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 28.54 - California Scorpionfish (Sculpin)
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024
(a) Open year-round in all depths.
(b) Limit: Five.
(c) Minimum size: 10 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 California scorpionfish 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. New
section filed 12-30-99; operative 12-30-99 pursuant to Fish and Game Code
sections
202 and
215
(Register 99, No. 53).
2. New subsection (a), subsection relettering
and amendment of NOTE filed 3-5-2001; operative 3-5-2001 pursuant to Fish and
Game Code sections
202 and
215
(Register 2001, No. 10).
3. Amendment of subsection (a) filed
10-17-2001 as an emergency; operative 10-29-2001 pursuant to Fish and Game Code
section
215
(Register 2001, No. 42). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL
by 2-26-2002 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the
following day.
4. Amendment of subsection (a) filed 1-10-2002;
operative 1-1-2002 pursuant to Fish and Game Code sections
202 and
215
(Register 2002, No. 2).
5. Amendment of subsections (a) and (b)
filed 1-3-2003; operative 1-3-2003 pursuant to Fish and Game Code sections
202 and
215
(Register 2003, No. 1).
6. Amendment of subsection (a) filed
1-23-2004; operative 1-23-2004 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4
(Register 2004, No. 4).
7. Amendment of section and NOTE filed
12-27-2004; operative 1-1-2005 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4
(Register 2004, No. 53).
8. Amendment of subsection (a), new
subsections (a)(1)-(6) and amendment of subsection (d) and NOTE filed
1-18-2007; operative 1-18-2007 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4(c)
(Register 2007, No. 3).
9. Amendment of subsections (a)(1), (a)(2)
and (d) 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.
10. Amendment of subsections
(a)-(a)(2), new subsection (a)(3), subsection renumbering and amendment of
newly designated subsections (a)(4)-(7) and NOTE 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.
11. 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).
12. Amendment of subsections (a)(1)-(4),
repealer of subsection (a)(5), subsection renumbering and amendment of newly
designated subsections (a)(5)-(6) and NOTE filed 6-9-2011; operative 6-9-2011
pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4
(Register 2011, No. 23).
13. Amendment of subsections (a)(1)-(3) and
(a)(5) filed 2-14-2013; operative 3-1-2013 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4(b)(4)(A)
(Register 2013, No. 7).
14. Repealer and new subsections (a)(1)-(6)
and amendment of subsection (d) and NOTE filed 3-10-2015; operative 3-10-2015
pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4(b)(3)
(Register 2015, No. 11).
15. Change without regulatory effect
amending NOTE filed 8-8-2019 pursuant to section
100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations (Register 2019, No. 32).
16. New subsection (d) and
subsection relettering filed 12-28-2020; operative 1-1-2021 pursuant to
Government Code section
11343.4(b)(4)(A)-(B)
(Register 2021, No. 1).
17. Amendment 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, 702, 7071 and 8587.1, Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections 200, 205, 265, 275, 1802 and 7071, Fish and Game Code; 50 CFR Part 660 , Subpart G; and 14 CCR 27.20.
