Fish and Game Code section 1173

All fish handled under authority of this article during the time they are in the hatchery or in the wild are the property of the state and when in the wild may be taken under the authority of a sport or commercial fishing license as otherwise authorized for wild fish.

Source: Section 1173, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FGC§ionNum=1173. (updated Jan. 1, 1970; accessed Oct. 20, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/fish_and_game_code_section_1173

Original Source: Section 1173, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FGC§ionNum=1173. (last accessed May 12, 2025).