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2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 1.4 - Marine Resources Protection Act of 1990 › Section 8610.5.

8610.5. The department shall issue a permit to use a gill net or trammel net in the zone for the period specified in subdivision (a) of Section 8610.3 to any applicant who meets both of the following requirements:
(a) Has a commercial fishing license issued pursuant to Sections 7850 to 7852.3, inclusive.
(b) Has a permit issued pursuant to Section 8681 and is presently the owner or operator of a vessel equipped with a gill net or trammel net.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 94, Sec. 1.5. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 1.4 - Marine Resources Protection Act of 1990 › Section 8610.6.

8610.6. The department shall charge the following fees for permits issued pursuant to Section 8610.5 pursuant to the following schedule:
Calendar Year
Fee
1991
$  250
1992
500
1993
1,000
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 94, Sec. 1.5. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 1.4 - Marine Resources Protection Act of 1990 › Section 8610.9.

8610.9. Any funds remaining in the Marine Resources Protection Account in the Fish and Game Preservation Fund on or after January 1, 1995, shall, with the approval of the commission, be used to provide grants to colleges, universities, and other bona fide scientific research groups to fund marine resource related scientific research within the ecological reserves established by Section 8610.14. An amount, not to exceed 15 percent of the total funds remaining in that account on or after January 1, 1995, may be expended for the administration of this section.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 94, Sec. 1.5. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 1.4 - Marine Resources Protection Act of 1990 › Section 8610.11.

8610.11. It is unlawful for any person to take, possess, receive, transport, purchase, sell, barter, or process any fish obtained in violation of this article.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 94, Sec. 1.5. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 1.4 - Marine Resources Protection Act of 1990 › Section 8610.12.

8610.12. To increase the state’s scientific and biological information on the ocean fisheries of this state, the department shall establish a program whereby it can monitor and evaluate the daily landings of fish by commercial fishermen who are permitted under this article to take these fish. The cost of implementing this monitoring program shall be borne by the commercial fishing industry.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 94, Sec. 1.5. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 1.4 - Marine Resources Protection Act of 1990 › Section 8610.13.

8610.13. The penalty for a violation of Section 8610.3 or 8610.4 is as specified in Section 12003.5.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 263, Sec. 23. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 1.4 - Marine Resources Protection Act of 1990 › Section 8610.14.

8610.14. (a) Prior to January 1, 1994, the commission shall establish four new ecological reserves in ocean waters along the mainland coast. Each ecological reserve shall have a surface area of at least two square miles. The commission shall restrict the use of these ecological reserves to scientific research relating to the management and enhancement of marine resources, including, but not limited to, scientific research as it relates to sportfishing and commercial fishing.
Recreational uses, including, but not limited to, hiking, walking, viewing, swimming, diving, surfing, and transient boating are not in conflict with this section.
(b) Prior to establishing the four ecological reserves, the commission shall conduct a public hearing at each of the recommended sites or at the nearest practicable location.
(c) On and after January 1, 2002, the four ecological reserves established pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be called state marine reserves, unless otherwise reclassified pursuant to Section 2855, and shall become part of the state system of marine managed areas.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 385, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 1.4 - Marine Resources Protection Act of 1990 › Section 8610.15.

8610.15. This article does not preempt or supersede any other closures to protect any other wildlife, including sea otters, whales, and shorebirds.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 94, Sec. 1.5. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 1.4 - Marine Resources Protection Act of 1990 › Section 8610.16.

8610.16. If any provision of this article or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this article which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this article are severable.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 94, Sec. 1.5. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 2 - Nets for Particular Varieties of Fish › Section 8623.

8623. (a) It is unlawful to use any purse seine or round haul net to take yellowtail, barracuda, or white sea bass.
(b) It is unlawful to possess any yellowtail, barracuda, or white sea bass, except those taken south of the international boundary between the United States and Mexico, and imported into the state under regulations of the commission as provided in Section 2362, on any boat carrying or using any purse seine or round haul net, including, but not limited to, a bait net as described in Section 8780.
(c) Gill nets with meshes of a minimum length of 3
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inches may be used to take yellowtail and barracuda.
(d) Gill nets with meshes of a minimum length of six inches may be used to take white sea bass; however, during the period from June 16 to March 14, inclusive, not more than 20 percent by number of a load of fish may be white seabass 28 inches or more in total length, up to a maximum of 10 white seabass per load, if taken in gill nets or trammel nets with meshes from 3
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to 6 inches in length.
(e) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), the department may issue permits to hook and line commercial fishermen to possess a bona fide bait net on their vessels for the purpose of taking bait for their own use only.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 165. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 2 - Nets for Particular Varieties of Fish › Section 8625.

