{"data":{"id":"us-ca/fgc-7601","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"FGC § 7601","heading":"","body":"“Owner” or “vessel owner” means the person or persons designated as the registered owner of a vessel on a certificate of documentation issued by the United States Coast Guard or on a copy of the vessel registration issued by the vessel registration agency of the state where the owner is a resident. For purposes of this section, the vessel registration agency in California is the Department of Motor Vehicles.","path":["Fish and Game Code - FGC","DIVISION 6. FISH [5500. - 9101.]","PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600. - 9101.]","CHAPTER 1. Generally [7600. - 8126.]","ARTICLE 1. Application of Part [7600. - 7601.]"],"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":"7ade7cf20b5518b20172c6ee5fe98f3ef4ffddafe176420ed9d2e119c3fdba1e","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/fgc-7600","next":"us-ca/fgc-7630"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}