California § 8574 - Drift gill nets with mesh size less than 14 inches in stretched mesh shall not be
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§ 8574. Drift gill nets with mesh size less than 14 inches in stretched mesh shall not be
(a) Drift gill nets with mesh size less than 14 inches in stretched mesh shall not be used to take shark and swordfish by permittees operating under a drift gill net shark and swordfish permit, and the permittee shall not have aboard the vessel or in the water a drift gill net with mesh size less than 14 inches and more than 8 inches in stretched mesh. (b) No permittee shall deploy a drift gill net of less than 14-inch mesh size at the time that the permittee has a shark or swordfish gill net deployed.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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