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 28.56 - Leopard Shark
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024
(a) Open year-round in all depths, except in the Cowcod Conservation Areas where leopard shark may not be taken or possessed at any time or depth except for transit as provided in subsection 27.20(b)(1)(A). See Section 27.50.
(b) Limit: Three.
(c) Minimum size: 36 inches total length. See subsection 27.65(b) for fillet regulations.
(d) Fishing rules for leopard shark 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 3-12-92; operative 3-12-92 (Register 92, No. 20).
2.
Amendment filed 12-27-2004; operative 1-1-2005 pursuant to Government Code
section
11343.4
(Register 2004, No. 53).
3. Amendment of subsection (a), new
subsections (a)(1)-(6) and amendment of subsection (d) filed 1-18-2007;
operative 1-18-2007 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4(c)
(Register 2007, No. 3).
4. 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transmitted to OAL by 11-5-2008 or emergency language will be repealed by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.
5. 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be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
6. Amendment
of subsections (a)(1)-(5) and (a)(7) and amendment of NOTE filed 3-3-2009;
operative 3-3-2009 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4
(Register 2009, No. 10).
7. Amendment of subsections (a)(1)-(4),
repealer of subsection (a)(5), subsection renumbering and amendment of NOTE
filed 6-9-2011; operative 6-9-2011 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4
(Register 2011, No. 23).
8. 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).
9. Repealer and new subsections (a)(1)-(5),
amendment of subsections (b) and (d) 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).
10. Change without regulatory effect
amending NOTE filed 8-8-2019 pursuant to section
100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations (Register 2019, No. 32).
11. 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 and 702, 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.
