New and Proposed Regulations - 2018

Purple Sea Urchin

Office of Administrative Law's Notice ID #2018-1113-10 and Z2018-1218-02
Office of Administrative Law's File ID #2019-0222-01s
Add Section 29.06, Title 14, CCR, Purple Sea Urchin

• Notice of Proposed Changes in Regulations (PDF) - November 13, 2018
• Notice of Date Change and Announcement of Location of Adoption Hearing (PDF) - December 18, 2018
• Initial Statement of Reasons (PDF) - November 5, 2018
• Proposed Regulatory Language (PDF) - November 5, 2018
• Economic and Fiscal Impact Statement (PDF) - November 6, 2018
• Documents Supporting Regulatory Change
  • Initial Statement of Reasons for Regulatory Action to Amend Section 29.15, Title 14, California Code of Regulations, Re: Abalone Regulations, September 12, 2017 (PDF)
  • Initial Statement of Reasons for Regulatory Action to Amend Section 29.15, Title 14, California Code of Regulations, Re: Abalone Regulations, June 27, 2018 (PDF).
• Adoption Date: February 6, 2019
• Date Filed with the Office of Administrative Law: February 22, 2019
• Final Statement of Reasons (PDF) - February 11, 2019
• Summary and Response to Public Comments (PDF) - February 11, 2019
• Approved Regulatory Language (PDF) - effective March 7, 2019
• Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved (PDF)
• Date filed with the Secretary of State: March 7, 2019
• Effective Date of Regulation: March 7, 2019

Commercial Dive Fishing Log

Office of Administrative Law's Notice ID # n/a
Office of Administrative Law's File ID #2018-1010-02n
Amend Section 120.7 and Form DFW 120.7, Title 14, CCR, Commercial Dive Fishing Log

• Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved (PDF)
• Date filed with the Secretary of State: November 15, 2018
• Effective Date of Regulation: November 15, 2018

California Sheephead Fillet

Office of Administrative Law's Notice ID #2018-1106-09 and Z2018-1218-02
Office of Administrative Law's File ID #2019-0305-02s
Amend Subsection 27.65(b), Title 14, CCR, Filleting of Fish on Vessels; California Sheephead

• Notice of Proposed Changes in Regulations (PDF) - November 6, 2018
• Notice of Date Change and Announcement of Location of Adoption Hearing (PDF) - December 18, 2018
• Notice of Documents Added to Rulemaking File (PDF) - January 24, 2019
• Initial Statement of Reasons (PDF) - October 8, 2018
• Proposed Regulatory Language (PDF) - October 8, 2018
• Economic and Fiscal Impact Statement (PDF) - November 6, 2018
• Adoption Date: February 6, 2019
• Date Filed with the Office of Administrative Law: March 5, 2019
• Final Statement of Reasons (PDF)
• Approved Regulatory Language (PDF)
• Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved (PDF)
• Date filed with the Secretary of State: March 28, 2019
• Effective Date of Regulation: April 1, 2019

Re-adoption of Emergency Purple Sea Urchin Regulations

Office of Administrative Law's Notice ID #- N/A
Office of Administrative Law's File ID #2018-1026-01EE
Add Section 29.11, Title 14, CCR, Recreational Take of Purple Sea Urchin

• Notice of Proposed Adoption of Emergency Regulations (PDF) - October 18, 2018
• Statement of Proposed Emergency Regulatory Action for Re-adoption of Emergency Regulations (PDF)
• Emergency Regulatory Language (PDF)
• Adoption Date: October 17, 2018
• Date Filed with the Office of Administrative Law: October 26, 2018
• Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved (PDF)
• Date filed with the Secretary of State: November 5, 2018
• Effective Date of Regulation: November 5, 2018 - February 5, 2019

