Interested persons may submit a request for electronic notices of proposed Department regulatory actions by sending an email to Regulations@wildlife.ca.gov, where you will be placed on a mailing list to receive such notices when they are available. *Please note* - these are separate from those under Fish and Game Commission rulemaking authority. For proposed Fish and Game Commission regulations, visit fgc.ca.gov/Regulations.
2026
Notice of Proposed 90-day Extension of Emergency Regulations: Commercial Groundfish Management Measures (Amend Sections 150.06 and 150.16, Title 14, California Code of Regulations (CCR))
Comments must be received by OAL and the listed Department contact no later than 5 days after posted on OAL's "Emergency Regulations Under Review" page(opens in new tab).
Availability of CEQA Compliance: Initial Study and Negative Declaration for Proposed Certificate of Compliance Regulatory Action
Comments may be submitted to groundfish@wildlife.ca.gov by March 16, 2026; see also the Notice of Intent
2025
- October 28, 2025
OAL Approval of Department Rulemaking: Commercial Fishery Line Marking Prohibition (add Section 181, Title 14, CCR)
Regulations are effective January 1, 2026
- August 21, 2025
OAL Approval of Emergency Action Rescinding Select Commercial Groundfish Management Measures
Regulations are effective August 21, 2025
- July 30, 2025
Notice of Proposed Emergency Action Rescinding Select Commercial Groundfish Management Measures
Comments must be received by OAL and the listed Department contact no later than 5 days after posted on OAL's "Emergency Regulations Under Review" page.
- June 27, 2025
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Commercial Fishery Line Marking Prohibition (add Section 181, Title 14, CCR)
Comments must be received by August 12, 2025
- June 25, 2025
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Risk Assessment Mitigation Program 2024 Revisions for the California Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery (amend Section 132.8, Title 14, CCR)
Comments must be received by July 11, 2025
- May 23, 2025
OAL Approval of Department Rulemaking: Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreements: Regulations for Suspension or Revocation (add Section 723, Title 14, CCR)
- April 14, 2025
OAL Approval of Department Rulemaking: Proposed Regulations (Certificate of Compliance) for Expanded Retrieval of Lost or Abandoned Commercial Dungeness Crab Traps Amend Section 132.2, Title 14, CCR
- March 17, 2025
OAL Approval of Department Rulemaking: Proposed Regulations for Commercial Groundfish Management Measures (Certificate of Compliance) (Adopt Section (§) 35.00, Amend Sections (§) 150.06, 150.16, 189 Title 14, CCR)
2024
- December 6, 2024 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Risk Assessment Mitigation Program 2024 Revisions for the California Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery (amend Section 132.8, Title 14, CCR)
Comments must be received by January 21, 2025
- December 3, 2024
OAL approval of SECOND 90-day Re-adoption of Emergency Regulations: Expand Retrieval of Lost or Abandoned Commercial Dungeness Crab Traps: Amend Section 132.2, Title 14, CCR
- Emergency regulations are extended from December 5, 2024 through March 6, 2025
- November 27, 2024
Notice of Teleconference information for Commercial Groundfish Management Measures (Certificate of Compliance) public hearing December 4, 2024 from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
- November 26, 2024
- OAL Approval of Department Rulemaking: Scientific Collecting Permits (SCP): Terrestrial and Vernal Pool Invertebrates of Conservation Priority List: Amend Sections 650 and 703, Title 14, CCR
- November 26, 2024
OAL Approval of Department Rulemaking: Prescribed Herbivory on Department Lands: Add Section 685, Title 14, CCR
Regulations are effective as of January 1, 2025
- November 19, 2024
15 Day Continuation Notice for the Proposed Regulations for Suspension and Revocation for Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreements (add Section 723, Title 14, CCR)
Public comments must be received by December 5, 2024
- November 14, 2024
Notice of Proposed Second 90-Day Re-adoption of Emergency Regulations: Expand Retrieval of Lost or Abandoned Commercial Dungeness Crab Traps: Amend Section 132.2, Title 14, CCR
Comments must be received by OAL and the listed Department contact no later than 5 days after posted on OAL's "Emergency Regulations Under Review" page.
- November 13, 2024
OAL approval of SECOND 90-day Re-adoption of Emergency Regulations: Commercial Groundfish Management Measures: Add Section 35.00 and Amend Sections 150.06, 150.16, and 189, Title 14, CCR
Emergency regulations are extended from November 13, 2024 through February 12, 2025
- October 25, 2024
Notice of Proposed SECOND 90-day Re-adoption of Emergency Regulations: Commercial Groundfish Management Measures: Add Section 35.00 and Amend Sections 150.06, 150.16, and 189, Title 14, CCR
Comments must be received by OAL and the listed Department contact no later than 5 days after posted on OAL's "Emergency Regulations Under Review" page.
