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Cal. Fish & Game Code § 8574 — Drift Gill Net Shark and Swordfish Fishery

Cal. Fish & Game Code § 8574

Type
Statute
Source
California Fish and Game Code
Jurisdiction
California
Date
1985-10-02
Current through
Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)

(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…

Citator

Cal. Fish & Game Code § 8574 — Drift Gill Net Shark and Swordfish Fishery is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

(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.