Fish and Game Code section 8685.5

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, gill nets may not be used to take salmon, steelhead, or striped bass.

Source: Section 8685.5, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FGC§ionNum=8685.5. (updated Jul. 11, 1980; accessed Dec. 8, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/fish_and_game_code_section_8685.5

Original Source: Section 8685.5, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FGC§ionNum=8685.5. (last accessed May 12, 2025).