- October 11, 2024
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Certificate of Compliance, or standard rulemaking to make the emergency regulations permanent): Commercial Groundfish Management Measures: Add Section 35.00 and Amend Sections 150.06, 150.16, and 189, Title 14, CCR
Comments must be received by December 4, 2024
- September 27, 2024
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Certificate of Compliance): Expanded Retrieval of Lost or Abandoned Commercial Dungeness Crab Traps Amend Section 132.2, Title 14, CCR
Comments must be received by November 12, 2024
- September 24, 2024
Notice of Teleconference information for Scientific Collecting Permits, Updates to Terrestrial and Vernal Pool Invertebrates of Conservation Priority (List) public hearing
Date: Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
- September 12, 2024
Notice of Teleconference information for Prescribed Herbivory public hearing
Date: Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
- September 5, 2024
OAL approval of 90-day Re-adoption of Emergency Regulations: Expand Retrieval of Lost or Abandoned Commercial Dungeness Crab Traps (Amend Section (§) 132.2, Title 14, California Code of Regulations, CCR)
Emergency regulations are extended from September 5, 2024 through December 5, 2024
- August 19, 2024
Notice of Proposed 90-day Re-adoption of Emergency Regulations: Expand Retrieval of Lost or Abandoned Commercial Dungeness Crab Traps (Amend Section (§) 132.2, Title 14, CCR)
Comments must be received by OAL and the listed Department contact no later than 5 days after posted on OAL's "Emergency Regulations Under Review" page.
- August 16, 2024
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Scientific Collecting Permits, Updates to Terrestrial and Vernal Pool Invertebrates of Conservation Priority (List): Amend Sections 650 and 703, Title 14, CCR
Comments must be received by October 1, 2024
- August 13, 2024
OAL approval of 90-day Re-adoption of Emergency Regulations: Commercial Groundfish Management Measures: Add Section 35.00 and Amend Sections 150.06, 150.16, and 189, Title 14, CCR
Emergency regulations are extended from August 13, 2024 through November 13, 2024
- August 9, 2024
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Prescribed Herbivory on Department Lands: Add Section 685, Title 14, CCR
Comments must be received by September 24, 2024
- July 19, 2024
Notice of Proposed 90-day Re-adoption of Emergency Regulations: Commercial Groundfish Management Measures: Add Section 35.00 and Amend Sections 150.06, 150.16, and 189, Title 14, CCR
Comments must be received by OAL and the listed Department contact no later than 5 days after posted on OAL's "Emergency Regulations Under Review" web page.
- May 3, 2024
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Suspension or Revocation of Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreements (add Section 723, Title 14, CCR)
Comments must be received by June 18, 2024
- April 5, 2024
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Risk Assessment Mitigation Program 2024 Revisions for the California Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery (amend Section 132.8, Title 14, CCR)
Comments must be received by May 21, 2024
- March 8, 2024
Final approval of emergency amendments to Section 132.2, Title 14, CCR RE: Expand Retrieval of Lost or Abandoned Commercial Dungeness Crab Traps Regulations are effective March 8, 2024
- February 22, 2024
Proposed Emergency Regulations: Notice of Proposed Emergency Rulemaking: Expand Retrieval of Lost or Abandoned Commercial Dungeness Crab Traps (Amend Section (§) 132.2, Title 14, California Code of Regulations (CCR))
Comments must be received by OAL and the listed Department contact no later than 5 days after posted on OAL's "Emergency Regulations Under Review" web page.
- February 12, 2024
Final approval of emergency amendments to Add Section 35.00 and Amend Sections 150.05, 150.16, and 189, Title 14, CCR
Regulations are effective February 12, 2024
- January 26, 2024
Proposed Emergency Regulations: Commercial Groundfish Management Measures: Add Section 35.00 and Amend Sections 150.06, 150.16, and 189, Title 14, CCR
Comments must be received by OAL and the listed Department contact no later than 5 days after posted on OAL's "Emergency Regulations Under Review" web page.
2023
- October 30, 2023
Final Approval of amendments to Sections 27.20, 27.25, 27.30, 27.35, 27.40, 27.45, 27.50, 28.55, Title 14, CCR re: Recreational Quillback Rockfish
- October 9, 2023
Proposed Emergency Regulations: Recreational Quillback Rockfish, amending Sections 27.20, 27.25, 27.30, 27.35, 27.40, 27.45, 27.50, 28.55, Title 14, CCR
Comments must be received by OAL and the listed Department contact no later than 5 days after posted on OAL's "Emergency Regulations Under Review" web page.
