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The department must assess salmon escapement on the Eel, Smith, and Klamath River systems, use sonar fish-counting devices on the Klamath River as a three-year test, and report to the Legislature by January 1, 1990. People who process or wholesale sturgeon eggs for human consumption must get a sturgeon egg processing license from the department. The department must issue and deliver a sturgeon egg processing license when an application is made and the base fee is paid. Licensed persons must keep a true, legible record of each sturgeon egg transaction and include specified details about the eggs and related parties. The license holder must keep the documentation required by Section 10002 for two years after receiving the eggs and make it available to the department for inspection during normal business hours.

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  1. 8832.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Nets [8601 - 8890] ( Chapter 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 10. Trawl Nets [8830 - 8843] ( Article 10 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. )

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    Trawl nets and Chinese shrimp nets may be used inside the Golden Gate Bridge in marine and brackish waters, but only under regulations the commission may prescribe.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Nets [8601 - 8890] ( Chapter 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 10. Trawl Nets [8830 - 8843] ( Article 10 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## 8832. Trawl nets and Chinese shrimp nets may be used in marine and brackish waters inside of the Golden Gate Bridge to take shrimp, oriental gobies, longjaw mudsuckers, plainfin midshipmen, and staghorn sculpin only in accordance with regulations which the commission may prescribe. (Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1117, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1994.)
  2. 8833.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Nets [8601 - 8890] ( Chapter 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 10. Trawl Nets [8830 - 8843] ( Article 10 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. )

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    Trawl nets and dragnets may not be possessed in certain districts, but they may be possessed in specified districts if the commission’s regulations are followed.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Nets [8601 - 8890] ( Chapter 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 10. Trawl Nets [8830 - 8843] ( Article 10 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## 8833. (a) In Districts 4, 19, 19A, 20, 20A, and 21, trawl nets or dragnets may not be possessed. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (a) of this section, trawl nets and dragnets may be possessed, under such regulations as the commission shall prescribe, in Districts 4, 19, 19A, 19B, and 21. (Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1155.)
  3. 8834.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Nets [8601 - 8890] ( Chapter 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 10. Trawl Nets [8830 - 8843] ( Article 10 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. )

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    It is unlawful to take or possess more than 500 pounds of crabs on a boat that carries or operates any trawl or drag net.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Nets [8601 - 8890] ( Chapter 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 10. Trawl Nets [8830 - 8843] ( Article 10 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## 8834. It is unlawful to take or possess more than 500 pounds of crabs on any boat on which any type of trawl or drag net is carried or operated. (Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1300, Sec. 14.)
  4. 8834.1.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Nets [8601 - 8890] ( Chapter 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 10. Trawl Nets [8830 - 8843] ( Article 10 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. )

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    A person must not possess salmon on board, or land salmon from, a vessel that has any trawl net, unless the salmon were taken incidentally and the taking is authorized under the cited federal rule, a department permit, or both.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Nets [8601 - 8890] ( Chapter 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 10. Trawl Nets [8830 - 8843] ( Article 10 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## 8834.1. It is unlawful for any person to possess salmon on board, or to land salmon from, a vessel on which exists any type of trawl net, except that salmon taken incidentally with other species with a trawl net may be possessed and landed if authorized to be taken incidentally pursuant to Section 663.10 of Part 663 of Title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations, pursuant to a permit issued by the department under Section 1022, or pursuant to both. (Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 477, Sec. 8. (AB 1573) Effective January 1, 2019.)
  5. 8834.5.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Nets [8601 - 8890] ( Chapter 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 10. Trawl Nets [8830 - 8843] ( Article 10 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. )

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    South of a line due west from Point Reyes, people on vessels carrying or operating any trawl or drag net must not take, possess, or transfer Dungeness crab to another vessel.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Nets [8601 - 8890] ( Chapter 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 10. Trawl Nets [8830 - 8843] ( Article 10 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## 8834.5. South of a line extending due west, true, from Point Reyes, it is unlawful for any person on a vessel on which any type of trawl or drag net is carried or operated to take or possess Dungeness crab, as defined in Section 8275, or to transfer Dungeness crab to another vessel. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 817, Sec. 13.)
  6. 8835.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Nets [8601 - 8890] ( Chapter 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 10. Trawl Nets [8830 - 8843] ( Article 10 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. )

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    In Districts 6, 7, and 10, trawl nets may be used only in waters at least three nautical miles from the nearest point of land on the mainland shore.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Nets [8601 - 8890] ( Chapter 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 10. Trawl Nets [8830 - 8843] ( Article 10 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## 8835. In Districts 6, 7, and 10, trawl nets may be used in waters not less than three nautical miles from the nearest point of land on the mainland shore. (Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
  7. 8836.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Nets [8601 - 8890] ( Chapter 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 10. Trawl Nets [8830 - 8843] ( Article 10 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. )

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    In Districts 17, 18, and 118.5, trawl nets may be used only in waters at least three nautical miles from the nearest point of land on the mainland shore.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Nets [8601 - 8890] ( Chapter 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 10. Trawl Nets [8830 - 8843] ( Article 10 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## 8836. In Districts 17, 18, and 118.5, trawl nets may be used in waters not less than three nautical miles from the nearest point of land on the mainland shore, including those portions of Monterey Bay, Estero Bay, and San Luis Obispo Bay which lie within those districts. (Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
  8. 8837.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Nets [8601 - 8890] ( Chapter 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 10. Trawl Nets [8830 - 8843] ( Article 10 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. )

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    Using or possessing a trawl net with a bag or cod-end that is not a single layer of webbing is unlawful, unless authorized by Section 8496 or by the commission.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Nets [8601 - 8890] ( Chapter 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 10. Trawl Nets [8830 - 8843] ( Article 10 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## 8837. It is unlawful to use or possess any trawl net that includes any bag or cod-end or modification thereof, other than a bag or cod-end of a single layer of webbing, except as authorized by Section 8496 or by the commission. (Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 483, Sec. 30. Effective January 1, 2000.)
  9. 8840.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Nets [8601 - 8890] ( Chapter 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 10. Trawl Nets [8830 - 8843] ( Article 10 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. )

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    Chafing gear may be used or possessed, but it must not be connected directly to the terminal end of the cod-end. It generally must have at least six-inch mesh, with exceptions for certain federally prescribed gear and for gear covering only the bottom half of the cod-end.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Nets [8601 - 8890] ( Chapter 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 10. Trawl Nets [8830 - 8843] ( Article 10 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## 8840. Chafing gear may be used or possessed but shall not be connected directly to the terminal, or closed, end of the cod-end. Except for chafing gear prescribed under federal groundfish regulations adopted pursuant to the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C., Sec. 1801 et seq.), all chafing gear shall have a minimum mesh size of six inches, unless only the bottom one-half, or underside, of the cod-end is covered by chafing gear, which may be of any size mesh. (Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1048, Sec. 16. Effective September 26, 1983.)
  10. 8841.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Nets [8601 - 8890] ( Chapter 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 10. Trawl Nets [8830 - 8843] ( Article 10 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. )

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    The commission gets authority to manage certain bottom trawl fisheries and may authorize more fishing areas only after required sustainability findings. Several fishing and gear uses are unlawful unless specific exceptions or permits apply.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Nets [8601 - 8890] ( Chapter 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 10. Trawl Nets [8830 - 8843] ( Article 10 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## 8841. (a) The commission is hereby granted authority over all state-managed bottom trawl fisheries not managed under a federal fishery management plan pursuant to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. Sec. 1801 et seq.) or a state fishery management plan pursuant to Part 1.7 (commencing with Section 7050), to ensure that resources are sustainably managed, to protect the health of ecosystems, and to provide for an orderly transition to sustainable gear types in situations where bottom trawling may not be compatible with these goals. (b) The commission is hereby granted authority to manage all of the following fisheries in a manner that is consistent with this section and Part 1.7 (commencing with Section 7050): (1) California halibut. (2) Sea cucumber. (3) Ridge-back, spot, and golden prawn. (4) Pink shrimp. (c) The commission is also granted authority over other types of gear targeting the same species as the bottom trawl fisheries referenced in subdivision (a) to manage in a manner that is consistent with the requirements of Part 1.7 (commencing with Section 7050). (d) Every commercial bottom trawl vessel issued a state permit is subject to the requirements and policies of the federal groundfish observer program (50 C.F.R. 660.16). (e) The commission may only authorize additional fishing areas for bottom trawls after it determines, based on the best available scientific information, that bottom trawling in those areas is sustainable, does not harm bottom habitat, and does not unreasonably conflict with other users. (f) It is unlawful to use roller gear more than eight inches in diameter in connection with a trawl net. (g) Commencing April 1, 2006, it is unlawful to fish commercially for prawns or pink shrimp, unless an approved bycatch reduction device is used with each net. On or before April 1, 2006, the commission shall approve one or more bycatch reduction devices for use in the bottom trawl fishery. For purposes of this subdivision, a rigid grate fish excluder device is the approved type of bycatch reduction device unless the commission, the Pacific Marine Fishery Management Council, or the National Marine Fisheries Service determines that a different type of fish excluder device has an equal or greater effectiveness at reducing bycatch. If the commission does not approve a bycatch reduction device prior to April 1, 2006, then a device that is approved by the Pacific Marine Fishery Management Council or the National Marine Fisheries Service shall be deemed approved by the commission. (h) Except as provided in Section 8495 or 8842, it is unlawful to engage in bottom trawling in ocean waters of the state. (i) This section does not apply to the use of trawl nets pursuant to a scientific research permit. (j) The commission shall facilitate the conversion of bottom trawlers to gear that is more sustainable if the commission determines that conversion will not contribute to overcapacity or overfishing. The commission may participate in, and encourage programs that support, conversion to low-impact gear or capacity reduction by trawl fleets. The department may not issue new permits to bottom trawlers to replace those retired through a conversion program. (k) No vessel may utilize bottom trawling gear without a state or federal permit. (Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 173. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024.)
  11. 8842.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Nets [8601 - 8890] ( Chapter 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 10. Trawl Nets [8830 - 8843] ( Article 10 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. )

