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 3 - Bait Regulations for Inland Waters
Section 4.00 - Bait-General
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024
Legally acquired and possessed invertebrates, mollusks, crustaceans, amphibians (except salamanders), fish eggs and treated and processed foods may be used for bait, except:
(a) No species specified as endangered, threatened, candidate, fully-protected, or otherwise protected under state and federal law may be used as bait.
(b) No salamander may be used as bait. See Section 5.05 for other amphibians that may be used as bait.
(c) See Section 5.35 for restrictions on crayfish.
(d) See Section 7.50(b)(55) for restriction on bait collecting on Hat Creek.
(e) No trout may be maintained or possessed in a live condition in any container on or attached to any boat.
(f) Except for restrictions listed under special regulations, dead ocean fish may be used as bait statewide. This subsection supersedes the provisions of Sections 4.10, 4.15, 4.20, 4.25 and 4.30.
1.
Amendment filed 2-28-85 as an emergency; designated effective 3-1-85.
Certificate of Compliance included (Register 85, No. 11).
2.
Amendment filed 1-22-86; designated effective 3-1-86 (Register 86, No.
6).
3. Amendment filed 2-11-87; designated effective 3-1-87
(Register 87, No. 9).
4. Amendment of subsection (b) filed 3-1-90;
operative 3-1-90 (Register 90, No. 10).
5. Amendment of first
paragraph filed 12-22-98; operative 12-22-98 pursuant to Fish and Game Code
sections
202 and
215
(Register 98, No. 52).
6. Amendment of subsection (e) filed
2-27-2001; operative 2-27-2001 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4
(Register 2001, No. 9).
7. Amendment filed 1-10-2002; operative
1-1-2002 pursuant to Fish and Game Code sections
202 and
215
(Register 2002, No. 2).
8. Change without regulatory effect amending
NOTE filed 8-8-2019 pursuant to section
100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations (Register 2019, No. 32).
9. Amendment of subsections
(b)-(f) 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 and 265, Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections 200, 201, 205, 265 and 5505, Fish and Game Code.
