Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title VIII — PUBLIC PEACE AND SAFETY
Yuba County Municipal Code Ch. 8.55 Fishing and Angling Upon County-Owned Bridges
Yuba County Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Yuba County
Cite as: Yuba County Municipal Code Chapter 8.55 · Text as of 2026-10-04
8.55.010. - Purpose.¶
The purpose of this Chapter is to protect the public safety in that it is found and determined that the use of County bridges for fishing or angling is a traffic hazard to members of the public.
(Prior Code, § 8.55.010; Ord. No. 627)
8.55.020. - Definitions.¶
The terms herein are defined as follows:
(1) Bridge means any structure constructed to allow the conducting of water underneath it by canal, ditch, flume, or other uncovered appliance for conducting water.
(2) Fishing means to attempt to catch fish by angling, drawing or using a net, or by use of any projectile.
(Prior Code, § 8.55.020; Ord. No. 627)
8.55.030. - Acts prohibited.¶
No person shall at any time engage in fishing or angling while standing, sitting or lying upon any County-owned bridge, where a sign has been posted by the Community Development and Services Agency's Director of Public Works pursuant to this Chapter prohibiting fishing from the bridge.
(Prior Code, § 8.55.030; Ord. No. 627; Ord. No. 681; Ord. No. 1405)
8.55.040. - Posting signs.¶
The Community Development and Services Agency's Director of Public Works is authorized and directed to purchase, construct and emplace signs described in Section 8.55.030 hereinabove upon those bridges within the unincorporated territory of Yuba County, where he finds that fishing from such bridges is or would be a traffic hazard.
(Prior Code, § 8.55.040; Ord. No. 627; Ord. No. 1405)
8.55.050. - Penalty.¶
(a) Any person who violates any of the provisions of this Chapter shall be guilty of an infraction and upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by:
(1) A fine not exceeding $100.00 for a first violation.
(2) A fine not exceeding $200.00 for a second violation of the same provision within one year.
(3) A fine not exceeding $500.00 for each additional violation of the same provision within one year.
(b) This Chapter shall be enforced by any peace officer by arrest or citation for violation of this Chapter in accordance with the provisions set forth in Penal Code § 853.6.
(Prior Code, § 8.55.050; Ord. No. 627)
State Law reference— Penalties for ordinance violations, Government Code § 25132, Penal Code § 19.
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