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California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles › Chapter 5.5 - Fishery Management Plans › Article 6 - California Pacific Herring Fishery Management Plan › Section 55.00 - Purpose and Scope

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
					 This Article implements the California Pacific Herring Fishery Management Plan
					 (Herring FMP) as adopted by the commission, consistent with the requirements of
					 Part 1.7, Conservation and Management of Marine Living Resources, commencing
					 with Section
					 7050 of
					 the Fish and Game Code, as further set forth in the Marine Life Management Act
					 of 1999. These regulations, in combination with other applicable provisions of
					 the Fish and Game Code and Title 14, CCR, govern management and regulation of
					 the herring resources and fisheries.
(b) Regulations implementing the Herring FMP
					 specific to the recreational take of herring are found in sections
					 28.60 and
					 28.62; regulations specific to the
					 commercial take of herring are found in sections
					 163,
					 163.1,
					 163.5, and
					 164.
(c) Pursuant to Fish and Game Code Section
					 7071(b),
					 8389,
					 8550,
					 8550.5,
					 8552,
					 8552.2,
					 8552.3,
					 8552.4
					 8552.5, 8552.6, 8552.7, 8552.8, 8553, 8554, 8556, 8557, 8558, 8558.1, 8558.2,
					 8558.3 and 8559, Fish and Game Code, are made inoperative.
1. New
						article 6 (sections
						55.00-55.02) and section filed
						2-27-2020; operative 3-1-2020 pursuant to Government Code section
						11343.4(b)(4)(A)
						and Fish and Game Code section
						265
						(Register 2020, No. 9).
Note: Authority cited: 7071 and 7078, Fish and Game
						  Code. Reference: Sections
						  8550,
						  8550.5,
						  8552,
						  8552.1,
						  8552.2,
						  8552.3,
						  8552.4,
						  8552.5,
						  8552.6,
						  8552.7,
						  8552.8,
						  8553,
						  8554,
						  8555,
						  8556,
						  8557,
						  8558,
						  8558.1,
						  8558.2,
						  8558.3
						  and
						  8559,
						  Fish and Game Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles › Chapter 5.5 - Fishery Management Plans › Article 6 - California Pacific Herring Fishery Management Plan › Section 55.01 - Definitions

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) "Herring" means
					 Pacific herring,
Clupea pallasii.
(b) "Herring FMP" means the
California Pacific Herring Fishery Management Plan
as adopted
					 by the commission on October 10, 2019.
(c) "Herring Management Strategy" means
					 '
Chapter 7 Management Strategy for California Herring'
of the
					 Herring FMP as adopted by the commission.
(d) "Quota" means a specified numerical
					 maximum catch (in weight) for each fishing season and sector, the attainment
					 (or expected attainment) of which may cause closure of the fishery.
(e) "Catch" means the total weight of herring
					 reported on commercial landing receipts in a fishing season.
1. New
						section filed 2-27-2020; operative 3-1-2020 pursuant to Government Code section
						11343.4(b)(4)(A)
						and Fish and Game Code section
						265
						(Register 2020, No. 9).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  7071
						  and
						  7078,
						  Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections
						  7071,
						  7075
						  and
						  7082,
						  Fish and Game Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles › Chapter 5.5 - Fishery Management Plans › Article 6 - California Pacific Herring Fishery Management Plan › Section 55.02 - Management Strategy

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The
Herring FMP
adopted by the commission on October 10, 2019, is
					 incorporated by reference herein and has the effect of regulation in Title 14,
					 CCR.
(b) The Herring Management
					 Strategy will conform to the goals, objectives, criteria, procedures, and
					 guidelines of Chapter 7 of the Herring FMP, and other applicable state and
					 federal laws and regulations.
(c)
					 Annual monitoring and assessment of the herring fishery will be conducted as
					 directed by the Herring Management Strategy, Chapter 7 of the Herring
					 FMP.
(d) The director shall have
					 the authority to set the annual quotas for all areas and fishery sectors,
					 including herring and Herring Eggs on Kelp commercial sectors, using the
					 approach identified in the Herring Management Strategy, Chapter 7 of the
					 Herring FMP.
(e) Other conservation
					 and management measures may be developed, considered, and implemented to
					 achieve management plan goals and objectives at the discretion of the
					 commission, in compliance with the Administrative Procedures Act.
1. New
						section filed 2-27-2020; operative 3-1-2020 pursuant to Government Code section
						11343.4(b)(4)(A)
						and Fish and Game Code section
						265
						(Register 2020, No. 9).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  7071
						  and
						  7078,
						  Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections
						  7050,
						  7055,
						  7056,
						  7070,
						  7071
						  and
						  7075,
						  Fish and Game Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles › Chapter 5.5 - Fishery Management Plans › Article 7 - Pink (Ocean) Shrimp Fishery Management Plan › Section 56.00 - Purpose and Scope

