California Code
PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING
CHAPTER 3 - Nets

ARTICLE 1 - Generally

Section 8601. - 8601. Any net or line used to take fish that...

Section 8601.5. - 8601.5. (a) Set nets and set lines shall be marked...

Section 8601.6. - 8601.6. (a) The footrope (leadline) of any set net shall...

Section 8602. - 8602. The length of the meshes of any net shall...

Section 8603. - 8603. It is unlawful to use or operate or assist...

Section 8604. - 8604. It is unlawful willfully to disturb or injure any...

Section 8605. - 8605. The department or any person authorized by it may...

Section 8606.1. - 8606.1. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the use...

Section 8607. - 8607. It is unlawful for any person possessing or operating...

Section 8608. - 8608. Notwithstanding Sections 8660, 8665, 8724, and 8780, the commission...

Section 8609. - 8609. The Legislature finds and declares that: (a) The central...

ARTICLE 1.4 - Marine Resources Protection Act of 1990

Section 8610.1. - 8610.1. The Marine Resources Protection Act of 1990 (Art. X...

Section 8610.2. - 8610.2. (a) “District” for the purposes of this article and...

Section 8610.3. - 8610.3. (a) From January 1, 1991, to December 31, 1993,...

Section 8610.4. - 8610.4. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, gill nets...

Section 8610.5. - 8610.5. The department shall issue a permit to use a...

Section 8610.6. - 8610.6. The department shall charge the following fees for permits...

Section 8610.9. - 8610.9. Any funds remaining in the Marine Resources Protection Account...

Section 8610.11. - 8610.11. It is unlawful for any person to take, possess,...

Section 8610.12. - 8610.12. To increase the state’s scientific and biological information on...

Section 8610.13. - 8610.13. The penalty for a violation of Section 8610.3 or...

Section 8610.14. - 8610.14. (a) Prior to January 1, 1994, the commission shall...

Section 8610.15. - 8610.15. This article does not preempt or supersede any other...

Section 8610.16. - 8610.16. If any provision of this article or the application...

ARTICLE 1.5 - Development of Alternative Fishing Gear

Section 8614. - 8614. (a) If an experimental permit is revoked or not...

Section 8615. - 8615. (a) (1) Within the first six months of operation...

ARTICLE 2 - Nets for Particular Varieties of Fish

Section 8623. - 8623. (a) It is unlawful to use any purse seine...

Section 8625. - 8625. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this code, set...

Section 8626. - 8626. (a) Notwithstanding Section 8625, and where consistent with the...

ARTICLE 3 - Seizure

Section 8630. - 8630. Any net or trap used for taking fish in...

Section 8631. - 8631. In lieu of a physical seizure pursuant to this...

Section 8632. - 8632. Within three days after the department has been notified...

Section 8633. - 8633. When any net is seized pursuant to this article,...

Section 8634. - 8634. When any net is seized pursuant to this article...

Section 8635. - 8635. (a) Notwithstanding Section 8633, any net or trap seized...

ARTICLE 4 - Nets Generally in Particular Districts

Section 8660. - 8660. Nothing in this chapter authorizing the use of nets...

Section 8661. - 8661. Vessels may carry nets across Districts 19A and 20...

Section 8663. - 8663. No gill net, trammel net, or fyke net may...

Section 8664. - 8664. Except in Districts 6 and 7, any net found...

Section 8664.5. - 8664.5. (a) Notwithstanding Sections 8693 and 8724, gill nets and...

Section 8664.67. - 8664.67. “Impacted fisherman” for purposes of Sections 8664.5 and 8664.65,...

Section 8664.7. - 8664.7. The initial period of effectiveness of an order issued...

Section 8664.8. - 8664.8. (a) Notwithstanding Sections 8685, 8687, 8696, and 8724, and...

Section 8664.13. - 8664.13. During the period from December 15 to May 15,...

Section 8665. - 8665. In District 118.5, nets may not be used within...

Section 8666. - 8666. The department may issue a revocable permit to take...

Section 8667. - 8667. No fish other than mullet or carp, and no...

Section 8668. - 8668. No commercial fishing under Section 8666, 8667, or 8669...

Section 8669. - 8669. It is unlawful to possess gill nets, seines, or...

Section 8670. - 8670. It is unlawful for any person to use, operate,...

ARTICLE 5 - Gill and Trammel Nets

Section 8680. - 8680. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that it is...

Section 8681. - 8681. (a) Gill nets or trammel nets shall not be...

Section 8681.5. - 8681.5. (a) The department shall issue no new gill net...

