Section 8576.5.
8576.5. Thresher shark taken with drift gill nets shall not have the pelvic fin severed from the carcass until after the shark is brought ashore. (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 589, Sec. 2.)
Section 8577.
8577. Notwithstanding Section 8394, the director may close the drift gill net shark and swordfish fishery, the swordfish harpoon fishery, or any area where either or both fisheries are conducted, if, after a public hearing, the director determines the action is necessary to protect the swordfish or thresher shark and bonito (mako) shark resources. The […]
Section 8579.
8579. (a) A permittee shall be subject to the provisions of this article whenever the permittee is using a drift gill net, unless the permittee has surrendered his or her permit to the department. (b) A permittee may surrender his or her permit by notifying the department of his or her intentions by submitting a notarized form […]
Section 8580.
8580. It is unlawful for any permittee to sell swordfish taken by him or her to other than the persons described in Section 8032 or 8033. (Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 246, Sec. 7.)
Section 8581.
8581. Any license issued pursuant to Sections 8032 to 8036, inclusive, may be revoked or suspended by the commission, when requested by the department, upon a conviction for a violation of Section 8043 for failure to report, or for inaccurately reporting, shark or swordfish landings by fishermen operating under permits issued pursuant to Section 8394 […]
Section 8582.
8582. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the intent of this article is not to permit or encourage the taking of marlin for commercial purposes. (b) It shall be a misdemeanor for any person operating under a permit pursuant to this article to sell or possess for sale or personal use any marlin. In the event […]
Section 8583.
8583. (a) By March 31, 2020, the department shall establish a program to transition the holders of drift gill net permits issued pursuant to Section 8561 out of the drift gill net fishery that includes the following conditions: (1) A permittee who chooses to participate in the transition program shall indicate the permittee’s intention to the department […]
Section 8583.5.
8583.5. This article does not create or recognize a property right in fish expected to be caught using a permit issued pursuant to Section 8561. (Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 844, Sec. 8. (SB 1017) Effective January 1, 2019.)
Section 8576.
8576. (a) Drift gill nets shall not be used to take shark or swordfish from February 1 to April 30, inclusive. (b) Drift gill nets shall not be used to take shark or swordfish in ocean waters within 75 nautical miles from the mainland coastline between the westerly extension of the California-Oregon boundary line and the westerly […]
Section 8561.
8561. (a) Notwithstanding Section 8394, shark and swordfish shall not be taken for commercial purposes with drift gill nets except under a valid drift gill net shark and swordfish permit issued to that person that has not been suspended or revoked and is issued to at least one person aboard the boat. (b) A drift gill net […]