SECTIONS 8660-8670 - California Statutes

FISH AND GAME CODE

SECTION 8660-8670

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.

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.

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.

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.

8664.2. (a) Notwithstanding Sections 8693 and 8724, gill nets and
trammel nets shall not be used offshore of San Nicolas Island in
Ventura County in waters 20 fathoms or less in depth at mean lower
low water.
(b) No person, except state, local, or federal employees in the
performance of their official duties, shall discharge any firearm
within the sea otter translocation zone surrounding San Nicolas
Island.
(c) For purposes of this section, "sea otter translocation zone"
includes San Nicolas Island, the nearby islet of Begg Rock, and
surrounding waters within the following coordinates:

(North Latitude/West Longitude)
33* 27.8'/119*34.3' 33* 20.5'/119*15.5'
33* 13.5'/119*11.8' 33* 06.5'/119*15.3'
33* 02.8'/119*26.8' 33* 08.8'/119*46.3'
33* 17.2'/119*56.9' 33* 30.9'/119*54.2'

(d) The taking of a sea otter that is incidental to, and not for
the purpose of, the carrying out of an otherwise lawful activity
within the sea otter management zone described in subdivision (e), is
not a violation of the California Endangered Species Act, Chapter
1.5 (commencing with Section 2050) of Division 3, or Section 4700.
(e) For purposes of this section, "sea otter management zone"
includes all waters, islands, islets, and land areas seaward of mean
high tide subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, including
state tidelands, located south of Point Conception (34 26.9