1. (a) Live or dead golden shiner, fathead minnow, red shiner, mosquitofish, longjaw mudsucker, threadfin shad, goldfish, sunfish, molly, and dead carp may be used in all Colorado River District waters.
2. (b) Live carp may be used only at the location where taken.
3. (c) Tilapia may be used in the Salton Sea, and may be taken for bait only within the area bounded by Highway 111 on the north and east and Highway 86 on the west and south (except as in subsection (d) below).
4. (d) Tilapia may be taken and used for bait in the Colorado River and its associated backwaters only within the area bounded by Palo Verde Diversion Dam south to the Morelos Dam.

Except as provided below, live or dead fin fish shall not be used or possessed for use as bait in the Colorado River District:

Note: Authority cited: Sections 200, 205, 265 and 270, Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections 200 and 205, Fish and Game Code.

History

1. Amendment of subsection (a) filed 1-22-86; designated effective 3-1-86 (Register 86, No. 6).

2. Amendment filed 2-11-86; designated effective 3-11-87 (Register 87, No. 9).

3. Amendment of subsection (a) filed 1-26-88; operative 3-1-88 (Register 88, No. 6).

4. Adoption of Note following subsection (b) filed 3-12-92; operative 3-12-92 (Register 92, No. 20).

5. Amendment of subsections (a), (a)(1) and (a)(3) filed 2-9-96; operative 2-9-96 pursuant to Fish and Game Code sections 202 and 205 (Register 96, No. 6).

6. Amendment of subsection (a) and Note filed 2-5-98; operative 3-1-98 pursuant to Fish and Game Code sections 202 and 215 (Register 98, No. 6).

7. Amendment of subsection (a)(1) filed 12-22-98; operative 12-22-98 pursuant to Fish and Game Code sections 202 and 215 (Register 98, No. 52).

8. Amendment filed 2-27-2001; operative 2-27-2001 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2001, No. 9).

9. Amendment of subsection (d) filed 1-10-2002; operative 1-1-2002 pursuant to Fish and Game Code sections 202 and 215 (Register 2002, No. 2).

10. Amendment of subsections (a) and (c) and amendment of Note filed 11-8-2004; operative 12-8-2004 (Register 2004, No. 46).

11. Change without regulatory effect amending Note filed 8-8-2019 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2019, No. 32).