On page 23 of the 2004 Regs I found the following under "Possession Rules"
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- "You may not possess another person's game fish unless it is accompanied by a statement showing the name, address, license number, date, county, and area where it was taken, and the signature of the angler who harvested it." -------------------------------------------------------------------------- It seems to me pretty clear that if you want to give the fish to someone else that is fine but you have to give them a written statement to go with it. I'm also no expert! Just figured I would point out where to find the info! Gary -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rex S. Takasugi Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004 2:35 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Is it legal to give up your catch? Hi, Mark! I'm no expert on the law here, but I think you're not allowed to give your catch to someone else, even if it makes you seem like a nice guy. As I read the regs on page 23, about the middle of the first column, it says "You May Not Harvest any part of another person's daily limit, except for persons who possess a designated harvester card." A little further down in that first column, it also says "You May Not Offer any recreationally caught fish or shellfish for sale or barter." It's a good lesson for all of us because we all get asked from time to time. Where the regs are murkier to me is when you take someone new fishing, like a kid and the kid has trouble hooking a fish, so you hook the fish for the kid and then hand the rod to the kid to play and land the fish. Who actually caught the fish in this situation and who legally is entitled to keep the fish (realizing that most of us would let the kid keep the fish)? Tight lines! Rex
