California · Fish and Game Code - FGC
FGC §8576.5: Thresher shark taken with drift gill nets shall not have the pelvic fin severed from the carcass until after the shark is brought ashore.
What this law says, in plain English
It is illegal to remove a thresher shark's pelvic fin before the shark is brought to shore when caught with drift gill nets.
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Thresher shark taken with drift gill nets shall not have the pelvic fin severed from the carcass until after the shark is brought ashore.
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