Section 7153 Of Article 3. Sport Fishing Licenses From California Fish And Game Code >> Division 6. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 3.
7153
. (a) A sport fishing license is not required to take fish by
any legal means, for any purpose other than profit, from a public
pier, as defined by the commission, in the ocean waters of the state,
or while angling at an aquaculture facility site that is registered
pursuant to Section 235 of Title 14 of the California Code of
Regulations.
(b) For purposes of this section, "ocean waters" include, but are
not limited to, the open waters adjacent to the ocean and any island;
the waters of any open or enclosed bay contiguous to the ocean; the
San Francisco and San Pablo Bays, with any tidal bay belonging
thereto; and any slough or estuary, if found between the Golden Gate
Bridge and the Benicia-Martinez Bridge.