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California
FGC Sec 7100-7232 Generally SPORT FISHING (Fish)


FISH AND GAME CODE
SECTION 7100-7232





7100. The provisions of this part apply to the taking and
possession of fish for any purpose other than commercial.



7120. It is unlawful for any person to possess more than one daily
bag limit of any fish taken under a license issued pursuant to
Section 714 or Article 3 (commencing with Section 7145) unless
authorized by regulations adopted by the commission pursuant to
Section 206.



7121. Except as otherwise provided by this code or by regulation,
it is unlawful to sell or purchase any fish or amphibia taken in, or
brought into, the waters of the state, or brought ashore at any point
in the state.
It is unlawful to buy, sell, or possess in any place of business
where fish are bought, sold, or processed, any fish or amphibia taken
on any boat, barge, or vessel which carries sport fishermen, except
those fish may be possessed in such a place only for the purposes of
canning or smoking under regulations adopted by the commission.




7123. The department shall develop a voluntary participation
program for the use of departmental observers on board vessels to
monitor the taking of marlin by sportfishermen. The department
shall, in accordance with Section 1012, procure insurance against the
liability of the owners or operators of vessels boarded by observers
in the event of injury to or death of any such observer in the
course and scope of employment as an observer.

7145. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this article, every
person 16 years of age or older who takes any fish, reptile, or
amphibia for any purpose other than profit shall first obtain a
license for that purpose and shall have that license on his or her
person or in his or her immediate possession or where otherwise
specifically required by law or regulation to be kept when engaged in
carrying out any activity authorized by the license. In the case of
a person diving from a boat, the license may be kept in the boat, or
in the case of a person diving from the shore, the license may be
kept within 500 yards on the shore.
(b) This section does not apply to an owner of real property, or
the owner's invitee, who takes fish for purposes other than profit
from a lake or pond that is wholly enclosed by that owner's real
property and that is located offstream and not hydrologically
connected to any permanent or intermittent waterway of the state.
This subdivision does not, and shall not be construed to,
authorize the introduction, migration, stocking, or transfer of
aquatic species, prohibited species, or any other nonnative or exotic
species into state waters or waterways. This subdivision does not
supersede or otherwise affect any provision of law that governs
aquaculture, including, but not limited to, the operation of trout
farms, the operation of other enterprises for profit, or any activity
that is an adjunct to or a feature of, or that is operated in
conjunction with, any other enterprise operated for profit, including
private parks or recreation areas.


7147. The owner or operator of a boat or vessel licensed pursuant
to Section 7920 shall not permit any person to fish from that boat or
vessel unless that person has, in his or her possession, a valid
California sport fishing license and any required license stamp or
validation issued pursuant to this code.



7149. (a) A sport fishing license granting the privilege to take
any fish, reptile, or amphibia anywhere in this state for purposes
other than profit shall be issued to any of the following:
(1) A resident 16 years of age or older, for the period of a
calendar year, or, if issued after the beginning of the year, for the
remainder thereof, upon payment of a base fee of thirty-one dollars
and twenty-five cents ($31.25).
(2) A nonresident, 16 years of age or older, for the period of a
calendar year, or, if issued after the beginning of the year, for the
remainder thereof, upon payment of a base fee of eighty-four dollars
($84).
(3) A nonresident, 16 years of age or older, for the period of 10
consecutive days beginning on the date specified on the license upon
payment of the fee set forth in paragraph (1).
(4) A resident or nonresident, 16 years of age or older, for two
consecutive designated calendar days, upon payment of half of the fee
set forth in paragraph (1). Notwithstanding Section 1053, more than
one two-day license issued for different two-day periods may be
issued to, or possessed by, a person at one time.
(5) A resident or nonresident, 16 years of age or older, for one
designated day, upon payment of a base fee of ten dollars ($10).
(b) California sport fishing license stamps shall be issued by
authorized license agents in the same manner as sport fishing
licenses, and no compensation may be paid to the authorized license
agent for issuing the stamps except as provided in Section 1055.
(c) This section does not apply to licenses, permits,
reservations, tags, or other entitlements issued through the
Automated License Data System.
(d) The base fees specified in this section are applicable to the
2004 license year, and shall be adjusted annually thereafter pursuant
to Section 713.



