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General Provisions and Definitions

DIVISION 0.5. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS

CHAPTER 1. General Definitions

CHAPTER 2. Marine Life Definitions

DIVISION 1. FISH AND GAME COMMISSION

CHAPTER 1. Organization

CHAPTER 2. Regulation of Take and Possession Generally

ARTICLE 1. Authority

ARTICLE 2. Procedure

CHAPTER 3. Other Regulatory Powers

ARTICLE 1. Generally

ARTICLE 2. Special Seasons

ARTICLE 2.1. Antelope and Elk

ARTICLE 3. Migratory Birds

ARTICLE 4. California-Arizona Compact

ARTICLE 5. Reciprocal Agreements With Adjoining States

ARTICLE 6. Falconry

CHAPTER 3.5. Emergency Regulations

CHAPTER 4. Acceptance of Federal Acts

CHAPTER 5. Management of Deer

CHAPTER 6. Damages from Poaching and Illegal Sales

DIVISION 2. DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE

CHAPTER 1. Organization and General Functions

ARTICLE 1. Generally

CHAPTER 1.5. Wildlife Violator Compact

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Definitions

ARTICLE 3. Issuing State Violation Procedures

ARTICLE 4. Home State Procedures

ARTICLE 5. Reciprocal Recognition of Suspension

ARTICLE 6. Applicability of Other Laws

ARTICLE 7. Compact Administrator Procedures

ARTICLE 8. Entry Into Compact and Withdrawal

ARTICLE 9. Amendments to the Compact

ARTICLE 10. Construction and Severability

CHAPTER 2. Deputies, and Other Employees; County Wardens

ARTICLE 1. State

ARTICLE 2. County Fish and Game Wardens

CHAPTER 3. Other Powers and Duties

ARTICLE 1. Generally

ARTICLE 2. General License Provisions

ARTICLE 3. State Fish Hatcheries

ARTICLE 4. County Fish Hatcheries

ARTICLE 5. Private Nonprofit Hatcheries

ARTICLE 6. Cooperative Salmon and Steelhead Rearing Facilities

ARTICLE 6.5. Transgenic Species of Salmonids

ARTICLE 7. Nonprofit Partnerships

CHAPTER 4. Wildlife Conservation Law of 1947

ARTICLE 1. Generally

ARTICLE 2. The Wildlife Conservation Board

ARTICLE 3. Powers and Purposes

ARTICLE 3.5. Oak Woodlands Conservation Act

ARTICLE 3.7. Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator Rescue Program

ARTICLE 4. Cooperation With United States

CHAPTER 4.1. California Riparian Habitat Conservation Program

CHAPTER 4.3. Inland Wetlands Conservation Program

ARTICLE 1. Definitions

ARTICLE 2. The Inland Wetlands Conservation Program

ARTICLE 3. Finances

CHAPTER 4.4. California Desert Conservation Program

CHAPTER 5. Fish and Game Management

ARTICLE 1. Generally

ARTICLE 2. Wildlife Management Areas and Game Farms

ARTICLE 3. Shared Habitat Alliance for Recreational Enhancement Program

ARTICLE 3.5. Cooperative Hunting Areas

ARTICLE 4. Ecological Reserves

ARTICLE 5. Classification of Marine Managed Areas with Harvest Restrictions

CHAPTER 6. Fish and Wildlife Protection and Conservation

CHAPTER 6.5. Habitat Restoration and Enhancement Act

CHAPTER 6.6. Voluntary Stream Restoration Property Owner Liability

CHAPTER 7. Conservation of Aquatic Resources

CHAPTER 7.2. Trout Management

CHAPTER 7.3. Black Bass Conservation and Management

CHAPTER 7.4. Department-Managed Lands

CHAPTER 7.5. Native Species Conservation and Enhancement

ARTICLE 1. Short Title

ARTICLE 2. Findings and Declarations

ARTICLE 2.5. Bird Habitat Conservation

ARTICLE 3. Native Species Conservation and Enhancement Account

ARTICLE 4. Endangered and Rare Fish, Wildlife, and Plant Species Conservation and Enhancement Account

ARTICLE 5. Native California Wildlife Rehabilitation Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund

CHAPTER 7.8. Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Wetlands Mitigation Bank Act of 1993

