DIVISION 6. FISH 5500-9101›PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING 7600-9101›CHAPTER 2. Particular Varieties of Fish 8140-8599.4›ARTICLE 16. Drift Gill Net Shark and Swordfish Fishery 8561-8582
§ 8579
California Fish and Game Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
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 his or her permit to the department. A permittee may surrender his or her permit by notifying the department’s Long Beach office of his or her intentions by telegram or certified letter and by sending or delivering his or her permit to a department office. A permittee may reclaim his or her permit at any time during regular working hours, if the permit has not been suspended or revoked.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1078, Sec. 3. Effective September 15, 1982.)
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