7149.05. (a) A sport fishing license granting the privilege to take
any fish, reptile, or amphibia anywhere in this state for purposes
other than profit shall be issued to any of the following:
(1) A resident, 16 years of age or older, for the period of a
calendar year, or, if issued after the beginning of the year, for the
remainder thereof, upon payment of a base fee of thirty-one dollars
and twenty-five cents ($31.25).
(2) A nonresident, 16 years of age or older, for the period of a
calendar year, or, if issued after the beginning of the year, for the
remainder thereof, upon payment of a base fee of eighty-four dollars
($84).
(3) A nonresident, 16 years of age or older for the period of 10
consecutive days beginning on the date specified on the license upon
payment of the fee set forth in paragraph (1).
(4) A resident or nonresident, 16 years of age or older, for two
designated days, upon payment of half the fee set forth in paragraph
(1). Notwithstanding Section 1053, more than one single day license
issued for different days may be issued to, or possessed by, a
person at one time.
(5) A resident or nonresident, 16 years of age or older, for one
designated day upon payment of a base fee of ten dollars ($10).
(b) California sport fishing license validations shall be issued
by authorized license agents in the same manner as sport fishing
licenses, and no compensation shall be paid to the authorized license
agent for issuing the validations except as provided in Section
1055.1.
(c) This section applies only to licenses, permits, reservations,
tags, and other entitlements issued through the Automated License
Data System.
(d) The base fees specified in this section are applicable to the
2004 license year, and shall be adjusted annually thereafter pursuant
to Section 713.



7149.2. (a) In addition to Sections 714, 7149, and 7149.05, the
department shall issue a lifetime sport fishing license under this
section. A lifetime sport fishing license authorizes the taking of
fish, amphibians, or reptiles anywhere in this state in accordance
with the law for purposes other than profit for the life of the
person to whom issued unless revoked for a violation of this code or
regulations adopted under this code. A lifetime sport fishing
license is not transferable. A lifetime sport fishing license does
not include any special license tags, license stamps, or fees.
(b) A lifetime sport fishing license may be issued to residents of
this state, as follows:
(1) To a person 62 years of age or over, upon payment of a base
fee of three hundred sixty-five dollars ($365).
(2) To a person 40 years of age or over and less than 62 years of
age, upon payment of a base fee of five hundred forty dollars ($540).

(3) To a person 10 years of age or over and less than 40 years of
age upon payment of a base fee of six hundred dollars ($600).
(4) To a person less than 10 years of age upon payment of a base
fee of three hundred sixty-five dollars ($365).
(c) Nothing in this section requires a person less than 16 years
of age to obtain a license to take fish, amphibians, or reptiles for
purposes other than profit.
(d) Nothing in this section exempts a license applicant from
meeting other qualifications or requirements otherwise established by
law for the privilege of sport fishing.
(e) Upon payment of a base fee of two hundred forty-five dollars
($245), a person holding a lifetime sport fishing license or lifetime
sportsman's license shall be entitled annually to the privileges
afforded to a person holding a second-rod stamp or validation issued
pursuant to Section 7149.4 or 7149.45, a sport fishing ocean
enhancement stamp or validation issued pursuant to paragraph (1) of
subdivision (a) of Section 6596 or 6596.1, one steelhead trout report
restoration card issued pursuant to Section 7380, a Bay-Delta sport
fishing enhancement stamp or validation issued pursuant to Section
7360 or 7360.1, and one salmon punchcard issued pursuant to
regulations adopted by the commission. Lifetime privileges issued
pursuant to this subdivision are not transferable.
(f) The base fees specified in this section are applicable
commencing January 1, 2004, and shall be adjusted annually thereafter
pursuant to Section 713.



7149.3. Notwithstanding Section 7149, a sport fishing license is
not required for any resident to take any rattlesnake (genus Crotalus
or Sistrurus).