8625. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this code, set gill nets and trammel nets with mesh size of not less than 8
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inches may be used to take California halibut.
(b) Except as provided in subdivision (c), not more than 1,500 fathoms (9,000 feet) of gill net or trammel net shall be fished in combination each day for California halibut from any vessel in ocean waters.
(c) Not more than 1,000 fathoms (6,000 feet) of gill net or trammel net shall be fished in combination each day for California halibut from any vessel in ocean waters between a line extending due west magnetic from Point Arguello in Santa Barbara County and a line extending 172° magnetic from Rincon Point in Santa Barbara County to San Pedro Point at the east end of Santa Cruz Island in Santa Barbara County, then extending southwesterly 188° magnetic from San Pedro Point on Santa Cruz Island.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 166. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 2 - Nets for Particular Varieties of Fish › Section 8626.

8626. (a) Notwithstanding Section 8625, and where consistent with the determination made pursuant to subdivisions (b) and (c), the director may reduce the minimum mesh size permitted for gill and trammel nets used to take California halibut from 8
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inches to not less than 8 inches in any or all areas south of a line extending 240° magnetic from the boundary line between the Counties of Los Angeles and Ventura.
(b) If, on or before October 1, 1990, the department determines that commercial landings of California halibut taken south of the line extending 240° magnetic from the boundary line between the Counties of Los Angeles and Ventura in the period between September 1, 1989, and August 31, 1990, decline by 10 percent or more compared with landings of California halibut taken in this area during the period between September 1, 1988, and August 31, 1989, the department shall assess the impact of the 8
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inch minimum mesh size restriction on the California halibut fishery in the area described in subdivision (a). The assessment shall include, but is not limited to, an analysis of landing data, including landings of California halibut in Los Angeles, Orange, and San Diego Counties, the age and size composition of the catch, and the department’s monitoring at sea of the gill and trammel net fishery.
(c) If the department determines that the 8
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inch minimum mesh size, established pursuant to Section 8625 has directly resulted in a decline of 10 percent or more in landings of California halibut south of the line extending 240° magnetic from the boundary between the Counties of Los Angeles and Ventura, the director shall hold a public hearing in the area affected to make findings and take public testimony prior to taking any action pursuant to subdivision (a).
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 167. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 3 - Seizure › Section 8630.

8630. Any net or trap used for taking fish in violation of the provisions of this code is a public nuisance. It is the duty of every person authorized to make an arrest for such a violation to seize and keep the net and report the seizure to the department.
The department may commence proceedings in the superior court of the county or city and county in which the seizure is made by petitioning the court for a judgment forfeiting the net. Upon the filing of the petition, the clerk of the court shall fix a time for a hearing and cause notices to be posted for 14 days in at least three public places in the place where the court is held, setting forth the substance of the petition and the time and place fixed for its hearing. At that time, the court shall hear and determine the proceeding and, upon proof that the net was used in violation of this code shall order it forfeited. Any net so forfeited shall be sold or destroyed by the department. The proceeds from all those sales shall be paid into the Fish and Game Preservation Fund.
(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1442, Sec. 8.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 3 - Seizure › Section 8631.

8631. In lieu of a physical seizure pursuant to this article, any person authorized to make an arrest for a violation of any provision of this code, may attach to any net used for taking fish in violation of this code a tag of metal or other material, which shall be adopted by the department for this purpose and furnished to such person. The tag shall be impressed or printed with language stating that the net to which it is attached is thereby seized by the department as a public nuisance. The act of attaching such tag shall be a seizure within the meaning of this section.
Removal of a tag attached to any net pursuant to this section by any person other than a person authorized by the department, or the use of any such net by any person for fishing purposes, unless authorized by the department or by the superior court, is a misdemeanor.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 3 - Seizure › Section 8632.

8632. Within three days after the department has been notified in writing that a vessel carrying a seized net has arrived in port, the department may remove the net from the vessel, unless the owner has furnished a bond in accordance with Section 8633. The notice shall be sufficient when delivered to the office of the department nearest to the port at which the vessel has arrived.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 285, Sec. 127. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 3 - Seizure › Section 8633.