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    This section allows certain prescribed trawl nets and shrimp/prawn trawling only under permits and only in specified waters, with catch limits and other restrictions.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Nets [8601 - 8890] ( Chapter 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 10. Trawl Nets [8830 - 8843] ( Article 10 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## 8842. (a) Trawl nets of a design prescribed by the commission may be used or possessed to take shrimps or prawns under a permit issued by the department under regulations adopted by the commission. Sections 8831, 8833, 8835, and 8836 do not apply to trawl nets used or possessed under a permit issued pursuant to this section. (b) Trawling for shrimps or prawns shall be authorized only in those waters of Districts 6, 7, 10, 17, 18, and 19 that lie not less than three nautical miles from the nearest point of land on the mainland shore, and all offshore islands and the boundary line of District 19A, except that in waters lying between a line extending due west from False Cape and a line extending due west from Point Reyes, trawling is allowed not less than two nautical miles from the nearest point of land on the mainland shore until January 1, 2008. (c) When fishing for pink shrimp (Pandalus jordani) under a permit issued pursuant to this section, it is unlawful to possess in excess of 1,500 pounds of incidentally taken fish per calendar day of a fishing trip, except Pacific whiting, shortbelly rockfish, and arrowtooth flounder, which may be taken in any amount not in excess of federal regulations. No Pacific halibut and not more than 150 pounds of California halibut shall be possessed or landed when fishing under a permit issued pursuant to this section. When fishing for ridgeback prawn and spotted prawn under a permit issued pursuant to this section, it is unlawful to possess in excess of 1,000 pounds of incidentally taken fish per trip. (d) Commencing January 1, 2008, the commission shall permit the taking of pink shrimp not less than two nautical miles from shore in waters that lie between a line extending due west from False Cape and a line extending due west from Point Reyes from the nearest point of land on the mainland shore, if the commission finds that, upon review of information from the federal groundfish observer program and other available research and monitoring information that it determines relevant, the use of trawl gear minimizes bycatch, will not damage seafloor habitat, will not adversely affect ecosystem health, and will not impede reasonable restoration of kelp, coral, or other biogenic habitats. The commission shall pay special attention to areas where kelp and other biogenic habitats existed and where restoring those habitats is feasible, and to hard bottom areas and other substrate that may be particularly sensitive to bottom trawl impacts in making that finding. (Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 721, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2005.)
  12. 8843.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Nets [8601 - 8890] ( Chapter 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 10. Trawl Nets [8830 - 8843] ( Article 10 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. )

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    This section makes it unlawful to use a trawl net in the specified coastal waters if its cod-end mesh and dimensions are below the stated minimums.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Nets [8601 - 8890] ( Chapter 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 10. Trawl Nets [8830 - 8843] ( Article 10 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## 8843. It is unlawful to use any trawl net with cod-end mesh less than 71/2 inches in length and with a cod end less than 29 meshes long and a circumference of not less than 47 meshes in waters lying between one and three nautical miles from the mainland shore between a line running due west (270° true) from Point Arguello and a line running due south (180° true) from Point Mugu. (Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1370, Sec. 36. Effective October 27, 1992.)
  13. 8870.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Nets [8601 - 8890] ( Chapter 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 11. Dip Nets [8870- 8870.] ( Article 11 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. )

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    Dip nets may be used, but only subject to district-specific restrictions on baiting, size, and location.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Nets [8601 - 8890] ( Chapter 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 11. Dip Nets [8870- 8870.] ( Article 11 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## 8870. Dip nets may be used subject to the following restrictions: (a) In Districts 1, 11/2, 2, 3, and 4, dip nets may not be baited, and may not measure more than six feet in greatest breadth. (b) In District 19, hand-held dip nets 30 feet or less in greatest breadth may be used. In that district dip nets may not be used within 750 feet of any pier, wharf, jetty, or breakwater, except to take anchovies, squids, and sardines for bait, and to take smelt. (c) In District 20, hand-held dip nets 30 feet or less in greatest breadth may be used. (Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 763, Sec. 7. Effective September 15, 1986.)
  14. 8890.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Nets [8601 - 8890] ( Chapter 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 12. Other Nets [8890- 8890.] ( Article 12 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. )

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    Baited hoop nets no larger than three feet in diameter may be used in specified parts of District 18 and in District 19 to take only rock, red, and yellow crabs.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Nets [8601 - 8890] ( Chapter 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 12. Other Nets [8890- 8890.] ( Article 12 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## 8890. Baited hoop nets not to exceed three feet in diameter may be used at any time in that portion of District 18 lying south of a line running east and west through Point Arguello and in District 19, to take rock crabs, red crabs, and yellow crabs only. (Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
  15. 89.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 0.5. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS [1 - 99.5] ( Division 0.5 heading added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1 General Definitions [1. - 89.5] ( Chapter 1 heading added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 2.5. )

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    For this code, “recycled water” and “reclaimed water” mean the same thing as recycled water under Section 13050(n) of the Water Code.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 0.5. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS [1 - 99.5] ( Division 0.5 heading added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1 General Definitions [1. - 89.5] ( Chapter 1 heading added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 2.5. ) ## 89. For the purposes of this code, “recycled water” or “reclaimed water” has the same meaning as recycled water as defined in subdivision (n) of Section 13050 of the Water Code. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 28, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1996.)
  16. 89.1.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 0.5. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS [1 - 99.5] ( Division 0.5 heading added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1 General Definitions [1. - 89.5] ( Chapter 1 heading added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 2.5. )

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    This section defines “waters of the state,” “waters of this state,” and “state waters” by reference to the Water Code.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 0.5. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS [1 - 99.5] ( Division 0.5 heading added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1 General Definitions [1. - 89.5] ( Chapter 1 heading added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 2.5. ) ## 89.1. “Waters of the state,” “waters of this state,” and “state waters” have the same meaning as “waters of the state” as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 13050 of the Water Code. (Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 285, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2008.)
  17. 89.5.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 0.5. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS [1 - 99.5] ( Division 0.5 heading added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1 General Definitions [1. - 89.5] ( Chapter 1 heading added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 2.5. )

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    “Wildlife” is defined to include wild animals, birds, plants, fish, amphibians, reptiles, related ecological communities, and the habitat they depend on.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 0.5. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS [1 - 99.5] ( Division 0.5 heading added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1 General Definitions [1. - 89.5] ( Chapter 1 heading added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 2.5. ) ## 89.5. “Wildlife” means and includes all wild animals, birds, plants, fish, amphibians, reptiles, and related ecological communities, including the habitat upon which the wildlife depends for its continued viability. (Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 154, Sec. 9. (AB 1527) Effective January 1, 2016.)
  18. 9.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 0.5. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS [1 - 99.5] ( Division 0.5 heading added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1 General Definitions [1. - 89.5] ( Chapter 1 heading added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 2.5. )

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    This provision says that masculine language includes feminine and neuter language.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 0.5. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS [1 - 99.5] ( Division 0.5 heading added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1 General Definitions [1. - 89.5] ( Chapter 1 heading added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 2.5. ) ## 9. The masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter. (Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
  19. 9.2.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 0.5. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS [1 - 99.5] ( Division 0.5 heading added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1 General Definitions [1. - 89.5] ( Chapter 1 heading added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 2.5. )