7149.4. (a) It is unlawful for any person to fish with two rods
without first obtaining a second-rod sport fishing stamp, in addition
to a valid California sport fishing license and any applicable stamp
issued pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 7149, and having that
stamp affixed to his or her valid sport fishing license. Any person
who has a valid second-rod sport fishing stamp affixed to his or her
valid sport fishing license may fish with two rods in inland lakes
and reservoirs in any sport fishery in which the regulations of the
commission provide for the taking of fish by angling.
(b) In the Colorado River District, any person who has a valid
second-rod sport fishing stamp attached to his or her valid sport
fishing license issued pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 7149
may fish with two rods in any sport fishery in which the regulations
of the commission provide for the taking of fish by angling.
(c) The department or an authorized license agent shall issue a
second-rod sport fishing stamp upon payment of a base fee of seven
dollars and fifty cents ($7.50) during the 1995 calendar year and
subsequent years, as adjusted under Section 713.
(d) This section does not apply to licenses, permits,
reservations, tags, or other entitlements issued through the
Automated License Data System.



7149.45. (a) It is unlawful for any person to fish with two rods
without first obtaining a second-rod sport fishing validation, in
addition to a valid California sport fishing license and any
applicable validation issued pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section
7149.05, and having that validation affixed to his or her valid sport
fishing license. Any person who has a valid second-rod sport
fishing validation affixed to his or her valid sport fishing license
may fish with two rods in inland lakes and reservoirs in any sport
fishery in which the regulations of the commission provide for the
taking of fish by angling.
(b) In the Colorado River District, any person who has a valid
second-rod sport fishing license validation affixed to his or her
valid sport fishing license issued pursuant to subdivision (a) of
Section 7149.05 may fish with two rods in any sport fishery in which
the regulations of the commission provide for the taking of fish by
angling.
(c) The department or an authorized license agent shall issue a
second-rod sport fishing validation upon payment of a base fee of
seven dollars and fifty cents ($7.50) during the 1995 calendar year
and subsequent years, as adjusted under Section 713.
(d) This section applies only to licenses, permits, reservations,
tags, and other entitlements issued through the Automated License
Data System.



7149.5. For the purpose of obtaining a sport fishing license,
enrollees in the Job Corps, created by the Economic Opportunity Act
of 1964 (Public Law 88-452), shall be deemed to be residents of
California.


7149.7. Notwithstanding Section 7145, the director may designate
not more than two days, which may or may not be consecutive, in each
year as free sportfishing days during which residents and
nonresidents may, without having a sportfishing license and without
the payment of any fee, exercise the privileges of a holder of a
sportfishing license, subject to all of the limitations,
restrictions, conditions, laws, rules, and regulations applicable to
the holder of a sportfishing license.



7149.8. (a) A person shall not take abalone from ocean waters
unless he or she first obtains, in addition to a valid California
sport fishing license and any applicable license validation or stamp
issued pursuant to this code, an abalone report card, and maintains
that report card in his or her possession while taking abalone.
(b) The department or an authorized license agent shall issue an
abalone report card upon payment of a fee of fifteen dollars ($15)
in the 2004 license year, which shall be adjusted annually thereafter
pursuant to Section 713.



7149.9. (a) Fees received by the department pursuant to Section
7149.8 shall be deposited in the Abalone Restoration and Preservation
Account within the Fish and Game Preservation Fund, which is hereby
created. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the
moneys in the account are continuously appropriated, without regard
to fiscal year, to the department to be used only for the
Recreational Abalone Management Program. For the purposes of this
article, "program" means the Recreational Abalone Management Program.
The program shall include the following:
(1) Research and management of abalone and abalone habitat. For
the purposes of this section, "research" includes, but is not limited
to, investigation, experimentation, monitoring, and analysis; and
"management" means establishing and maintaining an optimal
sustainable utilization.
(2) Supplementary funding of allocations for the enforcement of
statutes and regulations applicable to abalone, including, but not
limited to, the acquisition of special equipment and the production
and dissemination of printed materials, such as pamphlets, booklets,
and posters, aimed at compliance with recreational abalone
regulations.
(3) Direction for volunteer groups relating to abalone and abalone
habitat management, presentations of abalone related matters at
scientific conferences and educational institutions, and publication
of abalone related material.
(b) At least 15 percent of the funds deposited in the account
shall be used for program activities south of San Francisco. To the
extent possible, participants in the management activities of the
program in that area shall be former commercial abalone divers.
(c) The department shall maintain internal accounts that ensure
that the fees received pursuant to Section 7149.8 are disbursed for
the purposes of subdivision (a). Not more than 20 percent of the
fees received pursuant to Section 7149.8 shall be used for
administration by the department.
(d) Unencumbered fees collected pursuant to Section 7149.8 during
any previous calendar year may be expended for the purposes of
subdivisions (a) and (b). All interest and other earnings on the
fees received pursuant to Section 7149.8 shall be deposited in the
account and shall be used for the purposes of subdivisions (a) and
(b).



