California · Fish and Game Code - FGC

FGC §8843: It is unlawful to use any trawl net with cod-end mesh less than 7 1 2 inches in length and with a cod end less than 29 meshes long and a circumference of not less than 47 meshes in waters lying betwee

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What this law says, in plain English

It is unlawful to use trawl nets with mesh dimensions smaller than specified in designated waters between Point Arguello and Point Mugu, one to three nautical miles from shore.

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It is unlawful to use any trawl net with cod-end mesh less than 7 1 2 inches in length and with a cod end less than 29 meshes long and a circumference of not less than 47 meshes in waters lying between one and three nautical miles from the mainland shore between a line running due west (270° true) from Point Arguello and a line running due south (180° true) from Point Mugu.

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