California Fish and Game Code ARTICLE 16 - Drift Gill Net Shark and Swordfish Fishery

• Section 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...
• Section 8561.5.
  (a) Notwithstanding Section 8102, a permit issued pursuant to Section 8561 may be transferred by the permittee only if one of the following conditions is met:(1) The...
• Section 8562.
  Applications delivered to a department office after April 30, or if mailed, postmarked after April 30, shall not be accepted unless approved by the commission...
• Section 8563.
  (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the permittee shall be aboard the vessel and shall be in possession of a valid drift gill net shark...
• Section 8564.
  When the permittee applies for a drift gill net shark and swordfish permit, the permittee shall specify the vessel he or she will use in...
• Section 8567.
  The fee for a drift gill net shark and swordfish permit shall be three hundred thirty dollars ($330).(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 870, Sec. 40....
• Section 8568.
  Drift gill net shark and swordfish permits shall be issued to any prior permittee who possesses a valid drift gill net shark and swordfish permit...
• Section 8568.5.
  Any person holding a valid drift gill net shark and swordfish permit on or after January 1, 2000, who did not make, on or after...
• Section 8569.
  The commission may establish conditions for the issuance of a permit if the person’s drift gill net shark and swordfish permit was revoked during a...
• Section 8573.
  Drift gill nets may be used to take shark and swordfish under the permit provided in this article, subject to Section 8610.3 and all of...
• Section 8574.
  (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...
• Section 8575.
  Drift gill nets used to take shark and swordfish under the permit provided in this article shall not be used under the following circumstances:(a) From May...
• Section 8575.5.
  Drift gill nets used to take shark and swordfish under the permit provided in this article shall not be used in the following areas:(a) Within 12...
• Section 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...
• Section 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...
• Section 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...
• Section 8579.
  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...
• Section 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...
• Section 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...
• Section 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...

Last modified: October 22, 2018