7150. (a) Upon application to the department's headquarters office
in Sacramento and payment of a base fee of four dollars ($4), as
adjusted pursuant to Section 713, the following persons, who have not
been convicted of any violation of this code, shall be issued a
reduced fee sportfishing license that is valid for the calendar year
of issue, or, if issued after the beginning of the year, for the
remainder thereof and that authorizes the licensee to take any fish,
reptile, or amphibia anywhere in this state as otherwise authorized
pursuant to this code and regulations adopted pursuant thereto for
purposes other than profit:
(1) A disabled veteran having a 50 percent or greater service
connected disability upon presentation of proof of an honorable
discharge from military service and proof of the disability. Proof
of the disability shall be by certification from the United States
Veterans Administration or by presentation of a license issued
pursuant to this paragraph in the preceding license year.
(2) A person receiving aid to the aged under Chapter 3 (commencing
with Section 12000) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and
Institutions Code.
(3) A person over 65 years of age who is a resident of this state
and whose total monthly income from all sources, including any old
age assistance payments, does not exceed the amount in effect on
September 1 of each year contained in subdivision (c) of Section
12200 of the Welfare and Institutions Code for single persons or
subdivision (d) of Section 12200 of the Welfare and Institutions Code
combined income for married persons, as adjusted pursuant to that
section.
The amount in effect on September 1 of each year shall be the
amount used to determine eligibility for a reduced fee license during
the following calendar year.
(b) A person applying for a reduced fee sportfishing license
shall submit adequate documentation for the department to determine
whether the applicant is, in fact, eligible for a reduced fee
sportfishing license. The documentation shall be in the form of a
letter or other document, as specified by the department, from a
public agency, except as provided in paragraph (1) of subdivision
(a). The department shall not issue a reduced fee sportfishing
license to any person unless it is satisfied that the applicant has
provided adequate documentation of eligibility for that license.
(c) The adjustment of the base fee pursuant to Section 713
specified in subdivision (a) shall be applicable to the fishing
license years beginning on or after January 1, 1996.



7151. (a) Upon application to the department, the following
persons, if they have not been convicted of any violation of this
code, shall be issued, free of any charge or fee, a sport fishing
license, which authorizes the licensee to take any fish, reptile, or
amphibian anywhere in this state for purposes other than profit:
(1) Any blind person upon presentation of proof of blindness.
"Blind person" means a person with central visual acuity of 20/200 or
less in the better eye, with the aid of the best possible correcting
glasses, or central visual acuity better than 20/200 if the widest
diameter of the remaining visual field is no greater than 20 degrees.
Proof of blindness shall be by certification from a qualified
licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist or by presentation of a
license issued pursuant to this paragraph in the any previous license
year.
(2) Every resident Native American who, in the discretion of the
department, is financially unable to pay the fee required for the
license.
(3) Any developmentally disabled person, upon presentation of
certification of that disability from a qualified licensed physician,
or the director of a state regional center for the developmentally
disabled.
(4) Any person who is a resident of the state and who is so
severely physically disabled as to be permanently unable to move from
place to place without the aid of a wheelchair, walker, forearm
crutches, or a comparable mobility-related device. Proof of the
disability shall be by certification from a licensed physician or
surgeon or, by presentation of a license issued pursuant to this
paragraph in any previous license year after 1996.
(b) Sport fishing licenses issued pursuant to paragraph (2) of
subdivision (a) are valid for the calendar year of issue or, if
issued after the beginning of the year, for the remainder thereof.
(c) Sport fishing licenses issued pursuant to paragraphs (1), (3),
and (4) of subdivision (a) of this section are valid for five
calendar years, or if issued after the beginning of the first year,
for the remainder thereof.
(d) Upon application to the department, the department may issue,
free of any charge or fee, a sport fishing permit to groups of
mentally or physically handicapped persons under the care of a
certified federal, state, county, city, or private licensed care
center that is a community care facility as defined in subdivision
(a) of Section 1502 of the Health and Safety Code, to organizations
exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the federal Internal
Revenue Code, or to schools or school districts. Any organization
that applies for a group fishing permit shall provide evidence that
it is a legitimate private licensed care center, tax-exempt
organization, school, or school district. The permit shall be issued
to the person in charge of the group and shall be in his or her
possession when the group is fishing. Employees of private licensed
care centers, tax-exempt organizations, schools, or school districts
are exempt from Section 7145 only while assisting physically or
mentally disabled persons fishing under the authority of a valid
permit issued pursuant to this section. The permit shall include the
location where the activity will take place, the date or dates of
the activity, and the maximum number of people in the group. The
permitholder shall notify the local department office before fishing
and indicate where, when, and how long the group will fish.
(e) On January 15 of each year, the department shall determine the
number of free sport fishing licenses in effect, during the
preceding year under subdivisions (a) and (d).
(f) There shall be appropriated from the General Fund a sum equal
to two dollars ($2) per free sport fishing license in effect during
the preceding license year under subdivisions (a) and (d), as
determined by the department pursuant to subdivision (e). That sum
may be appropriated annually in the Budget Act for transfer to the
Fish and Game Preservation Fund and appropriated in the Budget Act
from the Fish and Game Preservation Fund to the department for the
purposes of this part.



