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 New and Proposed Regulations

The California Fish and Game Commission is considering the following changes to Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations. A business or a person submitting a comment to a proposed regulation or proposed amendment or repeal of a regulation has the right to request a copy of the final statement of reasons. Copies of the final statements of reasons will be available on this web page as they are prepared. Requests may also be submitted to the California Fish and Game Commission, 1416 Ninth Street, Room 1320, Sacramento, CA 95814.

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The following is a list of those regulations which began the rulemaking process in 2003. For those regulations which began the rulemaking process in 2005, please see the 2005 New and Proposed Regulations. For those regulations which began the rulemaking process in 2004, please see the 2004 New and Proposed Regulations page. For those regulations which began the rulemaking process in 2002, please see the 2002 New and Proposed Regulations page. For those regulations which began the rulemaking process in 2001 please see the 2001 New and Proposed Regulations page.

Office of Administrative Law's ID #Z-03-1223-04E
Section 1.18, Bay-Delta Sport Fishing Enhancement Stamp, Geographic Parameters

Statement of Proposed Emergency Regulatory Action (.pdf format)

Text of the regulatory language.
Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved Date submitted to OAL: December 23, 2003 Effective Date of Regulation: January 1, 2004

Office of Administrative Law's ID #Z-03-1222-03E
Section 7.50(b)(147), Putah Creek

Statement of Proposed Emergency Regulatory Action (.pdf format)

Text of the regulatory language.
Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved Date submitted to OAL: December 26, 2003 Effective Date of Regulation: December 26, 2003

Office of Administrative Law's ID # 03-1209-05
Sections 150, 150.02, 150.03 and 150.05, Nearshore Fishery Restricted Access Program and Deeper Nearshore Species Fishery Permit

Notice of Proposed Changes  (.pdf format) December 9, 2003

Initial Statement of Reasons (.pdf format) November 1, 2003 Text of the Proposed Regulations (.pdf format)
Final Statement of Reasons, including the text of the approved regulatory language.
Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved Date filed with the Secretary of State: March 29, 2004 Effective Date of Regulation: March 29, 2004

Office of Administrative Law's ID # 03-1007-14
Section 112, Commercial Surfperch Regulations

Notice of Proposed Changes  (.pdf format) October 7, 2003

Initial Statement of Reasons (.pdf format) August 4, 2003 Text of the Proposed Regulations (.pdf format)
Final Statement of Reasons, including the text of the approved regulatory language. (.pdf format)
Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved Date filed with the Secretary of State: February 2, 2004 Effective Date of Regulation: March 3, 2004

Office of Administrative Law's ID # 03-1007-13, 03-1104-07, 03-1209-06 and 04-0309-15
Section 125, Commercial Rock Crab Regulations

Notice of Proposed Changes  (.pdf format) October 7, 2003

Nov. 7, Meeting Cancelled

Continuation Notice (.pdf format)
December 9, 2003

Continuation Notice (.pdf format)
March 9, 2004

Initial Statement of Reasons (.pdf format) July 30, 2003

Pre-adoption Statement of Reasons
Attachment to Pre-adoption Statement: Responses to Public Comments (.pdf format)
December 8, 2003

Amended Initial Statement of Reasons (.pdf format) February 2, 2004

Text of the Proposed Regulations (.pdf format)
Adoption Date: June 24, 2004
Final Statement of Reasons, including the text of the approved regulatory language.
Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved Date filed with the Secretary of State: February 28, 2005 Effective Date of Regulation: February 28, 2005

Office of Administrative Law's ID # 03-1007-12 and 03-1104-07
Section 27.60, etc., Recreational Groundfish Regulations for 2004

Notice of Proposed Changes  (.pdf format) October 7, 2003

Nov. 7, Meeting Cancelled; adoption meeting rescheduled to Dec. 4, 2003.

