2011 California Code
Fish and Game Code
DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101]
ARTICLE 4. Reciprocal Sport Fishing Licenses
Section 7180

(a) Any person taking fish or amphibians for purposes other than profit from or on a boat or other floating device on the waters of the Colorado River and on adjacent waters, except canals, drains, or ditches used to transport water used for irrigation or domestic purposes, shall have in his or her possession a valid sport fishing license issued by either the State of Arizona or State of California.

(b) In addition to either of the licenses, a person taking fish or amphibians as indicated shall have in his or her possession a valid Colorado River special use stamp permanently affixed to his or her valid sport fishing license. If he or she is a person having in his or her possession a valid California sport fishing license he or she shall have an Arizona special use stamp to fish legally the waters described above. If he or she is a person having in his or her possession a valid Arizona sport fishing license, he or she shall have a California special use stamp to fish legally the waters described above.

(c) A special use stamp, when accompanied by the proper license, permits fishing in any portion of those waters, and permits fishermen to enter the waters from any point.

The fee for a Colorado River special use stamp is three dollars ($3).

(d) This section does not apply to licenses, permits, reservations, tags, or other entitlements issued through the Automated License Data System.

(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 285, Sec. 115. Effective January 1, 2008.)