7153. (a) A sport fishing license is not required to take fish by
any legal means, for any purpose other than profit, from a public
pier, as defined by the commission, in the ocean waters of the state.

(b) For purposes of this section, "ocean waters" include, but are
not limited to, the open waters adjacent to the ocean and any island;
the waters of any open or enclosed bay contiguous to the ocean; the
San Francisco and San Pablo Bays, with any tidal bay belonging
thereto; and any slough or estuary, if found between the Golden Gate
Bridge and the Benicia-Martinez Bridge.



7155. Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, California
Indians who are bona fide registered members of the Yurok Indian
Tribe may take fish, for subsistence purposes only, from the Klamath
River between the mouth of that river and the junction of Tectah
Creek with it, exclusive of tributaries, without regard to seasons,
under the following conditions:
(a) Upon application therefor, the department shall issue to any
Yurok Indian who is listed on the register of the Yurok Tribal
Organization, as furnished to the department, a renewable,
nontransferable permit to take fish pursuant to this section for a
period of one calendar year. Any Indian of the Yurok tribe while
taking fish pursuant to this section shall have upon his person such
valid permit, and shall display it upon the request of any duly
authorized officer.
(b) Hand dip nets, and hook and line only may be used for taking
fish pursuant to this section.
(c) Pursuant to this section not more than three trout or salmon
or combination thereof, or more than one sturgeon, may be taken in
any one day. There is no bag limit on any other fish.
(d) No Yurok Indian while fishing pursuant to this section may be
accompanied by any person who does not possess a valid permit as
prescribed by this section. It is unlawful for any person who does
not hold such permit to accompany any Yurok Indian who is taking fish
pursuant to this section.
(e) The sale of any fish taken under the provisions of this
section shall constitute cause for permanent revocation by the
commission of the permit held by the person making the sale.

7180. (a) Any person taking fish or amphibia for purposes other
than profit from or on a boat or other floating device on the waters
of the Colorado River and on adjacent waters, except canals, drains,
or ditches used to transport water used for irrigation or domestic
purposes, shall have in his or her possession a valid sportfishing
license issued by either the State of Arizona or State of California.

(b) In addition to either of the licenses, a person taking fish or
amphibia as indicated shall have in his or her possession a Colorado
River special use stamp. If he or she is a person having in his or
her possession a valid California sportfishing license he or she
shall have an Arizona special use stamp to fish legally the waters
described above. If he or she is a person having in his or her
possession a valid Arizona sportfishing license, he or she shall have
a California special use stamp to fish legally the waters described
above.
(c) A special use stamp, when accompanied by the proper license,
permits fishing in any portion of those waters, and permit fishermen
to enter the waters from any point.
The fee for a Colorado River special use stamp is three dollars
($3).
(d) This section does not apply to licenses, permits,
reservations, tags, or other entitlements issued through the
Automated License Data System.


