the fishery to the same condition as was prior to issuance of the permit. If the permittee fails to take appropriate action, the commission may direct the department to take the action, and the permittee shall bear any cost incurred by the department.
(c) Prior to release into state waters and at any other time deemed necessary by the department, the fish may be examined by the department to determine that they are not diseased or infected with any disease which, in the opinion of the department, may be detrimental to the state fishery resources.
(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1244, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 2 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 5 - Private Nonprofit Hatcheries › Section 1175.

1175. The state shall assume no responsibility for the operation of a hatchery pursuant to this article and shall not be in any manner liable for its operation.
(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 862.)