Fish and Game Code section 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.

Source: Section 8576.5, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FGC§ionNum=8576.5. (updated Jan. 1, 1988; accessed Sep. 28, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/fish_and_game_code_section_8576.5

Original Source: Section 8576.5, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FGC§ionNum=8576.5. (last accessed May 12, 2025).