California Code of Regulations
Title 14 - Natural Resources
Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game
Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles
Chapter 2 - Statewide Regulations for Fishing and Frogging in Inland Waters
Article 1 - Fishing Methods and Gear Restrictions
Section 2.10 - Hook and Weight Restrictions

Universal Citation: 14 CA Code of Regs 2.10

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

(a) Definition of Gap: For the purposes of this section, "gap" means the distance measured from the point of a hook to the shank.

(b) Maximum Gaps and Gear Rigging for Rivers and Streams unless otherwise provided (does not apply to lakes and reservoirs, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (see Section 1.71 for definition of the Delta), and the Colorado River.

(1) No person shall use any single hook with a gap greater than 1 inch or any multiple hook with a gap greater than 3/4 inch.

(2) It is unlawful to use any hook which is directly or indirectly attached closer than 18 inches to any weight exceeding 1/2 ounce.

(3) It is unlawful to use any multiple hook or more than one single hook on non-buoyant artificial lures exceeding one ounce.

(4) It is unlawful to use any weight directly attached below a hook.

(1) No person shall use any single hook with a gap greater than 1 inch or any multiple hook with a gap greater than 3/4 inch.

1. Editorial correction of subsection (a)(4) filed 9-2-82 (Register 82, No. 36).
2. Amendment of subsection (a)(4)(B) filed 1-20-83; designated effective tenth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 4).
3. Amendment of subsection (a)(4)(A) filed 2-21-84; designated effective 3-1-84 (Register 84, No. 8).
4. Amendment filed 1-22-86; designated effective 3-1-86 (Register 86, No. 6).
5. Amendment of subsection (d) filed 2-11-87; designated effective 3-1-87 (Register 87, No. 9).
6. New subsection (g) filed 9-11-89 as an emergency; operative 9-11-89 (Register 89, No. 37). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL within 120 days or emergency language will be repealed on 1-9-90.
7. Subsection (g) repealed by operation of law on 1-9-90. New subsections (g)-(i) filed 3-1-90; operative 3-1-90 (Register 90, No. 10).
8. Amendment of subsection (e) filed 1-17-91; operative 1-17-91 pursuant to Government Code section 11346.2(d) (Register 91, No. 8).
9. Editorial correction of printing error in subsection (a) (Register 91, No. 31).
10. Repealer and new section filed 3-12-92; operative 3-12-92 (Register 92, No. 20).
11. Amendment of subsection (a) filed 12-22-92; operative 12-22-92 pursuant to sections 202 and 215, Fish and Game Code (Register 92, No. 52).
12. Repealer and new section filed 1-10-2002; operative 1-1-2002 pursuant to Fish and Game Code sections 202 and 215 (Register 2002, No. 2).
13. Amendment of section heading and section filed 2-24-2004; operative 3-1-2004 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2004, No. 9).
14. Amendment filed 4-7-2005; operative 5-7-2005 (Register 2005, No. 14).
15. Amendment of section and NOTE filed 2-27-2018; operative 3-1-2018 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(4)(A) (Register 2018, No. 9).
16. Change without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 8-8-2019 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2019, No. 32).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 200, 205, 265 and 275, Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections 200, 205, 265 and 275, Fish and Game Code.

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