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 2 - Fishing Hours
Section 3.00 - Fishing Hours

Universal Citation: 14 CA Code of Regs 3.00

Current through Register 2023 Notice Reg. No. 52, December 29, 2023

(a) Day defined: One hour before sunrise to one hour after sunset. Remaining hours are night.

(b) All fish may be taken day or night, except as follows:

(1) WATERS WITH RESTRICTED FISHING HOURS FOR ALL SPECIES:
(A) American River between Business 80 and Nimbus Dam (Sacramento Co.): Night fishing prohibited.

(B) Heenan Lake (Alpine Co.): See section 7.50(b)(56).

(C) Mono County: Night fishing is prohibited in all Mono County waters except Topaz Lake, where fishing is prohibited from two hours after sunset to one hour before sunrise.

(D) Tahoe Lake (Placer and El Dorado Cos.): Fishing is prohibited from two hours after sunset to one hour before sunrise.

(2) WATERS WHERE NIGHT AND DAY FISHING IS ALLOWED, BUT NO TROUT OR SALMON MAY BE TAKEN AT NIGHT:
(A) North Coast District.

(B) North Central District: All waters except no fishing hour restrictions at Berryessa Lake (Napa Co.) and Mendocino Lake (Mendocino Co.).

(C) South Central District: All waters except no fishing hour restrictions at Coyote Lake (Santa Clara Co.).

(D) Valley District, north of Interstate Highway 80: All waters except no fishing hour restrictions at Camp Far West Lake (Nevada, Placer, and Yuba Cos.), Collins Lake (Yuba Co.), Oroville Lake (Butte Co.) and Wildwood Lake (Nevada Co.).

(E) Shasta, Siskiyou, Lassen, and Tehama Counties.

Also, see Section 27.56.

1. Amendment filed 1-20-83; designated effective tenth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 4).
2. Amendment filed 2-21-84; designated effective 3-1-84 (Register 84, No. 8).
3. Amendment of subsection (b) filed 2-28-85 as an emergency; designated effective 3-1-85. Certificate of Compliance included (Register 85, No. 11).
4. Amendment of subsection (b) filed 9-6-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No. 36).
5. Amendment filed 1-22-86; designated effective 3-1-86 (Register 86, No. 6).
6. Amendment of subsection (b)(3) filed 3-1-90; operative 3-1-90 (Register 90, No. 10).
7. Amendment of subsection (b)(5)(B) filed 1-17-91; operative 1-17-91 pursuant to Government Code section 11346.2(d) (Register 91, No. 8).
8. New subsection (b)(6) filed 4-26-91 as an emergency; operative 4-26-91 (Register 91, No. 25). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 8-26-91 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
9. Reinstatement of section as it existed prior to emergency amendment filed 4-26-91 by operation of Government Code section 11346.1(f) (Register 91, No. 48).
10. New subsection (b)(7) filed 7-14-92; operative 7-14-92 pursuant to Fish and Game Code sections 202 and 215 (Register 92, No. 29).
11. New subsection (b)(6) filed 11-18-92; operative 12-18-92 (Register 92, No. 47).
12. Repealer and new section and amendment of NOTE filed 2-5-98; operative 3-1-98 pursuant to Fish and Game Code sections 202 and 215 (Register 98, No. 6).
13. New subsection (b)(1)(E), subsection relettering, and amendment of NOTE filed 7-3-98 as an emergency; operative 7-3-98 (Register 98, No. 27). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 11-2-98 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
14. Certificate of Compliance as to 7-3-98 order, including amendment of section, transmitted to OAL 10-29-98 and filed 12-11-98 (Register 98, No. 50).
15. Amendment of subsection (b)(1)(B) filed 6-10-99; operative 6-10-99 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d) (Register 99, No. 24).
16. Repealer of subsection (b)(1)(E) and subsection relettering filed 2-18-2000; operative 3-1-2000 pursuant to Fish and Game Code sections 202 and 215 (Register 2000, No. 7).
17. Repealer of subsection (b)(1)(B) and subsection relettering filed 6-22-2000; operative 7-22-2000 (Register 2000, No. 25).
18. Repealer and new subsections (b)(2)-(b)(2)(E) filed 2-9-2010; operative 3-1-2010 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2010, No. 7).
19. Change without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 8-8-2019 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2019, No. 32).
20. Amendment of subsections (a), (b)(1)(B) and (b)(2)(A)-(E) filed 3-1-2021; operative 3-1-2021 pursuant to Fish and Game Code section 265 (Register 2021, No. 10). (Filing deadline specified in Government Code section 11349.3(a) extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20.)

Note: Authority cited: Sections 200, 205, 265, 270 and 275, Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections 110, 200 and 205, Fish and Game Code.

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