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    “Spouse” includes “registered domestic partner” under this section, as required by Family Code Section 297.5.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 0.5. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS [1 - 99.5] ( Division 0.5 heading added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1 General Definitions [1. - 89.5] ( Chapter 1 heading added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 2.5. ) ## 9.2. “Spouse” includes “registered domestic partner,” as required by Section 297.5 of the Family Code. (Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 50, Sec. 41. (SB 1005) Effective January 1, 2017.)
  20. 90.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 0.5. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS [1 - 99.5] ( Division 0.5 heading added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Marine Life Definitions [90 - 99.5] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4. )

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    The chapter’s definitions control how the listed code sections and related regulations are interpreted.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 0.5. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS [1 - 99.5] ( Division 0.5 heading added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Marine Life Definitions [90 - 99.5] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4. ) ## 90. The definitions in this chapter govern the construction of Section 1022, Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 1700) of Division 2, and Division 6 (commencing with Section 5500), and all regulations adopted pursuant to those provisions. (Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 477, Sec. 3. (AB 1573) Effective January 1, 2019.)
  21. 90.1.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 0.5. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS [1 - 99.5] ( Division 0.5 heading added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Marine Life Definitions [90 - 99.5] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4. )

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    This section defines “adaptive management” for a marine fishery and says management actions should be designed to produce useful learning, with monitoring and evaluation emphasized.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 0.5. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS [1 - 99.5] ( Division 0.5 heading added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Marine Life Definitions [90 - 99.5] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4. ) ## 90.1. “Adaptive management,” in regard to a marine fishery, means a scientific policy that seeks to improve management of biological resources, particularly in areas of scientific uncertainty, by viewing program actions as tools for learning. Actions shall be designed so that even if they fail, they will provide useful information for future actions. Monitoring and evaluation shall be emphasized so that the interaction of different elements within the system can be better understood. (Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1999.)
  22. 90.5.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 0.5. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS [1 - 99.5] ( Division 0.5 heading added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Marine Life Definitions [90 - 99.5] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4. )

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    “Bycatch” means fish or other marine life taken in a fishery that are not the target of the fishery, and it includes discards.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 0.5. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS [1 - 99.5] ( Division 0.5 heading added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Marine Life Definitions [90 - 99.5] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4. ) ## 90.5. “Bycatch” means fish or other marine life that are taken in a fishery but which are not the target of the fishery. “Bycatch” includes discards. (Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1999.)
  23. 90.7.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 0.5. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS [1 - 99.5] ( Division 0.5 heading added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Marine Life Definitions [90 - 99.5] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4. )

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    This section defines “depressed” for a marine fishery as a condition shown by declining population trends, and in some fisheries as abundance levels below those consistent with maximum sustainable yield.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 0.5. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS [1 - 99.5] ( Division 0.5 heading added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Marine Life Definitions [90 - 99.5] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4. ) ## 90.7. “Depressed,” with regard to a marine fishery, means the condition of a fishery for which the best available scientific information, and other relevant information that the commission or department possesses or receives, indicates a declining population trend has occurred over a period of time appropriate to that fishery. With regard to fisheries for which management is based on maximum sustainable yield, or in which a natural mortality rate is available, “depressed” means the condition of a fishery that exhibits declining fish population abundance levels below those consistent with maximum sustainable yield. (Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1999.)
  24. 9000.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Traps [9000 - 9024] ( Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1271, Sec. 20. )

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    Traps generally may not be used to take finfish, mollusks, or crustaceans for commercial purposes in state waters unless this article expressly authorizes it.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Traps [9000 - 9024] ( Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1271, Sec. 20. ) ## 9000. (a) Except as expressly authorized in this article, no person shall use a trap to take any finfish, mollusk, or crustacean in the waters of this state for commercial purposes. (b) Traps may be used to take finfish in ocean waters only as authorized by this article. (c) Freshwater baitfish traps that are used as provided in Section 8463 are not subject to this article. (Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 431, Sec. 18. Effective January 1, 2005.)
  25. 9000.5.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Traps [9000 - 9024] ( Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1271, Sec. 20. )

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    This section defines several terms used in the traps article, including bucket trap, general trap permit, Korean trap, nearshore species, deeper nearshore species, and popup.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Traps [9000 - 9024] ( Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1271, Sec. 20. ) ## 9000.5. For the purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Bucket trap” means a plastic bucket of five gallons or less in capacity. (b) “Deeper nearshore species” means those finfish identified as deeper nearshore species in regulations adopted by the commission pursuant to Section 8587.1. (c) “General trap permit” means a valid permit to take fish for commercial purposes issued pursuant to Section 9001 that has not been suspended or revoked. (d) “Korean trap” means a molded plastic cylinder that does not exceed 6 inches in diameter and does not exceed 24 inches in length. (e) “Nearshore species” means those finfish identified as such in regulations adopted by the commission pursuant to Section 8587.1. (f) “Popup” means a mechanism capable of releasing a submerged buoy at a predetermined time. (Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 431, Sec. 19. Effective January 1, 2005.)
  26. 9001.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Traps [9000 - 9024] ( Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1271, Sec. 20. )

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    Trapping finfish, mollusks, or crustaceans in ocean waters for commercial purposes is prohibited unless the person has a valid, unsuspended, and unrevoked general trap permit. The permit fee is $35.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Traps [9000 - 9024] ( Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1271, Sec. 20. ) ## 9001. (a) Finfish, mollusks, or crustaceans shall not be taken by a person with traps for commercial purposes in ocean waters except under a valid general trap permit issued to that person that has not been suspended or revoked. (b) Any person who operates or assists in operating any trap to take finfish, mollusks, or crustaceans, other than lobster or Dungeness crabs, as defined in Section 8275, or who possesses or transports finfish, mollusks, or crustaceans on any boat, barge, or vessel when any trap is aboard, shall have a general trap permit issued to that person that has not been revoked or suspended while engaged in the activity. (c) The fee for the general trap permit shall be thirty-five dollars ($35). (d) This section does not apply to the taking of lobster under Section 9010 or to the taking of Dungeness crab under Section 9011. (Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 870, Sec. 48. Effective January 1, 1997.)
  27. 9001.6.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Traps [9000 - 9024] ( Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1271, Sec. 20. )

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    Hagfish may be taken under a general trap permit only if the listed trap and species restrictions are met.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Traps [9000 - 9024] ( Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1271, Sec. 20. ) ## 9001.6. Hagfish may be taken under a general trap permit, if all of the following criteria are met: (a) Korean traps and bucket traps may be used to take only hagfish under this article. (b) No more than a total of 500 Korean traps or a total of 200 bucket traps may be possessed aboard a vessel or in the water or combination thereof. (c) No permittee may possess both Korean traps or bucket traps and other types of traps aboard a vessel at the same time. When Korean traps or bucket traps are being used or possessed aboard a vessel, no species of finfish other than hagfish shall be taken, possessed aboard, or sold for commercial purposes. (d) Popups shall not be used on buoy lines attached to Korean traps or bucket traps, and shall not be possessed by a commercial fisherman aboard a vessel when taking hagfish. (Repealed and added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 431, Sec. 22. Effective January 1, 2005.)
  28. 9001.7.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Traps [9000 - 9024] ( Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1271, Sec. 20. )

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    Finfish may be taken with a general trap permit only if the listed permit, gear, spacing, bait, and notification rules are met.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Traps [9000 - 9024] ( Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1271, Sec. 20. ) ## 9001.7. Finfish, other than sablefish and hagfish, may be taken under a general trap permit if all of the following criteria are also met: (a) Every person aboard the vessel possesses a valid general trap permit that has not been suspended or revoked. (b) If nearshore species are present, at least one person aboard the vessel possesses a valid nearshore fishery permit and a nearshore fishery trap endorsement that has not been suspended or revoked. (c) If deeper nearshore species are present, at least one person aboard the vessel possesses a valid deeper nearshore species fishery permit that has not been suspended or revoked. (d) During the period from one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise, finfish traps that are left in the water shall be unbaited with the door secured open. If, for reasons beyond the control of the permittee, all trap doors cannot be secured open prior to one hour after sunset, the permittee shall immediately notify the department. (e) Popups shall not be used on buoy lines attached to finfish traps, and shall not be possessed aboard a vessel when taking finfish under a general trap permit. (f) Trap destruction devices used on finfish traps shall conform to the current regulatory requirements for those devices pursuant to Section 9003 and as adopted by the commission. (g) No finfish traps shall be set within 750 feet of any pier, breakwall, or jetty in District 6, 7, 17, 18, 19, 19A, 19B, 20, 20A, or 21. (h) No more than 50 finfish traps may be used in state waters along the mainland shore. (i) The mesh of any finfish trap used pursuant to this section shall measure not less than two inches by two inches. (j) The following fish shall not be used as bait in finfish traps: (1) Lobster. (2) Crabs of the genus cancer, except rock crab, yellow crab, and red crab, as identified in Section 8282, which may be used as bait under the authority of a rock crab trap permit issued pursuant to Section 8282. (3) Any other finfish or invertebrate to which a minimum size limit applies that is used or possessed in a condition so that its size can not be determined. (k) Lobster may be possessed aboard or landed from any vessel on which finfish are also present, if every person aboard the vessel has a valid lobster permit that has not been suspended or revoked and complies with Article 5 (commencing with Section 8250) of Chapter 2, this article, and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto. (Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 174. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024.)
  29. 9001.8.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Traps [9000 - 9024] ( Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1271, Sec. 20. )

