Fish and Game Code section 10656

(a)

Except as expressly provided in this division, it is unlawful to enter the Bodega Marine Life Refuge for the purpose of taking or possessing any fish, marine invertebrate, or marine plant, or to take or possess any fish, marine invertebrate, or marine plant in the Bodega Marine Life Refuge.

(b)

Except as permitted by federal law or emergency caused by hazardous weather, it is unlawful to anchor or moor a vessel in the Bodega Marine Life Refuge without authorization by the Director of the Bodega Marine Life Refuge pursuant to Section 10502.7.

(c)

This section does not prohibit or restrict navigation in the Bodega Marine Life Refuge pursuant to federal law.

Source: Section 10656, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=FGC§ionNum=10656.­ (updated Sep. 27, 1999; accessed Dec. 8, 2025).

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