Section 7920 Of Article 5. Commercial Passenger Fishing Boat Licenses From California Fish And Game Code >> Division 6. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 5.

. 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.