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 2 - Statewide Regulations for Fishing and Frogging in Inland Waters › Article 4 - Species Regulations › Section 5.87 - North Coast Salmon Report Card Requirement (See Section 701)

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Report Card
					 Required in Waters of the Klamath-Trinity River System and the Smith River. All
					 anglers must have a North Coast Salmon Report Card in their possession while
					 fishing for or taking salmon in waters of the Klamath-Trinity River System and
					 the Smith River, and must complete and return the card pursuant to regulations
					 in this Section and in Section
					 1.74.
(b) Prior to beginning fishing activity, the
					 cardholder shall record the month, day, and fishing location on the first
					 available line on the report card.
(c) For the Klamath-Trinity River System:
					 Whenever the cardholder lands (either retains or releases) a Chinook Salmon,
					 the angler shall immediately record whether the fish was an adult or a jack,
					 and whether the fish has an adipose fin present. Whenever the cardholder
					 releases a Coho Salmon, the angler shall immediately record whether the
					 maxillary is present or absent.
(d)
					 For the Smith River: Whenever the cardholder lands (either retains or releases)
					 a Chinook Salmon, the angler shall immediately record whether the fish was an
					 adult or a jack, and whether the fish has an adipose fin or left ventral fin
					 present.
(e) Whenever the
					 cardholder moves to another fishing location, the angler shall record the
					 month, day, and location on the next line on the report card.
(f) In the Klamath-Trinity River System, a
					 jack Chinook Salmon is defined in Section
					 7.40(b)(50). In
					 the Smith River, a jack Chinook Salmon is defined in Section
					 7.40(b)(105).
(g) In the event an angler fills in all lines
					 and returns a North Coast Salmon Report Card, an additional card may be
					 purchased. See Section
					 1.74.
(h) The annual fee for the North Coast Salmon
					 Report Card is specified in Section
					 701, Title 14, CCR.
1. New
						section filed 3-14-2008; operative 4-1-2008 pursuant to Government Code section
						11343.4
						(Register 2008, No. 11). For prior history, see Register 96, No.
						6.
2. Amendment of section heading and section filed 2-9-2010;
						operative 3-1-2010 pursuant to Government Code section
						11343.4
						(Register 2010, No. 7).
3. Change without regulatory effect amending
						NOTE filed 8-8-2019 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2019, No. 32).
4. Amendment of subsection (f)
						filed 8-5-2020; operative 8-15-2020 pursuant to Government Code section
						11343.4(b)(4)(a)
						(Register 2020, No. 32).
5. Amendment of subsection (h) filed
						12-6-2022; operative 12-6-2022 pursuant to Government Code section
						11343.4(b)(4)(A)
						and Fish and Game Code section
						265
						(Register 2022, No. 49).
6. Amendment of section heading and
						subsections (c), (d), (f) and (h) filed 8-15-2023; operative 8-15-2023 pursuant
						to Fish and Game Code section
						265
						(Register 2023, No. 33).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  200,
						  205 and
						  265,
						  Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections
						  200,
						  205 and
						  265,
						  Fish and Game Code.