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    Sablefish may be taken with a general trap permit only in the stated ocean waters and only if the trap and use conditions are met.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Traps [9000 - 9024] ( Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1271, Sec. 20. ) ## 9001.8. Sablefish may be taken under a general trap permit in ocean waters between a line extending due west true from Point Arguello in Santa Barbara County and the United States-Mexico international boundary line, if all of the following criteria are also met: (a) The trap shall be six feet or less in its greatest dimension. (b) The mesh of any trap used for sablefish pursuant to this section shall measure not less than two inches by two inches. (c) The traps may be used only in waters 200 fathoms or deeper. (d) No permittee may possess aboard a vessel at the same time, sablefish traps and any other commercial fishing gear, except that spot prawn traps may be possessed during spot prawn trap open fishing periods as established by the commission and if the permittee has a valid spot prawn trap vessel permit that has not been suspended or revoked. (Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 431, Sec. 24. Effective January 1, 2005.)
  30. 9002.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Traps [9000 - 9024] ( Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1271, Sec. 20. )

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    You generally may not interfere with another person’s marked trap, but certain permit holders and public safety personnel have limited exceptions.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Traps [9000 - 9024] ( Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1271, Sec. 20. ) ## 9002. (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b), (c), and (d), it is unlawful to willfully or recklessly disturb, move, or damage any trap that belongs to another person and that is marked with a buoy identification number pursuant to Section 9006. (b) A person, who has been issued a general trap permit under Section 9001 and has it in his or her possession, may pull or raise a trap marked with a buoy, if the buoy is marked with a buoy identification number pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 9006. A person pulling or raising a trap marked with a buoy identification number, other than his or her own buoy identification number, shall have written permission in his or her possession from the other person who holds the buoy identification number that is marked on the buoy. (c) Subdivision (a) does not apply to employees of the department while engaged in the performance of official duties. (d) (1) Subdivision (a) does not apply to publicly employed safety personnel, including, but not limited to, lifeguards, marine safety officers, harbor patrol officers, and peace officers, who, while engaged in the performance of their official duties, may remove a trap, buoy, or line located in or near breaking surf or adjacent to a public beach if they believe that the trap poses a public safety hazard. If any of those persons remove a trap, a buoy, or a trap or buoy line, any captured marine life shall be immediately returned to the ocean. (2) Any person described in this subdivision who removes a trap and any attachments thereto identified by a buoy identification number shall make an attempt to contact the person whose permit or license number is marked on the buoy by personal contact, by telephone, by recorded message left on a telephone answering machine, by regular United States Postal Service, or by other means, advising where the property is located. Those persons shall have no responsibility to secure the trap or attachments against loss or damage. (3) Employees of the department may disclose the name, address, and buoy identification numbers of currently permitted or licensed persons to representatives of public safety agencies described in this subdivision to assist in the return of traps and attachments to their proper owners or operators. (4) If the person whose permit or license number is marked on the buoy has been notified pursuant to this subdivision but has not retrieved the trap within seven days of notification, or if that person cannot be identified within seven days after the trap has been removed, the trap may be discarded. (5) This subdivision does not create any duty on any state or local agency to remove or move a trap, line, or buoy that may endanger the public safety and does not create any liability pursuant to Part 2 (commencing with Section 814) of Division 3.6 of Title 1 of the Government Code. (Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1047, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.)
  31. 9002.5.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Traps [9000 - 9024] ( Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1271, Sec. 20. )

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    The department must create and run a Dungeness crab trap retrieval program, set permits and fees, and manage how retrieved traps are handled.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Traps [9000 - 9024] ( Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1271, Sec. 20. ) ## 9002.5. (a) Notwithstanding Section 9002, the department, in consultation with the Dungeness crab task force, shall establish a retrieval program to provide for the retrieval of lost or abandoned commercial Dungeness crab traps by June 30, 2019. (b) The retrieval program developed pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be consistent with all of the following: (1) (A) The department shall establish a retrieval permit that grants a person who obtains a retrieval permit the authority to retrieve Dungeness crab traps located in ocean waters belonging to another person without written permission from that person during both of the following periods of time: (i) The closed season of the Dungeness crab commercial fishery, as described in Section 8276. (ii) A period of time other than the time period described in clause (i) in which the director restricts the take of Dungeness crab pursuant to Section 8276.1 or regulations adopted pursuant to that section, if the director authorizes retrieval permitholders to retrieve traps during that time period. (B) The department may establish any qualifications it deems necessary for a person to obtain a retrieval permit. (C) The department shall require a permit fee in an amount necessary to fully recover, but not exceed, all reasonable administrative and implementation costs to the department of the retrieval program. (2) Notwithstanding Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 2080) of Title 6 of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code or any other law, any Dungeness crab trap retrieved under the authority of a retrieval permit shall become the property of the retrieval permitholder. (3) The department shall require a retrieval permitholder to notify the former trap owner of the retrieval of a Dungeness crab trap and to offer to sell the trap to the former owner for a reasonable recovery fee, as determined by the retrieval permitholder, based on the cost of trap retrieval and storage of the trap. The department shall impose per-trap fees on any former trap owner who refuses to pay the recovery fee to the retrieval permitholder. The department shall set the rate of these per-trap fees at a level sufficient to recover any costs to the department from handling noncompliance with the gear retrieval program and to reimburse the retrieval permitholder for the reasonable cost of trap retrieval, storage, and disposal of crab traps belonging to a former owner who refuses to pay the recovery fees for those traps and, upon appropriation by the Legislature, shall use the proceeds of the per-trap fees for these purposes. The department shall annually adjust the per-trap fees pursuant to Section 713. (4) Notwithstanding Section 8022, the department may release contact information to a retrieval permitholder for purposes of the retrieval program under terms and conditions as the department deems necessary to preserve the confidentiality of the information released. Any release of information pursuant to this section does not constitute a waiver of any applicable exemptions from disclosure under the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 of the Government Code). (5) The department may deny an application for renewal or transfer of a Dungeness crab vessel permit until the applicant pays any fees imposed pursuant to paragraph (3). (6) The department shall submit the proposed retrieval program developed pursuant to this section to the Dungeness crab task force for review, and shall not implement the retrieval program until the task force has had 60 days or more to review the proposed retrieval program and recommend any proposed changes. The director may implement the retrieval program earlier than 60 days after it is submitted to the Dungeness crab task force for review, if recommended by the task force. (c) This section shall become inoperative on April 1, 2029, and, as of January 1, 2030, is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that becomes operative on or before January 1, 2030, deletes or extends the dates on which it becomes inoperative and is repealed. (Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 118. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 463 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 615. Inoperative April 1, 2029. Repealed as of January 1, 2030, by its own provisions.)
  32. 9003.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Traps [9000 - 9024] ( Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1271, Sec. 20. )

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    Every trap must have at least one destruction device, and the device must meet department-approved specifications.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Traps [9000 - 9024] ( Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1271, Sec. 20. ) ## 9003. Every trap shall have at least one destruction device which meets specifications approved by the department. In order to minimize the adverse effects on living marine resources, the specifications for destruction devices shall provide for a device that destructs rapidly enough to facilitate escape of a substantial proportion of all species confined in the trap from any trap that cannot be raised. (Amended (as added by Sec. 20) by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1271, Sec. 23.)
  33. 9004.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Traps [9000 - 9024] ( Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1271, Sec. 20. )

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    Traps must be raised, cleaned, serviced, and emptied at intervals of no more than 96 hours, weather permitting, and traps must not be abandoned in state waters.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Traps [9000 - 9024] ( Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1271, Sec. 20. ) ## 9004. Every trap shall be raised, cleaned, serviced, and emptied at intervals, not to exceed 96 hours, weather conditions at sea permitting, and no trap shall be abandoned in the waters of this state. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1271, Sec. 20.)
  34. 9005.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Traps [9000 - 9024] ( Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1271, Sec. 20. )

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    Traps or strings of traps must be marked with a buoy. The department must also adopt regulations for standardized gear marking in appropriate fisheries and set a fee for each affected fishery.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Traps [9000 - 9024] ( Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1271, Sec. 20. ) ## 9005. Every trap or string of traps shall be marked with a buoy. The department shall implement regulations by January 1, 2020, requiring standardized gear marking for those fisheries in which the department determines it is appropriate. As part of the regulations, the department shall establish a fee for each fishery requiring standardized gear marking pursuant to this section and shall set and adjust each fee in an amount to fully recover, but not exceed, all reasonable administrative and implementation costs of the department relating to the standardized gear marking requirement. (Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 985, Sec. 11. (SB 1309) Effective January 1, 2019.)
  35. 9006.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Traps [9000 - 9024] ( Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1271, Sec. 20. )

