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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 2004. For those regulations which began the rulemaking process in 2005, please see the 2005 New and Proposed Regulations page. For those regulations which began the rulemaking process in 2003, please see the 2003 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 # 04-1207-07
Section 670.2, Title 14, CCR, Plants of California Declared to be Endangered, Threatened or Rare.
Add Scotts Valley Polygonum to the List of Endangered Plants

Notice of Proposed Changes (.pdf format) December 7, 2004

Initial Statement of Reasons (.pdf format) August 12, 2004 Text of the Proposed Regulations (.pdf format)
Adoption Date: February 4, 2005
Final Statement of Reasons, including the text of the approved regulatory language. (.pdf format) February 7, 2005
Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved Date filed with the Secretary of State: April 19, 2005 Effective Date of Regulation: May 19, 2005

Office of Administrative Law's ID # 04-1026-11 and 05-0322-12
Notice of Receipt of Petition to Delist Coho Salmon South of San Francisco from the Endangered Species List October 26, 2004 (.pdf format)
Notice of Findings Regarding the Petition to Delist Coho Salmon South of San Francisco . March 17, 2005 (.pdf format)

Office of Administrative Law's ID # 04-1005-09
Sections 1.70, 1.71, 2.09, 2.10 and 5.00, Title 14, CCR, Fishing Methods Restrictions

Notice of Proposed Changes (.pdf format) October 4, 2004

Initial Statement of Reasons (.pdf format) September 17, 2004 Text of the Proposed Regulations (.pdf format)
Adoption Date: December 3, 2004
Final Statement of Reasons, including the text of the approved regulatory language. (.pdf format) December 17, 2004
Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved Date filed with the Secretary of State: April 7, 2005 Effective Date of Regulation: May 7, 2005

Office of Administrative Law's ID # 04-1005-08
Sections 27.20, 27.25, 27.30, 27.35, 27.40, 27.42, 27.45, 27.50, 27.51, 29.05, 29.40, 30.00, 120.7, 122, 123, 149, 165, 180, 630, 630.5, 632 and 747, Title 14, CCR, Marine Protected Areas

Notice of Proposed Changes (.pdf format) September 29, 2004

Initial Statement of Reasons (.pdf format) September 20, 2004 Text of the Proposed Regulations (.pdf format)
Adoption Date: December 3, 2004
Final Statement of Reasons (.pdf format) December 8, 2004
Text of the approved regulatory language. (.pdf format)
Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved Date filed with the Secretary of State: March 8, 2005 Effective Date of Regulation: April 7, 2005

Office of Administrative Law's ID # 04-1005-07
Sections 745.5 and 746, Title 14, CCR, Suspension or Revocation of Hunting or Sport Fishing Privileges

Notice of Proposed Changes (.pdf format) October 5, 2004

Initial Statement of Reasons (.pdf format) September 24, 2004 Text of the Proposed Regulations (.pdf format)
Adoption Date: December 3, 2004
Final Statement of Reasons, including the text of the approved regulatory language. (.pdf format) December 14, 2004
Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved Date filed with the Secretary of State: March 28, 2005 Effective Date of Regulation: April 27, 2005

Office of Administrative Law's ID # 04-0928-06
Section 150, Title 14, CCR, Use of Dip Nets in the Commercial Nearshore Fishery

Notice of Proposed Changes (.pdf format) September 28, 2004

Initial Statement of Reasons (.pdf format) September 3, 2004 Text of the Proposed Regulations
Adoption Date: December 3, 2004
Final Statement of Reasons, including the text of the approved regulatory language. December 10, 2004 (.pdf format)
Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved Date filed with the Secretary of State: March 14, 2005 Effective Date of Regulation: April 13, 2005

Office of Administrative Law's ID # 04-0831-06
Section 150.18, Title 14, CCR, Nearshore Fishery Trap Gear Limitations

Notice of Proposed Changes (.pdf format) August 31, 2004

Initial Statement of Reasons (.pdf format) August 30, 2004 Text of the Proposed Regulations (.pdf format)
Notice of Decision Not to Proceed (.pdf format) November 30, 2004