Commercial Logbooks

Office of Administrative Law's Notice ID #2018-0911-03
Office of Administrative Law's File ID #2019-0111-04s
Amend Sections 107, 174 and 176, Title 14, CCR, Commercial Logbooks for Broadbill Swordfish Harpoon; Gill and Trammel Net Fisheries; and Trawl Fisheries; Repeal Form DFG 107

• Notice of Proposed Changes in Regulations (PDF) - September 21, 2018
• Initial Statement of Reasons (PDF) - June 28, 2018
• Proposed Regulatory Language (PDF) - June 28, 2018
• Economic and Fiscal Impact Statement (PDF) - September 6, 2018
• Adoption Date: December 12, 2018
• Date Filed with the Office of Administrative Law: January 11, 2019
• Final Statement of Reasons (PDF) - January 2, 2019
• Approved Regulatory Language
  • Section 107 (PDF) - effective April 1, 2019
  • Section 174 (PDF) - effective April 1, 2019
  • Section 176 (PDF) - effective July 1, 2019
• Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved (PDF)
• Date filed with the Secretary of State: February 26, 2019
• Effective Date of Regulation
  • Sections 107 and 174 effective April 1, 2019
  • Section 176 effective July 1, 2019

Groundfish

Office of Administrative Law's Notice ID #2018-0911-02
Office of Administrative Law's File ID #2018-1224-01
Amend Sections 27.30, 27.35, 27.40, 27.45, 27.50, 28.27, 28.55, 52.10 and 150.16 , Title 14, CCR, Recreational and Commercial Fishing Regulations for Federal Groundfish and Associated Species for Consistency with Federal Rules for 2019 and 2020

• Notice of Proposed Changes in Regulations (PDF) - September 21, 2018
• Initial Statement of Reasons (PDF) - June 18, 2018
• Documents Supporting Regulatory Change:
  • Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery 2019-2020 Harvest Specifications and Management Measures (PDF)
  • Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan for the California, Oregon, and Washington Groundfish Fishery (PDF) - August 2016
  • Nearshore Fishery Management Plan - October 2002
• Proposed Regulatory Language (PDF) - June 18, 2018
• Economic and Fiscal Impact Statement (PDF) - August 27, 2018
• Adoption Date: December 12, 2018
• Date Filed with the Office of Administrative Law: December 24, 2018
• Final Statement of Reasons (PDF)
• Summary and Response to Comments (PDF)
• Approved Regulatory Language (PDF)
• Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved (PDF)
• Date filed with the Secretary of State: January 2, 2019
• Effective Date of Regulation: January 2, 2019

Red Abalone

Office of Administrative Law's Notice ID #2018-0911-01
Office of Administrative Law's File ID #2019-0111-03s
Amend Section 29.15, Title 14, CCR, Recreational Take of Red Abalone

• Notice of Proposed Changes in Regulations (PDF) - September 21, 2018
• Initial Statement of Reasons (PDF) - June 27, 2018
• Documents Supporting Regulatory Change:
  • Abalone Recovery and Management Plan (PDF)
  • Initial Statement of Reasons (PDF) - September 12, 2017
• Proposed Regulatory Language (PDF) - June 27, 2018
• Economic and Fiscal Impact Statement (PDF) - September 6, 2018
• Adoption Date: December 12, 2018
• Date Filed with the Office of Administrative Law: January 11, 2019
• Final Statement of Reasons (PDF) - January 2, 2019
• Summary and Response to Comments (PDF) - January 2, 2019
• Approved Regulatory Language (PDF) - effective February 26, 2019
• Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved (PDF)
• Date filed with the Secretary of State: February 26, 2019
• Effective Date of Regulation: February 26, 2019

Sport Fishing Annual (2019 Season)

Office of Administrative Law's Notice ID #2018-0904-01
Office of Administrative Law's File ID #2019-0111-01s
Amend Sections 1.53, 1.74 and 5.00, Title 14, CCR, Definition of Inland Waters; Sport Fishing Report Card Requirements; and Black Bass