Initial Statement of Reasons (.pdf format) September 15, 2003 Text of the Proposed Regulations (.pdf format)
Final Statement of Reasons; text of the approved regulatory language.
Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved Date filed with the Secretary of State: January 23, 2004 Effective Date of Regulation: January 23, 2004

Office of Administrative Law's ID # 03-1007-11 and 03-1104-07
Subsection 150.06(c), Commercial Cabezon, Greenlings, Sheephead

Notice of Proposed Changes  (.pdf format) October 7, 2003

Nov. 7, Meeting Cancelled; adoption meeting rescheduled to Dec. 4, 2003.

Initial Statement of Reasons (.pdf format) September 22, 2003 Text of the Proposed Regulations (.pdf format)
Final Statement of Reasons, including the text of the approved regulatory language.
Office of Administrative Law's decision: approved Date filed with the Secretary of State: January 15, 2004 Effective Date of Regulation: January 15, 2004

Office of Administrative Law's ID # 03-1007-10, 03-1104-07, 04-0423-03, 04-0629-17 and 04-1005-10
Section 53.00 etc, Market Squid
Notice of Proposed Changes  (.pdf format) October 7, 2003    
Nov. 7, Meeting Cancelled    
Continuation Notice
April 23, 2004
   
Second Continuation Notice
June 29, 2004
Amended Initial Statement of Reasons (.pdf format) May 27, 2004 Text of the Proposed Regulations 5/27/2004 (.pdf format)

Third Continuation Notice
October 5, 2004

Amended Pre-adoption Statement of Reasons (.pdf format) September 20, 2004

Text of the Proposed Regulations 9/20/2004 (.pdf format)
Adoption Date: August 27, 2004 and December 3, 2004.

Final Statement of Reasons.
Text of the regulations approved on March 28, 2005 .
Responses to Public Comments

Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved Date filed with the Secretary of State: March 28, 2005 Effective Date of Regulation: March 28, 2005
Continuation Notice (Brail Permit Upgrade Provisions)
(.pdf format) March 22, 2005
Text of the Proposed Regulations
(.pdf format) March 22, 2005
Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved Date filed with the Secretary of State: April 22, 2005 Effective Date of Regulation: April 22, 2005

Text of the Regulations Approved on April 22, 2005

Text of All Regulations Implementing the Market Squid Fishery Managment Plan

Office of Administrative Law's ID # 03-0819-19 and 03-1104-07
Sport Fishing Regulations

Notice of Proposed Changes  (.pdf format) August 6, 2003

Continuation Notice (.pdf format)
September 18, 2003

Continuation Notice (.pdf format)
October 14, 2003

Nov. 7, Meeting Cancelled

Initial Statement of Reasons (.pdf format) Text of the Proposed Regulations (.pdf format)
Please contact the Commission Office at fgc@fgc.ca.gov or (916) 653-4899 to request copies of the Final Statements of Reasons, including the text of the approved regulatory language.
Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved Date filed with the Secretary of State: February 24, 2004 Effective Date of Regulation: March 1, 2004

Office of Administrative Law's ID # 03-0805-05
Section 630, Ecological Reserves

Notice of Proposed Changes  (.pdf format) August 5, 2003

Initial Statement of Reasons (.pdf format) August 3, 2003 Text of the Proposed Regulations (.pdf format)
Final Statement of Reasons, including the text of the approved regulatory language. (.pdf format)
Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved Date filed with the Secretary of State: February 9, 2004 Effective Date of Regulation: February 9, 2004

Office of Administrative Law's ID #Z-03-0806-02E
Sections 27.82 and 27.83, Inseason Sport Groundfish, Conformance with Federal Regulations

Statement of Proposed Emergency Regulatory Action (.pdf format)

Text of the regulatory language.
Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved Date filed with the Secretary of State: August 13, 2003 Effective Date of Regulation: September 1, 2003

Office of Administrative Law's ID # 03-0701-13
Section 164, Herring Eggs on Kelp Fishery

Notice of Proposed Changes  (.pdf format) July 1, 2003

Initial Statement of Reasons (.pdf format) May 11, 2003 Text of the Proposed Regulations (.pdf format)

Please contact the Commission Office for a copy of the Final Statement of Reasons.

