No incidental catch of swordfish or marlin is authorized by this article. Any swordfish or marlin caught incidentally by a gill or trammel net permittee operating under a permit issued pursuant to Section 8681 shall be delivered to the department.

A permit issued pursuant to Section 8681 shall be revoked for conviction of a violation of this section.

Terms Used In California Fish and Game Code 8684

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Department: means the Department of Fish and Wildlife. See California Fish and Game Code 37
  • Net: means any gear made of any kind of twine, thread, string, rope, wire, wood, or other materials used for the gilling, entangling, trapping, or impounding of fish. See California Fish and Game Code 56

(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1300, Sec. 13.)