• Notice of Proposed Changes in Regulations (PDF) - September 4, 2018
• Initial Statement of Reasons - Sections 1.53 and 5.00 (PDF) - March 16, 2018
• Proposed Regulatory Language - Sections 1.53 and 5.00 (PDF) - March 16, 2018
• Initial Statement of Reasons - Section 1.74 (PDF) - March 16, 2018
• Proposed Regulatory Language - Section 1.74 (PDF) - March 16, 2018
• Economic and Fiscal Impact Statement (PDF) - July 18, 2018
• Discussion hearing rescheduled to October 17, 2018 (PDF)
• Freshwater Sport Fishing Regulations Negative Declaration for the 2019-2020 Season, CEQA (PDF)
• Adoption Date: December 13, 2018
• Date Filed with the Office of Administrative Law: January 11, 2019
• Final Statement of Reasons - Sections 1.53 and 5.00 (PDF) - January 9, 2019
• Approved  Regulatory Language - Sections 1.53 and 5.00 (PDF) - effective March 1, 2019
• Final Statement of Reasons - Section 1.74 (PDF) - January 9, 2019
• Approved  Regulatory Language - Section 1.74 (PDF) - effective March 1, 2019
• Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved (PDF)
• Date filed with the Secretary of State: February 25, 2019
• Effective Date of Regulation: March 1, 2019

Endangered Plants

Office of Administrative Law's Notice ID #2018-0821-04
Office of Administrative Law's File ID #2019-0212-02S
Amend Section 670.2, Title 14, CCR, Add Coast Yellow Leptosiphon and Lassics Lupine to the List of Plants of California Declared to be Endangered, Threatened, or Rare

• Notice of Proposed Changes in Regulations (PDF) - August 21, 2018
• Initial Statement of Reasons (PDF) - August 15, 2018
• Proposed Regulatory Language (PDF) - August 15, 2018
• Economic and Fiscal Impact Statement (PDF) - April 26, 2018
• Documents Supporting Regulation Change
  • Petition to List the Lassics Lupine (Lupinus constancei) as Endangered under the California Endangered Species Act (2016) (PDF)
  • Report to the Commission, “Evaluation of the Petition from Mr. David Imper and Ms. Cynthia Elkins to List Lassics Lupine
    (Lupinus constancei) as an Endangered Species under the California Endangered Species Act” (2016) (PDF)
  • Report to the Commission, “Status Review of Lassics Lupine (Lupinus constancei)” (2018) (PDF)
  • Petition to list Coast Yellow Leptosiphon (Leptosiphon croceus) as Endangered under the California Endangered Species Act (2016) (PDF)
  • Report to the Commission, “Evaluation of the Petition from Ms. Toni Corelli and the California Native Plant Society to list Coast Yellow Leptosiphon (Leptosiphon croceus) as an Endangered Species under the California Endangered Species Act” (2016) (PDF)
  • Report to the Commission, “Status Review of Coast Yellow Leptosiphon (Leptosiphon croceus)” (2017) (PDF)
• Adoption hearing rescheduled to October 17, 2018
• Adoption Date: October 17, 2018
• Date Filed with the Office of Administrative Law: February 12, 2019
• Final Statement of Reasons (PDF) - January 16, 2019
• Approved Regulatory Language (PDF) - effective April 1, 2019
• Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved (PDF)
• Date filed with the Secretary of State: February 26, 2019
• Effective Date of Regulation: April 1, 2019

Non-Cancer Crabs

Office of Administrative Law's Notice ID #2018-0626-13
Office of Administrative Law's File ID #2018-1026-02S
Add Section 126.1 and Amend subsection 125.1(c)(3) and Section 126., Title 14, CCR,to Incidental Take Allowances for Crabs, other than the Genus Cancer, in Commercial Trap Fisheries

