california Assisted Living regulations
Fishing Regulations-?
I live in California and I want to take my 3 year old fishing tomorrow. I’m wondering about the fishing license rules. I havent renewed my license in a couple years and since its so late in the year I would prefer not to- I think I can just let her fish and assist her (we will just have one pole in the water) without a license. Is that right?
a one day permit is 13.50 and yes, california is that messed up that they are based on a calendar year. That was what made me so mad I stopped renewing it. I went to renew the thing in june and they still wanted the full price for the whole year.
a year pass (jan-dec only) is $42 now.
Putting California’s screwed up licensing aside, I’d like to answer your question according to the California fishing regulations. YES, I think it is legal for a person under 16 years of age to fish with TWO poles without a license. I looked carefully at the California freshwater fishing regs, and nowhere does it say that a junior angler must be accompanied by a licensed adult.
Look at this paragraph from Chapter 2 (Statewide Regulations):
“(a) All fish may be taken only by angling with one closely attended rod and line or one hand line with not more than three hooks nor more than three artificial lures (each lure may have three hooks attached) attached thereto. Anglers in possession of a valid two-rod stamp and anglers under 16 years of age may use up to two rods in inland waters which regulations provide for the taking of fish by angling, except those waters in which only artificial lures or barbless hooks may be used.”
This clearly says that an angler under the age of 16 may use up to two rods in inland waters, as long as there are no other governing regulations. There is no mention of needing accompaniment by a licensed angler. So yeah, I’d say you’re good to go as long as you’re talking about inland, freshwater fishing.
Ocean fishing has different regulations, but again, the regs imply that junior (unlicensed) anglers can fish without a license, whether or not they are accompanied by a licensed angler. You can also fish for free from public ocean piers — just make sure it’s a public pier.
Oh, and you have TWO free fishing days — one in spring and one in fall! You just missed the fall one. It was Sept. 7.
The one caveat to this that I ran across is the use of report cards. All anglers (even little kids) in California must have report cards when fishing for certain species, including sturgeon, steelhead, and (interestingly) spiny lobster.
Here’s another paragraph from the freshwater regs:
“Anglers who are not required to have a sport fishing license, such as anglers who are under 16 years of age and anglers who will be fishing on Free Fishing Days, are required to have report cards to fish for: salmon in Klamath-Trinity Rivers and their tributaries; steelhead; and sturgeon.”
This seems to imply that anglers under 16 years do not need to be accompanied by a licensed angler. There are some other report card species — get a fishing proclamation and look this up. You may not think your 3-year-old is fishing for one of these covered species, but if she’s fishing in certain places where the species live, you probably should have a report card in your possession. They’re free.
Good luck and have fun!
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The personal assistance provided at Assisted Living Facilities ensure that the dignity and self-respect of the occupants are upheld and that they get ample opportunities to socialize, make friends, and also keep in touch with their family. The assistance can be either routine or intensive. The personal assistants are trained to be mindful of the requirements and values of senior citizen.