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-Minimum Size Limits, Bag and Possession Limits and Seasons
Section 28.27 - Lingcod
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024
(a) Open areas, seasons, and depth constraints: See Section 27.20 through Section 27.50 for definitions, special closure areas, and exceptions. Take and/or possession is authorized as follows:
(b) Limit: Two.
(c) Minimum size: 22 inches total length. See subsection 27.65(b) for fillet size limit.
(d) Method of take: When angling, gear is restricted to not more than two hooks and one line. For purposes of this section, a hook is a single hook, or double or treble hook with multiple points connected to a common shank.
(e) Fishing rules for lingcod may be changed during the year or in-season by the department under the authority of subsection 27.20(e). See subsection 27.20(f) for additional information.
1.
Amendment of section and NOTE filed 2-5-98; operative 3-1-98 pursuant to Fish
and Game Code sections
202 and
215
(Register 98, No. 6).
2. Amendment of subsection (a) filed 12-22-98;
operative 12-22-98 pursuant to Fish and Game Code sections
202 and
215
(Register 98, No. 52).
3. Amendment filed 12-30-99; operative
12-30-99 pursuant to Fish and Game Code sections
202 and
215
(Register 99, No. 53).
4. Amendment of subsection (a) and amendment
of NOTE filed 10-30-2000 as an emergency; operative 11-1-2000 (Register 2000,
No. 44). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-1-2001 or
emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
day.
5. Amendment of subsections (a) and (d) filed 3-5-2001;
operative 3-5-2001 pursuant to Fish and Game Code sections
202 and
215
(Register 2001, No. 10).
6. Amendment of subsections (a) and (c)
filed 1-10-2002; operative 1-1-2002 pursuant to Fish and Game Code sections
202 and
215
(Register 2002, No. 2).
7. Amendment of subsection (a) filed
1-3-2003; operative 1-3-2003 pursuant to Fish and Game Code sections
202 and
215
(Register 2003, No. 1).
8. Amendment of subsection (a) filed
1-23-2004; operative 1-23-2004 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4
(Register 2004, No. 4).
9. Amendment of subsections (a)-(c) filed
3-30-2004 as an emergency; operative 4-1-2004 (Register 2004, No. 14). A
Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 7-30-2004 or emergency
language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
day.
10. Certificate of Compliance as to 3-30-2004 order transmitted
to OAL 7-28-2004 and filed 9-9-2004 (Register 2004, No. 37).
11.
Amendment of section and NOTE filed 12-27-2004; operative 1-1-2005 pursuant to
Government Code section
11343.4
(Register 2004, No. 53).
12. Amendment of subsection (a), new
subsections (a)(1)-(6) and amendment of subsection (e) and NOTE filed
1-18-2007; operative 1-18-2007 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4(c)
(Register 2007, No. 3).
13. Amendment of subsections (a)(1), (a)(2)
and (e) and amendment of NOTE filed 5-9-2008 as an emergency; operative
5-9-2008 (Register 2008, No. 19). A Certificate of Compliance must be
transmitted to OAL by 11-5-2008 or emergency language will be repealed by
operation of law on the following day.
14. Amendment of subsections
(a)(1)-(2), new subsection (a)(3), subsection renumbering and amendment of
newly designated subsections (a)(4)-(7) filed 8-25-2008 as an emergency;
operative 9-2-2008 (Register 2008, No. 35). A Certificate of Compliance must be
transmitted to OAL by 2-23-2009 or emergency language will be repealed by
operation of law on the following day.
15. Amendment of subsections
(a)(1)-(5) and amendment of NOTE filed 3-3-2009; operative 3-3-2009 pursuant to
Government Code section
11343.4
(Register 2009, No. 10).
16. Amendment of subsections (a)(1)-(4),
repealer of subsection (a)(5), subsection renumbering and amendment of newly
designated subsections (a)(5)-(6), subsections (c)-(d) and NOTE filed 6-9-2011;
operative 6-9-2011 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4
(Register 2011, No. 23).
17. Amendment of subsections (a)(1)-(3),
(a)(5) and (e) filed 2-14-2013; operative 3-1-2013 pursuant to Government Code
section
11343.4(b)(4)(A)
(Register 2013, No. 7).
18. Repealer and new subsections (a)(1)-(6),
amendment of subsections (b) and (e) and amendment of NOTE filed 3-10-2015;
operative 3-10-2015 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4(b)(3)
(Register 2015, No. 11).
19. Amendment of subsection (b) and NOTE
filed 2-7-2017; operative 2-7-2017 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4(b)(4)
(Register 2017, No. 6).
20. Amendment of subsection (b), new
subsections (b)(1)-(5) and amendment of NOTE filed 1-2-2019; operative 1-2-2019
pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4(b)(4)(B)
(Register 2019, No. 1).
21. Amendment of subsection (b), repealer of
subsections (b)(1)-(5) and amendment of NOTE filed 12-28-2020; operative
1-1-2021 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4(b)(4)(A)-(B)
(Register 2021, No. 1).
22. Amendment of subsections (a) and (c)
filed 12-30-2022; operative 1-1-2023 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4(b)(4)(B)
(Register 2022, No. 52).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 200, 205, 265, 275, 702 and 8587.1, Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections 200, 205, 265 and 1802, Fish and Game Code; 50 CFR Part 660 , Subpart G; and 14 CCR 27.20.