- June 6, 2023
The Proposed File-and-Print Rulemaking Action: Conformance with Federal Commercial Groundfish Regulations in California State Waters has been put on hiatus until further notice.
- May 30, 2023
Updated: a meeting link was made available to join the public hearing for the Proposed File-and-Print Rulemaking Action: Conformance with Federal Commercial Groundfish Regulations in California State Waters.
- May 19, 2023
Updated: Proposed File-and-Print Rulemaking Action: Conformance with Federal Commercial Groundfish Regulations in California State Waters with date and time of public hearing.
- May 16, 2023
Final Approval of Addition of 700.1 to Title 14, CCR for Two Free Hunting Days (AB 804 Implementation)
Regulations are effective as of July 1, 2023; please visit our R3 page for the dates free hunting will be announced.
- April 26, 2023
(Re-submission) Notice of Proposed Regulation to Create Two Free Hunting Days (AB 804 Implementation) by Emergency Action
This is an updated effort for public notice from the original November 22, 2022 posting
- March 21, 2023
Proposed File-and-Print Rulemaking Action: Conformance with Federal Commercial Groundfish Regulations in California State Waters
- February 1, 2023
File-and-Print Rulemaking Action: Landing Commercially Caught Salmon out of State
Regulations are effective as of February 1, 2023
2022
2021
- October 15, 2021
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Declaration of Importation of Fish and Wildlife Form (DFW 901)
Public comments must be received by November 29, 2021
- July 16, 2021
Final Approval of Drift Gill Net Transition Program Timeline Extension (amend Section 106.5, Title 14, CCR)
Regulations are effective July 16, 2021
- March 5, 2021
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Drift Gill Net Transition Program Timeline Extension (amend Section 106.5, Title 14, CCR)
Public comments must be received by April 19, 2021
2020
2019
- October 28, 2019
Final Approval of Standardized Commercial Trap Marking Program (amend sections 122.1, 122.1, 125, 126.1, 180.1, and 180.5, Title 14, CCR)
- September 30, 2019
Final Approval to: Amend Section 132.2, Waiver for a Vessel to Retrieve a Permitted Dungeness Crab Vessel’s Dungeness Crab Traps; Add Section 132.7, Lost or Abandoned Dungeness Crab Trap Gear Retrieval Program; Amend Section 705, Commercial Fishing Applications, Permits, Tags and Fees; Title 14, California Code of Regulations
- August 31, 2019
Second Mailing of 15 Day Continuation Notice for Section 132.7, Lost or Abandoned Dungeness Crab Trap Gear Retrieval Program; Title 14, CCR
Public comments must be received by September 14, 2019.
- August 30, 2019
Final Approval of Drift Gill Net Transition Program (Sections 106, 106.5, and 107, Title 14, CCR)
- August 20, 2019
45 Day Continuation Notice for Standardized Commercial Trap Marking Program (amend sections 122.1, 122.1, 125, 126.1, 180.1, and 180.5, Title 14, CCR)
Public comments must be received by October 4, 2019.
- August 19, 2019
Fifteen-day continuation notice of additional amendment of the Addition of Section 132.7, Lost or Abandoned Dungeness Crab Trap Gear Retrieval Program; Title 14, California Code of Regulations
- June 21, 2019
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Standardized Commercial Trap Marking Program (amend sections 122.1, 122.1, 125, 126.1, 180.1, and 180.5, Title 14, CCR)
Public comments must be received by 5:00 p.m., August 6, 2019.
- June 7, 2019
15 Day Continuation Notice for Drift Gill Net Transition Program (Sections 106, 106.5, and 107, Title 14, CCR)
Public comments must be received by 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 23, 2019.
- May 10, 2019
Re-notice of the Further Amendment of Section 132.2, Waiver for a Vessel to Retrieve a Permitted Dungeness Crab Vessel’s Dungeness Crab Traps; Amendment of the Addition of Section 132.7, Lost or Abandoned Dungeness Crab Trap Gear Retrieval Program; Further Amendment of Section 705, Commercial Fishing Applications, Permits, Tags and Fees; Title 14, California Code of Regulations.
- April 5, 2019
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Drift Gill Net Transition Program Implementation (amend sections 106 and 107, and add Section 106.5, Title 14, CCR)
Public comments must be received by 5:00 p.m., May 20, 2019.
- February 15, 2019
Amend Section 132.2, Waiver for a Vessel to Retrieve a Permitted Dungeness Crab Vessel’s Dungeness Crab Traps; Add Section 132.7, Lost or Abandoned Dungeness Crab Trap Gear Retrieval Program; Amend Section 705, Commercial Fishing Applications, Permits, Tags and Fees; Title 14, California Code of Regulations.