Office of Administrative Law's ID # 04-0810-09 and 04-0824-16
Section 7.50(b(180), Title 14, CCR, Smith River Fishing Regulations

Notice of Proposed Changes (.pdf format) August 10, 2004

Continuation Notice (.pdf format)
August 24, 2004

Amended Initial Statement of Reasons (.pdf format) August 18, 2004 Text of the Proposed Regulations (.pdf format)
Adoption Date: October 22, 2004
Final Statement of Reasons
Text of the approved regulatory language
.
Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved Date filed with the Secretary of State: December 21, 2004 Effective Date of Regulation: January 20, 2005

Office of Administrative Law's ID # 04-0810-10
Sections 52.10 and 150.16, Title 14, CCR, Cabezon Total Allowable Catch and Cumulative Trip Limits

Notice of Proposed Changes (.pdf format) August 10, 2004

Initial Statement of Reasons June 11, 2004 (.pdf format) Text of the Proposed Regulations (.pdf format)
Adoption Date: December 3, 2004
Final Statement of Reasons December 6, 2004 (.pdf format)
Text of the approved regulatory language
Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved Date filed with the Secretary of State: March 1, 2005 Effective Date of Regulation: March 31, 2005

Office of Administrative Law's ID # 04-0803-05
Sections 1.91, 27.60, 27.65, 27.82, 27.83, 28.26, 28.27, 28.28, 28.29, 28.54, 28.55, 28.56, 28.58, and 28.90, Title 14, CCR, Recreational Groundfish Fishing Regulations for 2005 and 2006 for Conformance with Federal Rules.

Notice of Proposed Changes (.pdf format) August 3, 2004

Initial Statement of Reasons July 30, 2004 (.pdf format) Text of the Proposed Regulations (.pdf format)
Adoption Date: October 22, 2004
Final Statement of Reasons
Text of the approved regulatory language
Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved Date filed with the Secretary of State: December 27, 2004 Effective Date of Regulation: January 1, 2005

Office of Administrative Law's ID # 04-0629-16
Sections 4.15, 5.26, and 5.26, Title 14, CCR, Salton Sea Sport Fishing

Notice of Proposed Changes (.pdf format) June 29, 2004

Initial Statement of Reasons June 23, 2004 (.pdf format) Text of the Proposed Regulations (.pdf format)
Adoption Date: August 27, 2004
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: November 8, 2004 Effective Date of Regulation: December 8, 2004

Office of Administrative Law's ID # 04-0629-15 and 04-0810-08
Section 502, Title 14, CCR, Waterfowl Hunting

Notice of Proposed Changes (.pdf format) June 28, 2004

Continuation Notice of Proposed Changes
(.pdf format) August 10, 2004

Initial Statement of Reasons April 23, 2004 (.pdf format)

Pre-adoption Statement of Reasons
July 30, 2004, 2004 (.pdf format)

Revised Proposed Regulatory Language
(.pdf format)

Adoption Date: August 27, 2004
Final Statement of Reasons (.pdf format)
Text of the approved regulatory language (.pdf format)
Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved Date filed with the Secretary of State: November 4, 2004 Effective Date of Regulation: November 4, 2004

Office of Administrative Law's ID # 04-0629-14 and 04-0727-04
Sections 458.1, 458.2, 458.3, 460, 460.1, 465.5 and 478, Title 14, CCR, Trapping

Notice of Proposed Changes (.pdf format) June 28, 2004

Continuation Notice
(.pdf format) July 26, 2004

Pre-Adoption Statement of Reasons July 23, 2004 (.pdf format) Text of the Proposed Regulations (.pdf format)
Notice of Decision Not to Proceed
(.pdf format) October  26, 2004

Office of Administrative Law's ID # 04-0629-13
Sections 163 and 164, Title 14, CCR, Harvest of Herring and Harvest of Herring Eggs on Kelp

Notice of Proposed Changes (.pdf format) June 15, 2004

Harvest of Herring
Initial Statement of Reasons May 22, 2004 (.pdf format)
Text of Proposed Regulations

