SECTIONS 8750-8757 - California Statutes

FISH AND GAME CODE

SECTION 8750-8757

8750. As used in this article, "round haul nets" are circle seines,
and include purse seines and ring or half ring, and lampara nets.

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.

8752. In Districts 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11, purse and round haul
nets may be used.

8754. In Districts 16, 17, 18, and 19, purse and 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.
Purse seine or ring nets may not be used from May 1 to September
10, inclusive, in the following portions of District 19:
(a) Within a two-mile radius of Dana Point.
(b) Within a two-mile radius of San Mateo Point.
(c) 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.

8755. In Districts 20A and 21, purse and round haul nets may be
used.
(a) Purse and round haul nets may be used, except: (1) from
sunrise Saturday to sunset Sunday, in that portion of District 20
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 1st and ending
on September 10 in each year, in that portion of District 20 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.
(b) Subdivision (a) shall not be construed as restricting the
right to use the waters therein specified for anchorage of vessels at
any time.

8756. Salmon, steelhead, striped bass, or shad may not be taken
with purse or round haul nets.

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.