California Fish and Game Code

§ 8601

FGC § 8601Div. 6 · Part 3 · Ch. 3 · Art. 1

Statute text

Any net or line used to take fish that is anchored to the bottom on each end and is not free to drift with the tide or current is a set net or set line. Any net so placed that it will catch or impound fish within a bight, bay, or estuary, or against the shore upon the receding of the tide is a set net. Fyke nets, shrimp nets, or crab nets are not set nets.

Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 655, Sec. 1.