8633. When any net is seized pursuant to this article, the owner or any other person otherwise entitled to possession of the net may apply to the superior court of the county or city and county in which the seizure was made, or the county or city and county of which the claimant is a resident, for leave to file a bond and regain possession of the net during the pendency of the proceedings. The bond shall be in an amount determined by the judge to be the actual value of the net at the time of its release. It shall be filed within three days after the seizure of the net, and shall be conditioned upon the return of the net to the custody of the department in the event the net is ordered forfeited. Upon filing the bond, the person on whose behalf it is given shall be put in possession of the net and may use the net until it is finally ordered delivered up and forfeited, if such be the judgment of the court.
(Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 632.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 3 - Seizure › Section 8634.

8634. When any net is seized pursuant to this article and the owner or any other person otherwise entitled to possession of the net has filed a bond and regained possession of the net, the person in possession of the net, when in the judgment of the court the net is ordered forfeited, shall deliver the net to the department by removing the net from the boat and placing in a warehouse or storage designated by the department.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 3 - Seizure › Section 8635.

8635. (a) Notwithstanding Section 8633, any net or trap seized pursuant to Section 8630 as illegal because of its size, manner of construction, materials used in its construction, or configuration of its parts is presumed to be contraband and shall not be returned pending forfeiture unless it can be and is modified to eliminate the condition of illegality. This subdivision does not apply to any net or trap seized pursuant to Section 8630 for illegal use.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), any net or trap seized pursuant to Section 8630 that is needed for evidence may be held for evidence.
(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1048, Sec. 8. Effective September 26, 1983.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 4 - Nets Generally in Particular Districts › Section 8660.

8660. Nothing in this chapter authorizing the use of nets in District 19 or 19A shall authorize the use of any net within 750 feet of any pier, wharf, jetty, or breakwater, except that dip nets may be used subject to the provisions of Section 8870.
(Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 617.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 4 - Nets Generally in Particular Districts › Section 8661.

8661. Vessels may carry nets across Districts 19A and 20 to open water outside those districts. Vessels carrying nets may enter harbors in Districts 19A and 20 only in cases of distress or emergency.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 4 - Nets Generally in Particular Districts › Section 8663.

8663. No gill net, trammel net, or fyke net may be possessed on any boat in the waters of any district lying upstream from a line drawn between Antioch Point and the westerly tip of Kimball Island and from a line drawn from Point Sacramento across the stream and touching the most easterly point on Montezuma Island.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 4 - Nets Generally in Particular Districts › Section 8664.

8664. Except in Districts 6 and 7, any net found in, or within 500 feet of the Klamath, Smith, Eel, Mad, Van Dusen, or Mattole Rivers, or their tributaries, is prima facie evidence that the owner or person in possession of the net is or has been using it unlawfully.
The provisions of this section do not apply to trawl or drag nets being transported.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 4 - Nets Generally in Particular Districts › Section 8664.67.

8664.67. “Impacted fisherman” for purposes of Sections 8664.5 and 8664.65, means any person who, from January 1, 1986, to December 31, 1990, inclusive, landed a minimum of 1,000 pounds of fish, other than shark or rockfish, in each of at least three calendar years during that period with set gill and trammel nets and landed the fish at ports within areas subject to gill and trammel net closures pursuant to Section 8664.5. Landings shall be verified by the fisherman’s submittal of landing receipts as provided in Section 8043.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1370, Sec. 31. Effective October 27, 1992.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 4 - Nets Generally in Particular Districts › Section 8664.7.

8664.7. The initial period of effectiveness of an order issued pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 8664.5 shall not exceed 120 days. After a further public hearing, the director may, on the basis of a report prepared by the department on the condition of the local population of any species of seabird, marine mammal, or fish, extend the order for a further specified period or reissue the order for a further specified period.
(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 50, Sec. 3. Effective May 24, 1985.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 4 - Nets Generally in Particular Districts › Section 8664.13.

