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DIVISION 2. DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE 700-1940›CHAPTER 3. Other Powers and Duties 1000-1227›ARTICLE 5. Private Nonprofit Hatcheries 1170-1175

§ 1173

California Fish and Game Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

All fish handled under authority of this article during the time they are in the hatchery or in the wild are the property of the state and when in the wild may be taken under the authority of a sport or commercial fishing license as otherwise authorized for wild fish.

(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 862.)

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