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Fish and Game Code - Chapter 1 of Division 3; Taking and Possessing in General (secs. 2000 - 2022).

Country/Territory
United States of America
Territorial subdivision
California
Document type
Legislation
Date
1957 (2015)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Fishery management and conservation Stock enhancement/repopulation Marine fisheries Policy/planning Cartilaginous fishes Offences/penalties Hunting/capture Wildlife products
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This Chapter of Division 3 of the Fish and Game Code of California declares that it shall be unlawful to take a bird, mammal, fish, reptile, or amphibian except as provided in the Code or in a regulation adopted pursuant to the Code. It declares an inland fisheries policy, defines offences, provides general rules for the taking of wild animals or fish and provides rules for inland fishing, the possession of ivory or rhinoceros horn and the taking of sharks. In general it shall be unlawful for any person to possess, sell, offer for sale, trade, or distribute a shark fin.

Full text
English
Website
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov