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Silbaugh4liberty · 02-29-2016, 06:55 PM

That's the Nanny state for you. This is the part the kills me.....

Of roughly 3,500 all citations issued annually, only a couple hundred are for violators of the protected areas. Fines for violating the rules of an MPA range from around $100 to $1,000 and can be treated like a traffic ticket or, in more serious cases, a misdemeanor charge.

Too bad they don't read the California Constitution once in a while.......

Section 25.
The people shall have the right to fish upon and from the public lands of the State and in the waters thereof, excepting upon lands set aside for fish hatcheries, and no land owned by the State shall ever be sold or transferred without reserving in the people the absolute right to fish thereupon; and no law shall ever be passed making it a crime for the people to enter upon the public lands within this State for the purpose of fishing in any water containing fish that have been planted therein by the State; provided, that the legislature may by statute, provide for the season when and the conditions under which the different species of fish may be taken.

DFG rules are all Statutory in nature, which is how they get away with this crap.

02-29-2016, 06:55 PM	#3
Silbaugh4liberty Fishing Patriot Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 1,121	That's the Nanny state for you. This is the part the kills me..... Of roughly 3,500 all citations issued annually, only a couple hundred are for violators of the protected areas. Fines for violating the rules of an MPA range from around $100 to $1,000 and can be treated like a traffic ticket or, in more serious cases, a misdemeanor charge. Too bad they don't read the California Constitution once in a while....... Section 25. The people shall have the right to fish upon and from the public lands of the State and in the waters thereof, *excepting upon lands set aside for fish hatcheries, and no land owned by the State shall ever be sold or transferred without reserving in the people the absolute right to fish thereupon*; and no law shall ever be passed making it a crime for the people to enter upon the public lands within this State for the purpose of fishing in any water containing fish that have been planted therein by the State; provided, that the legislature may by statute, provide for the season when and the conditions under which the different species of fish may be taken. DFG rules are all Statutory in nature, which is how they get away with this crap. __________________