Section 8681.7. - 8681.7. (a) Notwithstanding Section 8681.5, any person who possessed a...

Section 8682. - 8682. (a) The commission shall establish regulations for the issuance...

Section 8683. - 8683. The fee for a permit issued pursuant to Section...

Section 8684. - 8684. No incidental catch of swordfish or marlin is authorized...

Section 8685. - 8685. In Districts 1, 2, and 3, gill nets may...

Section 8685.5. - 8685.5. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, gill nets may...

Section 8685.6. - 8685.6. It is unlawful to sell or possess for sale...

Section 8685.7. - 8685.7. It is unlawful for any person to knowingly purchase...

Section 8686. - 8686. In Districts 11/2, 21/2, and in the Trinity and...

Section 8687. - 8687. Except as otherwise provided in this code, drift gill...

Section 8688. - 8688. In Districts 11, 12, and 13, gill nets may...

Section 8691. - 8691. Set gill nets and trammel nets with mesh smaller...

Section 8692. - 8692. Notwithstanding Section 8693, it is unlawful to use gill...

Section 8692.5. - 8692.5. (a) Not more than 1,250 fathoms (7,500 feet) of...

Section 8693. - 8693. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this code, drift...

Section 8694. - 8694. In District 19A, gill nets may not be used,...

Section 8696. - 8696. Except as otherwise provided, set gill nets may be...

Section 8700. - 8700. Any line used on a gill net which shall...

ARTICLE 6 - Trammel Nets

Section 8720. - 8720. “Trammel net” includes entangling nets constructed of more than...

Section 8721. - 8721. In Districts 1, 2, and 3, trammel nets may...

Section 8724. - 8724. (a) Except as otherwise provided, in Districts 10, 17,...

Section 8725. - 8725. In District 19A, trammel nets may not be used,...

ARTICLE 7 - Round Haul Nets

Section 8750. - 8750. As used in this article, “round haul nets” are...

Section 8751. - 8751. In Districts 1, 2, and 3, round haul nets...

Section 8752. - 8752. In Districts 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11,...

Section 8754. - 8754. In Districts 16, 17, 18, and 19, purse and...

Section 8755. - 8755. In Districts 20A and 21, purse and round haul...

Section 8756. - 8756. Salmon, steelhead, striped bass, or shad may not be...

Section 8757. - 8757. Notwithstanding Section 8661, and in addition to Sections 8754,...

ARTICLE 8 - Bait Nets

Section 8780. - 8780. (a) As used in this chapter, the term “bait...

Section 8780.1. - 8780.1. The commission may, upon the recommendation of the department,...

ARTICLE 9 - Beach Nets

Section 8800. - 8800. As used in this chapter, a “beach net” is...

Section 8801. - 8801. In Districts 1, 2, and 3, beach nets may...

Section 8802. - 8802. In Districts 8 and 9, beach nets may be...

Section 8803. - 8803. In District 10, beach nets may be used, the...

Section 8804. - 8804. In District 11, beach nets may be used. (Enacted...

Section 8805. - 8805. In Districts 12 and 13, beach nets may not...

Section 8806. - 8806. In District 18, beach nets may not be used....

Section 8807. - 8807. In District 19, beach nets, the meshes of which...

ARTICLE 10 - Trawl Nets

Section 8830. - 8830. “Trawl net” means a cone or funnel-shaped net which...

Section 8831. - 8831. It is unlawful for any person to use any...

Section 8832. - 8832. Trawl nets and Chinese shrimp nets may be used...

Section 8833. - 8833. (a) In Districts 4, 19, 19A, 20, 20A, and...

Section 8834. - 8834. It is unlawful to take or possess more than...

Section 8834.1. - 8834.1. It is unlawful for any person to possess salmon...

Section 8834.5. - 8834.5. South of a line extending due west, true, from...

Section 8835. - 8835. In Districts 6, 7, and 10, trawl nets may...

Section 8836. - 8836. In Districts 17, 18, and 118.5, trawl nets may...

Section 8837. - 8837. It is unlawful to use or possess any trawl...

Section 8840. - 8840. Chafing gear may be used or possessed but shall...

Section 8841. - 8841. (a) The commission is hereby granted authority over all...

Section 8842. - 8842. (a) Trawl nets of a design prescribed by the...

Section 8843. - 8843. It is unlawful to use any trawl net with...

ARTICLE 11 - Dip Nets

Section 8870. - 8870. Dip nets may be used subject to the following...

ARTICLE 12 - Other Nets

Section 8890. - 8890. Baited hoop nets not to exceed three feet in...