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 4.15 - Bait Fish Use in the Colorado River District
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
Except as provided below, live or dead fin fish shall not be used or possessed for use as bait in the Colorado River District:
(a) Live or dead golden shiner, fathead minnow, red shiner, mosquitofish, longjaw mudsucker, threadfin shad, goldfish, sunfish, molly, and dead carp may be used in all Colorado River District waters.
(b) Live carp may be used only at the location where taken.
(c) Tilapia may be used in the Salton Sea, and may be taken for bait only within the area bounded by Highway 111 on the north and east and Highway 86 on the west and south (except as in subsection (d) below).
(d) Tilapia may be taken and used for bait in the Colorado River and its associated backwaters only within the area bounded by Palo Verde Diversion Dam south to the Morelos Dam.
1.
Amendment of subsection (a) filed 1-22-86; designated effective 3-1-86
(Register 86, No. 6).
2. Amendment filed 2-11-86; designated
effective 3-11-87 (Register 87, No. 9).
3. Amendment of subsection
(a) filed 1-26-88; operative 3-1-88 (Register 88, No. 6).
4.
Adoption of NOTE following subsection (b) filed 3-12-92; operative 3-12-92
(Register 92, No. 20).
5. Amendment of subsections (a), (a)(1) and
(a)(3) filed 2-9-96; operative 2-9-96 pursuant to Fish and Game Code sections
202 and
205
(Register 96, No. 6).
6. Amendment of subsection (a) and NOTE filed
2-5-98; operative 3-1-98 pursuant to Fish and Game Code sections
202 and
215
(Register 98, No. 6).
7. Amendment of subsection (a)(1) filed
12-22-98; operative 12-22-98 pursuant to Fish and Game Code sections
202 and
215
(Register 98, No. 52).
8. Amendment filed 2-27-2001; operative
2-27-2001 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4
(Register 2001, No. 9).
9. Amendment of subsection (d) filed
1-10-2002; operative 1-1-2002 pursuant to Fish and Game Code sections
202 and
215
(Register
2002,
No. 2).
10. Amendment of subsections (a) and (c) and amendment of
NOTE filed 11-8-2004; operative 12-8-2004 (Register 2004, No.
46).
11. 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 270, Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections 200 and 205, Fish and Game Code.
