CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1080Introduced by Senator JonesFebruary 19, 2020 An act to amend Section 5508 of the Fish and Game Code, relating to fishing. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1080, as introduced, Jones. Fishing: inspection of fish.Existing law makes it unlawful to possess on any boat or to bring ashore any fish upon which a size or weight limit is prescribed in a condition that its size or weight cannot be determined.This bill would authorize a person to bring ashore a fish taken in a lake, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, or other inland waters pursuant to a sport fishing license in a condition that its size or weight cannot be determined if the fish is cleaned or otherwise cut at the end of a fishing trip on a boat that is temporarily attached to a dock or other permanent structure.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 5508 of the Fish and Game Code is amended to read:5508. (a) It is unlawful to possess on any boat or to bring ashore any fish upon which a size or weight limit is prescribed in such a condition that its size or weight cannot be determined.The(b) The commission may adopt regulations, under which fish other than whole fish may be brought ashore, which establish sizes or weights for cleaned or otherwise cut fish equivalent to sizes or weights for whole fish.(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a person may bring ashore a fish taken in a lake, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, or other inland waters pursuant to a sport fishing license in a condition that its size or weight cannot be determined if the fish is cleaned or otherwise cut at the end of a fishing trip on a boat that is temporarily attached to a dock or other permanent structure.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1080Introduced by Senator JonesFebruary 19, 2020 An act to amend Section 5508 of the Fish and Game Code, relating to fishing. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1080, as introduced, Jones. Fishing: inspection of fish.Existing law makes it unlawful to possess on any boat or to bring ashore any fish upon which a size or weight limit is prescribed in a condition that its size or weight cannot be determined.This bill would authorize a person to bring ashore a fish taken in a lake, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, or other inland waters pursuant to a sport fishing license in a condition that its size or weight cannot be determined if the fish is cleaned or otherwise cut at the end of a fishing trip on a boat that is temporarily attached to a dock or other permanent structure.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 1080
Introduced by Senator JonesFebruary 19, 2020
Introduced by Senator Jones
February 19, 2020
An act to amend Section 5508 of the Fish and Game Code, relating to fishing.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 1080, as introduced, Jones. Fishing: inspection of fish.
Existing law makes it unlawful to possess on any boat or to bring ashore any fish upon which a size or weight limit is prescribed in a condition that its size or weight cannot be determined.This bill would authorize a person to bring ashore a fish taken in a lake, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, or other inland waters pursuant to a sport fishing license in a condition that its size or weight cannot be determined if the fish is cleaned or otherwise cut at the end of a fishing trip on a boat that is temporarily attached to a dock or other permanent structure.
Existing law makes it unlawful to possess on any boat or to bring ashore any fish upon which a size or weight limit is prescribed in a condition that its size or weight cannot be determined.
This bill would authorize a person to bring ashore a fish taken in a lake, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, or other inland waters pursuant to a sport fishing license in a condition that its size or weight cannot be determined if the fish is cleaned or otherwise cut at the end of a fishing trip on a boat that is temporarily attached to a dock or other permanent structure.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 5508 of the Fish and Game Code is amended to read:5508. (a) It is unlawful to possess on any boat or to bring ashore any fish upon which a size or weight limit is prescribed in such a condition that its size or weight cannot be determined.The(b) The commission may adopt regulations, under which fish other than whole fish may be brought ashore, which establish sizes or weights for cleaned or otherwise cut fish equivalent to sizes or weights for whole fish.(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a person may bring ashore a fish taken in a lake, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, or other inland waters pursuant to a sport fishing license in a condition that its size or weight cannot be determined if the fish is cleaned or otherwise cut at the end of a fishing trip on a boat that is temporarily attached to a dock or other permanent structure.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 5508 of the Fish and Game Code is amended to read:5508. (a) It is unlawful to possess on any boat or to bring ashore any fish upon which a size or weight limit is prescribed in such a condition that its size or weight cannot be determined.The(b) The commission may adopt regulations, under which fish other than whole fish may be brought ashore, which establish sizes or weights for cleaned or otherwise cut fish equivalent to sizes or weights for whole fish.(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a person may bring ashore a fish taken in a lake, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, or other inland waters pursuant to a sport fishing license in a condition that its size or weight cannot be determined if the fish is cleaned or otherwise cut at the end of a fishing trip on a boat that is temporarily attached to a dock or other permanent structure.
SECTION 1. Section 5508 of the Fish and Game Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
5508. (a) It is unlawful to possess on any boat or to bring ashore any fish upon which a size or weight limit is prescribed in such a condition that its size or weight cannot be determined.The(b) The commission may adopt regulations, under which fish other than whole fish may be brought ashore, which establish sizes or weights for cleaned or otherwise cut fish equivalent to sizes or weights for whole fish.(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a person may bring ashore a fish taken in a lake, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, or other inland waters pursuant to a sport fishing license in a condition that its size or weight cannot be determined if the fish is cleaned or otherwise cut at the end of a fishing trip on a boat that is temporarily attached to a dock or other permanent structure.
5508. (a) It is unlawful to possess on any boat or to bring ashore any fish upon which a size or weight limit is prescribed in such a condition that its size or weight cannot be determined.The(b) The commission may adopt regulations, under which fish other than whole fish may be brought ashore, which establish sizes or weights for cleaned or otherwise cut fish equivalent to sizes or weights for whole fish.(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a person may bring ashore a fish taken in a lake, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, or other inland waters pursuant to a sport fishing license in a condition that its size or weight cannot be determined if the fish is cleaned or otherwise cut at the end of a fishing trip on a boat that is temporarily attached to a dock or other permanent structure.
5508. (a) It is unlawful to possess on any boat or to bring ashore any fish upon which a size or weight limit is prescribed in such a condition that its size or weight cannot be determined.The(b) The commission may adopt regulations, under which fish other than whole fish may be brought ashore, which establish sizes or weights for cleaned or otherwise cut fish equivalent to sizes or weights for whole fish.(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a person may bring ashore a fish taken in a lake, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, or other inland waters pursuant to a sport fishing license in a condition that its size or weight cannot be determined if the fish is cleaned or otherwise cut at the end of a fishing trip on a boat that is temporarily attached to a dock or other permanent structure.
5508. (a) It is unlawful to possess on any boat or to bring ashore any fish upon which a size or weight limit is prescribed in such a condition that its size or weight cannot be determined.
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(b) The commission may adopt regulations, under which fish other than whole fish may be brought ashore, which establish sizes or weights for cleaned or otherwise cut fish equivalent to sizes or weights for whole fish.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a person may bring ashore a fish taken in a lake, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, or other inland waters pursuant to a sport fishing license in a condition that its size or weight cannot be determined if the fish is cleaned or otherwise cut at the end of a fishing trip on a boat that is temporarily attached to a dock or other permanent structure.