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 6 - Fish, Commercial
Section 120 - Prawn or Shrimp Trawling-General Provisions
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
Prawns and shrimp may only be taken by trawl nets for commercial purposes in ocean waters pursuant to Fish and Game Code statutes and under authority of fishery permits established in sections 120 through 120.3. Spot prawns may not be taken or possessed using trawl nets except as incidental to other trawl fishing activity as specified in subsection (e) below.
(a) Permits and Conditions.
Regulations of this Section define the conditions under which permits to use or possess trawls for the taking of shrimp or prawns in ocean waters pursuant to Section 8842 are to be granted. "Permits" as used in this Section refer only to Northern Pink Shrimp Trawl Permits defined in Section 120.2, Southern Pink Shrimp Trawl Permits defined in Section 120.2, and Golden and Ridgeback Prawn Trawl Permits defined in Section 120.3.
(b) Fishing Areas.
(c) Net Specifications.
(d) Observers and Inspections.
(e) Incidental Catch Provisions.
(f) Records.
Pursuant to Section 190 of these regulations, each prawn or shrimp trawl permittee or operator of a permitted vessel shall complete and submit an accurate record of his fishing activities on a form (Shrimp/Prawn Trawl Log, DFG 120 (10/89), see Appendix A) provided by the department.
(g) Permit Revocation and Violations.
1. Amendment
of subsection (e) filed 4-7-76; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register
76, No. 3.)
2. Amendment of subsection (i) filed 6-4-76; effective
thirtieth day thereafter (Register 76, No. 23).
3. Amendment of
subsection (e) filed 11-5-79 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register
79, No. 45). A Certificate of Compliance must be filed within 120 days or
emergency language will be repealed on 3-5-80.
4. Certificate of
Non-Compliance filed 1-25-80 (Register 80, No. 4).
5. Editorial
correction of subsection (e) (Register 80, No. 47).
6. Amendment of
subsection (e) filed 2-19-81 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register
81, No. 8). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL within 120
days or emergency language will be repealed on 6-18-81.
7.
Reinstatement of subsection (e) as it existed prior to emergency amendment
filed 2-19-81 by operation of section 11346.1(b). Government Code (Register 81,
No. 43).
8. Amendment filed 10-19-81; effective thirtieth day
thereafter (Register 81, No. 43).
9. Editorial correction of History
Notes No. 7 and No. 8 (Register 81, No. 47).
10. Amendment of
subsection (b), new subsection (d), repealer of subsection (h) and relettering
of former subsections (d)-(h) filed 3-18-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter
(Register 83, No. 12).
11. Editorial correction of subsection (h)(1)
filed 4-12-84; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 84, No.
15).
12. Amendment of subsections (c), (f) and (k)(2) filed 9-23-86;
operative 10-23-86 (Register 86, No. 40).
13. Amendment of
subsection (k) filed 12-8-89; operative 1-1-90 (Register 89, No.
50).
14. Amendment of subsection (d) filed 4-18-91; operative
5-19-91 (Register 91, No. 21)
15. Amendment of subsection (e) filed
3-5-2001; operative 3-5-2001 pursuant to Fish and Game Code sections
202 and
215
(Register 2001, No. 10).
16. Repealer of subsections (b) and (c),
new subsection (b), subsection relettering, and amendment of newly designated
subsections (d), (e), (h) and (i) filed 3-28-2001; operative 3-28-2001 pursuant
to Government Code section
11343.4
(Register 2001, No. 13).
17. New subsections (f)(3)-(f)(5)(C),
amendment of subsection (g)(1), new subsection (g)(7) and amendment of NOTE
filed 12-17-2001; operative 1-16-2002 (Register 2001, No. 51).
18.
Amendment of subsection (h) filed 3-26-2003; operative 3-26-2003 pursuant to
Government Code section
11343.4
(Register 2003, No. 13).
19. Amendment of section heading, repealer
and new section and amendment of NOTE filed 12-10-2008; operative 1-9-2009
(Register 2008, No. 50).
20. Amendment of first paragraph and
subsection (b), new subsections (b)(1)-(2) and amendment of NOTE filed
10-26-2022; operative 11-1-2022 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4(b)(3)
(Register 2022, No. 43).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 7071, 7078, 8591, 8841 and 8842, Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections 1700, 7071, 7078, 8590, 8591, 8593, 8595, 8841 and 8842, Fish and Game Code.