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
					 This Article implements the Pink (Ocean) Shrimp,
Pandalus
					 jordani
, Fishery Management Plan (Pink Shrimp FMP) as adopted and
					 amended by the commission consistent with the goals, objectives, and procedures
					 of the Marine Life Management Act of 1998 (commencing with Section
					 7050 of
					 the Fish and Game Code). This Article, in combination with other applicable
					 provisions of the Fish and Game Code and Title 14, CCR, govern the management
					 of the pink shrimp resources.
(b)
					 Regulations implementing the Pink Shrimp FMP are found in this Article.
					 Regulations specific to the commercial take of pink shrimp are included in
					 Chapter 6, beginning with Section
					 120.
(c) Pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section
					 7071 of
					 the Fish and Game Code, subdivision (b) of Section
					 8842 of said Code is made
					 inoperative as applied to the commercial pink shrimp trawl fishery.
1. New
						article 7 (sections
						56.00-56.01) and section filed
						10-26-2022; operative 11-1-2022 pursuant to Government Code section
						11343.4(b)(3)
						(Register 2022, No. 43).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  7071,
						  7075
						  and
						  7078,
						  Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections
						  7050,
						  7055,
						  7056,
						  7070,
						  7071,
						  7075
						  and
						  7078,
						  Fish and Game Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles › Chapter 5.5 - Fishery Management Plans › Article 7 - Pink (Ocean) Shrimp Fishery Management Plan › Section 56.01 - Management Strategy

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The
					 Pink (Ocean) Shrimp,
Pandalus jordani
, Fishery Management Plan
					 adopted by the commission on April 20, 2022, is hereby incorporated by
					 reference.
(b) The Pink Shrimp FMP,
					 sections 120 and
					 120.1, and other applicable state
					 and federal laws and regulations shall form the basis for managing the
					 commercial pink shrimp trawl fishery.
1. New
						section filed 10-26-2022; operative 11-1-2022 pursuant to Government Code
						section
						11343.4(b)(3)
						(Register 2022, No. 43).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  7071,
						  7075
						  and
						  7078,
						  Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections
						  7050,
						  7055,
						  7056,
						  7070,
						  7071,
						  7075
						  and
						  7078,
						  Fish and Game Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles › Chapter 5.6 - Experimental Fishing Permit Program › Section 90 - Issuance of Box Crab Experimental Fishing Permits

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The department shall issue experimental
				  fishing permits to any applicant approved by the commission in the year 2018 to
				  receive an experimental gear permit pursuant to Fish and Game Code 8606
				  (repealed, 2018), under the following requirements and restrictions:
(1) Permits will be issued as experimental
				  fishing permits pursuant to Fish and Game Code 1022, and are valid for a term
				  of one year, from April 1, through March 31.
(2) The applicant shall submit a written
				  request to the department for issuance of an experimental fishing permit at
				  least 60 days prior to the expiration date of their current permit.
(3) Upon review and determination by the
				  department that the applicant can meet the standard terms and special
				  conditions of the experimental fishing permit, as set forth in subsection (b):
(A) Experimental fishing permits will be
				  first issued by the department to those applicants who received an experimental
				  gear permit from the department in the year 2018 and submitted a written
				  request for permit issuance pursuant to subsection (a)(2).
(B) Whenever there are less than eight valid
				  permits issued, the department may issue experimental fishing permits to
				  another applicant approved by the commission in 2018 for an experimental gear
				  permit, so long as there are no more than eight valid permits at any one
				  time.
(4) Each year that
				  the experimental fishing permit is issued, the applicant for the experimental
				  fishing permit shall submit the fee, as specified in Section
				  704, to the department's license
				  and revenue branch. The fee shall be received by the license and revenue branch
				  on or before March 1 of each year.
(A)
				  Exception: Prior to April 1, 2020, the fee shall be received by the
				  department's license and revenue branch on or before March
				  31.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles › Chapter 5.6 - Experimental Fishing Permit Program › Section 91 - Marine Fisheries: Experimental Fishing Permit Program

