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Permit Application for Special Use of Department Lands
Office of Administrative Law's Notice ID #n/a
Office of Administrative Law's File ID #2024-0201-04N
Amend Section 702, Title 14, CCR, Re: Permit Application for Special Use of Department Lands
Federal Groundfish
Office of Administrative Law's Notice ID #Z2024-0130-06
Office of Administrative Law's File ID #2024-0402-01S
Amend Sections 27.20, 27.25, 27.30, 27.35, 27.40, 27.45, 27.50, 28.27, 28.28, 28.29, 28.47, 28.48, 28.49, 28.54, 28.55, and 28.56, Title 14, CCR, Re: Recreational Fishing Regulations for Federal Groundfish for 2024
- Notice of Proposed Changes in Regulations (PDF)(opens in new tab) - January 30, 2024
- Initial Statement of Reasons (PDF) (opens in new tab) - January 29, 2024
- Documents Supporting Regulatory Change
- Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan for the California, Oregon, and Washington Groundfish Fishery. December 2023. Pacific Fishery Management Council (PDF)(opens in new tab)
- Groundfish Management Team Informational Report on Harvest Specifications Technical Corrections and Inseason Adjustments – Final Action. September 2023. Pacific Fishery Management Council (PDF)(opens in new tab)
- Status of quillback rockfish (Sebastes malinger) in U.S. waters off the coast of California in 2021 using catch and length data, December 2021. Langseth, Wetzel, Cope, and Budrick (PDF)(opens in new tab)
- NOAA Fisheries announces overfished determination for quillback rockfish off California, December 14, 2023. NOAA Fisheries(opens in new tab)
- Fisheries Economics of the United States, 2019. U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA March 2022(opens in new tab)
- Preliminary Socioeconomic Analyses for the 2023-2024 Harvest Specifications and Management Measures. April 2022. Pacific Fishery Management Council (PDF)(opens in new tab)
- California Department of Fish and Wildlife Report on Recreational Inseason Actions for 2024, Pacific Fishery Management Council, March 2024 (PDF)(opens in new tab)
- Groundfish Advisory Subpanel Report on Inseason Adjustments – Final Action, Pacific Fishery Management Council, March 2024(opens in new tab)
- F.8 Inseason Adjustments – Final Action (Motion in Writing), Pacific Fishery Management Council, March 2024(opens in new tab)
- Proposed Regulatory Language (PDF) Proposed Regulatory Language (PDF) (opens in new tab) - February 2024
- Continuation Notice (PDF) (opens in new tab) - March 22, 2024
- Revised Proposed Regulatory Language (PDF) (opens in new tab) - March 22, 2024
- Adoption date: March 26, 2024
- Date filed with the Office of Administrative Law: March 29, 2024
- Final Statement of Reasons (PDF)(opens in new tab) - March 26, 2024
- Response to comments received through March 7, 2024 (PDF)(opens in new tab)
- Response to comments received after March 7, 2024 (PDF)(opens in new tab)
- Approved regulatory language (PDF)(opens in new tab) - effective April 19, 2024
- Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved
- Date filed with the Secretary of State: April 19, 2024
- Effective Date of Regulation: April 19, 2024
California Halibut Sport Fishing (Second Emergency Extension)
Office of Administrative Law's Notice ID # - N/A
Office of Administrative Law's File ID #2024-0216-01
Amend Section 28.15, Title 14, CCR, Re: California Halibut Emergency
Mammal Hunting (Bighorn Sheep, Pronghorn, Elk Hunting, Co-op Hunting Regulations, and Preference Points)
Office of Administrative Law's Notice ID #Z2024-0123-07
Office of Administrative Law's File ID #pending
Amend Sections 362, 363, 364, 364.1, 554, 555, and 708.14, and Add Section 555.1, Title 14, CCR, Re: Bighorn Sheep, Pronghorn, and Elk Hunting, Co-op Hunting Regulations, and Preference Points)
- Notice of Proposed Changes in Regulations (PDF)(opens in new tab) - January 23, 2024
- Initial Statement of Reasons - Bighorn Sheep Hunting (PDF)(opens in new tab) - October 1, 2023
- Initial Statement of Reasons - Pronghorn Antelope Hunting (PDF)(opens in new tab) - October 1, 2023
- Initial Statement of Reasons - Elk Hunting(PDF)(opens in new tab) - October 1, 2023
- Initial Statement of Reasons - Deer Co-op Hunting(PDF)(opens in new tab) - October 1, 2023
- Initial Statement of Reasons - Elk Co-op Hunting(PDF)(opens in new tab) - October 1, 2023
- Initial Statement of Reasons - Preference Points Reinstatement (PDF)(opens in new tab) - November 15, 2023
- Proposed Regulatory Language - Bighorn Sheep Hunting (PDF)(opens in new tab) - January 2024
- Proposed Regulatory Language - Pronghorn Antelope Hunting(PDF)(opens in new tab) - January 2024
- Proposed Regulatory Language - Elk Hunting(PDF)(opens in new tab) - January 2024
- Proposed Regulatory Language - Deer Co-op Hunting (PDF)Proposed Regulatory Language - Deer Co-op Hunting (PDF)Proposed Regulatory Language - Deer Co-op Hunting (PDF)(opens in new tab) - January 2024
- Proposed Regulatory Language - Elk Co-op Hunting (PDF)(opens in new tab) - January 2024
- Proposed Regulatory Language - Preference Points Reinstatement (PDF)(opens in new tab) - January 2024
- Notice of Location of April 17-18, 2024 Hearing (PDF) - March 5, 2024
- Notice of Revised Proposed Regulatory Language (PDF) - April 5, 2024
- Second Notice of Revised Proposed Regulatory Language - April 10, 2024
- Adoption date: April 18, 2024
- Date filed with the Office of Administrative Law: pending
- The Final Statement of Reasons and approved regulatory language will be posted here when they become available.
- Office of Administrative Law's decision: pending
- Date filed with the Secretary of State: pending
- Effective Date of Regulation: pending
Waterfowl Hunting
Office of Administrative Law's Notice ID #Z2024-0116-01
Office of Administrative Law's File ID #pending
Amend Section 502, Title 14, CCR, Re: Waterfowl, Migratory; American Coot and Common Moorhen (Common Gallinule)
Central Valley Sport Fishing
Office of Administrative Law's Notice ID #Z2024-0223-01
Office of Administrative Law's File ID #pending
Amend Subsection (b)(4), (b)(43), (b)(66), and (b)(80) of Section 7.40, Title 14, CCR, Re: Central Valley Sport Fishing
Klamath River Basin Sport Fishing
Office of Administrative Law's Notice ID #Z2024-0223-02
Office of Administrative Law's File ID #pending
Amend Subsection (b)(50) of Section 7.40, Title 14, CCR, Re: Klamath River Basin Sport Fishing