Policies

The policies adopted by the Commission are pursuant to Section 703 of the California Fish and Game Code.

These policies are not statutes.

Commission

• Code of Conduct
• Commission Agenda
• Commission Office Staffing Needs
• Criteria for Considering Appeals of Permanent Revocations of a Sport or Commercial License or Permit
• Election of Officers
• Implementation and Review of Policies
• Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
• Legislation
• Retention of Commission Records
• Wildlife Prosecutor of the Year

Fisheries

• Anadromous Rainbow Trout
• Commercial Fishing and Packing Industries
• Commercial Use of Native Reptiles
• Commission Designated Wild Trout Waters
• Cooperatively Operated Rearing Programs for Salmon and Steelhead
• Delta Fisheries Management Policy
• Emerging Fisheries
• Forage Species
• Golden Trout
• Planting Fish in Youth Camps
• Salmon
• Stocking Fish in Waters Where Anglers Pay Access Fees
• Striped Bass
• Trophy Black Bass Program
• Trout
• Warmwater Game Fish Stocking
• Youth Fishing Programs

Wildlife

• Deer Management
• Depredation Control
• Elk
• Raptors
• Terrestrial Predator Policy
• Upland Game
• Wild Pigs

Miscellaneous

• Al Taucher's Preserving Hunting and Sport Fishing Opportunities Policy
• California Policy for Native Plants
• Cooperation
• Endangered and Threatened Species
• Introduction of Non-native Species
• Kelp
• Land Use Planning
• Designation of Department Controlled Lands as State Wildlife Areas
• Management and Utilization of Fish and Wildlife on Federal Lands
• Management and Utilization of Fish and Wildlife on Private Lands
• Marine Protected Areas
• Multiple use of Lands Administered by the Department of Fish and Game
• Naming Installations
• National Forests
• Non-native Turtles and Frogs
• Planning
• Prospecting on Fish and Game Lands
• Public Information and Education
• Research
• Restricted Access Commercial Fisheries
• Salton Sea
• Season Opening Dates
• Shellfish and Sea Otter Conflicts
• Training, Testing and Trialing of Hunting Dogs
• Tribal Consultation Policy
• Use of Designated Department Lands for Privately Managed Public Hunting Areas
• Water
• Wetlands Resources
• Department of Fish and Game Recommended Wetland Definition, Mitigation Strategies, and Habitat Value Assessment Methodology
• Fish and Game Commission Comment to the Department of Fish and Game on the Wetland Policy Implementation Proposal
• Wilderness Areas

Joint Policies - California State Board of Forestry and the California Fish and Game Commission Joint Policy

• Joint Policy Statement on Pacific Salmon and Anadromous Trout
• Interim Joint Policy on Pre, During, and Post Fire Activities and Wildlife Habitat
• Policy on Hardwoods