Cal. Code Regs. tit. 14 § 4.20

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 44, November 1, 2024

Section 4.20 - Bait Fish Use in the Valley and South Central Districts

Except as provided below, live or dead fin fish shall not be used or possessed for use as bait in the Valley or South Central District:

(a) Live or dead golden shiner, fathead minnow, mosquitofish, longjaw mudsucker, and Pacific staghorn sculpin, and dead threadfin shad, Mississippi silverside and lamprey may be used in all Valley and South Central District waters except those listed in subsection (f) below.

(b) Red shiner may be used only in the Valley District north of Interstate 580 and Highway 132.

(c) Yellowfin gobies may be used in the Valley District only in those areas described in subsections (d)(1)-(3) below.

(d) In addition, except for trout and salmon, fin fish lawfully taken in the following waters by angling or with bait fish methods approved in Section 4.05 may be used only in the waters where taken:

(1) Carquinez Strait and Suisun Bay and their tributaries and saltwater tributaries.

(2) Sacramento River and tidewater of tributaries downstream from the Highway 32 bridge near Hamilton City, Feather River downstream from the Oroville Hatchery Fish Barrier Dam, and American River downstream from Nimbus Dam.

(3) San Joaquin River and tidewater of tributaries downstream from Interstate 5 bridge.

(e) Live threadfin shad, Mississippi silverside and lamprey may be used only at the location where taken.

(f) Fin fish may not be used in Keller Lake (Glenn Co.), Letts Lake (Colusa Co.), Merced Lake (San Francisco Co.), Upper and Lower Plaskett Meadow Ponds (Glenn Co.), Whale Rock Reservoir (San Luis Obispo Co.).

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 14, § 4.20

Note: Authority cited: Sections 200, 205, 265 and 270, Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections 200 and 205, Fish and Game Code.

1. Amendment of subsection (a) filed 11-1-82 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 82, No. 45). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL within 120 days or emergency language will be repealed on 3-1-83.
2. Certificate of Compliance including editorial correction of NOTE filed 2-14-83 (Register 83, No. 7).
3. Amendment of subsection (a) filed 1-22-86; designated effective 3-1-86 (Register 86, No. 6).
4. Amendment filed 2-11-87; designated effective 3-1-87 (Register 87, No. 9).
5. Amendment of subsection (a)(4) filed 1-26-88; operative 3-1-88 (Register 88, No. 6).
6. Amendment of subsections (a), (a)(1) and (a)(2)(B) filed 2-9-96; operative 2-9-96 pursuant to Fish and Game Code sections 202 and 205 (Register 96, No. 6).
7. Amendment of subsection (a) and Note filed 2-5-98; operative 3-1-98 pursuant to Fish and Game Code sections 202 and 215(Register 98, No. 6).
8. Amendment filed 12-22-98; operative 12-22-98 pursuant to Fish and Game Code sections 202 and 215 (Register 98, No. 52).
9. Amendment filed 2-27-2001; operative 2-27-2001 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2001, No. 9).
10. Amendment of subsection (d)(2) filed 12-27-2012; operative 1-1-2013 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(Register 2012, No. 52).
11. Change without regulatory effect amending Note filed 8-8-2019 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2019, No. 32).
12. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (a) filed 10-19-2023 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2023, No. 42).