“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.
Cal. Fish & Game Code § 55
General Definitions
Known as the Fish and Game Code
The act spans §§ 1–89 (61 sections).
Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1370, Sec. 1
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.