Fish & G. Code, § 7850 · Article 3. Commercial Fishing Licenses
Fish & G. Code, § 7850
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Excepting persons expressly exempted under this code, no person shall use or operate, or assist in using or operating, any boat, aircraft, net, trap, line, or other appliance to take fish or amphibia for commercial purposes, and no person shall cause to be brought ashore, any fish or amphibia at any point in the state for the purpose of selling them in a fresh state or shall contribute materially to the activities on board the commercial fishing vessel, unless the person holds a commercial fishing license issued by the department.
(b) Any person not required under subdivision (a) to hold a commercial fishing license shall register their presence on board the commercial fishing vessel in a log maintained by the owner or operator of the vessel according to the requirements of the department.
(c) As used in this section, “person” means a natural person 16 years of age or greater. Any person, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or association may pay the fees for a license issued to any person.
(d) This article does not apply to the taking, transporting, or selling of live freshwater fish for bait by the holder of a live freshwater bait fish license issued pursuant to Section 8460.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 138. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024.
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Fish and Game Code
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Fish and Game Code
- Fish & G. Code, § 1002Printed as Sections 7850, 7880, and 7881
- Fish & G. Code, § 7711Printed as Section 7850
- Fish & G. Code, § 7850.5Printed as Section 7850
- Fish & G. Code, § 7852.27Printed as Section 7850
- Fish & G. Code, § 7860Printed as Section 7850
- Fish & G. Code, § 8031Printed as Section 7850
- Fish & G. Code, § 8033Printed as Section 7850
- Fish & G. Code, § 8040Printed as Section 7850
- Fish & G. Code, § 8246Printed as Section 7850
- Fish & G. Code, § 8610.5Printed as Sections 7850 to 7852.3, inclusive
- Fish & G. Code, § 9027Printed as Section 7850
- Fish & G. Code, § 9029Printed as Section 7850
Food and Agricultural Code
- Food & Agr. Code, § 76530Printed as Sections 7850 to 7852, inclusive, of the Fish and Game Code
- Food & Agr. Code, § 78406Printed as Sections 7850 to 7852, inclusive, of the Fish and Game Code
- Food & Agr. Code, § 79023Printed as Section 7850 of the Fish and Game Code
- Food & Agr. Code, § 79157Printed as Section 7850 of the Fish and Game Code
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