Section 8693.
8693. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this code, drift gill nets and set gill nets may be used in Districts 17, 18, 19, and 20A, except for the taking of salmon. (b) Rockfish and lingcod may be taken with drift gill nets and set gill nets in Districts 17, 18, 19, and 20A, subject to the […]
Section 8694.
8694. In District 19A, gill nets may not be used, nor may they be possessed on any boat. (Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
Section 8696.
8696. Except as otherwise provided, set gill nets may be used south of a line extending 245° magnetic from the western point of the Point Reyes headlands in Marin County except for the taking of salmon. (Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1442, Sec. 14.)
Section 8700.
8700. Any line used on a gill net which shall tend to cause the webbing of such gill net to bag or hang slack shall cause such net to lose its identity as a gill net and become a trammel net. (Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
Section 8685.5.
8685.5. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, gill nets may not be used to take salmon, steelhead, or striped bass. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 393, Sec. 1.5. Effective July 11, 1980.)
Section 8685.6.
8685.6. It is unlawful to sell or possess for sale any salmon, steelhead, or striped bass which were taken in California waters by the use of a gill net. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 393, Sec. 2. Effective July 11, 1980.)
Section 8685.7.
8685.7. It is unlawful for any person to knowingly purchase any salmon, steelhead, or striped bass which were taken in California waters by the use of a gill net. For the purpose of this section, “person” includes a broker who purchases salmon, steelhead, or striped bass which were unlawfully taken by gill net for the […]
Section 8686.
8686. In Districts 11/2, 21/2, and in the Trinity and Klamath River District, it is unlawful to possess any gill or trammel net with meshes over 13/4 inches in length, except under regulations which may be prescribed by the commission. (Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
Section 8687.
8687. Except as otherwise provided in this code, drift gill nets may be used in Districts 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10. (Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 203, Sec. 8. Effective June 20, 1984.)
Section 8688.
8688. In Districts 11, 12, and 13, gill nets may be used to take only herring, subject to Article 15 (commencing with Section 8550) of Chapter 2. No gill net may be possessed on any boat in Districts 11, 12, and 13, except by persons possessing a valid permit aboard boats specifically authorized to take […]