• Notice of Proposed Changes in Regulations (PDF) - June 26, 2018
• Initial Statement of Reasons (PDF) - May 2, 2018
• Attachment 1 - Duguid, W. D., & Page, L. R. (2011). Biennial reproduction with embryonic diapause in Lopholithodes foraminatus (Anomura: Lithodidae) from British Columbia waters. Invertebrate Biology, 130(1), 68-82 (PDF)
• Attachment 2 - Wicksten, M. K. 1982. Crustaceans from baited traps and gill nets off southern California.  Calif. Fish and Game 68(4): 244-248(PDF)
• Attachment 3 - Zhang, Z. Y., Workman, G. D., & Phillips, A. C. (1999). A review of the biology and fisheries of the box crab (Lopholithodes foraminatus Stimpson) in British Columbia. Fisheries & Oceans Canada, Canadian Stock Assessment Secretariat (PDF)
• Attachment 4 - Memorandum, April 4, 2018, To: Valerie Termini, Executive Director of the Fish and Game Commission, From:  Charlton H. Bonham, Director of the Department of Fish and Wildlife, Subject: Agenda Item for the June 20-21, 2018 Fish and Game Commission Meeting Re: Designation of the Harvest of Non-Cancer Crabs as an Emerging Fishery (PDF)
• Proposed Regulatory Language (PDF) - May 2, 2018
• Economic and Fiscal Impact Statement (PDF)
• Adoption Date: October 17, 2018
• Date Filed with the Office of Administrative Law: October 26, 2018
• Final Statement of Reasons (PDF)
• Approved Regulatory Language (PDF)
• Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved (PDF)
• Date filed with the Secretary of State: December 10, 2018
• Effective Date of Regulation: January 1, 2019

Sage Grouse Preference Points and Draw

Office of Administrative Law's Notice ID #2018-0501-01
Office of Administrative Law's File ID #2018-1012-04S
Amend Subsections 300(a)(1)(D)5. and 6.; 300(a)(2)(D)3.; and 300(a)(3)(F)3.; and add Section 716, Title 14, CCR, Sage Grouse Preference Points and Draw

• Notice of Proposed Changes in Regulations (PDF) - May 11, 2018
• Initial Statement of Reasons (PDF) - March 26, 2018
• Proposed Regulatory Language (PDF) - March 26, 2018
• Economic and Fiscal Impact Statement (PDF) - April 26, 2018
• Adoption Date: August 23, 2018
• Date Filed with the Office of Administrative Law: October 12, 2018
• Final Statement of Reasons (PDF)
• Approved Regulatory Language (PDF)
• Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved (PDF)
• Date filed with the Secretary of State: November 28, 2018
• Effective Date of Regulation: January 1, 2019

Recreational Ocean Salmon - April 2019 Season

Office of Administrative Law's Notice ID #n/a
Office of Administrative Law's File ID #2018-0509-02P
Amend Subsection 27.80(c), Title 14, CCR, Automatic Conformance to Federal Regulations for Recreational Ocean Salmon Fishing - April 2019 season

• Regulatory Language (PDF) - May 9, 2018
• Date Filed with the Office of Administrative Law: May 9,, 2018
• Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved (PDF)
• Date filed with the Secretary of State: May 9, 2018
• Effective Date of Regulation: May 1, 2018

Marine Protected Areas (Tribal Take)

Office of Administrative Law's Notice ID #2018-0424-11
Office of Administrative Law's File ID #2018-1004-01S
Amend subsections 632(b)(33), (34), (97), (98), (112) and (117)., Title 14, CCR, Marine Protected Areas (Tribal Take)