Harvest of Herring Eggs on Kelp
Initial Statement of Reasons
May 22, 2004 (.pdf format)
Text of the Proposed Regulations (.pdf format)

Adoption Date: August 27, 2004

Section 163, Final Statement of Reasons (.pdf format)
Text of the approved regulatory language Section 163  (.pdf format)
Text of the approved regulatory language Section 164 (.pdf format)

Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved Date filed with the Secretary of State: November 3, 2004 Effective Date of Regulation: November 3, 2004

Office of Administrative Law's ID # 04-0521-03
Section 630, Title 14, CCR, Ecological Reserves

Notice of Proposed Changes (.pdf format) May 11, 2004

Initial Statement of Reasons April 9, 2004 (.pdf format) Text of the Proposed Regulations (.pdf format)
Adoption Date: August 6, 2004
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: November 10, 2004 Effective Date of Regulation: November 10, 2004

Office of Administrative Law's ID # 04-0521-02 and 04-0713-05
Sections 550, 551, and 552, Title 14, CCR, Hunting and Other Public Uses on State and Federal Areas

Notice of Proposed Changes (.pdf format) May 11, 2004

Continuation Notice
(.pdf format) July 13, 2004

Pre-adoption Statement of Reasons July 7, 2004 (.pdf format) Text of the Proposed Regulations (.pdf format)
Adoption Date: August 6, 2004
Final Statement of Reasons (.pdf format)
Text of the approved regulatory language (.pdf format)
Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved Date filed with the Secretary of State: November 4, 2004 Effective Date of Regulation: December 4, 2004

Office of Administrative Law's ID # 04-0521-02
Sections 300 and 600, Title 14, CCR, Upland Game Bird and Licensed Game Bird Clubs

Notice of Proposed Changes (.pdf format) May 21, 2004

Initial Statement of Reasons March 29, 2004 (.pdf format) Text of the Proposed Regulations (.pdf format)
Adoption Date: August 6, 2004
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: October 21, 2004 Effective Date of Regulation: October 21, 2004

Office of Administrative Law's ID # 04-0511-03, 04-0713-04, an 05-0519-01
Section 7.50(b)(178), Title 14, CCR, Silver King Creek Angling Regulations

Notice of Proposed Changes (.pdf format) May 11, 2004

Notice of Date Change for Public Hearing (.pdf format) July 13, 2004

Initial Statement of Reasons April 6, 2004 (.pdf format) Text of the Proposed Regulations (.pdf format)
Adoption Date: August 27, 2004
Notice of Decision Not to Proceed with Regulatory Action (.pdf format) June 1, 2005

Office of Administrative Law's ID # 04-0504-07
Section 7.50(b)(180), Title 14, CCR, Smith River Angling Regulations

Notice of Proposed Changes (.pdf format) May 4, 2004

Initial Statement of Reasons April 10, 2004 (.pdf format) Text of the Proposed Regulations (.pdf format)
Adoption Date: June 25, 2004

Final Statement of Reasons (.pdf format)
Text of the approved regulatory language (.pdf format)

Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved Date filed with the Secretary of State: August 12, 2004 Effective Date of Regulation: September 11, 2004

Office of Administrative Law's ID # 04-0503-01
Notice of Finding: Approval of Coho Salmon Recovery Strategy May 3, 2004 (.pdf format)

Office of Administrative Law's ID # 04-0427-02
Sections 27.60, 27.65, 27.82 and 28.27, Title 14, CCR, Lingcod Season, Size and Bag Limits

Notice of Proposed Changes (.pdf format) April 27, 2004

Initial Statement of Reasons April 12, 2004 (.pdf format) Text of the Proposed Regulations (.pdf format)
Adoption Date: June 25, 2004
Final Statement of Reasons (.pdf format) June 28, 2004
Text of the approved regulatory language (.pdf format)
Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved Date filed with the Secretary of State: September 9, 2004 Effective Date of Regulation: September 9, 2004

