{"data":{"id":"us-ca/fgc-8033.1","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"FGC § 8033.1","heading":"","body":"(a) Any person engaged in any of the following activities involving species identified in subdivision (b) of Section 8597 shall obtain a nontransferable marine aquaria receiver’s license:\n(1) A person who is required to have a marine aquaria collector’s permit pursuant to Section 8597 who sells live marine organisms indigenous to California, that the person has taken, to the ultimate consumer.\n(2) A person who purchases or receives live marine species indigenous to California for commercial purposes from any of the following:\n(A) A fisherman who is required to have a marine aquaria collector’s permit pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 8597.\n(B) A person who imports from neighboring states species that are also indigenous to California waters.\n(b) A person required to be licensed as a marine aquaria receiver shall obtain all live marine organisms indigenous to California waters only from fishermen, aquaculturists, or importers holding current and appropriate licenses or permits.","path":["Fish and Game Code - FGC","DIVISION 6. FISH [5500. - 9101.]","PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600. - 9101.]","CHAPTER 1. Generally [7600. - 8126.]","ARTICLE 7. Commercial Fish Business Licenses [8030. - 8039.]"],"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":"6aafb41e0722f5e82e53344e5f73511b0e7bfad4a4653cfda77fe644031f1207","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/fgc-8033","next":"us-ca/fgc-8033.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}