• Notice of Proposed Changes in Regulations (PDF) - April 24, 2018
• Initial Statement of Reasons (PDF) - March 7, 2018
• Attachment 1 - Petition #2017-017 (PDF)
• Attachment 2 - Habitat calculations for Stewarts Point SMCA and Stewarts Point SMR (PDF)
• Attachment 3 - November 1, 2011, letter from Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians (PDF)
• Attachment 4 - February 14, 2017, email from Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians (PDF)
• Attachment 5 - April 1, 2017, email from Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians (PDF)
• Proposed Regulatory Language (PDF) - March 7, 2018
• Economic and Fiscal Impact Statement (PDF)
• Initial Study/Negative Declaration (PDF) - May 21, 2018
• Adoption Date: August 22, 2018
• Date Filed with the Office of Administrative Law: October 4, 2018
• Final Statement of Reasons (PDF)
• Approved Regulatory Language (PDF)
• Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved (PDF)
• Date filed with the Secretary of State: November 15, 2018
• Effective Date of Regulation: January 1, 2019

Marine Protected Areas (Rockport Rocks Special Closure)

Office of Administrative Law's Notice ID #2018-0423-02
Office of Administrative Law's File ID #2018--1008-01S
Amend Subsection 632(b)(17), Title 14, CCR, Marine Protected Areas (Rockport Rocks Special Closure)

• Notice of Proposed Changes in Regulations (PDF) - April 23, 2018
• Initial Statement of Reasons (PDF) - February 2, 2018
• Attachment 1 - Department Memorandum, dated November 1, 2007 (PDF)
• Attachment 2 - Petition No. 2015-006 (PDF)
• Attachment 3 - Department Memorandum, dated January 31, 2008 (PDF)
• Attachment 4 - Mendocino Redwood Company Land Ownership History (PDF)
• Attachment 5 - Commission letter, dated July 31, 2017 (PDF)
• Attachment 6 - North Coast Special Closure Recommendations (PDF)
• Proposed Regulatory Language (PDF) - February 2, 2018
• Economic and Fiscal Impact Statement (PDF)
• Adoption Date: August 22, 2018
• Date Filed with the Office of Administrative Law: October 8, 2018
• Final Statement of Reasons (PDF)
• Approved Regulatory Language (PDF)
• Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved (PDF)
• Date filed with the Secretary of State: November 15, 2018
• Effective Date of Regulation: January 1, 2019

Recreational Ocean Salmon - May-October Season

Office of Administrative Law's Notice ID #n/a
Office of Administrative Law's File ID #2018-0424-05P
Amend Subsection 27.80(d), Title 14, CCR, Automatic Conformance to Federal Regulations for Recreational Ocean Salmon Fishing May-October 2018 season

• Regulatory Language (PDF) - April 24, 2018
• Date Filed with the Office of Administrative Law: April 24, 2018
• Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved
• Date filed with the Secretary of State: April 24, 2018
• Effective Date of Regulation: May 1, 2018

Adoption of Emergency Sea Urchin Regulations

Office of Administrative Law's Notice ID #- N/A
Office of Administrative Law's File ID #2018-0501-07E
Add Section 29.11, Title 14, CCR, Recreational Take of Purple Sea Urchin

• Notice of Proposed Adoption of Emergency Regulations (PDF) - April 23, 2018
• Statement of Proposed Emergency Regulatory Action (PDF)
• Economic and Fiscal Impact Statement (PDF)
• Emergency Regulatory Language (PDF)
• Adoption Date: April 19, 2018
• Date Filed with the Office of Administrative Law: May 1, 2018
• Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved (PDF)
• Date filed with the Secretary of State: May 10, 2018
• Effective Date of Regulation: May 10, 2018 - November 6, 2018

Recreational Pacific Halibut

Office of Administrative Law's Notice ID #n/a
Office of Administrative Law's File ID #2018-0405-04P
Amend Section 28.20, Title 14, CCR, Automatic Conformance to Federal Regulations for Recreational Fishing for Pacific halibut - 2018 season

• Regulatory Language (PDF) - April 5, 2018
• Date Filed with the Office of Administrative Law: April 5, 2018
• Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved
• Date filed with the Secretary of State: April 5, 2018
• Effective Date of Regulation: March 24, 2018