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Purpose and scope. This section
				  implements the Experimental Fishing Permit (EFP) Program pursuant to Section
				  1022 of
				  the Fish and Game Code. The commission may authorize the department to issue an
				  EFP for commercial or recreational marine fishing activities otherwise
				  prohibited by the Fish and Game Code or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto
				  for authorized activities.
(b)
				  Definitions. Definitions contained in subdivision (h) of Section
				  1022 of
				  the Fish and Game Code for "compensation fishing," "conservation engineering,"
				  and "exploratory fishing" apply. In addition, for purposes of this section, the
				  following definitions apply:
(1) Accepted
				  application: An EFP application packet accepted by the department as complete
				  and eligible for further consideration by the commission.
(2) Applicant: The individual or entity
				  applying for the EFP who, upon approval by the commission, becomes the EFP
				  holder.
(3) Authorized activities:
				  Activities approved under the EFP for one or any combination of the following
				  purposes: research, education, limited testing, data collection, compensation
				  fishing, conservation engineering, or exploratory fishing.
(4) Authorized agent: An individual who may
				  conduct authorized activities and serve in place of the EFP holder for all
				  activities requiring the presence or action of the EFP holder and who is named
				  on form DFW 1103, Marine Fisheries: Experimental Fishing Permit Terms and
				  Conditions (see subsection
				  704(b)(2) of
				  these regulations), if applicable.
(5) EFP holder: The individual or entity to
				  whom an EFP is issued.
(6) Entity:
				  A corporation, firm, partnership, association, institution or affiliation,
				  Native American tribe, or a local, state, or federal agency.
(7) Entity administrator: An individual
				  designated by an entity who shall oversee all activities conducted under the
				  permit on the entity's behalf and serve as the primary point of contact for
				  department inquires for the EFP. Both the entity and entity administrator shall
				  be liable for any violations of this section or any authorizations, terms, or
				  conditions of the EFP.
(8)
				  Interested persons: Every person who has informed the commission in writing of
				  their interest and has provided their mailing address or email address to be
				  notified of any accepted applications.
(9) Key participants: Project participants
				  including the applicant, and if applicable, the entity administrator and any
				  authorized agents.
(10) Project:
				  The experimental fishing project for which an EFP is
				  needed.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles › Chapter 6 - Fish, Commercial › Section 100 - Abalone

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Abalone may not be taken for commercial
					 purposes.
1. Amendment
					 of subsection (b)(1) filed 6-27-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter
					 (Register 85, No. 26). For prior history, see Register 83, No.
					 40.
2. Amendment filed 12-21-90; operative 1-20-91 (Register 91, No.
					 4).
3. New subsection (g) and amendment of NOTE filed 8-2-93;
					 operative 9-1-93 (Register 93, No. 32).
4. Subsection (g) expired by
					 its own terms 3-1-95 (Register 95, No. 11).
5. New subsection (g)
					 and amendment of NOTE filed 2-1-96; operative 3-1-96 (Register 96, No.
					 5).
6. Amendment of subsection (g) and NOTE filed 5-22-97 as an
					 emergency; operative 5-22-97 (Register 97, No. 21). A Certificate of Compliance
					 must be transmitted to OAL by 9-19-97 or emergency language will be repealed by
					 operation of law on the following day.
7. Amendment of subsection
					 (g) and NOTE refiled 9-8-97 as an emergency; operative 9-8-97 (Register 97, No.
					 37). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 1-6-98 or
					 emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
					 day.
8. Reinstatement of subsection (g) and NOTE as they existed
					 prior to 5-22-97 emergency amendment by operation of Government Code section
					 11346.1(f)
					 (Register 98, No. 17).
9. Amendment of first paragraph, repealer of
					 subsections (a)-(g) and amendment of NOTE filed 4-22-98; operative 4-22-98
					 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11343.4(d)
					 (Register 98, No. 17).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						5521
						and
						5521.5,
						Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections
						5520,
						5521,
						5521.5
						and
						5522,
						Fish and Game Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles › Chapter 6 - Fish, Commercial › Section 101 - Possession of Sliced Abalone During Closed Season. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Repealer
					 filed 10-17-67 as an emergency; designated effective 11-8-67 (Register 67, No.
					 42). For prior history, see Register 27, No. 4.
2. Certificate of
					 Compliance--Section
					 11422.1,
					 Gov. Code, filed 12-12-67 (Register 67, No.
					 50).
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles › Chapter 6 - Fish, Commercial › Section 102 - Abalone Processors Permit. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Amendment
					 filed 6-8-78 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 78, No. 23). For
					 prior history, see Register 75, No. 27.
2. Certificate of Compliance
					 filed 8-1-78 (Register 78, No. 31).
3. Repealer filed 10-19-81;
					 effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 81, No.
					 43).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						7701,
						7708,
						8040,
						8305.9,
						8306.3,
						and
						8306.8,
						Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections
						7700-
						7710.5
						and
						8300-
						8309,
						Fish and Game Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles › Chapter 6 - Fish, Commercial › Section 103 - Common Names for Market Fish

