California Fish and Game Code Section 55

CA Fish & Game Code § 55 (2017)  

“Mile” means either a statute mile (5,280 feet) or a nautical mile (6,077 feet) depending on the application. Statute miles shall be the unit of measurement for all land masses, rivers, streams, creeks, and inland bodies of water. Nautical miles shall be the unit of measurement for all marine waters.

(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1370, Sec. 1. Effective October 27, 1992.)

Last modified: October 25, 2018