CHAPTER 2. Particular Varieties of Fish [7256. - 7400.]

Chapter 2 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.

§§ 7256–7400 · 15 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. Spiny Lobster § 7256 · 1 section

   • § 7256 Spiny lobster may not be taken under a sport fishing license except by use of a hoop net or by hand.
2. ARTICLE 1.3. Native California Trout §§ 7260–7261 · 2 sections

   • § 7260 (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) California has the greatest biodiversity of native trout species of any state in the nation.…
   • § 7261 The following are native California trout: (a) Coastal cutthroat trout. (b) Lahontan cutthroat trout. (c) Paiute cutthroat trout. (d) Coastal rainbow…
3. ARTICLE 1.5. Pismo Clams § 7290 · 1 section

   • § 7290 No pismo clam not in the shell may be possessed, except when it is being prepared for immediate consumption.
4. ARTICLE 2. Clams Generally, Mollusks, and Crustaceans § 7332 · 1 section

   • § 7332 No instrument capable of being used to dig clams may be possessed between one-half hour after sunset and one-half hour before sunrise, on any beach of this…
5. ARTICLE 3. Giant Seabass § 7350 · 1 section

   • § 7350 Giant seabass (Stereolepis gigas) may not be taken under a sport fishing license except by hook and line when engaged in the taking of other fish. This…
6. ARTICLE 4. Bay-Delta Sport Fishing §§ 7361–7364 · 4 sections

   • § 7361 (a) Fees received by the department from the sale of the Bay-Delta Sport Fishing Enhancement Stamp or validation shall be deposited in a separate account in…
   • § 7362 (a) The department, in consultation with the advisory committee created pursuant to Section 7363, shall develop a grant program to support activities…
   • § 7363 (a) The director shall appoint a Bay-Delta Sport Fishing Enhancement Stamp Fund Advisory Committee, consisting of nine members. The committee members shall be…
   • § 7364 (a) The department shall do all of the following: (1) In consultation with the advisory committee, develop a spending plan that focuses on identifying and…
7. ARTICLE 5. Sturgeon § 7370 · 1 section

   • § 7370 (a) It is unlawful to take or possess for commercial purposes, buy or sell, or offer to buy or sell, a whole sturgeon, or part of a sturgeon, including, but…
8. ARTICLE 6. Steelhead Trout §§ 7380–7382 · 3 sections

   • § 7380 (a) In addition to a valid California sport fishing license and any applicable sport license stamp issued pursuant to this code, after January 1, 1993, a…
   • § 7381 (a) Revenue received pursuant to Section 7380 may be expended, upon appropriation by the Legislature, only to monitor, restore, or enhance steelhead trout…
   • § 7382 This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.
9. ARTICLE 7. Recreational Abalone Advisory Committee § 7400 · 1 section

   • § 7400 (a) The director shall appoint a Recreational Abalone Advisory Committee consisting of nine members who shall serve without compensation. The members of the…