8664.13. During the period from December 15 to May 15, inclusive, set gill nets and trammel nets with mesh eight inches or greater and less than 12 inches used in ocean waters 25 fathoms or less in depth between a line extending due west magnetic from Point Conception and the westerly extension of the boundary line between the Republic of Mexico and the United States shall be constructed with breakaway and anchoring features, as follows:
(a) The corkline and any other line which may extend across the top of the net shall have a combined breaking strength not to exceed 2,400 pounds.
(b) A breakaway device shall be used along the corkline (headrope) and along the leadline (footrope) at regular intervals of 45 fathoms or less.
(c) Each breakaway or disconnect device shall be constructed as described in either of the following:
(1) Of nylon twine, or an equivalent material, with a breaking strength of 200 pounds or less, using not more than eight complete circular (360) wraps of the twine to connect the ends of each corkline and leadline interval, which allows each breakaway or disconnect device a breaking strength of not more than 1,600 pounds.
(2) As the department may otherwise authorize.
(d) Anchors used to secure each end of the net to the ocean bottom shall weigh not less than 35 pounds each, and shall be attached to the net by a ground rope and bridle with combined length of not less than 15 fathoms from the anchor to the net.
(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 979, Sec. 2. Effective September 23, 1987.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 4 - Nets Generally in Particular Districts › Section 8665.

8665. In District 118.5, nets may not be used within 750 feet of any pier or dock, except for bait nets described in Section 8780 used to capture live bait and lobster traps authorized for use pursuant to Section 9010.
(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 106, Sec. 37.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 4 - Nets Generally in Particular Districts › Section 8666.

8666. The department may issue a revocable permit to take with set gill nets or seines, mullet or carp in the waters of the Salton Sea and in those portions of the New and Alamo Rivers upstream one mile from their mouths as marked by the department, under commercial license, subject to such restrictions as the commission deems advisable.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 4 - Nets Generally in Particular Districts › Section 8667.

8667. No fish other than mullet or carp, and no mullet less than 14 inches in length may be taken or possessed by a licensed commercial fisherman while fishing in the Salton Sea or the New and Alamo Rivers.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 4 - Nets Generally in Particular Districts › Section 8668.

8668. No commercial fishing under Section 8666, 8667, or 8669 shall be carried on within the boundaries of any state or federal game refuge.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 4 - Nets Generally in Particular Districts › Section 8669.

8669. It is unlawful to possess gill nets, seines, or other devices capable of being used to take mullet or carp for commercial purposes, within 500 yards of the Salton Sea and those portions of the New and Alamo Rivers designated as commercial fishing waters lying in District 22, except during such open season as may be prescribed by the commission.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 4 - Nets Generally in Particular Districts › Section 8670.

8670. It is unlawful for any person to use, operate, or assist in using or operating any net to take salmon, steelhead, striped bass, sturgeon, or shad for commercial purposes in any of the tidal waters lying upstream from the Carquinez Bridge, or to possess on any boat in these waters any net the use of which is illegal in such waters.
(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 877.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 5 - Gill and Trammel Nets › Section 8680.

8680. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that it is in the best interest of the people of the state, the commercial fishing industry, and California’s marine resources that fishermen who use gill nets or trammel nets be experienced in the use of those nets.
(b) In accordance with Section 4 of Article X B of the California Constitution, this section contains the provisions in effect on January 1, 1990.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 94, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 5 - Gill and Trammel Nets › Section 8681.

8681. (a) Gill nets or trammel nets shall not be used for commercial purposes except under a revocable, nontransferable permit issued by the department. Each permittee shall keep an accurate record of his or her fishing operations in a logbook furnished by the department. The commission may suspend, revoke, or cancel a permit, license, and commercial fishing privileges pursuant to Section 7857. A permit may be revoked and canceled for a period not to exceed one year from the date of revocation.
(b)  In accordance with Section 4 of Article X B of the California Constitution, this section contains the provisions in effect on January 1, 1989.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 285, Sec. 128. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 5 - Gill and Trammel Nets › Section 8681.5.

