Cal. FGC § 7920
This is the official text of Cal. FGC § 7920, part of California’s Fish and Game Code — regulates hunting, fishing, and wildlife conservation.
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Official statutory text
The owner of any boat or vessel who, for profit, permits any person to take fish, shall procure a commercial passenger fishing boat license.
This article applies only to a boat or vessel whose owner or his or her employee or other representative is with it when it is used for fishing.
A person operating a guide boat, as defined in Section 46, is not required to obtain a commercial passenger fishing boat license.
This article applies only to a boat or vessel whose owner or his or her employee or other representative is with it when it is used for fishing.
A person operating a guide boat, as defined in Section 46, is not required to obtain a commercial passenger fishing boat license.
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