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Legislative Goals

ARTICLE 3. Wetlands Mitigation Banks

ARTICLE 4. Wetlands

ARTICLE 5. Discharge into Wetlands

CHAPTER 7.9. Conservation Bank and Mitigation Bank Applications and Fees

CHAPTER 8. Conservation of Wildlife Resources

ARTICLE 1. Definitions

ARTICLE 2. Policy

CHAPTER 9. Advance Mitigation And Regional Conservation Investment Strategies

CHAPTER 10. Native Plant Protection

CHAPTER 11. California Desert Native Plants

CHAPTER 11.5. Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act

CHAPTER 12. Significant Natural Areas

CHAPTER 13. Nonvehicular Wildlife Crossings

CHAPTER 13.5. Wildlife Connectivity Actions

DIVISION 3. FISH AND GAME GENERALLY

CHAPTER 1. Taking and Possessing in General

CHAPTER 1.5. Endangered Species

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Listing of Endangered Species

ARTICLE 3. Taking, Importation, Exportation, or Sale

ARTICLE 3.5. Incidental Take Associated with Routine and Ongoing Activities

ARTICLE 3.7. California State Safe Harbor Agreement Program Act

CHAPTER 2. Importation, Transportation, and Sheltering of Restricted Live Wild Animals

ARTICLE 1. Generally

ARTICLE 2. Permits

ARTICLE 3. Regulation and Enforcement

ARTICLE 4. Mammals Used for Hire

ARTICLE 5. Circus Cruelty Prevention Act

CHAPTER 3. Importation and Transportation of Live Plants and Animals

ARTICLE 1. Birds

ARTICLE 2. Mammals

ARTICLE 3. Aquatic Plants and Animals

CHAPTER 3.5. Aquatic Invasive Species

CHAPTER 4. Importation and Transportation of Dead Birds, Mammals, Fish, Reptiles, and Amphibia

ARTICLE 1. Dead Wild Birds, Mammals, Fish, Reptiles, and Amphibia

ARTICLE 2. Dead Domesticated Birds and Mammals

CHAPTER 5. Hunting and Fishing Guides

CHAPTER 6. Capture, Transport or Sale of Wild Rodents

CHAPTER 6.5. Control of Illegally Taken Fish and Wildlife

CHAPTER 7. Fish and Wildlife Habitat Enhancement Act of 1984

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Habitat Enhancement Program

ARTICLE 3. Fiscal Provisions

CHAPTER 7.5. Wildlife and Natural Areas Conservation Program

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Habitat Conservation Program

CHAPTER 8. Fisheries Restoration

CHAPTER 9. California Wildlife Protection Act of 1990

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. California Wildlife Protection

CHAPTER 10. Natural Community Conservation Planning Act

CHAPTER 10.5. Marine Life Protection Act

CHAPTER 11. Habitat Maintenance Districts

CHAPTER 13. Salton Sea Restoration Act

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Salton Sea Restoration

ARTICLE 3. Lithium

DIVISION 4. BIRDS AND MAMMALS

PART 1. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO BOTH

CHAPTER 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 1. Methods of Taking

ARTICLE 2. Hunting Licenses

ARTICLE 2.5. Hunter’s Safety

ARTICLE 3. Special Colorado River Hunting Licenses

ARTICLE 4. Possession of Birds and Mammals After Season

CHAPTER 2. Commercial Activities

ARTICLE 1. Domesticated Game Breeding

ARTICLE 2. Commercial Hunting Clubs

ARTICLE 3. Licensed Domesticated Game Bird Hunting Clubs

ARTICLE 4. Licensed Domesticated Migratory Game Bird Shooting Areas

ARTICLE 5. Enhancement and Management of Fish and Wildlife and their Habitat on Private Lands

