Section 9029.5 Of Article 2. Fishing Lines From California Fish And Game Code >> Division 6. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 2.
9029.5
. Notwithstanding Sections 9025.5, 9026, and 9029, it is
unlawful to use set lines, vertical fishing lines, or troll lines to
take fish for commercial purposes within one mile of the nearest
point of land on the mainland shore in Fish and Game District 7 or 10
from sunset on Friday to sunset on the following Sunday or from
sunset of the day before a state recognized legal holiday until
sunset on that holiday. For the purposes of this subdivision, a "set
line" is a fishing line that is anchored to the bottom on each end
and is not free to drift with the tide or current and a "vertical
fishing line" is a fishing line that is anchored to the ocean bottom
at one end and attached at the other end on the surface to a fishing
vessel or a buoy. This section does not apply to the taking of salmon
or California halibut for commercial purposes.