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				  The following common names may be used as alternates for designated names:
(1) Pacific red snapper:
Sebastes entomelas
(widow rockfish)
Sebastes flavidus
(yellowtail
					 rockfish)
Sebastes goodei
(chilipepper)
Sebastes jordani
(shorbelly
					 rockfish)
Sebastes levis
(cowcod)
Sebastes melanops
(black rockfish)
Sebastes miniatus
(vermillion
					 rockfish)
Sebastes ovalis
(speckled rockfish)
Sebastes paucispinnis
(bocaccio)
Sebastes pinniger
(canary rockfish)
Sebastes ruberrimus
(yelloweye
					 rockfish)
Sebastes rufus
(bank rockfish)
Sebastes serranoides
(olive
					 rockfish)
(2) Butterfish:
Anoplopoma fimbria
(sablefish)
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles › Chapter 6 - Fish, Commercial › Section 104 - White Croaker Closure

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
It is unlawful to take white croaker under a commercial
					 fishing license issued pursuant to section
					 7850 of
					 the Fish and Game Code, in waters from 0 to 3 nautical miles from shore
					 extending oceanward between a line extending 312 degrees magnetic from Point
					 Vicente in Los Angeles County, and a line extending 166 degrees magnetic from
					 Point Fermin in Los Angeles County. Pursuant to section
					 7715 of
					 the Fish and Game Code, the provisions of this section shall become inoperative
					 when the Director of the Department of Health Services determines that a health
					 risk no longer exists and the Director of the Department of Fish and Game has
					 been so notified. The Department shall fully notify the public of the reopening
					 of these waters.
1. New
					 section added 5-29-90 as an emergency; operative 5-29-90 (Register 90, No. 28).
					 A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL within 120 days or
					 emergency language will be repealed on 09-26-90.
2. New section
					 filed 9-24-90 as an emergency readoption; operative 9-24-90 (Register 90, No.
					 45). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 1-22-91 or
					 emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
					 day.
3. Certificate of Compliance as to 9-24-90 order including
					 amendment transmitted to OAL 1-18-91 and filed 2-19-91 (Register 91, No.
					 12).
4. Change without regulatory effect amending section filed
					 5-6-98 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 98, No. 19).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						7715,
						Fish and Game Code. Reference: Section
						7715,
						Fish and Game Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles › Chapter 6 - Fish, Commercial › Section 104.1 - Central California Gillnet Fishery Closure

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Except as provided in Fish and Game Code Section
					 8664.5(f),
					 at no time may gill or trammel nets be used in ocean waters which are 60
					 fathoms or less in depth at mean lower low water, in the area between a line
					 extending 261° true (245° magnetic) from the most westerly point of the
					 west point of the Point Reyes headlands in Marin County to a line extending due
					 west (270° true; 245° magnetic) from Point Arguello, Santa Barbara
					 County.
1. New
					 section filed 10-17-2000 as an emergency; operative 9-13-2000 pursuant to Fish
					 and Game Code section
					 8664.7
					 (Register 2000, No. 42). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL
					 by 1-11-2001 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the
					 following day.
2. New section refiled 1-10-2001 as an emergency;
					 operative 1-12-2001 pursuant to Fish and Game Code section
					 8664.7
					 (Register 2001, No. 2). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL
					 by 5-14-2001 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the
					 following day.
3. Repealed by operation of Government Code section
					 11346.1(g)
					 (Register 2002, No. 15).
4. New section filed 4-11-2002; operative
					 4-26-2002 pursuant to Fish and Game Code section
					 8664.7
					 (Register 2002, No. 15). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL
					 by 8-26-2002 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the
					 following day.
5. Certificate of Compliance as to 4-11-2002 order
					 transmitted to OAL 7-29-2002 and filed 9-4-2002 (Register 2002, No.
					 36).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						702,
						Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections
						8664.5
						and
						8664.7,
						Fish and Game Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles › Chapter 6 - Fish, Commercial › Section 105 - Importation and Sale of Kelp Bass, Sand Bass, and Spotted Bass

