Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 14, § 5.79 - White Sturgeon Report Card and Tagging Requirements for Inland Waters (FG 683, See Section 701)
(a)
Sturgeon Fishing Report Card Required. All anglers must have a valid Sturgeon
Fishing Report Card in their possession while fishing for or taking White
Sturgeon. Cardholders must complete and return the card pursuant to regulations
in this Section and in Section
1.74.
(b) Tagging and Recording Requirements for
Retained Fish. A Sturgeon Fishing Report Card includes a detachable tag that
shall be used to tag any White Sturgeon that is taken and retained in the sport
fishery. Any White Sturgeon possessed by any person shall be tagged.
(1) Upon taking and retaining a White
Sturgeon, the cardholder shall immediately record the following information:
(A) The fishing location, time of catch and
length of the fish shall be recorded legibly and permanently in the appropriate
spaces on the tag. The cardholder shall immediately and completely punch out
the date of catch (month and day) on the sturgeon tag.
(B) The month, day, fishing location and
length of the fish shall be recorded in the appropriate spaces on the Sturgeon
Fishing Report Card.
(2)
Immediately after recording the information above, the cardholder shall remove
and completely detach the tag from the card and affix it to the White Sturgeon.
Cardholders shall not wait until completion of fishing activity to tag any
White Sturgeon in possession.
(3)
The tag shall be securely fastened to the fish. To affix the tag, a "zip tie",
string, line or other suitable material shall be passed through the tag at the
location specified on the sturgeon tag and attached to the fish.
(4) The tag shall not be removed from the
report card until immediately prior to affixing to a White Sturgeon. Any tag
detached from the report card and not affixed to a White Sturgeon shall be
considered used and therefore invalid. No person shall possess any used or
otherwise invalid sturgeon tags.
(5) Records of Prior Activity. The tag must
be accounted for at all times by entry of a record on the Sturgeon Fishing
Report Card. Any tag that was lost or destroyed shall be recorded as such on
the corresponding line on the Sturgeon Fishing Report Card.
(6) If the sturgeon has a department reward
disk attached, write the reward disk number in the space provided on the report
card.
(7) After retaining and
tagging a White Sturgeon, a cardholder shall not continue to fish catch and
release for White Sturgeon on the same day.
(8) Cardholders that have retained and tagged
a White Sturgeon are permitted to catch and release White Sturgeon starting on
the day after the tag was used.
(c) Reporting Requirements for Released Fish.
(1) Whenever the cardholder catches and
releases a sturgeon, the cardholder shall immediately record the month, day,
location code, length, and species of sturgeon.
(2) If all lines in the "sturgeon released"
field of the report card are filled, any additional sturgeon caught and
released may be recorded on the back of the card.
(3) If the sturgeon has a department reward
disk attached, write the reward disk number in the space provided on the report
card.
(d) Sturgeon tags
must be left affixed to the fish in place, including while stored at a
residence or non-transient location, until the fish is processed for immediate
consumption.
(e) The annual fee for
the Sturgeon Fishing Report Card is specified in Section
701(c).
Notes
Note: Authority cited: Sections 200, 205, 265 and 399, Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections 200, 205 and 265, Fish and Game Code.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 200, 205 and 265, Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections 200, 205 and 265, Fish and Game Code.
2. New subsections (b)(6) and (c)(3) filed 2-9-2010; operative 3-1-2010 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2010, No. 7).
3. Amendment of subsections (a), (b)(1)(A) and (b)(5) filed 12-23-2013; operative 1-1-2014 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(4)(A) (Register 2013, No. 52).
4. Change without regulatory effect amending Note filed 8-8-2019 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2019, No. 32).
5. Amendment of subsection (e) filed 12-6-2022; operative
6. Amendment of section and Note filed 11-16-2023 as an emergency; operative
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