7180.1. (a) Any person taking fish or amphibia for purposes other
than profit from or on a boat or other floating device on the waters
of the Colorado River and on adjacent waters, except canals, drains,
or ditches used to transport water used for irrigation or domestic
purposes, shall have in his or her possession a valid sportfishing
license issued by either the State of Arizona or State of California.

(b) In addition to either of the licenses, a person taking fish or
amphibia as indicated shall have in his or her possession a Colorado
River special use validation. If he or she is a person having in
his or her possession a valid California sportfishing license, he or
she shall have an Arizona special use validation to fish legally the
waters described above. If he or she is a person having in his or
her possession a valid Arizona sportfishing license, he or she shall
have a California special use validation to fish legally the waters
described above.
(c) A special use validation, when accompanied by the proper
license, permits fishing in any portion of those waters, and permit
fishermen to enter the waters from any point. The fee for a Colorado
River special use validation is three dollars ($3).
(d) This section applies only to licenses, permits, reservations,
tags, and other entitlements issued through the Automated License
Data System.



7181. (a) A person fishing from the shore in the waters of the
Colorado River located in Arizona or California shall have in his or
her possession a valid sportfishing license issued by the state that
has jurisdiction over that shore. That shoreline fishing does not
require a Colorado River special use stamp as long as the fisherman
remains on the shore and does not embark on the water. Any person,
however, having in his or her possession a valid Arizona sportfishing
license and a California special use stamp may fish from the shore
in the waters of the Colorado River, or adjacent waters, except
canals, drains, and ditches used to transport water used for
irrigation or domestic purposes, located in California, without a
sportfishing license issued by the State of California.
(b) This section does not apply to licenses, permits,
reservations, tags, or other entitlements issued through the
Automated License Data System.



7181.1. (a) A person fishing from the shore in the waters of the
Colorado River located in Arizona or California shall have in his or
her possession a valid sportfishing license issued by the state that
has jurisdiction over that shore. That shoreline fishing does not
require a Colorado River special use validation as long as the
fisherman remains on the shore and does not embark on the water. Any
person, however, having in his or her possession a valid Arizona
sportfishing license and a California special use validation may fish
from the shore in the waters of the Colorado River, or adjacent
waters, except canals, drains, and ditches used to transport water
used for irrigation or domestic purposes, located in California
without a sport fishing license issued by the State of California.
(b) This section applies only to licenses, permits, reservations,
tags, and other entitlements issued through the Automated License
Data System.


7182. (a) Arizona Colorado River special use stamps shall be issued
by California authorized license agents under the supervision of the
department in the same manner as sportfishing licenses are issued,
and California sportfishing licenses and California Colorado River
special use stamps shall be issued by Arizona license dealers under
the supervision of the Arizona Game and Fish Commission.
(b) This section does not apply to licenses, permits,
reservations, tags, or other entitlements issued through the
Automated License Data System.


7182.1. (a) Arizona Colorado River special use validations shall be
issued by California authorized license agents under the supervision
of the department in the same manner as sportfishing licenses are
issued, and California sportfishing licenses and California Colorado
River special use validations shall be issued by Arizona license
dealers under the supervision of the Arizona Game and Fish
Commission.
(b) This section applies only to licenses, permits, reservations,
tags, and other entitlements issued through the Automated License
Data System.


7183. (a) The Arizona Game and Fish Commission shall handle
California sportfishing licenses and California special use stamps
and issue them to Arizona license dealers. Prior to August 31 of
each year, that commission shall make an audit report and send a
remittance for those sales to the California Department of Fish and
Game.
(b) The California Department of Fish and Game shall handle
Arizona special use stamps and issue them to California license
dealers. Prior to August 31 of each year, that department shall make
an audit report and send a remittance for those sales to the Arizona
Game and Fish Commission.
(c) This section does not apply to licenses, permits,
reservations, tags, or other entitlements issued through the
Automated License Data System.



