Fish and Game Code section 8033.1

(a)

Any person engaged in any of the following activities involving species identified in subdivision (b) of Section 8597 shall obtain a nontransferable marine aquaria receiver’s license:

(1)

A person who is required to have a marine aquaria collector’s permit pursuant to Section 8597 who sells live marine organisms indigenous to California, that the person has taken, to the ultimate consumer.

(2)

A person who purchases or receives live marine species indigenous to California for commercial purposes from any of the following:

(A)

A fisherman who is required to have a marine aquaria collector’s permit pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 8597.

(B)

A person who imports from neighboring states species that are also indigenous to California waters.

(b)

A person required to be licensed as a marine aquaria receiver shall obtain all live marine organisms indigenous to California waters only from fishermen, aquaculturists, or importers holding current and appropriate licenses or permits.

Source: Section 8033.1, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=FGC§ionNum=8033.­1.­ (updated Oct. 1, 1993; accessed Nov. 17, 2025).

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