Office of Administrative Law's ID # 04-0420-05 and 05-0322-13
Notice of Receipt of Petition to list the Tricolored Blackbird as an Endangered Species April 20, 2004 (.pdf format)
Notice of Findings Regarding the Petition to List the Tricolored Blackbird as an Endangered Species.. March 17, 2005 (.pdf format)

Office of Administrative Law's ID # 04-0420-04
Sections 180.1 and 180.3, Title 14, CCR, Spot Prawn Conversion Program

Notice of Proposed Changes (.pdf format) April 20, 2004

Initial Statement of Reasons April 7, 2004 (.pdf format) Text of the Proposed Regulations (.pdf format)
Adoption Date: June 25, 2004, Confirmed August 5, 2004
Letter to Interested Parties July 6, 2004. Text of Regulations as Adopted by the Commission on June 25, 2004

Notice of Addition of Documents to Rulemaking File (.pdf format) November 17, 2004

Final Statement of Reasons
Text of the approved regulatory language
Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved Date filed with the Secretary of State: December 13, 2004 Effective Date of Regulation: December 13, 2004

Office of Administrative Law's ID #Z-04-0422-02E
Sections 27.60 and 28.55, Retention of Black Rockfish

Statement of Proposed Emergency Regulatory Action (.pdf format)

Text of the regulatory language. (.pdf format)
Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved April 29, 2004 Date submitted to OAL: April 22, 2004 Effective Date of Regulation: May 1, 2004

Office of Administrative Law's ID # 04-0413-03
Subsection 7.50(b)(156), Title 14, CCR, Upper Sacramento River Angling Regulations

Notice of Proposed Changes (.pdf format) April 13, 2004

Initial Statement of Reasons March 15, 2004 (.pdf format) Text of the Proposed Regulations (.pdf format)
Adoption Date: June 25, 2004
Final Statement of Reasons (.pdf format) June 28, 2004
Text of the approved regulatory language (.pdf format)
Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved Date filed with the Secretary of State: August 23, 2004 Effective Date of Regulation: September 22, 2004

Office of Administrative Law's ID # 04-0413-04
Section 671, Title 14, CCR, New Zealand Mud Snail, Restricted Species

Notice of Proposed Changes (.pdf format) April 13, 2004

Initial Statement of Reasons April 6, 2004 (.pdf format) Text of the Proposed Regulations (.pdf format)
Adoption Date: June 25, 2004
Final Statement of Reasons, including the text of the approved regulatory language (.pdf format) June 28, 2004
Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved Date filed with the Secretary of State: September 1, 2004 Effective Date of Regulation: October 1, 2004

Office of Administrative Law's ID #Z-04-0322-05E
Sections 27.60, 27.65, 27.82 and 28.27, Lingcod Season, Size and Bag Limits

Statement of Proposed Emergency Regulatory Action (.pdf format)

Text of the regulatory language. (.pdf format)
Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved Date submitted to OAL: March 22, 2004 Effective Date of Regulation: March 30, 2004

Office of Administrative Law's ID # 04-0309-16
Section 180.3, Title 14, CCR, Restricted Access Fishery (Spot Prawn)

Notice of Proposed Changes (.pdf format) March 9, 2004

Initial Statement of Reasons February 20, 2004 (.pdf format) Text of the Proposed Regulations (.pdf format)
Adoption Date: May 4, 2004
Final Statement of Reasons (.pdf format)
Text of the approved regulatory language (.pdf format)
Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved Date filed with the Secretary of State: July 12, 2004 Effective Date of Regulation: August 11, 2004

Office of Administrative Law's ID # 04-0225-01
Section 670.5, Title 14, CCR, Coho Salmon

Notice of Proposed Changes (.pdf format) February 26, 2004

Initial Statement of Reasons February 24, 2004(.pdf format) Text of the Proposed Regulations (.pdf format)
Adoption Date: August 5, 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: March 30, 2005

Office of Administrative Law's ID # 04-0224-05
Sections 670.5 and 749.2, Title 14, CCR, Xantus's Murrelet

