Cal. FGC § 10657

This is the official text of Cal. FGC § 10657, part of California’s Fish and Game Code — regulates hunting, fishing, and wildlife conservation.

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Official statutory text

(a) A person may be permitted by the Director of the Hopkins Marine Life Refuge to enter the Hopkins Marine Life Refuge under a permit.

(b) The Director of the Hopkins Marine Life Refuge, or any person to whom the Director of the Hopkins Marine Life Refuge has issued a permit under Section 10502.5, may take, for scientific purposes, any fish or specimen of marine plant life under the conditions prescribed by the department under Section 10502.5.

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