Text of the approved regulatory language.

Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved Date filed with the Secretary of State: November 13, 2003 Effective Date of Regulation: November 13, 2003

Office of Administrative Law's ID # 03-0701-12
Section 163, Commercial Herring Fishery

Notice of Proposed Changes  (.pdf format) July 1, 2003

Initial Statement of Reasons (.pdf format) May 22, 2003 Text of the Proposed Regulations (.pdf format)

Final Statement of Reasons, including the text of the approved regulatory language.

Addendum to the Final Statement of Reasons (Additional Responses to Public Comments.)

Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved Date filed with the Secretary of State: November 13, 2003 Effective Date of Regulation: November 13, 2003

Office of Administrative Law's ID # 03-0701-11
Sections 502 and 507, Waterfowl Hunting Regulations

Notice of Proposed Changes  (.pdf format) July 1, 2003

Continuation Notice of Proposed Changes (.pdf format) August 11, 2003

§ 502 Initial Statement of Reasons
(.pdf format) May 19, 2003

§ 502 Text of the Proposed Regulations (.pdf format)
§ 507 Initial Statement of Reasons (.pdf format) June 24, 2003 § 507 Text of the Proposed Regulations (.pdf format)

Final Statement of Reasons, Section 502; Final Statement of Reasons, Section 507;
Text of the approved regulatory language, Section 502 (no changes were made to Section 507);
Responses to Public Comments, Section 502; Responses to Public Comments Section 507.

Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved Date filed with the Secretary of State: September 26, 2003 Effective Date of Regulation: September 27, 2003

Office of Administrative Law's ID # 03-0610-04
Section 300(a), Resident Upland Game Birds

Notice of Proposed Changes  (.pdf format) June 10, 2003

Initial Statement of Reasons (.pdf format) April 8, 2003 Text of the Proposed Regulations (.pdf format)
Final Statement of Reasons
Text of the approved regulatory language.
Office of Administrative Law's Decision: Approved Date filed with the Secretary of State: September 3, 2003 Effective Date of Regulation: September 3, 2003

Office of Administrative Law's ID # 03-0520-12 and 03-0708-05
Sections 120.7 and 190(c), Commercial Sea Urchin Fishing and Fishing Activity Records

Notice of Proposed Changes  (.pdf format) May 20, 2003

Initial Statement of Reasons (.pdf format) April 10, 2003  
Continuation Notice
(.pdf format) July 8, 2003
Preadoption Statement of Reasons
(.pdf format) June 27, 2003
Text of the Proposed Regulations (.pdf format)
Final Statement of Reasons. (.pdf format)
Text of the regulatory language approved on September 2 . (.pdf format)
Office of Administrative Law's decision: approved Date filed with the Secretary of State: September 2, 2003 Effective Date of Regulation: September 2, 2003
Letter to Interested Parties
September 4, 2003
Continuation Notice (.pdf format)
September 4, 2003
Text of Proposed Regulations (.pdf format)
Office of Administrative Law's decision: approved Date filed with the Secretary of State: October 6, 2003 Effective Date of Regulation: November 5, 2003
Text of the regulatory language approved on October 6. (.pdf format)

Office of Administrative Law's ID # 03-0422-05
Section 180.2, Trap Destruction Devices

Notice of Proposed Changes  (.pdf format) April 22, 2003

Initial Statement of Reasons (.pdf format) April 10, 2003 Text of the Proposed Regulations (.pdf format)
Final Statement of Reasons, including the text of the approved regulatory language.
Office of Administrative Law's decision: approved Date filed with the Secretary of State: September 18, 2003 Effective Date of Regulation: October 18, 2003

