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 4 - Species Regulations
Section 5.51 - Northern Pike
No northern pike, dead or alive, may be released into any water at any time. All northern pike taken shall be killed immediately by removing the head and shall be retained by the angler. The angler shall notify the department that he/she has taken and possesses a northern pike by calling the department's CalTip telephone number (1-888-DFG-CALTIP) as soon as possible, but not more than 24 hours after taking the northern pike. The angler shall maintain the head and body of the fish in a refrigerated or frozen condition, whenever possible, until the department collects the northern pike.
1. New
section filed 8-14-95 as an emergency; operative 8-14-95 (Register 95, No. 33).
A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 12-12-95 or emergency
language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
day.
2. Repealed by operation of Government Code section
11346.1(f)
(Register 96, No. 6).
3. New section filed 2-9-96; operative 2-9-96
pursuant to Fish and Game Code sections
202 and
205
(Register 96, No. 6).
4. Repealer and new section filed 5-8-98;
operative 5-8-98 pursuant to Fish and Game Code sections
202 and
215
(Register 98, No. 19).
5. Amendment filed 5-10-2007; operative
5-10-2007 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4
(Register 2007, No. 19).
6. Amendment filed 2-9-2010; operative
3-1-2010 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4
(Register 2010, No. 7).
7. 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.