8681.5. (a) The department shall issue no new gill net or trammel net permits under Section 8681. However, the department may renew an existing, valid permit issued under Section 8681, under regulations adopted pursuant to Section 8682 and upon payment of the fee prescribed under Section 8683.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) or Section 8681, any person who has an existing, valid permit issued pursuant to Section 8681, and presents to the department satisfactory evidence that he or she has taken and landed fish for commercial purposes in at least 15 of the preceding 20 years, may transfer that permit to any person otherwise qualified under the regulations adopted pursuant to Section 8682 upon payment of the fee prescribed under Section 8683.
(c) The fee collected by the department for the transfer of a gill and trammel net permit issued pursuant to Section 8682 shall not exceed the cost of the permit fee as prescribed under Section 8683.
(d) For purposes of subdivision (b), the death of the holder of the permit is a disability which authorizes transfer of the permit by that person’s estate to a qualified fisherman pursuant to Section 8682. For purposes of a transfer under this subdivision, the estate shall renew the permit, as specified in Section 8681, if the permittee did not renew the permit before his or her death. The application for transfer by that person’s estate shall be received by the department, including the name, address, and telephone number of the qualified fisherman to whom the permit will be transferred, within one year of the date of death of the permitholder. If no transfer is initiated within one year of the date of death of the permitholder, the permit shall revert to the department for disposition pursuant to Section 8681.
(e) Any active participant who becomes disabled in such a manner that he or she can no longer earn a livelihood from commercial fishing may transfer his or her permit as provided under this section.
(f) The Legislature finds and declares that this section, as amended by Chapter 94 of the Statutes of 1992, is more restrictive on the use and possession of gill nets and trammel nets than the version of this section in effect on January 1, 1989, and therefore complies with Section 8610.4, and Section 4 of Article X B of the California Constitution.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 483, Sec. 26. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 5 - Gill and Trammel Nets › Section 8681.7.

8681.7. (a) Notwithstanding Section 8681.5, any person who possessed a valid permit issued pursuant to Section 8681 and who was denied renewal of that permit, may appeal to the commission where evidence can be presented that illness or the loss of a vessel resulted in the person not meeting the qualifications for renewal or reissuance of that permit.
(b) The appeal shall be filed with the commission within 60 days of a denial of the renewal of a permit.
(c) If the commission determines that a permit is to be issued to a prior permittee under this section, a permit shall be made available to that person upon payment of required fees.
(d) In accordance with Section 4 of Article X B of the California Constitution, this section contains the provisions in effect on January 1, 1989.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 94, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 5 - Gill and Trammel Nets › Section 8682.

8682. (a) The commission shall establish regulations for the issuance of gill net and trammel net permits as necessary to establish an orderly gill net and trammel net fishery. In promulgating regulations, the commission shall consider recommendations of the gill net and trammel net advisory committee created pursuant to subdivision (b). The regulations shall include, but are not limited to, a requirement that persons being granted a permit have had previous experience as a crewmember of a vessel using gill nets or trammel nets or have successfully passed a proficiency test administered by the department, under such regulations as the commission shall prescribe.
(b) The director shall establish an advisory committee, consisting of fishermen experienced in the use of gill nets and trammel nets, to advise the department in developing regulations to be proposed to the commission governing the use of gill nets and trammel nets.
(c) In accordance with Section 4 of Article X B of the California Constitution, this section contains the provisions in effect on January 1, 1989.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 94, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 5 - Gill and Trammel Nets › Section 8683.

8683. The fee for a permit issued pursuant to Section 8681 is three hundred thirty dollars ($330).
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 701, Sec. 41. Effective September 15, 1992. Operative April 1, 1993, by Sec. 71 of Ch. 701.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 5 - Gill and Trammel Nets › Section 8684.

8684. No incidental catch of swordfish or marlin is authorized by this article. Any swordfish or marlin caught incidentally by a gill or trammel net permittee operating under a permit issued pursuant to Section 8681 shall be delivered to the department.
A permit issued pursuant to Section 8681 shall be revoked for conviction of a violation of this section.
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1300, Sec. 13.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 5 - Gill and Trammel Nets › Section 8685.

8685. In Districts 1, 2, and 3, gill nets may not be possessed on any boat.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 5 - Gill and Trammel Nets › 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.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 5 - Gill and Trammel Nets › 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.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 5 - Gill and Trammel Nets › 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 purpose of reselling those fish.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1079, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 5 - Gill and Trammel Nets › Section 8686.

8686. In Districts 1
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, and in the Trinity and Klamath River District, it is unlawful to possess any gill or trammel net with meshes over 1
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inches in length, except under regulations which may be prescribed by the commission.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 5 - Gill and Trammel Nets › 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.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 5 - Gill and Trammel Nets › 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 herring during the open seasons established by the commission.
(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 485, Sec. 4. Effective October 4, 1991.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 5 - Gill and Trammel Nets › Section 8691.

8691. Set gill nets and trammel nets with mesh smaller than 4
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inches shall not be used or possessed on any boat taking rockfish or lingcod in ocean waters between a line extending 245° magnetic from the most westerly point of the Point Reyes headlands and a line extending 250° magnetic from the Pigeon Point Lighthouse.
(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1511, Sec. 4.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 5 - Gill and Trammel Nets › Section 8692.

