Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
See sections 5.78 and 27.93 for white sturgeon fishing
regulations during California Endangered Species Act Candidacy.
(a) Sturgeon Fishing Report Card Required.
All anglers must have a valid Sturgeon Fishing Report Card in their possession
while fishing for or taking White Sturgeon. Cardholders must complete and
return the card pursuant to regulations in this Section and in Section
1.74.
(b) Tagging and Recording Requirements for
Retained Fish. A Sturgeon Fishing Report Card includes a detachable tag that
shall be used to tag any White Sturgeon that is taken and retained in the sport
fishery. Any White Sturgeon possessed by any person shall be tagged.
(1) Upon taking and retaining a White
Sturgeon, the cardholder shall immediately record the following information:
(A) The fishing location, time of catch and
length of the fish shall be recorded legibly and permanently in the appropriate
spaces on the tag. The cardholder shall immediately and completely punch out
the date of catch (month and day) on the sturgeon tag.
(B) The month, day, fishing location and
length of the fish shall be recorded in the appropriate space on the Sturgeon
Fishing Report Card.
(2)
Immediately after recording the information above, the cardholder shall remove
and completely detach the tag from the card and affix it to the White Sturgeon.
Cardholders shall not wait until completion of fishing activity to tag any
White Sturgeon in possession.
(3)
The tag shall be securely fastened to the fish. To affix the tag, a "zip tie",
string, line or other suitable material shall be passed through the tag at the
location specified on the sturgeon tag and attached to the fish.
(4) The tag shall not be removed from the
report card until immediately prior to affixing to a White Sturgeon. Any tags
detached from the report card and not affixed to a White Sturgeon shall be
considered used and therefore invalid. No person shall possess any used or
otherwise invalid sturgeon tags.
(5) Records of Prior Activity. The tag must
be accounted for at all times by entry of a record on the Sturgeon Fishing
Report Card. Any tag that was lost or destroyed shall be recorded as such on
the corresponding line on the Sturgeon Fishing Report Card.
(6) If the sturgeon has a department reward
disk attached, write the reward disk number in the space provided on the report
card.
(7) After retaining and
tagging a White Sturgeon, cardholders shall not continue to catch and release
White Sturgeon on the same day.
(8)
Cardholders that have retained and tagged a White Sturgeon are permitted to
fish catch and release for White Sturgeon starting on the day after the tag was
used.
(c) Reporting
Requirements for Released Fish.
(1) Whenever
the cardholder catches and releases a sturgeon, the cardholder shall
immediately record the month, day, location code, length, and species of
sturgeon.
(2) If all lines in the
"sturgeon released" field of the report card are filled, any additional
sturgeon caught and released may be recorded on the back of the card.
(3) If the sturgeon has a department reward
disk attached, write the reward disk number in the space provided on the report
card.
(d) Sturgeon tags
must be left affixed to the fish in place, including while stored at a
residence or non-transient location, until the fish is processed for immediate
consumption.
(e) The annual fee for
the Sturgeon Fishing Report Card is specified in Section
701, Title 14, CCR.
Note: Authority cited: Sections
200, 205,
265 and 399, Fish and Game Code.
Reference: Sections
200, 205 and
265, Fish and Game Code.
Note: Authority cited: Sections
200,
205 and
265,
Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections
200,
205 and
265,
Fish and Game Code.