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    Traps used to take finfish or crustaceans must be marked with a buoy, and the buoy must identify the operator in the way specified for each type of catch.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Traps [9000 - 9024] ( Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1271, Sec. 20. ) ## 9006. Every trap used to take finfish or crustaceans shall be marked with a buoy. Each buoy shall be marked to identify the operator as follows: (a) For a trap used to take lobster the commercial fishing license identification number followed by the letter “P.” (b) For a trap used to take Dungeness crab or hagfish, the commercial fishing license identification number only. (c) For a trap used to take finfish other than sablefish or hagfish, the commercial fishing license identification number followed by the letter “Z.” (d) For a trap used to take sablefish, the commercial fishing license identification number followed by the letter “B.” (Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 431, Sec. 25. Effective January 1, 2005.)
  36. 9007.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Traps [9000 - 9024] ( Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1271, Sec. 20. )

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    Traps used without a buoy, or with a buoy not marked as required by Section 9006, are treated as public nuisances and must be removed from state waters by authorized enforcers.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Traps [9000 - 9024] ( Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1271, Sec. 20. ) ## 9007. Any trap used without a buoy, or with a buoy which is not marked pursuant to Section 9006, is a public nuisance and shall be removed from the waters of this state by any person authorized to enforce this code. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1271, Sec. 20.)
  37. 9008.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Traps [9000 - 9024] ( Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1271, Sec. 20. )

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    Traps used in violation of the code or related regulations are treated as a public nuisance and must be seized, except as provided in Section 9007.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Traps [9000 - 9024] ( Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1271, Sec. 20. ) ## 9008. Any trap used in violation of this code, or any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, is a public nuisance and, except as provided in Section 9007, shall be seized pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 8630) of Chapter 3. (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1271, Sec. 20.)
  38. 9010.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Traps [9000 - 9024] ( Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1271, Sec. 20. )

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    This section sets rules for taking spiny lobster with lobster traps and specifies trap construction measurements and wire limits.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Traps [9000 - 9024] ( Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1271, Sec. 20. ) ## 9010. (a) Subject to Article 5 (commencing with Section 8250) of Chapter 2, spiny lobster may be taken with lobster traps under a lobster permit issued pursuant to Section 8254. (b) Notwithstanding Sections 8660 and 8665, lobster traps may be used in any area of the state not otherwise closed to the taking of lobsters up to, but not closer than, 75 feet of any private pier, wharf, jetty, breakwater, or dock. (c) A wire lobster trap shall be built of rectangular wire mesh with inside mesh measurement not less than 11/2 inches by 31/2 inches, the 31/2-inch measurement to be parallel to the floor of the trap. A wire lobster trap shall be fitted with at least one rigid rectangular escape gap with an inside vertical measurement not less than 23/8 inches at all points and an inside horizontal measurement of not less than 111/2 inches at all points. The horizontal sides of the escape gap shall be located parallel to, and the escape gap within 23/8 inches of the floor on any outside wall of, the rearmost chamber of the lobster trap and shall be clearly accessible to the lobsters. (d) Notwithstanding subdivision (c), wire may be used to hold the escape gap in place that reduces the inside vertical or horizontal measurement of the escape gap specified in subdivision (c), but only if all of the following requirements are met: (1) The overall diameter of the wire, including any coating on the wire, shall measure less than 0.176 inches in diameter (the diameter of 7 SWG gauge wire using the Standard Wire Gauge (SWG) standard of measurement). (2) A maximum of one wire wrap shall be located on each vertical side of the escape gap. (3) A maximum of two wire wraps shall be located on the bottom horizontal side of the escape gap. (4) Wire shall not be used on the top horizontal side of the escape gap. (5) Each wire shall be tightly wrapped against the inside surface of the escape gap and shall not pass over the inside surface more than once. As used in this paragraph, “tightly wrapped” means no space exists at any point between the wire and the inside surface of the escape gap. (e) A lobster trap constructed of lath or other material shall have an opening to allow a means of escape along the full length of one side of the rearmost chamber. The escape opening shall be of a spacing of not less than 23/8 inches, and the spacing shall be located parallel to, and within 23/8 inches of, the floor of the lobster trap. (Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 565, Sec. 2. (AB 291) Effective January 1, 2011.)
  39. 9011.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Traps [9000 - 9024] ( Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1271, Sec. 20. )

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    This section allows taking Dungeness crab and rock crab with specified traps, but imposes trap-opening requirements and bans carrying lobster on a vessel used to take rock crab.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Traps [9000 - 9024] ( Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1271, Sec. 20. ) ## 9011. (a) (1) Subject to Article 6 (commencing with Section 8275) of Chapter 2, Dungeness crab, as defined in Section 8275, may be taken with Dungeness crab traps. (2) A Dungeness crab trap may have any number of openings of any size. However, every Dungeness crab trap shall have at least two rigid circular openings of not less than 41/4 inches, inside diameter, on the top or side of the trap. If both of the openings are located on the side of the trap, at least one of the openings shall be located so that at least one-half of the opening is in the upper half of the trap. (3) Subject to Article 6 (commencing with Section 8275) of Chapter 2, rock crab may be taken incidentally with a Dungeness crab trap used pursuant to this subdivision to take Dungeness crab, provided that the incidental taking occurs only during the season when it is lawful to take both species. A rock crab, taken incidentally with a Dungeness crab trap, that does not comply with Article 6 (commencing with Section 8275) of Chapter 2, shall be immediately returned to the waters from which it was taken. (b) (1) Subject to Article 6 (commencing with Section 8275) of Chapter 2, rock crab, as defined in Section 8275, may be taken with rock crab traps. (2) A rock crab trap may have any number of openings of any size. However, a rock crab trap constructed of wire mesh with an inside mesh measurement of not less than 17/8 inches by 37/8 inches, with the 37/8 inch measurement parallel to the floor, shall have at least one rigid circular opening of not less than 31/4 inches, inside diameter, located on any outside wall of the rearmost chamber of the crab trap and shall be located so that at least one-half of the opening is in the upper half of the trap. Rock crab traps constructed of other material shall have at least two rigid circular openings of not less than 31/4 inches, inside diameter, on the top or side of the rearmost chamber of the trap. If both of the openings are located on the side of the trap, at least one of the openings shall be located so that at least one-half of the opening is in the upper half of the trap. No rigid circular opening, as required, shall extend more than 1/2 inch beyond the plane of the wall side or top of the trap in which it is located, and it shall be clearly accessible to any crab which may be in the trap. (3) Subject to Article 6 (commencing with Section 8275) of Chapter 2, Dungeness crab may be taken incidentally with a rock crab trap used pursuant to this subdivision to take rock crab, provided that the incidental taking occurs only during the season when it is lawful to take both species. A Dungeness crab, taken incidentally with a rock crab trap, that does not comply with Article 6 (commencing with Section 8275) of Chapter 2, shall be immediately returned to the waters from which it was taken. (4) A person shall not possess any lobster aboard a vessel while the vessel is being used pursuant to this subdivision to take rock crab. (Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 175. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024.)
  40. 9012.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Traps [9000 - 9024] ( Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1271, Sec. 20. )

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    A vessel cannot be used to take and land crab for both commercial and sport purposes on the same day, and in Districts 6 to 9 a trap cannot be used to take Dungeness crab if it is tied by a common line to another trap.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Traps [9000 - 9024] ( Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1271, Sec. 20. ) ## 9012. (a) No vessel may be used to take and land crab for both commercial and sport purposes in the same day. (b) In Districts 6, 7, 8, and 9, no trap shall be used to take Dungeness crab if that trap is attached to another trap or other traps by a common line. (Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 973, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 1995.)
  41. 9015.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Traps [9000 - 9024] ( Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1271, Sec. 20. )

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    Prawns or shrimp may be taken with prawn or shrimp traps under a general trap permit, and the traps must meet size limits.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Traps [9000 - 9024] ( Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1271, Sec. 20. ) ## 9015. (a) Subject to Article 18 (commencing with Section 8590) of Chapter 2, prawns or shrimp, as defined in Section 8590, may be taken with prawn traps or shrimp traps under a general trap permit issued pursuant to Section 9001. (b) A prawn trap or a shrimp trap shall be six feet or less in its greatest dimension. Every opening from the exterior to the interior of a prawn trap or a shrimp trap shall be five inches or less in any dimension. (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1271, Sec. 20.)
  42. 9020.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Traps [9000 - 9024] ( Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1271, Sec. 20. )

