ARTICLE 2.5. Purification of Mollusks [5700. - 5702.]

Cal. Fish and Game Code - FGC 2.5.

in effect

Cal. Fish and Game Code - FGC § 5700. Section 5700.

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 5670, 5672, 8341, and 9050, native and nonnative mollusks may be taken in Districts 12 and 13 and moved to other areas to be purified for human consumption under rules and regulations established by the commission. Those regulations may include, but are not limited to, bag limits, methods of harvest, and provisions for public use. (b) Mollusks taken under this section shall not be used for human consumption unless that use is approved by the State Department of Public Health.

Cal. Fish and Game Code - FGC § 5701. Section 5701.

(a) The State Department of Public Health may make sanitary surveys of mollusk-growing areas or may use sanitary surveys of mollusk-growing areas made by qualified state or county agencies, and based on that information may classify those areas for purposes of harvesting and moving mollusks that are to be purified for human consumption in accordance with Section 5700. (b) The State Department of Public Health shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to implement this section.

Cal. Fish and Game Code - FGC § 5701.5. Section 5701.5.

If examinations are conducted by the State Department of Public Health pursuant to this article for purposes of certifying the quality of shellfish-growing waters, certification of water quality shall be commenced within 30 days and completed within six months of the filing of an application by an aquaculturist.

Cal. Fish and Game Code - FGC § 5702. Section 5702.

Any person who moves any native mollusks taken under regulations of the commission from Districts 12 and 13 for purposes of purification for human consumption shall pay a royalty, as the commission may prescribe, of not less than two cents ($0.02) per pound of mollusks so taken.

Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026