8692. Notwithstanding Section 8693, it is unlawful to use gill nets to take rockfish or lingcod in the following waters:
(a) Between a line running 240° magnetic from Santa Cruz Point and a line running 240° magnetic from Point Sur lighthouse in Monterey County in waters 100 fathoms or less in depth.
(b) Between a line running 240° magnetic from Point Sur lighthouse and a line running 240° magnetic from Pfeiffer Point in Monterey County in waters 75 fathoms or less in depth.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1248, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 5 - Gill and Trammel Nets › Section 8692.5.

8692.5. (a) Not more than 1,250 fathoms (7,500 feet) of gill net or trammel net shall be fished in combination each day from any vessel for lingcod in ocean waters.
(b) The Legislature finds and declares that this section, as amended by this act at the 1991–92 Regular Session of the Legislature, is more restrictive on the use and possession of gill nets and trammel nets than the provisions in effect on January 1, 1990, and therefore complies with Section 8610.4, and Section 4 of Article XB of the California Constitution.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 94, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 5 - Gill and Trammel Nets › 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 following restrictions:
(1) Rockfish and lingcod shall not be taken between a line running due west magnetic from the lighthouse at Point Piedras Blancas and a line running due west magnetic from Point Sal in water less than 40 fathoms.
(2) Rockfish and lingcod shall not be taken between a line running 250° magnetic from the Pigeon Point Lighthouse and a line running 240° magnetic from Point Santa Cruz, inside 40 fathoms, by means of drift gill nets or set gill nets which have mesh smaller than 5
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2
inches.
(3) Drift gill nets and set gill nets shall not be used nor shall they be possessed on any boat taking rockfish and lingcod with mesh smaller than 4
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inches when used in Districts 17 and 18 north of Point Buchon, or with mesh smaller than 4
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inches when used in District 18 south of Point Buchon or in District 19. Drift gill nets and set gill nets used or possessed on any boat taking rockfish and lingcod in District 17, 18, or 19, shall not be constructed of twine larger than number 6 nylon, except that the bottom 15 meshes may be constructed of heavier twine.
(4) In District 18 south of Point Sal and in District 19, drift gill nets and set gill nets shall not be used to take rockfish and lingcod with the mesh of the net in waters less than 70 fathoms in depth, except that those nets shall not be used in waters less than 100 fathoms in depth at the Sixty Mile Bank.
(5) Loads or lots of fish taken in the areas described in paragraphs 1 to 4, inclusive, may contain 200 pounds or less of rockfish and lingcod in combination, but in no instance more than 100 pounds of rockfish.
(6) Gill nets shall not be used to take rockfish in District 20A.
(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 589, Sec. 3.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 5 - Gill and Trammel Nets › 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.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 5 - Gill and Trammel Nets › 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.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 5 - Gill and Trammel Nets › 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.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 6 - Trammel Nets › Section 8720.

8720. “Trammel net” includes entangling nets constructed of more than one wall of webbing.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 6 - Trammel Nets › Section 8721.

8721. In Districts 1, 2, and 3, trammel nets may not be possessed on any boat.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 6 - Trammel Nets › Section 8724.

8724. (a) Except as otherwise provided, in Districts 10, 17, 18, and 19, drift and set trammel nets may be used if the meshes are at least 8
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inches in length, except that these nets may not be used in District 18 within 750 feet of any pier or jetty, nor may they be used for the taking of salmon.
(b) This section shall become operative on August 15, 1989.
(Repealed (in Sec. 4) and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1031, Sec. 5. Section operative August 15, 1989, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 6 - Trammel Nets › Section 8725.

8725. In District 19A, trammel nets may not be used, nor may they be possessed on any boat.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 7 - Round Haul Nets › Section 8750.

8750. As used in this article, “round haul nets” are circle seines, and include purse seines and ring or half ring, and lampara nets.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 7 - Round Haul Nets › Section 8751.

8751. In Districts 1, 2, and 3, round haul nets may not be possessed on any boat, except in that part of District 3 lying within the boundaries of the Moss Landing Harbor District, where round haul or any other type of nets may be possessed on any boat, and except in that part of District 2 lying within Marin County.
(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 882.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 7 - Round Haul Nets › Section 8752.

8752. In Districts 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11, round haul nets may be used.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 168. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 7 - Round Haul Nets › Section 8754.

