California Fish and Game Code

§ 8574

FGC § 8574 Effective Oct 2, 1985Div. 6 · Part 3 · Ch. 2 · Art. 16

Statute text

(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.