Office of Administrative Law's ID # 03-0422-04 and 04-0210-08
Notice of Receipt of Petition to List Western Burrowing Owl as an Endangered or Threatened Species
Notice of Finding Relating to the Petition to List Western Burrowing Owl as an Endangered or Threatened Species
February 10, 2004 (.pdf format)

Office of Administrative Law's ID # 03-0415-05
Section 671.1, Transgenic Aquatic Animal Permit Review

Notice of Proposed Changes  (.pdf format) April 14, 2003

Initial Statement of Reasons (.pdf format) March 5, 2003 Text of the Proposed Regulations (.pdf format)
Final Statement of Reasons, including the text of the approved regulatory language.
Office of Administrative Law's decision: approved Date filed with the Secretary of State: August 28, 2003 Effective Date of Regulation: September 27, 2003

Office of Administrative Law's ID # 03-0415-04
Subsections 7.50(b)(5) and (156), Winter-run Chinook Salmon (Sacramento and American rivers)

Notice of Proposed Changes  (.pdf format) April 14, 2003

Initial Statement of Reasons (.pdf format) March 5, 2003 Text of the Proposed Regulations (.pdf format)
Final Statement of Reasons, including the text of the approved regulatory language.
Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved Date filed with the Secretary of State: August 6, 2003 Effective Date of Regulation: August 7, 2003

Office of Administrative Law's ID # 03-0408-03 and 03-0624-01
Notice of Receipt of Petition to List Scotts Valley polygonum as an endangered species
Notice of Findings - Scotts Valley polygonum - Candidate Species 6/24/03

Office of Administrative Law's ID # 03-0311-08 and 03-0520-11
Sections 52.10, 150.06 and 150.16, Nearshore Total Allowable Catches, Trip Limits, and Weekday Closures

Notice of Proposed Changes  (.pdf format) March 11, 2003
Continuation Notice May 20, 2003

Amended Initial Statement of Reasons (.pdf format) May 5, 2003 Text of the Proposed Regulations (.pdf format)
Final Statement of Reasons, including the text of the approved regulatory language.
Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved Date filed with the Secretary of State: November 7, 2003 Effective Date of Regulation: December 7, 2003

Office of Administrative Law's ID # 03-0311-07
Section 749.2, Incidental Take of Xantus's Murrelet During Candidacy Period

Notice of Proposed Changes (.pdf format) March 11, 2003

Initial Statement of Reasons (.pdf format) January 31, 2003 Text of the Proposed Regulations (.pdf format)
Final Statement of Reasons, including the text of the approved regulatory language.
Responses to Public Comments
Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved Date filed with the Secretary of State: June 24, 2003 Effective Date of Regulation: June 24, 2003

Office of Administrative Law's ID # 03-0225-09
Section 1.74, Steelhead Report Card Mandatory Return

Notice of Proposed Changes  (.pdf format) February 25, 2003

Initial Statement of Reasons (.pdf format) January 16, 2003 Text of the Proposed Regulations (.pdf format)
Final Statement of Reasons, including the text of the approved regulatory language.
Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved Date filed with the Secretary of State: June 26, 2003 Effective Date of Regulation: July 26, 2003

Office of Administrative Law's ID #Z-03-0225-10E
Section 749.2, Incidental Take of Xantus's Murrelet During Candidacy Period

Statement of Proposed Emergency Regulatory Action (.pdf format)

Text of the regulatory language.
Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved Date filed with the Secretary of State: March 4, 2003 Effective Date of Regulation: March 7, 2003

Office of Administrative Law's ID # 03-0211-14
Section 7.00, District General Regulations, Coho

Notice of Proposed Changes  (.pdf format) February 11, 2003

Initial Statement of Reasons (.pdf format) January 7, 2003 Text of the Proposed Regulations (.pdf format)
Final Statement of Reasons, including the text of the approved regulatory language.
Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved Date filed with the Secretary of State: June 19, 2003 Effective Date of Regulation: July 19, 2003

Office of Administrative Law's ID # 03-0204-12 and 03-0304-07
Sections 360, etc., Mammal Hunting and Trapping

