Fish & G. Code, § 8574 · Article 16. Drift Gill Net Shark and Swordfish Fishery
Fish & G. Code, § 8574
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(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.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1558, Sec. 3. Effective October 2, 1985.
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