Recreational Ocean Salmon - April 2018 Season

Office of Administrative Law's Notice ID #n/a
Office of Administrative Law's File ID #2018-0322-01P
Amend Subsection 27.80(c), Title 14, CCR, Automatic Conformance to Federal Regulations for Recreational Ocean Salmon Fishing - April 2018 season

• Regulatory Language (PDF) - March 22, 2018
• Date Filed with the Office of Administrative Law: March 22, 2018
• Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved March 27, 2018
• Date filed with the Secretary of State: March 22, 2018
• Effective Date of Regulation: April 6, 2018

Resident Upland Game Bird Hunting

Office of Administrative Law's Notice ID #2018-0220-03 and 2018-0626-12
Office of Administrative Law's File ID #n/a
Amend Subsection 300(a)(1)(D)4., Title 14, CCR, Resident Upland Game Bird Hunting: Sage Grouse Permits for 2018

• Notice of Proposed Changes in Regulations (PDF) - February 20, 2018
• Initial Statement of Reasons (PDF) - February 22, 2018
• Proposed Regulatory Language (PDF) - February 22, 2018
• Economic and Fiscal Impact Statement (PDF) - January 23, 2018
• Notice of Decision Not to Proceed (PDF) - June 21, 2018

Central Valley Sport Fishing

Office of Administrative Law's Notice ID #2018-0102-02
Office of Administrative Law's File ID #2018-0516-01S
Amend Subsections 7.50(b)(5), (b)(68) and (b)(156.5), Title 14, CCR, Central Valley Chinook Salmon Sport Fishing

• Notice of Proposed Changes in Regulations (PDF) - January 2, 2018
• Initial Statement of Reasons (PDF) - September 15, 2017
• Proposed Regulatory Language (PDF) - September 15, 2017
• Economic and Fiscal Impact Statement (PDF) - December 20, 2017
• Adoption Date: April 12, 2018
• Date Filed with the Office of Administrative Law: May 16, 2018
• Final Statement of Reasons (PDF)
• Approved Regulatory Language (PDF)
• Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved (PDF)
• Date filed with the Secretary of State: June 25, 2018
• Effective Date of Regulation: June 25, 2018

Klamath River Basin Sport Fishing

Office of Administrative Law's Notice ID #2018-0102-01
Office of Administrative Law's File ID #2018-0629-02s
Amend Subsection 7.50(b)(91.1), Title 14, CCR, Klamath River Basin Sport Fishing

• Notice of Proposed Changes in Regulations (PDF) - January 2, 2018
• Initial Statement of Reasons (PDF) - October 23, 2017
• Proposed Regulatory Language (PDF) - October 23, 2017
• In-River Sport Fishing Economics Technical Report, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service (PDF) - September 2011
• Economic and Fiscal Impact Statement (PDF) - December 28, 2017
• Adoption Date: April 12, 2018
• Date Filed with the Office of Administrative Law: June 29, 2018
• Final Statement of Reasons (PDF)
• Approved Regulatory Language (PDF)
• Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved (PDF)
• Date filed with the Secretary of State: August 13, 2018
• Effective Date of Regulation: August 13, 2018

Waterfowl

Office of Administrative Law's Notice ID #2017-1226-02
Office of Administrative Law's File ID #2018-0523-02S
Amend Section 502, Title 14, CCR, Waterfowl Hunting

• Notice of Proposed Changes in Regulations (PDF) - December 26, 2017
• Initial Statement of Reasons (PDF) - October 4, 2017
• Proposed Regulatory Language (PDF) - October 4, 2017
• Economic and Fiscal Impact Statement (PDF) - November 7, 2017
• Draft Environmental Document (PDF) - December 4, 2017
• Adoption Date: April 19, 2018
• Date Filed with the Office of Administrative Law: May 23, 2018
• Final Statement of Reasons (PDF)
• Approved Regulatory Language (PDF)
• Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved (PDF)
• Date filed with the Secretary of State: June 28, 2018
• Effective Date of Regulation: June 28, 2018