Fish and Game Code - FGC
DIVISION 6. FISH [5500 - 9101]
( Division 6 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) PART 3. COMMERCIAL FISHING [7600 - 9101]
( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) CHAPTER 2. Particular Varieties of Fish [8140 - 8599.4]
( Chapter 2 enacted by Stats. 1957, Ch. 456. ) ARTICLE 16. Drift Gill Net Shark and Swordfish Fishery [8561 - 8583.5]
( Article 16 added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1078, Sec. 3. ) 8577.
Notwithstanding Section 8394, the director may close the drift gill net shark and swordfish fishery, the swordfish harpoon fishery, or any area where either or both fisheries are conducted, if, after a public hearing, the director determines the action is necessary to protect the swordfish or thresher shark and bonito (mako) shark resources.
The director shall reopen a fishery or any fishing areas previously closed pursuant to this section if the director determines that the conditions which necessitated the closure no longer exist.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 439, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 1995.)