Notice of Proposed Changes  (.pdf format) February 24, 2004

Initial Statement of Reasons February 2, 2004(.pdf format) Text of the Proposed Regulations (.pdf format)
Adoption Date: June 24, 2004
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: November 22, 2004 Effective Date of Regulation: December 22, 2004

Office of Administrative Law's ID # 04-0217-05 and 04-1213-02

Notice of Receipt of Petition to List the California Tiger Salamander as an Endangered Species February 17, 2004 (.pdf format)

Notice of Findings Regarding the Petion to List the California Tiger Salamander as an Endangered Species December 2, 2004 (.pdf format)

Office of Administrative Law's ID # 04-0210-09 and 04-0309-18
Sections 251, etc., Title 14, CCR, Mammal Hunting and Trapping Regulations for 2004-2007

Notice of Proposed Changes  (.pdf format) February 9, 2004

Continuation Notice (.pdf format) March 9, 2004

Text of the Proposed Regulations (.pdf format)
Text of the Mammal Regulations adopted by the Commission on April 22, 2004 (.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: July 7, 2004 Effective Date of Regulation: July 7, 2004

Office of Administrative Law's ID # 04-0210-08
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 # 04-0209-03 and 04-0309-17
Subsection 7.50(b)(91.1), Title 14, CCR, Klamath-Trinity River Sport Fishing

Notice of Proposed Changes (.pdf format) February 10, 2004

Continuation Notice (.pdf format) March 9, 2004

Amended Initial Statement of Reasons (.pdf format) February 26, 2004 Text of the proposed regulations (.pdf format)
Adoption Date: May 4, 2004
Final Statement of Reasons (.pdf format)
Text of the approved regulatory language  (.pdf format)
Responses to Public Comments (.pdf format)
Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved Date filed with the Secretary of State: July 22, 2004

Effective Date of Regulation: August 21, 2004

Office of Administrative Law's ID # 04-0209-02
Section 1.18, Title 14, CCR, Bay-Delta Sport Fishing Enhancement Stamp

Notice of Proposed Changes (.pdf format) February 10, 2004

Initial Statement of Reasons, including the text of the proposed regulations (.pdf format) January 27, 2004
Adoption Date: April 22, 2004
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: June 1, 2004 Effective Date of Regulation: July 1, 2004

Office of Administrative Law's ID # 04-0209-01
Section 27.80, Title 14, CCR, Ocean Salmon Sport Fishing

Notice of Proposed Changes (.pdf format) February 10, 2004

Initial Statement of Reasons (.pdf format) January 5, 2004
Adoption Date: April 22, 2004
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 12, 2004 Effective Date of Regulation: May 15, 2004

Office of Administrative Law's ID # 04-0106-04
Sections 27.60, 27.67, 27.82, 28.28, 28.29 and 28.55, Bag Limits for Rockfishes, Cabezon and Greenlings and Fishery Closure Process

Notice of Proposed Changes  (.pdf format) January 6, 2004

Initial Statement of Reasons (.pdf format) December 10, 2003 Text of the Proposed Regulations (.pdf format)
Adoption Date: March 5, 2004
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: April 30, 2004 Effective Date of Regulation: May 1,  2004

Office of Administrative Law's ID # 04-0106-03 and 04-0224-06
Section 677, Dog Training and Organizational Field Trial Permits

Notice of Proposed Changes  (.pdf format) January 6, 2004

Continuation Notice (.pdf format) February 24, 2004

Initial Statement of Reasons (.pdf format) November 6, 2003

Pre-adoption Statement of Reasons (.pdf format) February 23, 2004

Text of the Proposed Regulations (.pdf format)
Adoption Date: April 1, 2004
Final Statement of Reasons (.pdf format)
Text of the approved regulatory language (.pdf format)
Office of Administrative Law's decision: Approved Date filed with the Secretary of State: June 15, 2004 Effective Date of Regulation: July 15, 2004

2005 New and Proposed Regulations

2003 New and Proposed Regulations
2002 New and Proposed Regulations
2001 New and Proposed Regulations


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