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 4 - Ocean Fishing
Article 1 - Ocean and San Francisco Bay District
Fin Fish-Gear Restrictions
Section 28.95 - Spears, Harpoons and Bow and Arrow Fishing Tackle
Spears, harpoons and bow and arrow fishing tackle may be used for taking all varieties of skates, rays, and sharks, except white sharks. Harpoons may be used to assist in taking Pacific halibut as specified in Section 28.20. Such gear may not be possessed or used within 100 yards of the mouth of any stream in any ocean waters north of Ventura County, nor aboard any vessel on any day or on any trip when broadbill swordfish or marlin have been taken. Bow and arrow fishing tackle may be used to take fin fish other than giant (black) sea bass, garibaldi, gulf grouper, broomtail grouper, trout, salmon, broadbill and white shark.
1.
Amendment of section and NOTE filed 3-7-94; operative 3-7-94 pursuant to Fish
and Game Code sections
202 and
215
(Register 94, No. 10).
2. Amendment of section and NOTE filed
12-27-2012; operative 1-1-2013 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4
(Register 2012, No. 52).
3. Amendment of section and NOTE filed
4-28-2015; operative 4-28-2015 pursuant to Fish and Game Code section
202 and
Government Code section
11343.4(b)(3)
(Register 2015, No. 18).
4. 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, 219, 265 and 275, Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections 110, 200, 201, 205, 219, 265, 270 and 275, Fish and Game Code.
