California · Fish and Game Code - FGC

FGC §8685.7: It is unlawful for any person to knowingly purchase any salmon, steelhead, or striped bass which were taken in California waters by the use of a gill net.

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

It is unlawful to knowingly purchase salmon, steelhead, or striped bass caught in California waters using gill nets, including when brokers purchase such fish for resale.

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It is unlawful for any person to knowingly purchase any salmon, steelhead, or striped bass which were taken in California waters by the use of a gill net. For the purpose of this section, “person” includes a broker who purchases salmon, steelhead, or striped bass which were unlawfully taken by gill net for the purpose of reselling those fish.

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