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Title 10 — PARKS

Marin County Municipal Code Ch. 10.07 Fishing Regulations

Marin County Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Marin County

Cite as: Marin County Municipal Code Chapter 10.07 · Text as of 2026-10-04

10.07.010 - Fishing regulations and enforcement.

All fishing within parks is subject to the California Fish and Game Code, the rules and regulations of the California Department of Fish and Game and these regulations. Department employees, California Department of Fish and Game officials, and other law enforcement personnel are authorized to issue citations for violations, confiscate fish and impound fishing gear upon violation of regulations.

(Ord. 3418 § 2 (part), 2004)

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10.07.020 - Cleaning of fish.

No person shall clean, gut or scale any fish within parks except in areas designated for such use. No person shall dispose of dead fish or fish parts in any fresh waters within parks, except in trash receptacles.

(Ord. 3418 § 2 (part), 2004)

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10.07.030 - Boat docks.

No person shall fish from a boat dock in a manner that interferes with or disrupts boats using such facilities.

(Ord. 3418 § 2 (part), 2004)

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10.07.040 - Areas closed to fishing or clamming.

The department may close areas to fishing or clamming for health, safety or maintenance purposes. No person shall fish or clam from areas that are posted closed to fishing or clamming.

(Ord. 3418 § 2 (part), 2004)

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10.07.050 - Fishing piers.

No person shall do any of the following on fishing piers within parks:

A. Fish with more than two rods at a time;

B. Use set line or lines;

C. Carve, slice, cut, or otherwise break up fishing bait, except on bait boards provided for such use;

D. Dock, anchor, tie up, or otherwise restrain vessels, nor use the pier for the purpose of receiving or discharging passengers;

E. Permit a boat, raft, canoe, personal watercraft, or similar vessel to come within three hundred feet of any pier;

F. Run on the pier;

G. Build, light, or maintain a fire of any nature, including barbecues;

H. Fail to remain inside pier railings at all times.

(Ord. 3418 § 2 (part), 2004)

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