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Dead kelp bass, sand bass, and spotted bass, all of the
					 genus Paralabrax, may be imported into this State for sale under the following
					 regulations:
(a) If imported overland,
				  all of the species mentioned above shall be tagged with metallic tags inscribed
				  "California Department of Fish and Game" before entering this State.
(b) If imported by sea, all of the species
				  mentioned above shall be tagged with metallic tags inscribed "California
				  Department of Fish and Game" at the first point of landing in this State. Tags
				  will not be furnished unless the request for tags is accompanied by a copy of
				  the ship's entry papers and a certified copy of the fishing permit of the
				  country of origin. The department reserves the right to refuse the issuance of
				  tags if sufficient proof is not given to show that said species of fish were
				  taken south of the international boundary between the United States and
				  Mexico.
(c) A fee as specified in
				  Section 705, for each tag order shall be
				  paid to the department to cover administrative costs.
1. New
					 section filed 9-11-53, as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 53, No.
					 16).
2. Amendment filed 10-19-81; effective thirtieth day thereafter
					 (Register 81, No. 43).
3. Amendment of subsection (c) and
					 nonsubstantive amendment of NOTE filed 4-18-91; operative 5-18-91 (Register 91,
					 No. 21).
4. Change without regulatory effect amending first
					 paragraph and NOTE filed 8-28-95 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 95, No. 35).
5. Amendment of subsection (c)
					 filed 10-5-2010; operative 11-4-2010 (Register 2010, No.
					 41).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						8372,
						Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections
						2345
						and
						8372,
						Fish and Game Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles › Chapter 6 - Fish, Commercial › Section 105.1 - Permits to Land California Caught Fish at Points Outside of California

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The department may issue revocable permits to land fish
					 caught from the waters of the Pacific Ocean within California at a point or
					 place other than within this state under the following conditions:
(a) The applicant for a permit shall submit
				  the fees and the completed application, as specified in Section
				  705, to the address listed on the
				  application.
(1) Name and address of operator
				  of boat.
(2) Name and address of
				  owner of boat.
(3) Name of
				  boat.
(4) Fish and Game boat
				  registration number.
(5) Commercial
				  fishing license identification number of operator of boat.
(6) Species of fish to be taken.
(7) Type of gear to be
				  used.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles › Chapter 6 - Fish, Commercial › Section 106 - Permits to Commercially Take Shark and Swordfish Using Drift Gill Nets

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Permit Required.
(1) The owner or operator of
				  a vessel using drift gill nets to take shark and swordfish pursuant to sections
				  8561-
				  8569 of
				  the Fish and Game Code shall have obtained a valid drift gill net shark and
				  swordfish permit and shall be a permittee in possession of said permit when
				  engaged in such activities.
(2) To
				  Whom Issued. The department shall issue permits to the owner or operator of a
				  currently registered vessel who has qualified for said permit pursuant to
				  sections
				  8561-
				  8569 of
				  the Fish and Game Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles › Chapter 6 - Fish, Commercial › Section 106.5 - Drift Gill Net Shark and Swordfish Permit Transition Program

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Drift gill net shark and swordfish
				  permittees with valid permits issued pursuant to Section
				  106 of these regulations who
				  choose to participate in the transition program shall submit a completed and
				  notarized department form, Declaration of Intent to Participate in Drift Gill
				  Net Transition Program (DFW 1083, NEW 08/31/19), herein incorporated by
				  reference. All Declarations of Intent to Participate in Drift Gill Net
				  Transition Program must be postmarked on or before January 1, 2020.
(b) When funds are available, the department
				  shall notify in writing a permittee who submits form DFW 1083 in the order
				  received whether the permittee meets the requirements of Section
				  8583 of
				  the Fish and Game Code.
(c) Any
				  permittee who meets the requirements of Section
				  8583 of
				  the Fish and Game Code and voluntarily participates in the transition program
				  shall indicate on form DFW 1083 agreement to:
(1) Upon notification of eligibility in the
				  program pursuant to subsection (b) above, surrender their permit to the
				  department within one year of notification pursuant to subsection (b) or
				  January 31, 2024, whichever comes first. For the purposes of the program, the
				  most recent valid drift gill net shark and swordfish permit possessed for the
				  2019/2020 through 2023/2024 permit year will be accepted.
(2) Upon notification of eligibility in the
				  program pursuant to subsection (b) above, surrender all large mesh (greater
				  than or equal to 14 inch) drift gill nets to an entity approved by the
				  department for the purpose of destroying the nets as defined in subsection (f)
				  of this Section, and provide the department valid receipt of net
				  relinquishment, within one year of notification pursuant to subsection (b) or
				  January 31, 2024, whichever comes first.
(3) Be prohibited from obtaining a new
				  California drift gill net shark and swordfish permit.
(4) Upon receipt of payment, not fish under,
				  transfer, or renew a federal drift gill net permit.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles › Chapter 6 - Fish, Commercial › Section 107 - Broadbill Swordfish

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(a)
				  Permit Required.
(1) The owner or operator of
				  a vessel taking broadbill swordfish for commercial purposes shall have obtained
				  a valid swordfish permit and shall be in possession of said permit when engaged
				  in such activities.
(2) To Whom
				  Issued. The department shall issue a permit to the owner or operator of a
				  currently registered vessel.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles › Chapter 6 - Fish, Commercial › Section 107.1 - Possession of Gill Nets by Swordfish Permittees

