Does a Licensed Fishing Guide’s Son Need a Guide Fishing License, Too?

April 6, 2017

Question: I’m a licensed fishing guide on the upper Sacramento and Feather rivers. Is it legal for my son to help me on my vessel while I’m guiding? I’m seeing that there is a guide employee permit but in this situation that permit doesn’t seem right. Is there a deckhand permit where he can help me and help other friends in their boats that are guided also? He’s not being paid; he’s just there for the experience. (Michael T.)

Answer: If he is not collecting a fee or accepting tips, then he would not meet the definition of an employee as he is a family member and simply a volunteer. However, if he took any kind of compensation, then he would technically be an employee and subject to those licensing requirements. If he is assisting people by casting or fishing and he’s 16 years old or older, then he will need to have a fishing license.

This seems.....  completely reasonable?     Weird! 

... he would not meet the definition of an employee as he is a family member and simply a volunteer. 

yeah right as if there is one sun alive today who actually "volunteers" to help pops' at work   more like #slavelabor, under duress
N, what duzz being a blood relative have to do with employee classificashun?? Nothing.
these dumb kwess chuns and even stupider answers oh em gee