{"code":"FGC","codeName":"Fish and Game Code","section":"8840","citation":"Fish & G. Code, § 8840","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 6. FISH [5500. - 9101.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/fish-and-game-code/division-6"},{"name":"PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600. - 9101.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/fish-and-game-code/division-6/part-3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 3. Nets [8601. - 8890.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/fish-and-game-code/division-6/part-3/chapter-3"},{"name":"ARTICLE 10. Trawl Nets [8830. - 8843.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/fish-and-game-code/division-6/part-3/chapter-3/article-10"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1048, Sec. 16.   Effective September 26, 1983.","effective":"1983-09-26","html":"<p>Chafing gear may be used or possessed but shall not be connected directly to the terminal, or closed, end of the cod-end. Except for chafing gear prescribed under federal groundfish regulations adopted pursuant to the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C., Sec. 1801 et seq.), all chafing gear shall have a minimum mesh size of six inches, unless only the bottom one-half, or underside, of the cod-end is covered by chafing gear, which may be of any size mesh.</p>","text":"Chafing gear may be used or possessed but shall not be connected directly to the terminal, or closed, end of the cod-end. Except for chafing gear prescribed under federal groundfish regulations adopted pursuant to the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C., Sec. 1801 et seq.), all chafing gear shall have a minimum mesh size of six inches, unless only the bottom one-half, or underside, of the cod-end is covered by chafing gear, which may be of any size mesh.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/fish-and-game-code/trawl-nets-8840","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}