Cal. FGC § 8575.5
This is the official text of Cal. FGC § 8575.5, part of California’s Fish and Game Code — regulates hunting, fishing, and wildlife conservation.
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Official statutory text
Drift gill nets used to take shark and swordfish under the permit provided in this article shall not be used in the following areas:
(a) Within 12 nautical miles from the nearest point on the mainland shore north of a line extending due west from Point Arguello.
(b) East of a line running from Point Reyes to Noonday Rock to the westernmost point of Southeast Farallon Island to Pillar Point.
(a) Within 12 nautical miles from the nearest point on the mainland shore north of a line extending due west from Point Arguello.
(b) East of a line running from Point Reyes to Noonday Rock to the westernmost point of Southeast Farallon Island to Pillar Point.
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