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Annual
Sport Fishing Licenses |
Fee |
Description |
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Resident
Sport Fishing |
$ 34.90 |
Required
for a resident to take fish, mollusks, crustaceans,
invertebrates, amphibians or reptile in inland or ocean
waters. Additional stamps and report cards are required
for certain species and areas. |
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Nonresident
Sport Fishing |
$ 94.00 |
Required
for a nonresident to take fish, mollusks, crustaceans,
invertebrates, amphibians or reptile in inland or ocean
waters. Additional stamps and report cards are required
for certain species and areas. |
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Short Term
Sport Fishing Licenses |
Fee |
Description |
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One-day
Sport Fishing License |
$ 11.30 |
Allows a
resident or nonresident to take fish, mollusks,
crustaceans, invertebrates, amphibians or reptiles in
inland or ocean waters. Additional stamps or report
cards are required for certain species or areas. One-day
sport fishing licenses are exempt from the Ocean
Enhancement Stamp requirement. |
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Two-day
Sport Fishing License |
$ 17.60 |
Allows a
resident or nonresident to take fish, mollusks,
crustaceans, invertebrates, amphibians or reptiles in
inland or ocean waters. Additional stamps and report
cards are required for certain species and areas.
Two-day sport fishing licenses are exempt from the Ocean
Enhancement Stamp requirement. |
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Ten-day
Nonresident Sport Fishing License |
$ 34.90 |
Allows a
nonresident to take fish, mollusks, crustaceans,
invertebrates, amphibians or reptile in inland or ocean
waters for ten consecutive days. Additional stamps and
report cards are required for certain species and areas. |
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Stamps and
Report Cards |
Fee |
Description |
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Bay-Delta
Sport Fishing Enhancement Stamp |
$ 5.50 |
Required
for anglers to fish in the following waters:
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The tidal waters of
San Francisco Bay and Delta - The areas east of
Golden Gate Bridge and into the San Francisco and
San Pablo bays, and Carquinez Strait.
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The Sacramento-San
Joaquin Delta - This includes all rivers, sloughs,
canals, cuts, forebays, and flooded islands within
the area south of Interstate 80, west of Highway 99,
north of I-580, I-205, and I-120, and east of I-680.
This area includes the Cosumnes River west of
Highway 99.
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The Sacramento River
below Keswick Dam, the Feather River below Oroville
Dam, the Yuba River below Englebright Dam, the
American River below Nimbus Dam, the Cosumnes River
west of Highway 99, the Mokelumne River below
Camanche Dam, the Calaveras River below New Hogan
Dam, the San Joaquin River below Mendota Dam, the
Stanislaus River below Goodwin Dam, the Tuolumne
River below LaGrange Dam, and the Merced River below
Crocker-Huffman Dam.
An online
map of the waters where a Bay-Delta Sport Fishing
Enhancement Stamp is required can be viewed on the
Department's web site at
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/mrd/bdsfes.pdf. A Bay-Delta
Sport Fishing Enhancement Stamp is not required when
fishing under the authority of a One or Two-Day Sport
Fishing License. |
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Ocean
Enhancement Stamp |
$ 3.95 |
Allows an
angler to fish in ocean waters south of Point Arguello
(Santa Barbara County). An Ocean Enhancement Stamp is
not required when fishing under the authority of a One
or Two-Day Sport Fishing License. |
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Second Rod
Stamp |
$ 10.75 |
Allows an
angler to fish with two rods or lines in inland lakes,
reservoirs and the Colorado River District. |
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Colorado
River Stamp |
$ 3.00 |
Allows an
angler to fish from a boat or other floating device on
the Colorado River or adjacent waters forming the
California-Arizona border. |
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Abalone
Permit Report Card |
$ 16.80 |
Allows a
diver to take abalone from ocean waters north of the
center of the mouth of San Francisco Bay. |
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Salmon
Punch Card |
$ 1.60 |
Allows an
angler to fish for salmon in the Klamath-Trinity River
System and in ocean waters north of Horse Mountain
(Humboldt County). |
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Steelhead
Report Card |
$ 5.50 |
Allows an
angler to fish for steelhead in inland waters. |
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Lifetime
Fishing Licenses |
Fee |
Description |
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2006
Lifetime Fishing License |
Ages 0-9
Ages 10-39
Ages 40-61
Ages 62+ |
$ 389.25
$ 639.75
$ 575.75
$ 389.25 |
Lifetime
fishing licensees receive an annual sport fishing
license each year for life. Lifetime licensees who
purchase the Lifetime Fishing Privilege Package receive
a Bay-Delta Sport Fishing Enhancement Stamp, a
Second-Rod Stamp, an Ocean Enhancement Stamp, a Sport
Salmon Punch Card and a Steelhead Report Card. |
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2006
Fishing Privilege Package |
$ 261.25 |
Lifetime
licensees who purchase the Lifetime Fishing Privilege
Package receive a Bay-Delta Sport Fishing Enhancement
Stamp, a Second-Rod Stamp, an Ocean Enhancement Stamp, a
Sport Salmon Punch Card and a Steelhead Report Card. |
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Fish and
Game Code Section 70 defines "Resident" as any person
who has resided continuously in the State of California
for six months or more immediately prior to the date of
their application for a license or permit, any person on
active military duty with the Armed Forces of the United
States or auxiliary branch thereof, or any person
enrolled in the Job Corps established pursuant to
Section 2883 of Title 29 of the United States Code. |
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Fish
and Game Code Section 86 defines "Take" as hunt, pursue,
catch, capture, or kill, or attempt to hunt, pursue,
catch, capture or kill. |
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Fees for
licenses that are available from license agents include
5% license agent handling fee. |