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(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), any
				  person operating under the authority of a swordfish permit as specified in
				  Section 107 of these regulations may not
				  possess a gill net aboard a swordfish permit vessel, except that set gill nets
				  may be possessed, provided that the intent to use such gear has been declared
				  on the application for a swordfish permit.
(b) Drift gill nets may be possessed onboard
				  a swordfish permit vessel and used by a swordfish permittee who also possesses
				  a valid permit which authorizes the use of a drift gill net to take
				  swordfish.
1. New
					 section filed 7-14-80 as an emergency; effective upon filing. Certificate of
					 Compliance included (Register 80, No. 29).
2. Amendment filed
					 10-4-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No.
					 40).
3. Amendment filed 6-30-87; operative 7-30-87 (Register 87, No.
					 28).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						8394,
						Fish and Game Code. Reference: Section
						894,
						Fish and Game Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles › Chapter 6 - Fish, Commercial › Section 107.5 - Incidental Take of Swordfish by Gill Nets. [Repealed]

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1. New
					 section filed 12-14-79 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 79, No.
					 50). A Certificate of Compliance must be filed within 120 days or emergency
					 language will be repealed on 4-13-80.
2. Certificate of
					 Non-compliance filed 4-11-80 (Register 8, No. 15).
3. Editorial
					 Correction (Register 80, No. 20).
4. New section filed 7-14-80 as an
					 emergency; effective upon filing. Certificate of Compliance included (Register
					 80, No. 29).
5. Repealer filed 3-25-81; effective thirtieth day
					 thereafter (Register 81, No. 13).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						8394,
						Fish and Game Code. Reference: Section
						8394
						and
						8566,
						Fish and Game Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles › Chapter 6 - Fish, Commercial › Section 108 - Yellowfin Tuna. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Amendment
					 filed 6-30-76 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 76, No. 27). For
					 prior history, see Register 68, No. 33.
2. Certificate of Compliance
					 filed 8-27-76 (Register 76, No. 35).
3. Amendment filed 8-17-77 as
					 an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 77, No. 34).
4.
					 Certificate of Compliance filed 10-21-77 (Register 77, No. 3).
5.
					 Amendment filed 8-1-78 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 78, No.
					 31).
6. Certificate of Compliance filed 10-11-78 (Register 78, No.
					 41).
7. Repealer filed 10-19-81; effective thirtieth day thereafter
					 (Register 81, No. 43).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						313,
						Fish and Game Code. Reference: Section
						313,
						Fish and Game Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles › Chapter 6 - Fish, Commercial › Section 109 - Importation of Yellowtail and Barracuda from Mexico

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
No person, firm, or corporation shall deliver, accept, or
					 unload any yellowtail or, barracuda, from any vessel carrying a purse seine or
					 round haul net until the Department of Fish and Game Patrol office nearest the
					 point of delivery shall have issued a written inspection clearance to the
					 master or operator of such vessel, or his agent, permitting said delivery. Such
					 clearances shall be on such forms as the Department of Fish and Game shall
					 prescribe. Such clearances shall be issued upon presentation of evidence
					 satisfactory to the Department of Fish and Game of the fact that such fish was
					 taken south of the International Boundary Line between the United States and
					 Mexico.
1. New
					 section filed 10-10-51; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 26, No.
					 1).
2. Amendment of NOTE filed 10-19-81; effective thirtieth day
					 thereafter (Register 81, No. 43).
3. Amendment of section heading
					 and section filed 7-31-2002; operative 8-30-2002 (Register 2002, No.
					 31).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						2362,
						Fish and Game Code. Reference: Section
						2362,
						Fish and Game Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles › Chapter 6 - Fish, Commercial › Section 111 - Designated Forage Fish Species or Species Groups (Federal Shared Ecosystem Component Species)

