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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 8561-8583.5

§ 8579

California Fish and Game Code · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

(a) 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.

(b) A permittee may surrender his or her permit by notifying the department of his or her intentions by submitting a notarized form provided by the department and by sending or delivering his or her permit to a department office as prescribed on the form.

(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 844, Sec. 6. (SB 1017) Effective January 1, 2019.)

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