8754. (a) In Districts 16, 17, 18, and 19, round haul nets may be used, except that purse seines or ring nets may not be used in that portion of District 19 lying within three miles offshore from the line of the high-water mark along the coast of Orange County from sunrise Saturday to sunset Sunday from May 1 to September 10, inclusive.
(b) Purse seine or ring nets may not be used from May 1 to September 10, inclusive, in the following portions of District 19:
(1) Within a two-mile radius of Dana Point.
(2) Within a two-mile radius of San Mateo Point.
(3) Within two miles offshore from the line of the high-water mark along that portion of the coast of Orange County lying between the northernmost bank of the mouth of the Santa Ana River and a point on that coast six miles south therefrom.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 169. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 7 - Round Haul Nets › Section 8755.

8755. (a) In Districts 20A and 21, round haul nets may be used.
(b) In District 20, round haul nets may be used, except (1) from sunrise Saturday to sunset Sunday, in the area from a line extending three nautical miles east magnetically from the extreme easterly end of Santa Catalina Island southwesterly and northerly to a line extending three nautical miles southwest magnetically from the most southerly promontory of China Point and (2) at any time during the period commencing on June 1 and ending on September 10 in each year, in the area from a line extending three nautical miles east magnetically from the extreme easterly end of Santa Catalina Island southerly to a line extending three nautical miles southeasterly magnetically from the United States government light on the southeasterly end of Santa Catalina Island.
(c) Subdivision (b) shall not be construed as restricting the right to use the waters therein specified for anchorage of vessels at any time.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 170. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 7 - Round Haul Nets › Section 8756.

8756. Salmon, steelhead, striped bass, or shad may not be taken with round haul nets.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 171. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 7 - Round Haul Nets › Section 8757.

8757. Notwithstanding Section 8661, and in addition to Sections 8754, 8755, and 8780, round haul nets may be used to take fish in those portions of Districts 19 and 20 that are closed to the use of round haul nets by Sections 8754 and 8755 and in Districts 19A and 19B, but only for use or sale of those fish for live bait and subject to the following restrictions:
(a) In Districts 19A and 19B, round haul nets may not be used within 750 feet of any public pier.
(b) It is unlawful to buy, sell, or possess in any place of business where fish are bought, sold, or processed, any dead fish taken under the authority of this section.
(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 371, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 8 - Bait Nets › Section 8780.

8780. (a) As used in this chapter, the term “bait net” means a lampara or round haul type net, the mesh of which is constructed of twine not exceeding Standard No. 9 medium cotton seine twine or synthetic twine of equivalent size or strength. Notwithstanding Section 8757, except for drum seines and other round haul nets authorized under a permit issued by the department pursuant to this section, the nets may not have rings along the lead line or any method of pursing the bottom of the net.
(b) Bait nets may be used to take fish for bait in Districts 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 19B, 20A, 21, 118, and 118.5.
(c) In District 19A, bait nets may be used only to take anchovies, queenfish, white croakers, sardines, mackerel, squid, and smelt for live bait purposes only. Bait nets may not be used within 750 feet of Seal Beach Pier or Belmont Pier.
(d) No other species of fish may be taken on any boat carrying a bait net in District 19A, except that loads or lots of fish may contain not more than 18 percent, by weight of the fish, of other bait fish species taken incidentally to other fishing operations and that are mixed with other fish in the load or lot.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 132, Sec. 172. (AB 1760) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 8 - Bait Nets › Section 8780.1.

8780.1. The commission may, upon the recommendation of the department, adopt regulations governing the use of bait nets.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 483, Sec. 29. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 9 - Beach Nets › Section 8800.

8800. As used in this chapter, a “beach net” is any net hauled from the water to the beach or shore, and includes beach seines and haul seines.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 9 - Beach Nets › Section 8801.

8801. In Districts 1, 2, and 3, beach nets may not be possessed on any boat.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)
2023 California Code › Fish and Game Code - FGC › DIVISION 6 - FISH › PART 3 - COMMERCIAL FISHING › CHAPTER 3 - Nets › ARTICLE 9 - Beach Nets › Section 8803.

8803. In District 10, beach nets may be used, the meshes of which are at least 1
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inches in length. In that portion of District 10 lying south of Pt. Lobos, beach nets not over 20 feet in length, the meshes of which are at least seven-eighths of an inch in length, may be used to take surf smelt only.
(Enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456.)