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(a)
				  General Provisions. The intent of this section is to conform regulations for
				  California state waters to federal regulations established in Title 50, Code of
				  Federal Regulations, Parts 600 and 660, 81 Fed. Reg. 19054-19058 (April 4,
				  2016). In order to prevent development of new large-scale directed commercial
				  fisheries for designated forage fish species (otherwise known as Federal Shared
				  Ecosystem Component Species), except as provided in a federal exempted fishing
				  permit (EFP) issued pursuant to Title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, Part
				  600.745, it is unlawful for any person to engage in directed commercial fishing
				  for designated forage fish species or species groups from a vessel, as defined
				  in (b)(2) below. No person shall take designated forage fish species while
				  engaged in commercial fishing activities except as authorized in (b)(2) below,
				  and as otherwise specified by the Fish and Game Code and regulations provided
				  herein.
(b) General Definitions.
(1)
Designated forage fish species or
				  species groups, otherwise known as Federal Shared Ecosystem Component
				  Species.
The following species or species groups constitute designated
				  forage fish:
(A) Round herring
				  (
Etrumeus teres
) and Thread herring (
Ophisthonema
				  libertate
and
O. medirastre
),
(B) Mesopelagic fishes of the families
				  Myctophidae, Bathylagidae, Paralepididae, and Gonostomatidae,
(C) Pacific sand lance (
Ammodytes
				  hexapterus
)
(D) Pacific
				  saury (
Cololabis saira
)
(E) Silversides (family
				  Atherinopsidae),
(F) Smelts of the
				  family Osmeridae,
(G) Pelagic
				  squids (families: Cranchiidae, Gonatidae, Histioteuthidae, Octopoteuthidae,
				  Ommastrephidae except Humboldt squid [
Dosidicus gigas
],
				  Onychoteuthidae, and Thysanoteuthidae).
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles › Chapter 6 - Fish, Commercial › Section 112 - Surfperch

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Surfperch of the family Embiotocidae may be taken,
					 transported, possessed and sold for commercial purposes pursuant to the
					 following conditions:
(a)
				  Notwithstanding the surfperch fishing season as specified in Fish and Game Code
				  subsection
				  8395(b),
				  surfperch of the family Embiotocidae may only be taken between August 1st and
				  April 30th, except shiner perch (
Cymatogaster aggregata
),
				  which may be taken, sold, or purchased at any time. Notwithstanding the
				  authorized sale and purchase dates specified in 8395(b), surfperch may be sold
				  or purchased only between August 1st and May 10th.
(b) Surfperch of the family
Embiotocidae
of the following species: barred surfperch;
				  redtailed surfperch; and calico surfperch, taken during the open season north
				  of a line drawn east and west through Point Arguello may be shipped south of
				  said line and sold or purchased subject to the following regulations:
(1) All such fish shall be individually
				  tagged by the permanent attachment of tags inscribed "California Department of
				  Fish and Game-Surfperch" before shipment south of said line. Possession of such
				  fish south of said line without attached prescribed tags is unlawful for
				  commercial purposes.
(2) Tagging
				  shall be conducted only by licensed wholesale fish dealers, their agents, or
				  employees designated by the department. Said designated dealers are defined as
				  those signing receipts for tags delivered to their place of business by
				  department employees at cost. Designated dealers shall be required to produce
				  official receipts for all said species of surfperch in quantities consistent
				  with and corresponding to the number of tags requested.
(3) It shall be unlawful to transfer,
				  transport or possess unused tags at any location other than the designated
				  dealer's licensed place of business.
(4) The possession of unused surfperch tags,
				  or any surfperch tags not attached to surfperch is unlawful in any place where
				  fish are sold south of said line.
(5) A fee as specified in Section
				  705, for each tag order shall be
				  paid to the department to cover administrative costs.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles › Chapter 6 - Fish, Commercial › Section 115 - Mussels

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
California sea mussels (
Mytilus
					 californianus
) may only be taken in adherence with the provisions of
					 Section 123 and under the following
					 conditions:
(a) The harvester must be
				  a licensed commercial fisherman.
(b) Limits:
(1) In Districts 19, 19A, 19B, and 21, the
				  daily bag limit is 250 pounds in the shell where:
1 pound shucked meat is equivalent to 3.8 pounds in shell;
					 and
1 gallon shucked meat is equivalent to 30 pounds in the
					 shell.
(2) In the remainder
				  of the state there is no bag limit.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles › Chapter 6 - Fish, Commercial › Section 116 - Crayfish

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Freshwater crayfish may not be taken for commercial
					 purposes except in accordance with the following regulations:
(a) Licenses and Permits Required.
(1) Crayfish may not be taken for commercial
				  purposes except under a revocable, nontransferable, numbered permit issued by
				  the department. The applicant for a permit shall submit the fees and the
				  completed application, as specified in Section
				  705, to the address listed on the
				  application. Persons taking crayfish for a fee under the authority of a
				  scientific collector's permit do not need to have this permit.
(2) Except for those taking crayfish for a
				  fee under the authority of a scientific collector's permit, every person who
				  takes, assists in taking, possesses or transports crayfish while on any boat or
				  vessel, or who uses or operates or assists in using or operating any boat,
				  trap, or other appliance to take crayfish, must have a valid crayfish permit
				  issued to him and must be in possession of said permit while engaged in any of
				  such activities.
(3) Crayfish may
				  not be taken for commercial purposes for human consumption except under the
				  authority of a commercial fishing license. Commercial fishermen taking crayfish
				  shall also comply with requirements of the Fish and Game Code relating to
				  commercial fishing vessel registration and other applicable commercial
				  laws.
(4) Crayfish may not be taken
				  as live bait for commercial purposes except under the authority of a live
				  freshwater bait fish license.
(5) A
				  crayfish permit may be revoked or suspended, for a period not to exceed one
				  year, by the commission for violation of any of the terms of the permit or
				  provisions of law relating to the taking of crayfish by the permittee or his
				  agent, servant, employee, or person acting under his direction and control.
				  However, any person who has had such a permit revoked may be required by the
				  commission to appear before it and no new permit may be issued to such person
				  unless the commission finds that such issuance will be in the best interests of
				  the crayfish resource.
(6) The
				  permit number of the person owning or in command of any boat used to take
				  crayfish shall be visibly displayed on both sides of the boat in 10-inch black
				  numbers, one-inch wide, on a white background.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles › Chapter 6 - Fish, Commercial › Section 119 - Trawl Nets Inside of the Golden Gate Bridge

