2013-2014 Freshwater Sport Fishing Regulations

Effective March 1, 2013

It Is Unlawful To Do The Following:

• Fish without a valid fishing license if you are over 16 years ol d (CCR T14 Section 700);
• Take or possess fish taken illegally (FGC 2000 and 2002);
• Transfer licenses, tags, validations, permits, applications or reservations to another person (FGC 1052);
• Use or possess any license, tag, validation, permit, application or reservation not lawfully issued to the user (FGC 1052);
• Alter, mutilate, deface, duplicate or counterfeit any license, tag, validation, permit, application or reservation (FGC 1052);
• Fish without the required report card on a free-fishing day (CCR T14 Section 1.74);
• Sell or barter fish taken with a sport fishing license (FGC 7121) ;
• Cause the deterioration of or waste of fish (CCR T14 Section 1.87);
• Use explosives in state waters inhabited by fish (FGC 5500);
• Use or possess any net in state waters except as is authorized (FGC 8603);
• Disturb legal traps set by another person (FGC 9002);
• Litter into or within 150 feet of state waters (FGC 5652);
• Possess fish where the size or species cannot be determined (FGC5508 and 5509);
• Fail to exhibit on demand all licenses, tags, validations, permits, applications or reservation to any peace officer or authorized CDFW employee (FGC 2012);
• Fail to exhibit, on demand, all fish, mollusks, crustaceans, amphibians and reptiles and any device or apparatus capable of being used to take them, to any peace officer or authorized CDFW employee (FGC 2012); or
• Prohibit a warden from inspection of any boat, market or receptacle where fish may be found (FGC 1006).