ARTICLE 6. Management of Fish and Wildlife on Military Lands

ARTICLE 7. The California Waterfowl Habitat Program

ARTICLE 7.5. The California Winter Rice Habitat Incentive Program

ARTICLE 8. Management of Wildlife at Public Use Airports

ARTICLE 9. Nesting Bird Habitat Incentive Program

CHAPTER 1. General Provisions

CHAPTER 2. Particular Varieties

ARTICLE 1. Pheasants

ARTICLE 2. Other Species

ARTICLE 3. Migratory Birds

CHAPTER 3. Nongame Birds

CHAPTER 4. California Condor

CHAPTER 5. Avian Influenza Wildlife Surveillance Act

PART 3. MAMMALS

CHAPTER 1. Game Mammals

CHAPTER 1.5. Exotic Game Mammals

CHAPTER 2. Fur-Bearing Mammals

ARTICLE 1. Trapping Provisions

CHAPTER 3. Nongame Mammals and Depredators

ARTICLE 1. Nongame Mammals

ARTICLE 2. Depredators

CHAPTER 4. Deer

ARTICLE 1. Taking Deer

ARTICLE 2. License Tags

ARTICLE 3. Archery Deer Hunting

CHAPTER 5. Marine Mammals

CHAPTER 6. Burros

CHAPTER 7. Wild Pigs

CHAPTER 8. Fully Protected Mammals

CHAPTER 9. Bear

CHAPTER 10. Mountain Lions

CHAPTER 11. Bighorn Sheep

DIVISION 5. PROTECTED REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS

CHAPTER 1. Turtles

ARTICLE 1. Desert Tortoises

ARTICLE 2. Terrapin

CHAPTER 2. Fully Protected Reptiles and Amphibians

CHAPTER 3. Commercial Use of Reptiles

DIVISION 6. FISH

PART 1. GENERALLY

CHAPTER 1. Miscellaneous

CHAPTER 2. Pollution

ARTICLE 1. General

ARTICLE 2. Shellfish Area Contamination

ARTICLE 2.5. Purification of Mollusks

ARTICLE 3. Trinity and Klamath River Fish and Game District

CHAPTER 3. Dams, Conduits, and Screens

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Dams and Obstructions

ARTICLE 3. Conduits and Screens: Diversions Over 250 Cubic Feet per Second

ARTICLE 4. Conduits and Screens: Diversions Less Than 250 Cubic Feet per Second

ARTICLE 5. Diversion of Water From Streams

CHAPTER 4. Infected or Diseased Fish

CHAPTER 5. Fish Planting and Propagation

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Artificial Reefs

ARTICLE 4. Grass Carp

ARTICLE 8. Ocean Fishery Research

CHAPTER 5.5. California Marine Resources Legacy Act

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Partial Removal of Offshore Oil Structures

CHAPTER 6. Kelp and Other Aquatic Plants

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Royalties

ARTICLE 3. Exclusive Leases

ARTICLE 4. Noncommercial Use of Kelp

CHAPTER 7. Amphibia

ARTICLE 1. Frogs

ARTICLE 2. Frog-Jumping Contests

ARTICLE 3. Commercial Use of Amphibians Except Frogs

CHAPTER 8. Salmon, Steelhead Trout, and Anadromous Fisheries Program Act

ARTICLE 1. Citation and Legislative Findings

ARTICLE 2. Definitions

ARTICLE 3. Salmon, Steelhead Trout, and Anadromous Fisheries Program

ARTICLE 4. Effect of Reduced Water Flows

CHAPTER 9. California Monitoring Program

PART 1.7. CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF MARINE LIVING RESOURCES