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Bay shrimp, Oriental gobies, longjaw mudsuckers, Pacific
					 staghorn sculpin, and plainfin midshipman inside of the Golden Gate Bridge may
					 be taken for commercial purposes by the use of trawl nets only under a
					 revocable, nontransferable permit issued by the department. All other species
					 taken shall be immediately returned to the water.
(a) Qualifications of Permits. The applicant
				  must be a licensed commercial fisherman and operator of a currently registered
				  commercial fishing vessel.
(b)
				  Limitation of Permit. A permit shall be issued to an individual owning or
				  operating a vessel engaged in the fishery. The applicant for a permit shall
				  submit the fees and the completed application, as specified in Section
				  705, to the address listed on the
				  application.
(c) Permit Areas.
(1) Trawl nets may be used in Districts 2,
				  12, 13, and that portion of District 3 upstream of the Carquinez Bridge, except
				  as noted in subsections (c)(2) and (c)(3).
(2) The southern boundary of Fish and Game
				  District 13 is the Southern Pacific Railroad crossing at Coyote
				  Creek.
(3) Trawl nets may be used
				  only in the portions of Districts 2 and 3 lying westerly of a projected
				  straight line beginning at Point Edith on the south and extending through Buoy
				  "6" to the shoreline on the north.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles › Chapter 6 - Fish, Commercial › Section 120 - Prawn or Shrimp Trawling-General Provisions

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Prawns and shrimp may only be taken by trawl nets for
					 commercial purposes in ocean waters pursuant to Fish and Game Code statutes and
					 under authority of fishery permits established in sections
					 120 through
					 120.3. Spot prawns may not be
					 taken or possessed using trawl nets except as incidental to other trawl fishing
					 activity as specified in subsection (e) below.
(a) Permits and Conditions.
Regulations of this Section define the conditions under
					 which permits to use or possess trawls for the taking of shrimp or prawns in
					 ocean waters pursuant to Section
					 8842
					 are to be granted. "Permits" as used in this Section refer only to Northern
					 Pink Shrimp Trawl Permits defined in Section
					 120.2, Southern Pink Shrimp Trawl
					 Permits defined in Section
					 120.2, and Golden and Ridgeback
					 Prawn Trawl Permits defined in Section
					 120.3.
(b) Fishing Areas.
(1) Trawling for pink shrimp is prohibited in
				  all ocean waters and tidelands of the state, except as permitted by the
				  commission pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section
				  8842 of
				  the Fish and Game Code and not otherwise prohibited by other state or federal
				  statutes or regulations.
(2)
				  Trawling for all other shrimp or prawns shall be permitted only in those waters
				  authorized by Section
				  8842 of the Fish and Game Code and
				  not otherwise prohibited by other state or federal statutes or
				  regulations.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles › Chapter 6 - Fish, Commercial › Section 120.01 - Pink Shrimp Trawling. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
					 section filed 3-28-2001; operative 3-28-2001 pursuant to Government Code
					 section
					 11343.4
					 (Register 2001, No. 13).
2. Amendment of section and NOTE filed
					 8-28-2001; operative 9-27-2001 (Register 2001, No. 35).
3. Change
					 without regulatory effect amending subsections (g)(1) and (g)(5) and amending
					 NOTE filed 5-12-2005 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2005, No. 19).
4. Change without regulatory
					 effect amending subsections (g)(1) and (g)(5) filed 12-19-2006 pursuant to
					 section 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2006, No. 51).
5. Repealer filed 12-10-2008;
					 operative 1-9-2009 (Register 2008, No. 50).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						713,
						1050,
						8591
						and
						8842,
						Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections
						1050,
						7057,
						7852.2,
						7858,
						8101,
						8591
						and
						8842,
						Fish and Game Code.