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    Certain listed fish may be taken with baitfish traps if a general trap permit is issued and Section 8400 is satisfied; baitfish trap size is also capped.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Traps [9000 - 9024] ( Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1271, Sec. 20. ) ## 9020. (a) Subject to Section 8400, California killifish (Fundulus parvipinnis), mudsuckers (Gillichthys mirabilis), yellowfin gobies (Acanthogobius flavimanus), shiner perch (Cymatogaster aggregata), and staghorn sculpin (Leptocottus armatus) may be taken with baitfish traps under a general trap permit issued pursuant to Section 9001. (b) A baitfish trap shall not exceed 12 inches in width, 12 inches in height, and 36 inches in greatest length with entrance at small ends of funnels or fykes not to exceed 2 inches in diameter. (Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1009, Sec. 12.)
  43. 9022.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Traps [9000 - 9024] ( Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1271, Sec. 20. )

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    Traps used to take fin fish are barred in Districts 10, 11, and 12, except bait fish traps. Marine species of fin fish subject to Section 8403 may be taken with fin fish traps only as prescribed by the commission under a general trap permit.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Traps [9000 - 9024] ( Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1271, Sec. 20. ) ## 9022. (a) Notwithstanding Section 9000, traps used to take fin fish may not be used in Districts 10, 11, and 12, except for bait fish traps as provided for in Sections 8400 and 9020. (b) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (a), all marine species of fin fish subject to Section 8403 may be taken with one or more fin fish traps as prescribed by the commission under a general trap permit issued pursuant to Section 9001. (Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1370, Sec. 37. Effective October 27, 1992.)
  44. 9023.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Traps [9000 - 9024] ( Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1271, Sec. 20. )

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    Traps may be used year-round to take carp, but they must meet design and bait restrictions, and any non-carp fish caught must be returned to the water immediately.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Traps [9000 - 9024] ( Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1271, Sec. 20. ) ## 9023. (a) Traps may be used throughout the year to take carp in any district under the restrictions set forth in subdivision (b). (b) Traps shall not exceed six feet in greatest dimension. They shall be made of cotton or nylon twine. Meshes shall not be less than three and one-half inches in length, except that fyke and bait bags may be any size mesh. Traps shall have only a single vertical fyke opening at the top of the trap. They shall be baited only with grain or grain products. Fish other than carp taken in traps subject to this section shall be immediately returned to the water. (Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 193. Effective January 1, 2007.)
  45. 9024.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Traps [9000 - 9024] ( Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1271, Sec. 20. )

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    Crayfish traps may be used at any time in any district to take only crayfish, but they must not be larger than three feet and any other fish or species caught must be returned immediately. The commission may prohibit traps that injure fish or catch too many non-crayfish fish.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Traps [9000 - 9024] ( Article 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1271, Sec. 20. ) ## 9024. Crayfish traps may be used at any time in any district to take crayfish only. Traps shall not exceed three feet in greatest dimension. Any other species taken with crayfish traps shall be returned to the water immediately. The commission may prohibit the use of crayfish traps which will injure fish or which will entrap unnecessarily large numbers of fish other than crayfish. (Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1442, Sec. 20.)
  46. 9025.1.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Fishing Lines [9025.1 - 9029.5] ( Heading of Article 2 amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 318, Sec. 6. )

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    The Legislature states that commercial hook and line fishing gear should be regulated in a way that supports orderly fisheries development and sustainable harvests.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Fishing Lines [9025.1 - 9029.5] ( Heading of Article 2 amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 318, Sec. 6. ) ## 9025.1. The Legislature finds and declares that it is in the best interest of the people of the state and California’s marine resources and fisheries that the use of commercial hook and line fishing gear be regulated in a manner that assures the orderly development of the fisheries, maintenance of viable resources, and sustainable and satisfying commercial and recreational harvests. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 827, Sec. 2.5. Effective October 13, 1995. Operative January 1, 1996, by Sec. 8 of Ch. 827.)
  47. 9025.5.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Fishing Lines [9025.1 - 9029.5] ( Heading of Article 2 amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 318, Sec. 6. )

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    This section allows certain troll lines and handlines in specified fishing districts, but limits the number of lines and hooks in some areas and when multiple commercial fishermen are aboard a vessel.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Fishing Lines [9025.1 - 9029.5] ( Heading of Article 2 amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 318, Sec. 6. ) ## 9025.5. (a) Troll lines or handlines having not more than two hooks (plugs excepted) may be used in any district, and troll lines with more than two hooks may be used in Fish and Game Districts 6, 7, 10, 16, 17, 18, 19, and 19A, and that portion of Fish and Game District 11 west of the Golden Gate Bridge. (b) “Troll line” means a line with one or more hooks towed by a vessel underway and making way. (c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), in that portion of Fish and Game District 10 in Tomales Bay south of a line extending 252 degrees magnetic from the western tip of Toms Point to the opposite shore, in that portion of Fish and Game District 11 east of the Golden Gate Bridge, and in Fish and Game Districts 12 and 13, commercial fishermen shall not use more than four troll lines or handlines at any time with not more than two hooks attached to each line, and when more than one commercial fisherman is aboard a vessel, not more than six lines with a maximum of two hooks per line may be fished aboard that vessel. (Added by renumbering Section 9025 by Stats. 1995, Ch. 677, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)
  48. 9026.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Fishing Lines [9025.1 - 9029.5] ( Heading of Article 2 amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 318, Sec. 6. )

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    Set lines may be used only in Districts 6, 7, 10, 17, 18, and 19, and hooks on set lines must not be more than 100 feet above the anchor or ocean bottom.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Fishing Lines [9025.1 - 9029.5] ( Heading of Article 2 amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 318, Sec. 6. ) ## 9026. Set lines may be used in Districts 6, 7, 10, 17, 18, and 19. It is unlawful to use set lines with hooks more than 100 feet above the anchor or ocean bottom. (Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 318, Sec. 8.)
  49. 9027.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Fishing Lines [9025.1 - 9029.5] ( Heading of Article 2 amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 318, Sec. 6. )

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    This section limits hook counts and line setup for commercial fishing in certain waters, and requires off-vessel lines to be buoyed and labeled with a commercial fishing license number.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Fishing Lines [9025.1 - 9029.5] ( Heading of Article 2 amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 318, Sec. 6. ) ## 9027. (a) (1) Notwithstanding Section 9026, 9028, or 9029, in the area described in subdivision (b), it is unlawful to use more than 150 hooks on a vessel to take a fish for commercial purposes when using fishing lines authorized pursuant to this article. (2) In the area described in subdivision (b), not more than 15 hooks shall be attached to any one fishing line, and no fishing line shall be attached to another fishing line, while those lines are being used for commercial fishing pursuant to this article except that a single troll line with not more than 30 hooks may be used to take California halibut. (3) Each fishing line used pursuant to this article that is not attached to a vessel fishing in the area described in subdivision (b) shall be buoyed and the commercial fishing license identification number issued pursuant to Section 7850 to the permittee who is using the fishing line shall be marked on, and visible on the upper one-half of each buoy, in numbers at least two inches high. (b) This section applies only to waters within one mile of shore within Fish and Game Districts 6, 7, and 10, but not including ocean waters in Fish and Game District 7 between a line extending 203 degrees magnetic from Gitchell Creek and a line extending 252 degrees magnetic from False Cape in Humboldt County and not including ocean waters in Fish and Game District 10 between a line extending 245 degrees magnetic from the most westerly point of the west point of the Point Reyes headlands in Marin County and a line extending due west magnetic from Point Bolinas in Marin County. (Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 431, Sec. 26. Effective January 1, 2005.)
  50. 9027.5.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Fishing Lines [9025.1 - 9029.5] ( Heading of Article 2 amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 318, Sec. 6. )

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    In the covered waters, commercial fishing with authorized fishing lines is limited to 150 hooks per vessel, 15 hooks per line, and no line-to-line attachment; separate buoy-and-license marking is required for lines not attached to a vessel.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Fishing Lines [9025.1 - 9029.5] ( Heading of Article 2 amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 318, Sec. 6. ) ## 9027.5. (a) (1) Notwithstanding Section 9026, 9028, or 9029 in the area described in subdivision (b), it is unlawful to use more than 150 hooks on a vessel to take fish for commercial purposes when using fishing lines authorized pursuant to this article. (2) In the area described in subdivision (b), no more than 15 hooks shall be attached to any one fishing line, and no fishing line shall be attached to another fishing line, while those lines are being used for commercial fishing pursuant to this article. (3) Each fishing line used pursuant to this article that is not attached to a vessel fishing in the area described in subdivision (b) shall be buoyed and the commercial fishing license identification number issued pursuant to Section 7852 to the permittee who is using the fishing line shall be marked on, and visible on the upper one-half of each buoy, in numbers not less than two inches in height. (b) This section applies only to waters within one mile of the mainland shore in Fish and Game Districts 17, 18, and 19. (c) Subdivision (a) does not apply to persons who are fishing for halibut, white sea bass, sharks, skates, or rays, south of a line extending due west from Point Conception, if at least 80 percent of the fish possessed by persons aboard the vessel are, by number, halibut, white sea bass, sharks, skates, or rays. (Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 80, Sec. 49. (SB 1525) Effective January 1, 2025.)
  51. 9028.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Fishing Lines [9025.1 - 9029.5] ( Heading of Article 2 amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 318, Sec. 6. )

