California Fish and Game Code

§ 8586

FGC § 8586 Effective Jan 1, 2000Div. 6 · Part 3 · Ch. 2 · Art. 17

Statute text

The following definitions govern the construction of this article:

(a)“Nearshore fish stocks” means any of the following: rockfish (genus Sebastes) for which size limits are established under this article, California sheephead (Semicossyphus pulcher), greenlings of the genus Hexagrammos, cabezon (Scorpaenichthys marmoratus), scorpionfish (Scorpaena guttata), and may include other species of finfish found primarily in rocky reef or kelp habitat in nearshore waters.

(b)“Nearshore fisheries” means the commercial or recreational take or landing of any species of nearshore finfish stocks.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 483, Sec. 22.3. Effective January 1, 2000.