ARTICLE 1. Generally [8601. - 8609.]

Article 1 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.

§§ 8601–8609 · 10 sections

• § 8601 Any net or line used to take fish that is anchored to the bottom on each end and is not free to drift with the tide or current is a set net or set line. Any…
• § 8601.5 (a) Set nets and set lines shall be marked at both ends with buoys displaying above their waterlines, in numerals at least 2 inches high, the fisherman’s…
• § 8601.6 (a) The footrope (leadline) of any set net shall have a breaking strength of at least 50 pounds less than the combined breaking strength of the headrope and…
• § 8602 The length of the meshes of any net shall be determined by taking at least four meshes and measuring them inside the knots or, in the case of knotless nets,…
• § 8603 It is unlawful to use or operate or assist in using or operating any net, trap, line, spear, or appliance, other than in connection with angling, in taking…
• § 8604 It is unlawful willfully to disturb or injure any net, trap, or other apparatus to take fish which is being legally used in the waters of this state. This…
• § 8605 The department or any person authorized by it may use any net or other appliance in any district for the purpose of recovering fish from overflowed areas or…
• § 8607 It is unlawful for any person possessing or operating any type of net, trap, or line that is subject to federal groundfish regulations adopted pursuant to the…
• § 8608 Notwithstanding Sections 8660, 8665, 8724, and 8780, the commission may, after a public hearing, when it determines that it is in the best interests of the…
• § 8609 The Legislature finds and declares that: (a) The central California nearshore gill and trammel net fisheries for California halibut (Paralichthys californicus)…