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    Fishing lines, including troll lines and handlines, may not be used if they are more than 900 feet long unless they are set lines under specified sections or deep-set buoy gear authorized under federal law.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Fishing Lines [9025.1 - 9029.5] ( Heading of Article 2 amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 318, Sec. 6. ) ## 9028. Notwithstanding Sections 8603 and 9025.5, it is unlawful to use fishing lines, including, but not limited to, troll lines and handlines more than 900 feet in length unless they are used as set lines pursuant to Sections 8601 and 9026 or they are used as part of deep-set buoy gear authorized under federal law. (Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 844, Sec. 9. (SB 1017) Effective January 1, 2019.)
  52. 9029.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Fishing Lines [9025.1 - 9029.5] ( Heading of Article 2 amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 318, Sec. 6. )

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    Certain anchored fishing lines may be used in specified districts, but they cannot be used to take listed sharks or swordfish/marlin, cannot exceed 3,000 feet, and cannot have hooks in the upper one-third; the buoy must show the fisherman’s identification number.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Fishing Lines [9025.1 - 9029.5] ( Heading of Article 2 amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 318, Sec. 6. ) ## 9029. (a) Notwithstanding Section 9028, a fishing line which is anchored to the ocean bottom at one end and attached at the surface to a fishing vessel or a buoy may be used in Districts 6, 7, 10, 17, 18, and 19. (b) A fishing line otherwise permitted pursuant to subdivision (a), may not be used under any of the following circumstances: (1) To take shortfin mako (bonito) sharks, thresher sharks, swordfish, or marlin. (2) If the fishing line exceeds 3,000 feet in length from the anchor to the surface vessel or buoy. (3) If any hooks are attached to the upper one-third of the line. (c) A buoy attached to the surface end of a fishing line used pursuant to subdivision (a) shall display above its waterline, in numerals at least two inches high, the fisherman’s identification number. For purposes of this section and Section 8601.5, “fisherman’s identification number” means the number of the person’s commercial fishing license issued pursuant to Section 7850. (Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 485, Sec. 5. Effective October 4, 1991.)
  53. 9029.5.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Fishing Lines [9025.1 - 9029.5] ( Heading of Article 2 amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 318, Sec. 6. )

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    Commercial fishing with set lines, vertical fishing lines, or troll lines is unlawful in the specified area and time window, except for salmon or California halibut.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Fishing Lines [9025.1 - 9029.5] ( Heading of Article 2 amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 318, Sec. 6. ) ## 9029.5. Notwithstanding Sections 9025.5, 9026, and 9029, it is unlawful to use set lines, vertical fishing lines, or troll lines to take fish for commercial purposes within one mile of the nearest point of land on the mainland shore in Fish and Game District 7 or 10 from sunset on Friday to sunset on the following Sunday or from sunset of the day before a state recognized legal holiday until sunset on that holiday. For the purposes of this subdivision, a “set line” is a fishing line that is anchored to the bottom on each end and is not free to drift with the tide or current and a “vertical fishing line” is a fishing line that is anchored to the ocean bottom at one end and attached at the other end on the surface to a fishing vessel or a buoy. This section does not apply to the taking of salmon or California halibut for commercial purposes. (Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 431, Sec. 28. Effective January 1, 2005.)
  54. 9050.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Other Appliances [9050 - 9056] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. )

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    Hand-operated appliances may be used to take certain mollusks, sand crabs, and shrimps in listed districts, but not freshwater clams on levees or levee berms.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Other Appliances [9050 - 9056] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## 9050. A spade, shovel, hoe, rake, or other appliance operated by hand may be used to take mollusks, sand crabs, and shrimps in Districts 1, 11/2, 2, 21/2, 3, 31/2, 4, 41/8, 43/4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 19A, 20, 20A, and 21, except as specified in Section 7332, except that freshwater clams shall not be taken by means of any of those appliances on any levee or on the berm of any levee. (Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 177. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024.)
  55. 9051.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Other Appliances [9050 - 9056] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. )

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    Spears, harpoons, and bows and arrows may be used to take skates, rays, and sharks, except soupfin sharks.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Other Appliances [9050 - 9056] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## 9051. (a) Spears, harpoons, and bows and arrows may be used for taking all varieties of skates, rays, and sharks, except soupfin sharks. (b) This section shall become operative January 1, 1999. (Repealed (in Sec. 4) and added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1174, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1994. Section operative January 1, 1999, by its own provisions.)
  56. 9052.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Other Appliances [9050 - 9056] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. )

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    Slurp guns may be used to take fish for commercial purposes in specified fish and game districts.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Other Appliances [9050 - 9056] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## 9052. Slurp guns may be used to take fish for commercial purposes in fish and game districts 6, 7, 10, 17, 18, 19, 20, and 20A. (Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 742, Sec. 15. Effective January 1, 1993.)
  57. 9053.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Other Appliances [9050 - 9056] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. )

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    Powered equipment for taking crustaceans and mollusks may be used only if its design is prescribed by the commission, the use is covered by a revocable permit from the department, and commission regulations are followed.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Other Appliances [9050 - 9056] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## 9053. (a) Powered equipment of such design as may be prescribed by the commission may be used to take crustaceans and mollusks under a revocable permit issued by the department and under such regulations as the commission shall prescribe. (b) Taking of lobster or crabs under this section is subject to Article 5 (commencing with Section 8250) and Article 6 (commencing with Section 8275) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 6. (Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1442, Sec. 21.)
  58. 9054.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Other Appliances [9050 - 9056] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. )

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    Commercial taking of sea urchins is prohibited unless the person has a valid, unsuspended sea urchin diving permit, subject to commission regulations.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Other Appliances [9050 - 9056] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## 9054. Sea urchins shall not be taken for commercial purposes except under a valid sea urchin diving permit issued to that person that has not been suspended or revoked, subject to regulations adopted by the commission. Rakes, airlifts, or other handheld appliances may be used to take sea urchins. The commission may, whenever necessary to prevent overutilization or to ensure efficient and economic operation of the fishery, limit the number of permits that may be issued. The commission, as it determines appropriate to protect the resource, may limit the number of permits either on a statewide basis or within selected geographical areas. (Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 870, Sec. 52. Effective January 1, 1997.)
  59. 9054.5.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Other Appliances [9050 - 9056] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. )

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    The commission may adopt regulations about commercial sea urchin diving permits and the vessels used to commercially fish for sea urchin.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Other Appliances [9050 - 9056] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## 9054.5. The commission shall adopt regulations related to commercial sea urchin diving permits, and the vessels used to commercially fish for sea urchin, in order to better manage the number of permits issued. (Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 876, Sec. 16. (SB 500) Effective January 1, 2024.)
  60. 9055.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Other Appliances [9050 - 9056] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. )

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    The base fee for a sea urchin permit is $598.50. If the California Sea Urchin Commission notifies the department, the department must charge an additional $200 fee and distribute it to the Commission, less distribution expenses.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Other Appliances [9050 - 9056] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## 9055. (a) The base fee for a sea urchin permit authorized pursuant to Section 9054 is five hundred ninety-eight dollars and fifty cents ($598.50). (b) Upon notification from the California Sea Urchin Commission, the department shall charge an additional two hundred dollars ($200) for a sea urchin permit to be distributed to the California Sea Urchin Commission by the department, less the department’s distribution expenses, to be used for the purposes of Section 79056 of the Food and Agricultural Code. The California Sea Urchin Commission shall notify the department of the intent to charge the additional two-hundred-dollar ($200) fee by December 1 of the preceding license year. (c) The base fee and additional two-hundred-dollar ($200) fee for the California Sea Urchin Commission specified in this section are applicable to the 2024 license year and shall be adjusted annually thereafter pursuant to Section 713. (Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 876, Sec. 17. (SB 500) Effective January 1, 2024.)
  61. 9056.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Other Appliances [9050 - 9056] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. )

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    The department must adopt regulations on how lines are marked and color coded in state managed fisheries.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking [9000 - 9056] ( Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Other Appliances [9050 - 9056] ( Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## 9056. The department shall adopt regulations regarding the marking and color coding of lines used in state managed fisheries. (Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 876, Sec. 18. (SB 500) Effective January 1, 2024.)
  62. 91.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 0.5. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS [1 - 99.5] ( Division 0.5 heading added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Marine Life Definitions [90 - 99.5] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4. )

