{"data":{"id":"us-ca/fgc-2860","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"FGC § 2860","heading":"","body":"(a) The commission may regulate commercial and recreational fishing and any other taking of marine species in MPAs.\n(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, the taking of a marine species in a marine life reserve is prohibited for any purpose, including recreational and commercial fishing, except that the commission may authorize the taking of a marine species for scientific purposes, consistent with the purposes of this chapter, under a scientific collecting permit issued by the department.","path":["Fish and Game Code - FGC","DIVISION 3. FISH AND GAME GENERALLY [2000. - 2954.]","CHAPTER 10.5. Marine Life Protection Act [2850. - 2863.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"dd1e4a55fdc446eab74eebbc2fb7bbb0338d17817ff56a0386db035db01a19b5","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/fgc-2859","next":"us-ca/fgc-2861"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}