7183.1. (a) The Arizona Game and Fish Commission shall handle
California sportfishing licenses and California special use
validations and issue them through Arizona license dealers. Prior to
August 31 of each year, that commission shall make an audit report
and send a remittance for those issued to the California Department
of Fish and Game.
(b) The California Department of Fish and Game shall handle
Arizona special use validations and issue them through California
license dealers. Prior to August 31 of each year that department
shall make an audit report and send a remittance for those issued to
the Arizona Game and Fish Commission.
(c) This section applies only to licenses, permits, reservations,
tags, and other entitlements issued through the Automated License
Data System.



7184. (a) An Arizona special use stamp is valid from January 1 to
December 31, inclusive, of each year, to coincide with the period for
which a California sportfishing license is issued.
(b) A California special use stamp is valid for one year to
coincide with the period for which an Arizona fishing license is
issued.
(c) This section does not apply to licenses, permits,
reservations, tags, or other entitlements issued through the
Automated License Data System.


7184.1. (a) An Arizona special use validation is valid from January
1 to December 31, inclusive, of each year, to coincide with the
period for which a California sportfishing license is issued.
(b) A California special use validation is valid for one year to
coincide with the period for which an Arizona fishing license is
issued.
(c) This section applies only to licenses, permits, reservations,
tags, and other entitlements issued through the Automated License
Data System.



7185. This article shall become operative and remain effective so
long as the commission finds and determines that under the laws of
the State of Arizona substantially similar Arizona licenses are
authorized to be issued to licensees of the State of California upon
substantially the same terms and conditions as are provided for in
this article as to the issuance of California licenses to licensees
of the State of Arizona.



7186. (a) When the director determines from the Secretary of State
that copies of the law of the State of Arizona have been received by
the Secretary of State which provides for an Arizona resident
sportfishing license valid for a period of less than one year, a
California special use stamp valid for the same period as the Arizona
resident sportfishing license may be issued for a fee of one dollar
($1).
(b) If Arizona issues a resident sportfishing license for a term
less than one year for the purpose of changing to a calendar year
license from a fiscal year license, that license shall be deemed to
be a license upon substantially the same terms and conditions as are
provided for the issuance of California licenses to licensees of the
State of Arizona for the purposes of Section 7185.
(c) This section does not apply to licenses, permits,
reservations, tags, or other entitlements issued through the
Automated License Data System.


7186.1. (a) When the director determines from the Secretary of
State that copies of the law of the State of Arizona have been
received by the Secretary of State that provides for an Arizona
resident sportfishing license valid for a period of less than one
year, a California special use validation valid for the same period
as the Arizona resident sportfishing license may be issued for a fee
of one dollar ($1).
(b) If Arizona issues a resident sportfishing license for a term
less than one year for the purpose of changing to a calendar year
license from a fiscal year license, that license shall be deemed to
be a license upon substantially the same terms and conditions as are
provided for the issuance of California licenses to licensees of the
State of Arizona for the purposes of Section 7185.
(c) This section applies only to licenses, permits, reservations,
tags, and other entitlements issued through the Automated License
Data System.

7230. (a) Subject to Section 7121, fish lawfully taken under a
sport fishing license may be canned or smoked by a fish cannery or
processor as a service for a licensed sport fisherman.
(b) Any cannery or packing plant in which fish that have been
taken under a sport fishing license are canned, shall emboss or
imprint on the top of each can the words "not to be sold" in letters
of such size as to be clearly legible, and the embossment or imprint
shall remain affixed to the can.
(c) Any cannery or packing plant in which fish that have been
taken under a sport fishing license are smoked shall permanently
imprint on each package the words "not to be sold" in letters of such
size as to be clearly legible, and the imprint shall remain visible
on the package.
(d) Fish canned or smoked under this section shall not be sold,
purchased, or offered for sale.


7232. Notwithstanding Section 7121 any offal from a fish taken
under a sport fishing license which is delivered by the license
holder to a fish canner or fish processor may be processed, used, or
sold by that fish canner or fish processor.
Nothing in this section authorizes a holder of a sport fishing
license to sell, or a fish canner or fish processor to purchase from
a holder of a sport fishing license, any fish, or any portion
thereof, taken under a sport fishing license.