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    This section defines “discards” as fish taken in a fishery but not retained for certain reasons.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 0.5. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS [1 - 99.5] ( Division 0.5 heading added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Marine Life Definitions [90 - 99.5] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4. ) ## 91. “Discards” means fish that are taken in a fishery but are not retained because they are of an undesirable species, size, sex, or quality, or because they are required by law not to be retained. (Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1999.)
  63. 9100.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Fuel Conservation Assistance Program [9100 - 9101] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 967, Sec. 1. )

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    The California Energy Extension Service must run a revolving loan fund program for low-income fishing fleet operators.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Fuel Conservation Assistance Program [9100 - 9101] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 967, Sec. 1. ) ## 9100. The California Energy Extension Service of the Office of Planning and Research shall implement a revolving loan fund program to assist low-income fishing fleet operators reduce their energy costs and conserve fuel by providing low-interest loans to those operators. (Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 967, Sec. 1.)
  64. 9101.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Fuel Conservation Assistance Program [9100 - 9101] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 967, Sec. 1. )

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    The California Energy Extension Service of the Office of Planning and Research must report to the Legislature every two years, starting January 1, 1994, on the status of the loan program.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101] ( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101] ( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Fuel Conservation Assistance Program [9100 - 9101] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 967, Sec. 1. ) ## 9101. Commencing January 1, 1994, and thereafter biennially, the California Energy Extension Service of the Office of Planning and Research shall report to the Legislature on the status of the loan program, including the number and the amounts of loans made, the amount of loans repaid, and a comparison of the ethnic background of the loan recipients with the ethnic background of the low-income fishing fleet operators. (Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 967, Sec. 1.)
  65. 93.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 0.5. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS [1 - 99.5] ( Division 0.5 heading added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Marine Life Definitions [90 - 99.5] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4. )

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    This section defines “essential fishery information” for a marine fishery.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 0.5. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS [1 - 99.5] ( Division 0.5 heading added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Marine Life Definitions [90 - 99.5] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4. ) ## 93. “Essential fishery information,” with regard to a marine fishery, means information about fish life history and habitat requirements; the status and trends of fish populations, fishing effort, and catch levels; fishery effects on fish age structure and on other marine living resources and users, and any other information related to the biology of a fish species or to taking in the fishery that is necessary to permit fisheries to be managed according to the requirements of this code. (Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1999.)
  66. 94.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 0.5. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS [1 - 99.5] ( Division 0.5 heading added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Marine Life Definitions [90 - 99.5] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4. )

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    “Fishery” is defined to include certain marine fish or marine plant populations, and also fishing for, harvesting, or catching those populations.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 0.5. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS [1 - 99.5] ( Division 0.5 heading added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Marine Life Definitions [90 - 99.5] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4. ) ## 94. “Fishery” means both of the following: (a) One or more populations of marine fish or marine plants that may be treated as a unit for purposes of conservation and management and that are identified on the basis of geographical, scientific, technical, recreational, and economic characteristics. (b) Fishing for, harvesting, or catching the populations described in (a). (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 559, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
  67. 96.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 0.5. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS [1 - 99.5] ( Division 0.5 heading added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Marine Life Definitions [90 - 99.5] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4. )

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    “Marine living resources” means wild mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, and plants that normally occur in or are associated with salt water, plus the marine habitats they depend on.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 0.5. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS [1 - 99.5] ( Division 0.5 heading added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Marine Life Definitions [90 - 99.5] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4. ) ## 96. “Marine living resources” includes all wild mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, and plants that normally occur in or are associated with salt water, and the marine habitats upon which these animals and plants depend for their continued viability. (Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1999.)
  68. 96.5.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 0.5. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS [1 - 99.5] ( Division 0.5 heading added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Marine Life Definitions [90 - 99.5] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4. )

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    This section defines “maximum sustainable yield” for a marine fishery.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 0.5. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS [1 - 99.5] ( Division 0.5 heading added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Marine Life Definitions [90 - 99.5] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4. ) ## 96.5. “Maximum sustainable yield” in a marine fishery means the highest average yield over time that does not result in a continuing reduction in stock abundance, taking into account fluctuations in abundance and environmental variability. (Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1999.)
  69. 97.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 0.5. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS [1 - 99.5] ( Division 0.5 heading added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Marine Life Definitions [90 - 99.5] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4. )

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    This section defines “optimum yield” for a marine fishery.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 0.5. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS [1 - 99.5] ( Division 0.5 heading added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Marine Life Definitions [90 - 99.5] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4. ) ## 97. “Optimum yield,” with regard to a marine fishery, means the amount of fish taken in a fishery that does all of the following: (a) Provides the greatest overall benefit to the people of California, particularly with respect to food production and recreational opportunities, and takes into account the protection of marine ecosystems. (b) Is the maximum sustainable yield of the fishery, as reduced by relevant economic, social, or ecological factors. (c) In the case of an overfished fishery, provides for rebuilding to a level consistent with producing maximum sustainable yield in the fishery. (Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1999.)
  70. 97.5.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 0.5. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS [1 - 99.5] ( Division 0.5 heading added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Marine Life Definitions [90 - 99.5] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4. )

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    This section defines “overfished” for a marine fishery.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 0.5. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS [1 - 99.5] ( Division 0.5 heading added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Marine Life Definitions [90 - 99.5] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4. ) ## 97.5. “Overfished,” with regard to a marine fishery, means both of the following: (a) A depressed fishery. (b) A reduction of take in the fishery is the principal means for rebuilding the population. (Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1999.)
  71. 98.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 0.5. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS [1 - 99.5] ( Division 0.5 heading added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Marine Life Definitions [90 - 99.5] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4. )

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    “Overfishing” is defined as a level of taking that is not sustainable or that threatens a marine fishery’s ability to produce maximum sustainable yield over time.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 0.5. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS [1 - 99.5] ( Division 0.5 heading added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Marine Life Definitions [90 - 99.5] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4. ) ## 98. “Overfishing” means a rate or level of taking that the best available scientific information, and other relevant information that the commission or department possesses or receives, indicates is not sustainable or that jeopardizes the capacity of a marine fishery to produce the maximum sustainable yield on a continuing basis. (Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1999.)
  72. 98.2.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 0.5. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS [1 - 99.5] ( Division 0.5 heading added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Marine Life Definitions [90 - 99.5] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4. )

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    For a fishery, “participants” means the sportfishing, commercial fishing, and fish receiving and processing sectors.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 0.5. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS [1 - 99.5] ( Division 0.5 heading added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Marine Life Definitions [90 - 99.5] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4. ) ## 98.2. “Participants” in regard to a fishery means the sportfishing, commercial fishing, and fish receiving and processing sectors of the fishery. (Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1999.)
  73. 98.5.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 0.5. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS [1 - 99.5] ( Division 0.5 heading added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Marine Life Definitions [90 - 99.5] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4. )

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    This section defines “population” or “stock” as a fish species, subspecies, geographical grouping, or other category that can be managed as a unit.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 0.5. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS [1 - 99.5] ( Division 0.5 heading added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Marine Life Definitions [90 - 99.5] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4. ) ## 98.5. “Population” or “stock” means a species, subspecies, geographical grouping, or other category of fish capable of management as a unit. (Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1999.)
  74. 99.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 0.5. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS [1 - 99.5] ( Division 0.5 heading added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Marine Life Definitions [90 - 99.5] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4. )

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    This section defines “restricted access” for a marine fishery as one where participation, vessel use, or each participant’s catch is limited by statute or regulation.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 0.5. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS [1 - 99.5] ( Division 0.5 heading added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Marine Life Definitions [90 - 99.5] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4. ) ## 99. “Restricted access,” with regard to a marine fishery, means a fishery in which the number of persons who may participate, or the number of vessels that may be used in taking a specified species of fish, or the catch allocated to each fishery participant, is limited by statute or regulation. (Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 483, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2000.)
  75. 99.5.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 0.5. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS [1 - 99.5] ( Division 0.5 heading added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Marine Life Definitions [90 - 99.5] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4. )

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    This section defines “sustainable,” “sustainable use,” and “sustainability” for a marine fishery.

    ## Fish and Game Code - FGC ## DIVISION 0.5. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS [1 - 99.5] ( Division 0.5 heading added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Marine Life Definitions [90 - 99.5] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4. ) ## 99.5. “Sustainable,” “sustainable use,” and “sustainability,” with regard to a marine fishery, mean both of the following: (a) Continuous replacement of resources, taking into account fluctuations in abundance and environmental variability. (b) Securing the fullest possible range of present and long-term economic, social, and ecological benefits, maintaining biological diversity, and, in the case of fishery management based on maximum sustainable yield, taking in a fishery that does not exceed optimum yield. (Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1052, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1999.)

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