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
Section 27.00 - Definition
The Ocean and San Francisco Bay District consists of the Ocean and San Francisco Bay, as described herein. The Ocean is the open seas adjacent to the coast and islands and the waters of open or enclosed bays contiguous to the ocean, including the waters of Elkhorn Slough, west of Elkhorn Road between Castroville and Watsonville. San Francisco Bay is the waters of San Francisco and San Pablo bays plus all their tidal bays, sloughs, estuaries, and tidal portions of their rivers and streams between the Golden Gate Bridge and the west Carquinez Bridge. For purposes of this section, waters downstream of the Trancas Bridge on the Napa River, downstream of the Highway 121 Bridge on Sonoma Creek, and downstream of the Payran Street Bridge on the Petaluma River are tidal portions of the Napa River, Sonoma Creek, and Petaluma River, respectively. Also see Section 1.53.
1.
Renumbering of Chapter 4 to Chapter 6 and new Chapter 4 (§§
27.00 through
31.35, not consecutive) filed
1-16-74; designated effective 3-1-74 (Register 74, No. 3).
2.
Repealer of Chapter 4 (§§
27.00-31.35, not consecutive) and
new Chapter 4 (§§
27.00-29.90, not consecutive)
filed 12-20-74; designated effective 3-1-75 (Register 74, No.
51).
3. Amendment filed 12-31-80; effective thirtieth day thereafter
(Register 81, No. 1).
4. Repealer of Chapter 4 (Article 1, Sections
27.00-29.90, not consecutive) and
new Chapter 4 (Article 1, Sections
27.00-29.90, not consecutive)
filed 2-17-82; designated effective 3-1-82 (Register 82, No. 8). For prior
history, see Registers 80, No. 2; 79, No. 1; 78, No. 4; 78, No. 2; 77, No. 51;
76, No. 52; 75, No. 52; and 75, No. 8.
5. 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).
6. Amendment filed 2-29-2016; operative
3-2-2016 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4(b)(4)(A)
(Register 2016, No. 10).
7. Amendment filed 11-2-2016; operative
1-1-2017 (Register 2016, No. 45).
8. 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, 265, 270 and 275, Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections 110, 200, 205, 265, 270 and 275, Fish and Game Code.