Notice of Proposed Changes  (.pdf format) February 4, 2003
Continuation Notice (.pdf format) March 4, 2003

  354. Archery Equipment and Crossbow Regulations Initial Statement of Reasons (.pdf format) March 1, 2003 Text of the Proposed Regulations (.pdf format) Final Statement of Reasons
360(a). A, B, C, and D Zone Deer Hunts Initial Statement of Reasons (.pdf format) December 30, 2002 Text of the Proposed Regulations (.pdf format) Final Statement of Reasons
360(b). X Zone Deer Hunts. Initial Statement of Reasons (.pdf format) December 30, 2002 Text of the Proposed Regulations (.pdf format) Final Statement of Reasons
360(c). Additional Deer Hunts. Initial Statement of Reasons (.pdf format) December 30, 2002 Text of the Proposed Regulations (.pdf format) Final Statement of Reasons
361. Archery Deer Hunts. Initial Statement of Reasons (.pdf format) December 30, 2002 Text of the Proposed Regulations (.pdf format) Final Statement of Reasons
362. Nelson Bighorn Sheep. Initial Statement of Reasons (.pdf format) January 6, 2003 Text of the Proposed Regulations (.pdf format) Final Statement of Reasons
363. Pronghorn Antelope. Initial Statement of Reasons (.pdf format) January 9, 2003 Text of the Proposed Regulations (.pdf format) Final Statement of Reasons
364. Elk. Initial Statement of Reasons (.pdf format) January 15, 2003 Text of the Proposed Regulations (.pdf format) Final Statement of Reasons
 
Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved Date filed with the Secretary of State: June 24, 2003 Effective Date of Regulation: July 1, 2003

Office of Administrative Law's ID # 03-0204-11
Section 601, Enhancement and Management of Fish and Wildlife and Their Habitats on Private Lands

Notice of Proposed Changes  (.pdf format) February 4, 2003

Initial Statement of Reasons (.pdf format) December 30, 2002 Text of the Proposed Regulations (.pdf format)
Final Statement of Reasons, including the text of the approved regulatory language.
Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved Date filed with the Secretary of State: June 10, 2003 Effective Date of Regulation: June 10, 2003

Office of Administrative Law's ID # 03-0204-10
Section 712, Importation of Hunter Harvested Deer and Elk Carcasses

Notice of Proposed Changes  (.pdf format) February 4, 2003

Initial Statement of Reasons (.pdf format) December 30, 2002 Text of the Proposed Regulations (.pdf format)
Final Statement of Reasons, including the text of the approved regulatory language.
Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved Date filed with the Secretary of State: June 5, 2003 Effective Date of Regulation: June 5, 2003

Office of Administrative Law's ID # 03-0204-09 and 03-0320-02
Section 27.80, Ocean Salmon Sport Fishing

Notice of Proposed Changes  (.pdf format) February 4, 2003
Continuation Notice (.pdf format)
March 20, 2003

Initial Statement of Reasons (.pdf format) January 6, 2003
Pre-adoption Statement of Reasons (.pdf format)
March 17, 2003
Text of the Proposed Regulations (.pdf format)
Final Statement of Reasons, including the text of the approved regulatory language. (.pdf format)
Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved Date filed with the Secretary of State: May 1, 2003 Effective Date of Regulation: May 1, 2003

Office of Administrative Law's ID # 03-0204-08
Section 7.50(b)(91.1), Klamath/Trinity River Sport Fishing

Notice of Proposed Changes  (.pdf format) February 4, 2003

Initial Statement of Reasons (.pdf format) January 22, 2003 Text of the Proposed Regulations (.pdf format)
Final Statement of Reasons, including the text of the approved regulatory language.
Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved Date filed with the Secretary of State: June 17, 2003 Effective Date of Regulation: June 17, 2003

2004 New and Proposed Regulations
2002 New and Proposed Regulations

2001 New and Proposed Regulations


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