§ 8574. — 8574. (Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1558, Sec. 3.)

California § 8574.

• Jurisdiction: California
• Code FGC: Fish and Game Code - FGC
• Div. 6.: DIVISION 6. FISH
• Part 3.: PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING
• Ch. 2.: CHAPTER 2. Particular Varieties of Fish
• Art. 16.: ARTICLE 16. Drift Gill Net Shark and Swordfish Fishery

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(a)
Drift gill nets with mesh size less than 14 inches in stretched mesh shall not be used to take shark and swordfish by permittees operating under a drift gill net shark and swordfish permit, and the permittee shall not have aboard the vessel or in the water a drift gill net with mesh size less than 14 inches and more than 8 inches in stretched mesh.
(b)
No permittee shall deploy a drift gill net of less than 14-inch mesh size at the time that the permittee has a shark or swordfish gill net deployed.

Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1558, Sec. 3. Effective October 2, 1985.