2018
- November 14, 2018
Final Approval of Amendments to Sections 132.1, 132.2 and 132.3, Title 14, CCR, and Addition of 132.6, Title 14, CCR, Dungeness Crab Trap Surface Gear Limitations and Gear Removal Time
- August 14, 2018
15 Day Continuation Notice Re: §132.6 Dungeness Crab Trap Surface Gear Limitations and Gear Removal Time
- June 27, 2018
AMENDED Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Dungeness Crab Trap Surface Gear Limitations and Gear Removal Time (Amend Sections 132.1, 132.2, 132.3; Add Section 132.6, Title 14, CCR)
- June 8, 2018
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Dungeness Crab Trap Surface Gear Limitations and Gear Removal Time (Amend Sections 132.1, 132.2, 132.3; Add Section 132.6, Title 14, CCR)
- May 9, 2018
Final Approval for Scientific Collecting Permits (Sections 650 and 703, Title 14, CCR)
The new SCP regulations (including new application format and online forms) will be effective on October 1, 2018. More information on implementation of the new regulations is forthcoming. Please check at main SCP webpage in July 2018 for more details.
- January 3, 2018
General Lake or Streambed Alteration Agreement for Activities Related to the Cannabis Cultivation – Emergency Rulemaking (Section 722, Title 14, CCR)
2017
- September 18, 2017
Second 15 Day Continuation Notice for Scientific Collecting Permits (Sections 650 and 703, Title 14, CCR)
Public comments must be received by 5:00 p.m. on October 3, 2017.
- August 14, 2017
15 Day Continuation Notice for Scientific Collecting Permits (Sections 650 and 703, Title 14, CCR)
Public comments must be received by 5:00 p.m. on August 31, 2017.
- April 17, 2017
Final Action of Conformance with Federal Regulation: Designated Forage Fish (Shared Ecosystem Component Species), Section 111, Title 14, CCR
- March 24, 2017
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Amend Sections 650 and 703, Title 14, CCR, Scientific Collecting Permits
Public comments must be received by 5:00 p.m. on May 8, 2017.
- January 19, 2017
Final Approval of Amendments to Section 782, Title 14, CCR, Conflict of Interest Code of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Wildlife Conservation Board.
2016
- November 8, 2016
Emergency Regulations to Keep Dungeness Crab Commercial Fishery Closed North of Point Reyes and Close Rock Crab Commercial Fishery North of Pigeon Point (Section 131, Title 14, CCR)
The emergency regulations were approved on November 15, 2016.
- October 3, 2016
Notice of Conformance with Federal Regulation: Designated Forage Fish (Shared Ecosystem Component Species), Section 111, Title 14
- September 1, 2016
Final Approval of Amendments to Section 699.5, Title 14, CCR, Fees for Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreements
- August 5, 2016
Notice of Decision Not Proceed for Proposed Nest Regulations (Section 681, Title 14, CCR)
- July 15, 2016
Proposed Second Readoption of Emergency Regulations: Commercial Dungeness and Rock Crab Emergency Fishing Closures (Section 131, Title 14, CCR)
Public comments must be submitted to OAL by July 27, 2016
- June 30, 2016
Second 15-day Notice for Proposed Amendments to Section 699.5, Title 14, CCR, Fees for Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreements
- June 13, 2016
Proposed Amendments to Section 699.5, Title 14, CCR, Fees for Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreements
- May 20, 2016
Notice of Proposed Action to Amend the Conflict of Interest Code of the Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Wildlife Conservation Board (Title 14, Section 782, CCR)
Public comments must be received by 5:00 p.m. on July 5, 2016
- April 29, 2016
Proposed Amendments to Section 699.5, Title 14, CCR, Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreements and Fees
- March 21, 2015
Final Adoption of California Notice Register 2015, No. 4-Z-2015-0113-07 and OAL File 2015-1228-05, Re: Dreissenid Mussels
The final regulations will be effective on April 1, 2016
2015
- November 13, 2015
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Civil Penalties (Section 748.5, Title 14, CCR)
Comments due by December 28, 2015
- August 13, 2015
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Nest Regulations (Section 681, Title 14, CCR)
Comments due by September 28, 2015
- June 26, 2015
Notice of Proposed Emergency Regulatory Action: Civil Penalties (Section 748.5, Title 14, CCR)
- January 23, 2015
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Dreissenid Mussels (Sections 672, 672.1, and 672.2, Title 14, CCR)
2014
2013
- December 16, 2013
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Emergency Regulations for Suction Dredging (Title 14, Section 228, CCR)
- August 23, 2013
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreement Fees (Title 14, Section 699.5, CCR)
- July 12, 2013
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Mountain Lion Carcass Possession Permit (Title 14, Section 251.4, CCR)
- June 14, 2013
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Falconry Fees and Forms (Title 14, Section 703, CCR)