CHAPTER 1. General Policies

CHAPTER 2. Marine Fisheries Generally

CHAPTER 3. Fisheries Science

CHAPTER 4. Commission and Department

CHAPTER 5. Fishery Management Plans—General Policies

CHAPTER 6. Fishery Management Plan Preparation, Approval, and Regulations

CHAPTER 7. Contents of Fishery Management Plans

CHAPTER 8. Emerging Fisheries

PART 2. SPORT FISHING

CHAPTER 1. Generally

ARTICLE 1. Application of Part

ARTICLE 1.5. Sport Fishing Regulations

ARTICLE 2. General Provisions

ARTICLE 3. Sport Fishing Licenses

ARTICLE 4. Reciprocal Sport Fishing Licenses

ARTICLE 5. Processing and Preserving of Fish Taken Under Sport Fishing License

CHAPTER 2. Particular Varieties of Fish

ARTICLE 1. Spiny Lobster

ARTICLE 1.3. Native California Trout

ARTICLE 1.5. Pismo Clams

ARTICLE 2. Clams Generally, Mollusks, and Crustaceans

ARTICLE 3. Giant Seabass

ARTICLE 4. Bay-Delta Sport Fishing

ARTICLE 5. Sturgeon

ARTICLE 6. Steelhead Trout

ARTICLE 7. Recreational Abalone Advisory Committee

PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING

CHAPTER 1. Generally

ARTICLE 1. Application of Part

ARTICLE 1.3. Commercial Fisheries Capacity Reduction Program

ARTICLE 1.5. Federal Regulation

ARTICLE 1.6. Salmon Management

ARTICLE 1.7. Vessel, Hull, and Machinery Loss Pooling

ARTICLE 2. General Provisions

ARTICLE 3. Commercial Fishing Licenses

ARTICLE 3.5. Commercial Salmon Trollers Enhancement and Restoration Program

ARTICLE 4. Vessel Registration

ARTICLE 5. Commercial Passenger Fishing Boat Licenses

ARTICLE 6. Commercial Fishing Reports

ARTICLE 7. Commercial Fish Business Licenses

ARTICLE 7.5. Landing Fees

ARTICLE 8. Reduction Permits

ARTICLE 9. Limited Entry Fisheries

ARTICLE 10. Far Offshore Fishing

ARTICLE 11. High Seas Interception of Salmon

ARTICLE 12. Commercial Fisheries Capacity Reduction Program

CHAPTER 2. Particular Varieties of Fish

ARTICLE 1. General Season

ARTICLE 2. Sardines

ARTICLE 3. Anchovies

ARTICLE 4. Salmon

ARTICLE 4.5. Commercial Salmon Vessel Permits

ARTICLE 5. Lobster

ARTICLE 6. Crab

ARTICLE 7. Abalones

ARTICLE 8. Clams and Other Mollusks

ARTICLE 9. Salt-water and Anadromous Fish Generally

ARTICLE 9.1. Sea Cucumbers

ARTICLE 9.5. Pacific Mackerel

ARTICLE 9.7. Market Squid

ARTICLE 10. Fresh-water Fish Generally

ARTICLE 11. Fresh-water Fish for Bait

ARTICLE 12. Crayfish

ARTICLE 13. Halibut Trawl Grounds

ARTICLE 14. Tidal Invertebrates

ARTICLE 14.5. Krill

ARTICLE 15. Herring

ARTICLE 16. Drift Gill Net Shark and Swordfish Fishery

ARTICLE 17. Nearshore Fisheries Management Act

ARTICLE 18. Prawns and Shrimp

ARTICLE 19. Marine Aquaria Pets

ARTICLE 20. White Sharks and Basking Sharks

CHAPTER 3. Nets

ARTICLE 1. Generally

ARTICLE 1.4. Marine Resources Protection Act of 1990

ARTICLE 2. Nets for Particular Varieties of Fish

ARTICLE 3. Seizure

ARTICLE 4. Nets Generally in Particular Districts

ARTICLE 5. Gill and Trammel Nets

ARTICLE 6. Trammel Nets

ARTICLE 7. Round Haul Nets

ARTICLE 8. Bait Nets

ARTICLE 9. Beach Nets

ARTICLE 10. Trawl Nets

ARTICLE 11. Dip Nets

ARTICLE 12. Other Nets

CHAPTER 4. Other Means of Taking

ARTICLE 1. Traps

ARTICLE 2. Fishing Lines

ARTICLE 3. Other Appliances

CHAPTER 5. Fuel Conservation Assistance Program

DIVISION 6.5. STURGEON EGG PROCESSORS

DIVISION 7. REFUGES

CHAPTER 1. Refuges and Other Protected Areas

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Special Provisions for Given Areas

ARTICLE 3. Federal Bird Reservations

ARTICLE 4. Clam Refuges

ARTICLE 5. Wilderness Areas

CHAPTER 2. Specific Refuge Boundaries

ARTICLE 1. Fish and Game Refuges

ARTICLE 2. Fish Refuges

ARTICLE 3. Game Refuges

ARTICLE 4. Waterfowl Refuges

ARTICLE 5. Quail Refuges

ARTICLE 6. Marine Life Refuge

ARTICLE 7. Junior Fishing Reserve

ARTICLE 8. Burro Sanctuary

DIVISION 8. DISTRICTS

CHAPTER 1. Boundaries

DIVISION 9. FINES AND PENALTIES

CHAPTER 1. General Provisions

CHAPTER 2. Forfeitures, Revocation, and Seizures

CHAPTER 3. California Indians

DIVISION 10. REVENUE

CHAPTER 1. State

CHAPTER 2. County

CHAPTER 3. Accounting

DIVISION 10.5. EXPENDITURES

DIVISION 11. PACIFIC MARINE FISHERIES COMPACT

CHAPTER 1. The Compact

CHAPTER 2. The Commission

DIVISION 12. AQUACULTURE

CHAPTER 1. General Provisions

CHAPTER 2. Aquaculture Development Section

CHAPTER 3. Stocking Aquatic Organisms

CHAPTER 4. Brood Stock Acquisition

CHAPTER 5. Leasing of State Water Bottoms

CHAPTER 6. Disease Control

CHAPTER 7. Importation of Aquatic Plants and Animals

CHAPTER 8. Aquaculture Development Committee

DIVISION 13. STATE-TRIBAL AGREEMENTS GOVERNING INDIAN FISHING

CHAPTER 1. Legislative Findings

CHAPTER 2. General Provisions

CHAPTER 3. Negotiation and Approval of Agreement

CHAPTER 4. Enforceability of an Agreement or Compact

DIVISION 13.5. STATE-TRIBAL AGREEMENTS GOVERNING INDIAN FISHING ON THE KLAMATH RIVER

CHAPTER 1. Legislative Findings

CHAPTER 2. General Provisions and Definitions

CHAPTER 3. Negotiation and Approval of Agreement

CHAPTER 4. Enforceability of an Agreement or Compact