Article 6 - Steelhead Trout - California Fish and Game Code

Sections (3)

Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 297, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2007. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 7382.

(a)In addition to a valid California sport fishing license and any applicable sport license stamp issued pursuant to this code, after January 1, 1993, a person taking steelhead trout in inland waters shall have in his or her possession a valid nontransferable steelhead trout fishing report-restoration card issued by the department. The cardholder shall record certain fishing information on the card as designated by the department. The month, day, and location fished shall be recorded before the cardholder begins fishing for the day and when the cardholder moves to another location listed on the back of the report-restoration card. The cardholder shall immediately record catch information upon keeping a steelhead trout and immediately record catch information regarding released steelhead trout whenever the cardholder finishes fishing for the day, or moves to another location listed on the back of the report-restoration card. The cardholder shall return the card to the department on a schedule or date established by the department.

(b)The base fee for the card shall be five dollars ($5) for the 2004 license year, which may be adjusted annually thereafter pursuant to Section 713. The funds received by the department from the sale of the card shall be deposited in the Fish and Game Preservation Fund and shall be available for expenditure upon appropriation by the Legislature. The department shall maintain the internal accountability necessary to ensure that all restrictions and requirements pertaining to the expenditure of these funds are met.

(c)The commission shall adopt regulations necessary to implement this section. These regulations shall include, but not be limited to, procedures necessary to obtain appropriate steelhead trout resources management information, a requirement that the card contain a statement explaining potential uses of the funds received as authorized by Section 7381, and a requirement that the cards be returned to the department.

§ 7381

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 72, Sec. 4. (SB 156) Effective July 2, 2024. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 7382.

(a)Revenue received pursuant to Section 7380 may be expended, upon appropriation by the Legislature, only to monitor, restore, or enhance steelhead trout resources consistent with Sections 6901 and 6902, and to administer the fishing report-restoration card program. The department shall submit all proposed expenditures, including proposed expenditures for administrative purposes, to the Advisory Committee on Salmon and Steelhead Trout for review and comment before submitting a request for inclusion of the appropriation in the annual Budget Act. The committee may recommend revisions in any proposed expenditure to the Legislature and the commission.

(b)The department shall report to the Legislature on or before July 1,

2025, regarding the steelhead trout fishing report-restoration card program’s projects undertaken using revenues derived pursuant to that program, the benefits derived, and its recommendations for revising the fishing report-restoration card requirement, if any. The report submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.

§ 7382

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 72, Sec. 5. (SB 156) Effective July 2, 2024. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions. Note: Repeal affects Article 6, commencing with Section 7380.

This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.